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I hope you enjoy this chapter! (In other news, if you read this on The Other Site then you'll see I have completely lost all self-control and have now resorted to including audio too.)
[Today 11:33 pm]
Ty Lee: ZUKO!
Ty Lee: DID YOU SEE?
Zuko: See what?
Ty Lee: CHECK TUMBLR
Ty Lee: AAAHHHH
From Zuko's search history:
online friend wants to date me meaning
online friend wants to date me suspicious
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From Zuko's search history:
cute ducks
[Today 11:56 pm]
Ty Lee: Zuko?
Ty Lee: Isn't it the cutest?
Zuko: No
Zuko: Of course not
Zuko: What is wrong with you?
Zuko: Is this the Tumblr norm? To tag random people on deeply personal posts?!
Zuko: Because if it is, it makes no sense!
Ty Lee: Oh Zuko!
Ty Lee: I get where you're coming from! But mutuals do this all the time!
Zuko: I'd rather they didn't.
Ty Lee: I thought it was cute!
Ty Lee: And I thought the two of you were friends!
Zuko: We spoke twice!
Zuko: Two times
Zuko: That doesn't make us friends in any way.
Zuko: What is wrong with you?
Zuko: I don't even know who she is!
Ty Lee: You're right.
Ty Lee: But somehow I can't help but love all my mutuals!
Zuko: Good for you.
Ty Lee: And I think, K has a spectacularly bright aura! She is amazing!
Zuko: Who's K?
Ty Lee: thepaintedlady!
Zuko: Oh
Zuko: See, you don't even know her name! How can you say she's amazing?
Ty Lee: Names aren't important, Zuko. It's all about our inner auras!
Zuko: I'll agree to disagree, I guess.
Ty Lee: :"(
fiirelord reblogged from thepaintedlady:
anonymous asked:
10 and 19?
thepaintedlady answered:
10: Do you believe exes can be friends?
i am really close friends with one of my exes, so yep!
19: Anybody on Tumblr that you'd go on a date with?
i would say of-pink-auras but she and her muse are soulmates so i don't want to break that up so i'm just going to say fiirelord.
fiirelord reblogged:
Hehe
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anonymous asked:
are you going to continue with #musings from my uncle?
fiirelord answered:
Hey, I fully intend to! Life got a little busy and hence, the delay. Expect more soon! :)
#asks #anonymous
[Today 12:01 am]
Zuko: I have a question.
Ty Lee: Oh?
Zuko: Why does your Tumblr friend think you and Mai are soulmates?
[Today 12:32 am]
Ty Lee: She does?
Zuko: She keeps saying it over and over again.
Zuko: Sometimes I feel like it's all she talks about. You haven't noticed?
Ty Lee: No!1!
Zuko: Weird
Ty Lee: Us being soulmates, right? xD
Zuko: No
Zuko: The fact that you never noticed it.
Zuko: Ever since your friend brought it up, I can actually see the two of you being soulmates.
Ty Lee: xD xD xD
Ty Lee: Zuko, that's the funniest thing you've ever said!
Ty Lee: Oh! Do you think you and Katara are soulmates?
[Today 1:01 am]
Zuko: ...no
Ty Lee: But you like her so much!
Zuko: Yeah, and we weren't talking for half a week and I still don't know why.
Ty Lee: Didn't she say she was busy?
Zuko: She did
Ty Lee: Then?
Zuko: I don't know.
Zuko: It's just a feeling I have.
Ty Lee: Zuko, you have to ask her! Good relationships are built on good communication!
Zuko: I know
Ty Lee: And if you ask me, I think she is your soulmate :")
Zuko: That's ridiculous.
Zuko: You don't even know her.
Ty Lee: It's all about the auras, Zuko!
Zuko: Yeah, sure.
Zuko: Anyway, I should go to sleep. It's late.
Ty Lee: Good night!
Zuko: Good night.
fiirelord posted:
"It's time for you to look inward and start asking yourself the big question: who are you and what do you want?"
#musings from my uncle
[Today 7:01 am]
Zuko: Good morning, Uncle. I was wondering if I could come and see you some time this week?
[Today 8:14 am]
Uncle: Good morning, nephew...! It is so nice to hear from you...
Uncle: Of course you can come and visit me whenever you want to...
Uncle: If you decide to come tomorrow... the Jasmine Dragon is hosting a special night... two cups at the price of one... ¬‿¬
Uncle: [GIF. Description: Two cups of tea, each with one half of a heart, kept side by side, with an animated heart on top.]
Uncle: In case you have a special lady friend you want to woo...
[Today 9:02 am]
Zuko: I don't. But thank you, Uncle.
Uncle: No one...?
Zuko: No
Zuko: I can drop by after work tomorrow, then.
Uncle: But Azula told me... there is a beautiful lady who has captured your heart...
Zuko: I see
Zuko: Of course she did.
Uncle: o.O
Zuko: It's not very simple, Uncle.
Uncle: Nephew... life is like a beautiful embroidery sewn on a piece of fine cloth...
Uncle: Sometimes we start to look at it from the wrong side... and the intricacy of the patterns stops making sense to us...
Uncle: It is then that we must turn the cloth... find our direction... look at the embroidery the way it was meant to be...
Zuko: Um thank you, Uncle.
Uncle: You never have to thank me, Nephew...
Uncle: But you could perhaps do me a favor...
Zuko: Of course
Uncle: Your sister promised to send me pictures from your trip... she said they would make me laugh...
Uncle: And at this age... there is no better medicine than laughter...
Uncle: I was wondering if you too had pictures from the trip...?
Zuko: I'm afraid I don't.
Uncle: Not an issue...
Uncle: Perhaps I'll send them to you when I receive them...
Zuko: That's alright. I think I'm good.
Uncle: Very well...
Zuko: I'll see you tomorrow, then.
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[Today 10:13 am]
Zuko: You and I need to talk.
Azula: Morning, Zuzu.
Azula: Are you despairing yet again?
Zuko: You told Uncle about Katara?
Zuko: And you told him you'll send pictures?
Zuko: And you taught him how to use emjois?
Zuko: *emojis
Azula: My mongoose is hungry. Will get back to you.
Azula: :*
Zuko: AZULA
Azula: Back in some time!
Zuko: I HAD TO READ THE WORD WOO IN A TEXT
Zuko: DON'T RUN AWAY FROM THIS
[Today 10:43 am]
Azula: Woo is a nice word
From Zuko's search history:
cute ducks
fiirelord reblogged from of-pink-auras:
[2/?] Ember Island: The Cuisine
My muse gets cranky when she is hungry so we end up spending a lot of our time at restaurants and beach joints. 🙈🙈
[Photo set. Description: Six pictures arranged in a grid with pictures of fish, noodles, tarts, lobsters, wine, and dumplings.]
[FAMILY...]
[Today 1:03 pm]
Uncle: [GIF. Description: A mongoose opening and closing its mouth.]
Uncle: [GIF. Description: A mongoose trying to climb over a branch but falling repeatedly.]
Azula: The last GIF looks exactly like Zuzu trying to make through life.
[Today 2:12 pm]
Azula: Uncle, he is ignoring us.
Azula: What a disrespectful man he has grown up to be :(
fiirelord reblogged from thepaintedlady:
fiirelord posted:
"It's time for you to look inward and start asking yourself the big question: who are you and what do you want?"
thepaintedlady reblogged:
wow, this hit me hard. i have been struggling a lot lately with... Things™ irl and reading this really helped. thank you fiirelord for these beautiful words!
fiirelord reblogged:
thepaintedlady Glad this could help!
[The Gaang]
[Today 2:56 pm]
Sokka: Behold
Sokka: A master piece titled soulmates
Sokka: For my little baby sister
Sokka: [Picture. Description: Sokka's painting of Kanna and Yagoda. The painting is done on a chrome background in black ink and there are white wisps at the bottom.]
Katara: Suki, please kick him out of here
Sokka: Are you insulting my art?
Sokka: How dare you?
Sokka: I made this for YOU
Sokka: [Picture. Description: The Two Buttons meme with Katara sweating and unable to select between "Break Sokka's heart" and "Crush Sokka's heart".]
Aang: Wow Sokka, this looks really good!
Zuko: Yes! :)
Toph: yeah snoozles, i love the colors
Toph: and the concept
Toph: it's so rare these days to get to see such talent
Toph: truly brilliant
Toph: 10/10
Sokka: Thank you, Toph
Sokka: You're a true friend
Sokka: WAIT
Sokka: TOPH!
Sokka: I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS
Toph: too bad
Aang: Sokka, your art is great!
Azula: Especially the clouds! They look so floofy!
Sokka: What clouds?
Aang: The white... things?
Sokka: THAT IS SNOW
Aang: Ah
Aang: Still beautiful!
Toph: hey sparky
Toph: how's your sister?
Zuko: Hi Toph! She's good :)
Toph: can i get her number now?
Katara: TOPH
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[Today 4:23 pm]
Zuko: I'm going to take a leaf out of my Uncle's book and send you a GIF that accurately captures my state.
Zuko: [GIF. Description: A duck struggling to swim.]
Katara: Lol
Katara: You have every right to mute that group whenever Sokka and Toph start talking
Zuko: Noted. Duly noted.
Katara: Also, you are allowed to say Sokka's drawing is horrendous xD
Katara: He knows it's bad. It's why he does it
Zuko: Wow, really?
Katara: It's how he cheers people up xD
Zuko: That's really sweet.
Katara: He's a loser but yes
Zuko: So, someone needed cheering up now?
Katara: Ah
Katara: Yes
Zuko: He drew it for you.
Katara: He did
Zuko: Are you okay?
Katara: I am now
Katara: It was a momentary breakdown of not knowing where life was heading
Katara: (They don't tell you this but the internet can really make people second guess themselves)
Zuko: Ah, the internet.
Zuko: Can I tell you something my Uncle told me today?
Katara: Please
Zuko: In fact, I'm going to forward the messages to you.
Zuko: I'm not sure I can explain all the metaphors well.
Katara: Metaphors
Katara: Wow
Zuko: Nephew... life is like a beautiful embroidery sewn on a piece of fine cloth...
Zuko: Sometimes we start to look at it from the wrong side... and the intricacy of the patterns stops making sense to us...
Zuko: It is then that we must turn the cloth... find our direction... look at the embroidery the way it was meant to be...
Katara: Your uncle is a wise man
Zuko: He is
Katara: Also, the ellipses A+
Zuko: Hahaha, yes.
Katara: Thank you, Zuko
Katara: This means a lot to me
Katara: Maybe it's time to turn the cloth and try to look at things differently
Zuko: I think I can say the same for me.
Katara: I hope it works
Zuko: Yeah
Zuko: Me too
From Zuko's search history:
mongoose meme
[Today 5:13 pm]
Zuko: I found this monstrosity online.
Zuko: But I think you could like it?
Zuko: [Picture. Description: Four mongooses at the corner with the text, "So you've had a bad day/you're takin' one down/you sing a sad song just to turn it around," in the centre.]
Katara: 😂😂😂
Katara: I do
Katara: I really really do
Zuko: And some more
Zuko: [GIF. Description: A mongoose opening and closing its mouth.]
Zuko: [GIF. Description: A mongoose trying to climb over a branch but falling repeatedly.]
Katara: Wow
Katara: This is brilliant
Katara: Your collection is exquisite
Zuko: Traumatising, more like it.
Katara: 😂😂😂
Zuko: I have a question about Sokka's masterpiece, btw.
Katara: Can I ask you something?
Zuko: Sorry you were saying?
Katara: Nothing
Katara: You go first
Katara: Sokka's masterpiece?
Zuko: Right
Zuko: I still don't know who he was trying to draw
Katara: 😂😂😂
Katara: I'm sorry, I completely forgot to give you context
Katara: That's my Gran Gran and her best friend turned stranger turned girlfriend
Katara: (They are soulmates)
Katara: [Picture. Description: The silhouettes of two women sitting in the distance at sunset.]
Katara: My father sneak-clicked this
Zuko: Wow
Katara: I know, right?
Katara: It makes me feel so very warm, haha
Katara: And happy
Katara: And hopeful
Zuko: I get what you mean.
Zuko: We also know where Sokka gets his sneak photography skills from.
Katara: Holy shit
Katara: You are right xD
Zuko: Haha
of-pink-auras posted:
Thanks for the tag thepaintedlady!
Rules: Answer the questions using at most twelve words, and then tag the last person in your notifications!
The meaning behind my url: I really like pink auras and want to be all about them!
Age: 21
Ideas of a perfect date: Anything to do with the beach and photography! (Perhaps some food too!)
Relationship status: I choose to skip!
A random fact about me: I wanted to join the circus when I was a kid!
This was so tough to do in only twelve words! I'm tagging thepaintedlady (if you want to do this!)
thepaintedlady reblogged:
thanks for tagging me of-pink-auras! this looks like a lot of fun! (if i can't fit things within twelve words, i'll just ramble in the tags xD)
Rules: Answer the questions using at most twelve words, and then tag the last person in your notifications!
The meaning behind my url: my favorite character from my favorite book! (find more: x)
Age: 21
Ideas of a perfect date: uh, star-gazing?
Relationship status: lmao
A random fact about me: i am a pro at penguin sledding!
i managed this within 12 words. wow, i am so impressed with myself. tagging fiirelord!
fiirelord reblogged:
Thank you thepaintedlady!
Rules: Answer the questions using at most twelve words, and then tag the last person in your notifications!
The meaning behind my url: The protagonist of my mother's favorite play, "The Firelord and the Ambassador."
Age: 23
Ideas of a perfect date: Stealing thepaintedlady's reply: Star-gazing.
Relationship status: Skipping.
A random fact about me: I have a very distinct scar.
I don't know who else to tag, really. So, if anybody sees this and finds it interesting, please go ahead with it!
#tag games
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fiirelord reblogged from thepaintedlady:
miyuki posted:
Hands
[Picture. Description: A close-up view of two people's hands in a reddish-orange light.]
thepaintedlady reblogged:
every once in a while i'll see one of these pictures that will take away all my fears and all my worries and will only make me want to fall in love
[Today 5:56 pm]
Zuko: Uncle, can I ask you something?
[Today 7:13 pm]
Uncle: Of course...
Zuko: Do you think soulmates are real?
Uncle: What a fascinating question...
Uncle: Do you want the short answer or the long answer...?
Zuko: Both?
Zuko: If you have the time, that is.
Uncle: All I have is time now...
Uncle: The short answer would be yes...
Uncle: The long answer would be... yes but you cannot always leave things in the hands of fate...
Uncle: Sometimes you have to take things into your own hands... turn the cloth of life... and make things fall into place...
Zuko: Thank you, Uncle.
Uncle: I hope that helped you...
Zuko: It did.
From Badger Frog Notes:
This will sound really last minute but if you're free tomorrow evening, do you want to come with me
I know we're talking now and it's perfect but I can't help but think about the few days when we weren't talking and
Do you think
Are you free tomorrow evening? I'm sorry how last minute this is but I was wondering if you and I could hang out together?
[Today 8:12 pm]
Ty Lee: Hi Zuko!
Ty Lee: Just a quick heads up
Ty Lee: I'll be posting the mongoose pictures tomorrow!
Ty Lee: You might want to blacklist the tag
Ty Lee: I'll be using 'the mongoose'
Zuko: Okay
Zuko: Cool
Zuko: Great
Zuko: Thanks
Ty Lee: Zuko?
Ty Lee: Are you okay?
Zuko: Yup
Zuko: Absolutely fine
Ty Lee: Really?
Zuko: I'm going to send a message and switch off my phone, okay?
Zuko: Will probably switch it back on in another 3 hours
Ty Lee: Zuko, you're scaring me!
Zuko: It's nothing to be worried about
Zuko: Thanks!
Zuko: Bye