I’m In My First Playthrough Of OOT And This Line Of Dialogue KILLED Me

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how long does it take zuko to convince his staff that he isn’t gonna slap, punch, beat, banish, or otherwise assault them?

that they aren’t about to lose their job (or life) over a spilled cup or broken vase?

that he’s not trying to trick them when he says they can relax the ornate and complex flattery each time they leave the room?

that he means it when he bans corporal punishment in the palace (and out of it) and that they really can come to him if someone forgets that rule?

that they haven’t upset him or wronged him when he asks to take his meal without the full serving staff of twenty watching him?

zuko is sensitive, even when he tries not to be, and watching these people be so afraid of him would break his heart. but that also means we gets to see it when they begin to open up to him.

firelord zuko who’s feeding the turtleduks when a toddler comes running over. she almost topples into the water but zuko sweeps her up before she’s in any danger. he holds her in his lap and shows her how to feed them gently. when the mother comes careening out screaming for her child she stops short at the sight of zuko and collapses into a bow, head to the floor. she begs forgiveness but zuko shakes his head, and offers his hand for her to stand. he hands over her daughter, asks the girl’s name. his guard calls him back into meetings so he leaves with a smile and a bow to both of them. it’s the first time a child hasn’t been afraid of zuko here in the fire nation, and he smiles all week

firelord zuko who spends months trying to win over the kitchen staff enough the let him make his own tea. they refuse at first (as much as one is allowed to) and stand on principle. but zuko is patient, so patient, so he begins to visit the kitchens once a week. he tells the head chef he’s going to come, it’s not a surprise. and he just thanks the staff, asks their names, maybe mentions an earth nation dish he had that’s native to a region who’s dignitaries are coming. once he’s been a few times he asks about their lives. simple things, never much more than yes or no answers; he doesn’t want to force them into speaking more than they’re comfortable just because he is their firelord. but 10 months in, and he finally convinces the guards, tasters, and head chef he can make his own tea. the head chef still insists on checking the tea as it comes in (special shipment from the jasmine dragon of course) because he’s been working in the palace for a long time and he’s seen many leaders but zuko is the first firelord he’s actually wanted to serve. and he’s seen this 18 year old kid trying so damn hard to help the palace and nation heal, tying so hard to win favor with his dishwashers, that he wants to keep safe. he may not prepare the tea, but not a leaf gets to the firelord that isn’t personally checked by him.

and in a couple years, the permeating sense of fear and dread begins to leech out of the palace. maybe the maids start humming in the corridors, maybe the washer women laugh and talk as they go about their business, maybe the royal dressers don’t flinch at the scars all across their young leaders skin anymore

maybe the country is being run by a smart, kind, genuine young man who works tirelessly to restore their honor as people of the fire nation. zuko brings music, art, poetry, dancing and life back to the fire nation. he teaches the wisdom he learned from the sun warriors and old masters: fire isn’t just hate and death. it can be life, light, a sun blazing inside you and he fosters that light in his people. so they can shed the last 100 years of hatred together and foster a new nation of peace

For @zartophski as part of the LU writers appreciation event! Read their fic here

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I die seeing this 😍😍😍😍😍

—— Obviously this art is not mine!

Credit is all to the owner of this amazing art as seen in the corner of the art above

I didn’t find it on this site so I didn’t intentionally repost it if I found it on here I would have rebloged it from nymre account obviously

Day 5 - Realizations - for @geraskierweek

Scene based on @geralt-jaskier ’s new Time Loop fanfic for this same prompt “Do it Again”

Post 1x06 sort of fix it fic! It’s probably now one of my favorites, and I’m so glad I was able to participate with her in this story. Go read it you guys!

gods said let’s not give these bitches a break

I'm curious how would Zack win Rufus's friendship?

*Zack is walking Dark Star on a leash when Sephiroth, Genesis and Angeal see him*

Angeal: Aww, cute. How'd you get Rufus' permission?

Zack: Rufus and I are good friends now. He trusts me because I can teach Dark Star things.

Genesis: Like what?

Zack: Dark Star, sit!

*Dark Star sits*

Zack: Play dead!

*Dark Star plays dead*

Zack: Dark Star, speak to Genesis!

Dark Star: You may believe you understand your true nature, but you have no comprehension of the DNA coursing through your veins or what awaits you.

Genesis: !?

Zack: Dark Star, speak to Angeal!

Dark Star: One day that blade will rust as profoundly as your own body and it's remnants will offer no warmth to anyone.

Angeal: !!??

Zack: Dark Star, speak to Sephi—

Sephiroth: Let me sit down first.

Oh, I believe this is the real SPN ending, nice to find it after all.

god. okay. but if dean and cas both lived, if cas was made human to get him out of the empty, and they both got to sort through their shit and deal with their feelings….

maybe its not in character, but what if they open a cute little diner where the roadhouse used to be? rather than being a full on hunter for the rest of his life, dean gets a chance to settle down a little. the diners still a hunter hot spot and hes happy to give information and help dig up artefacts and bring lore books from the bunker, but he’s starting to feel the aches and pains from the life and wants to settle a little

so he and cas run this diner and have a small library of lore books ready to lend out while hunters eat and catch up, and the locals like them because the food is good and hearty, and because deans very sweet to the kids, and because cas is just this side of charmingly awkward and fond of everyone who comes in on the regular. they have two dogs who mostly nap behind the bar, but also sometimes venture out for treats and scritches

they get married eventually, and theyre just so endearingly in love and besotted that sam makes fun of them but at the end of the day hes emotional and tells them both he loves them and is happy for them. and dean cant stop looking at his ring, because its an unfamiliar weight but he loves it so much - its made of the same stuff as the angel blades, courtesy of jack, and its carved with enochian symbols of love and devotion and forever

and dean and cas grow old together, they get to be uncles and dote on sam and eileens kids so much, and they eventually stop actively hunting when it hurts too much to lift crates of beer and sometimes in the mornings deans knees don’t quite work right and they fall asleep 10 minutes into every movie they try to watch together

and when dean dies first (after a lifetime of drinking and bad food and not looking after himself), cas keeps working the diner, a sad but fulfilled widower, and eventually passes it on to some younger hunters or ex hunters or maybe sams eldest, and he dies years after dean, in his sleep, and wakes up in his own bed, with dean next to him, and theyre finally, truly, safe and happy and together, forever