Support Me On Ko-Fi

Support me on Ko-Fi

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Since my job isn't paying me much and Brazil's money ain't worth a damn thing, my best friend @dragomer has finally managed to convince me to have a Ko-Fi page that he kindly set up for me.

You guys can now assure this unhinged ao3 writer/tumblr user will have enough money to always have acess to wi-fi and provide you guys with fics, metas and memes. You can give me monthly or sporadic donations of at least one dollar ($1) and it'll already be a big help for me.

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Support Hello-Nichya-Here on Ko-fi! ❤️. ko-fi.com/hellonichyahere

Support Hello-Nichya-Here On Ko-fi. Ko-fi lets you support the people and causes you love with small donations

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If you can't donate anything at all, don't feel bad and don't panic, I'll be fine. If you're using someone else's money ask their permission first.

You will NOT get any exclusive content or see what I'm working on ahead of time if you choose to donate. All of my content, both on ao3 and tumblr, is going to remain completely free for everyone.

I am CONSIDERING doing commissions - but it's not guarateed that I will do it. If you want to commission something from me, send me a private message here on tumblr to explain what exactly it is you want and how much you're willing to pay for it before you give me any money.

I'm still doing this stuff mostly for fun and intend to only write the stuff I want/am comfortable with, and I WILL reject some ideas/set up my own deadlines (because again, I have an actual job) no matter how much money you're willing to give me. Basically don't expect me to write a fic for a pairing I don't like, or to have the fic you want ready to go in one or two days, and, more importantly:

DONATING to me is not the same as COMMISSIONING something from me so, once again, message me privately first if your intention is to try to get something specific instead of just giving me a little help because you like my nonsense.

i don't really understand why you would be pro-zoo. like i understand nature reserves and sanctuaries where people can observe from afar, but it doesn't seem right to me when they're locked up in generally small confined areas for people to watch them do nothing all day. idk maybe i'm getting this wrong, and i still really respect you, i just don't understand this. like i interned at a zoo and felt uncomfortable with how small their living areas were and how they had no stimulation

Zoos don’t look like this anymore.

They look like this:

Good zoos do not keep their animals in “tiny spaces” with no enrichment.  I’m not pro-roadside zoo.  I’m pro-accredited zoo.  Zoos are incredibly important for conservation and education.

Are Zoos Necessary?

The Importance of Zoos: Resource Post

Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter: Assessing the Impact of a Visit to a Zoo or Aquarium

Why I Want to be a Keeper

Why I Believe in Zoos

the tears man. They fall for all that were lost.

AO3 IS IN TROUBLE IF CALIFORNIAN AGE VERIFICATION LAW PASSES

An upcoming Age verification bill centered in California will be voted on Monday-- And as always,instead of actually protecting kids, it will lead to more online censorship and privacy risks, as it will force websites hosting to verify their users age by sending their ID, your browser history would be linked to it. if you live California, call your reps and tell them to oppose the bill AB3080 as it highly unconstitutional.

They also deem LGBT content harmful to minors, as well as mentions of weapons and tobacco, putting them on the same level as NSFW content.

Since AO3 headquarters reside in California, much like Reddit, Twitter,Discord and Youtube (and others) who knows how bad the effects would be. Instead of just effecting Californians (even then its concerning.) the effects would be US or even worldwide. VPNs wont help.

Please take actions here (a script is included to help you) https://www.defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php

Find your rep here https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

You can also send faxes using this https://faxzero.com/

If you don't live in California, please talk about this,tag your friends and urge others to take actions, make posts and tweets using the hashtags AB3080 and NoOnAB3080

More info HERE

i’m sure you’ve talked about this before, but did azula abuse zuko?

No. The Azula-Zuko relationship was extremely toxic, but Azula didn't act in an abusive manner or out of abusive motivations, and in fact it's almost impossible to construct reasoning which supports "Azula abused Zuko" without the same reasoning also supporting "Zuko abused Azula." It's important to consider all of Azula's actions toward Zuko within context:

1. Yes, Book 2 Azula lied to him, manipulated him, used violence against him, etc. None of this is good. But she did this within the context of Zuko being a declared traitor(whose very status made him a massive implicit threat to the throne, and who is traveling with another, even more dangerous traitor) who she's been ordered to hunt down by the Firelord, absolute ruler of her country. To put this in modern terms, it is as if your sibling was an exceptionally dangerous terrorist and it was your responsibility to hunt them down. An awful situation to be in, but you using violence would not make you "abusive." And it's worth noting that Azula doesn't strictly prioritize her mission against Zuko and Iroh, like you would expect she would if she was obsessed with controlling and/or hurting Zuko, but instead prioritizes other objectives for most of the season.

2. Azula gives Zuko a 100% chance genuine chance to regain his status and to prove his loyalty. It's worth noting that this is one of the times that being Azula's sibling works in Zuko's favor, because she would not have done that for anyone else, and no one other than Azula would have given him a second chance.

3. Azula responds to realizing that Zuko might be lying to her and throwing her, the Fire Nation, and their father under the bus by setting it up so that if Zuko was in fact lying, he would suffer the consequences for it, while also giving Zuko an opportunity to fix his mistake. "Abuse" is not a good paradigm to understand this, especially since the safest thing for Azula to do would have been to tell Ozai that she suspected Zuko was lying(but Zuko would not have had good things happen to him then, so you can see why she didn't go down this route).

4. As a result of #2, Azula destroyed the power-imbalance between the siblings and gave Zuko an equal, if not superior, status to her by getting him back in favor with Ozai and by getting the Fire Nation to regard him as a hero(remember, Zuko was seated at Ozai's right hand at the war meeting). There's every indication that, had Ozai chocked to death on a cheery pit, she would have supported Zuko's accession to the throne and loyally supported his regime. Again, these are not the actions of an "abuser."

5. First half of Book 3 Azula was generally kind to Zuko and made a serious effort to look after his emotional wellbeing. She's actively defensive of his status in "The Beach." And yes, she sometimes made fun of him and went too far in this, but that's normal in a sibling relationship.

6. After Zuko betrays her and throws her under the bus, commits massive amounts of treason, and joins up with a group which aims to overthrow the Fire Nation's government and kill Azula's father, yes, Azula treats him as a traitor and enemy of the state. But that's not "abuse," that's just being reasonable at that point. And yes, she's also extremely angry at Zuko in this period, but their relationship is mostly defined by being on opposing sides in a war.

In contrast, Zuko is almost continually motivated by his desire to violently "put Azula in her place" and/or kill her because he can't stand the idea of her being better than him. I need to make a more detailed post about this, but in almost every Zuko-Azula fight scene, Zuko actively pursues or seeks out the fight, or at least has an easy opportunity to retreat, but chooses to fight her because he wants to inflict violence on his sister. However, I wouldn't call this abuse because it's ultimately motivated by Ozai's abuse, and more importantly because it's not clear how far Zuko would go without the context of the war. Still, it's Zuko's personal motivations which drive him to try to hurt Azula contrast a lot with Azula's motivations as discussed above.

And it's not like we can take what happened in #1 out of the sibling relationship, especially since it played such a big role in the relationship being as toxic as it got, but it's important to understand Azula's motivations there.

I would really appreciate it if you reblogged this because I did, in fact, accidentally spend 40 hours on it!!