Avatar nation names

2020-06-07T08:46:17Z

The names in A:tLA are kind of distinct by nation, but I'm wondering if there are really four sets or just two sets, or two and a half?

Water:
Sokka
Katara
Korra
Varrick
Kuruk
Yakone
Tonraq
Yue
Kya
Lirin

... lots and lots of K sounds, though not universal.

Fire:
Sozin
Azulon
Ozai
Zuko
Azula
Roku
Iroh
Zhau
Ty Lee
Ikem

Lots of Z sounds, a fair number of K ones; made me wonder if there's opposites <-> similarity thing going. Though the sheer frequency of Z is unique to Fire.

Air:
Aang
Gyatso
Yangchen
Kelsang
Jinju

Less obvious pattern, other than lots of nasals.

Earth:
Kyoshi
Bumi
Toph Beifong
Kuvira
Wu
Chin
Suki
Hou-Ting
Kuei
Long Feng

Mixed, but again more nasals. Kind of like Air.

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fanfic author: Unpretty

2019-06-13T13:37:56Z

I mentioned reading a cool Korra fanfic: that's Icarus and the Sea, by Unpretty on AO3. This fic is Varrick/Zhu Li, long (a short novel) but quite good. Has both of their POVs. Sex scenes near the end, after they finally hook up, if that bothers you. [Oh, I've been reading the EPUB version, which apparently has more sex than what's on AO3.]

I'd discovered her via her Sorrowful and Immaculate Hearts, a whole bunch of DCU fics (mostly Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.) That's a series set in chronological order but each work is standalone; someone had recommended Empty Graves, which I liked, and then I picked out lots of shorter works until I trusted her enough to read her longer works. I'm not a particular DC fan, but I enjoyed them a lot. If you know the basic 'facts' about the characters then I think that suffices, though there'll be the occasional minor character detail you don't fully appreciate. They're mostly 'human interest' stories, rather than drama with fights and such.

Some out of context quotes:

"Is Superman from Texas?"
"For that to be true," Batman said, "it would need to be possible for a man to be from Texas without telling anyone about it for years."

"Maybe you could give people tips to be successful?" Danny suggested.
"Based on personal experience you should try being born a white billionaire with a Type A personality and a need for external validation that can never be satisfied because your parents are dead."

"Look at this thing. Baguette toasts. What is a baguette toast? I want to shove myself in a locker for this."
(A new Robin has an identify crisis with Alfred's idea of Lunchables.)

Robin-1 to Robin-2:
"Your job is to take care of the genius whose solution to gun violence was to put himself in front of all the guns."

"What, ya just throw rubbers at randos tryin' to fuck in alleys?"
"Sometimes."
Harley laughed loud and hard at the thought of someone getting hit in the head with a condom like a batarang.

"If I see any scenery worth pissing on, I'll be sure to let you know."
"That won't be necessary."
A crudely made wooden sign came into view in the field beside the road. It had a lot of opinions about what constituted sin and what happened to sinners.
"I see some scenery," Bruce said.

"I do not brood."
"Based on the number of birds you've raised, you must."
Bruce groaned audibly.

"I'm imagining the worst fight," he admitted.
"Hawkman and a mirror."

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