the dead only see what the living forget

Apr 17, 2012 14:46

Guys you know I don't ship Kataang but this is actually really adorable.  I find that it's not the pairing I dislike so much as the execution.  I learn this as I'm sifting through Korra art and there's a pretty good dose of AtLA art and some of it is post-series Kataang and I'm like... I am not entirely opposed to this.

I'm remembering why I originally kind of liked it, way back when I first started watching it.  It's just that I really hate they way they handled it in-series.

Also I finally caved and got a tumblr.  It's under the same name.  I don't really know how to use it yet?  But I was going through all the ridiculous tumblrs that I try to keep up with and I was like this is stupid why am I making this so difficult.

It remains to be seen if this will go the way of LJ (that is, "hey I don't know if I like this omgIlovethisgivememore") or the way of pinterest ("hey let me try this oh wait nevermind please no").  The last time I tried tumblr, our relationship didn't work out, but that was before I realized that fandom exists there so I was like what is the point?

And because I'm scattered all over the place today (because I'm running on two hours of sleep, the extended-release version of ritalin, and about four cups of coffee) you should all read this comic.  I mean, the whole comic in general is good but rather dense?  Like, I kind of really love the concept of Dungeons and Discourse, but it only really works when you've got Wikipedia open in another tab.  Those aren't even my words.  That's the creator's admission.  The storyline starts off pretty... kind of off-putting?  I mean, yes, I identify as an Atheist, but early on it's very, very anti-religion and that doesn't sit well with me, but as it continues, you can tell that the creator is growing to see the alternate sides of things and I love that progression.  It starts off very much "science: good, religion: bad" but particularly in the latest arc, you can see that he's exploring the negatives of a purely science-driven world which is refreshing and interesting.

Anyway, what I really want to talk about is that specific comic that I linked originally.  It took me a couple of reads to really get what's happening (for reference: the brunette woman that the main character is remembering is her mother, who died when she was about thirteen) but when I did, I was like this is an amazing, incredible concept.  And it's not just an interesting story, but beautiful art that so clearly expresses what's happening and the emotions associated with it and every time I re-read it I think I must fic this, only I can't come up with any way to say it better.  I even had one of those moments today, where I was trying to remember the context of a detail that floated to mind, and I pictured it just like that, with the fragments -- it's such an excellent expression of that feeling.

It leaves me breathless.  I love finding things like that, that leave you feeling like you've been punched in the gut.

legend of korra, avatar the last airbender, webcomics you should read, random

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