The Push & Pull: An Excerpt

Description: I received a question a couple days ago on my other blog about my HC for Lin and Tenzin getting together and realized I hadn't ever gotten around to publishing that part of P&P and then I realized I haven't updated P&P in almost 8 (?) years. So consider this little excerpt my way of starting to make amends for that.

I'll update P&P eventually I swear lol

Excerpt:

Lin’s thumb absently brushed the condensation from the glass in her left hand. She swiped it once, then twice, before she chanced a look at the dance floor. A slow, romantic tune was winding down and she hardly managed to contain the roll of her eyes at some of the couples hanging on one another like idiots.

She took a sip, catching Tenzin’s eye over the edge of her glass as she did. He was looking at her with ill-disguised adoration and just a dose of apprehension. It was a sweet expression, a mix of emotions only Tenzin could wear with some measure of dignity. A smile escaped her when she thought of him, but she gave it to the empty dance floor, reluctant to meet his eyes again. She wasn’t quite sure where her own reluctance stemmed from, only that it was growing old- even to her mind. 

This is so weird I swear I uploaded it to tumblr but i can't find it either! I'll have to fix that.

For now, you can read the entire thing on AO3! Sorry for the confusion!

In The Shadow Of Greatness- Digital Comic

Hi All!  Awhile ago I had some asks about making a digital copy of my fan Linzin comic available online and I think I’ve finally got it up. You can follow this link to read it. Please let me know if there are any issues loading it!  

Interior art and colors are by @savvyseverine

Cover art and colors are by @amiraelizabeth

Written by me!  Happy Reading :) 

The Spirit of Change- Chapter 7: Made To Be Broken

Description: Lin and Kazuo find themselves back in one another's orbit following the events of Book One. This is the story of how their 'arrangement' evolved into a relationship. (In Progress)

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Rating:  T

Story:

By now, Lin was accustomed to arriving at her office with nothing but an entire pot of black tea keeping her upright. It wasn’t anything new; the frequency with which Amon continued to terrorize her dreams was almost becoming so routine she didn’t think the word ‘nightmare’ any longer applied. However,  this particular sleepless night was not Amon’s doing. She laughed bitterly to herself thinking that perhaps she could thank Kazuo for this little reprieve, if she were feeling at all forgiving. She wasn’t, of course- which is why she let her telephone ring itself off the hook three separate times last night. If she were going to be stuck reimagining just what she should have said to him, then he ought to be doing the same.

Sneak

Description: A Push and Pull companion piece: While grieving the loss of Sokka, Lin finds comfort in her best friend.

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Rating:  M

Author’s Note: I was going to hold onto this until I was ready to publish the next chapter of The Push and Pull, but in light of the mess with the RPG calling Linzin a brief romance- I figured everyone could use a little spicy Linzin today. Anyway, this scene is a companion piece for the next chapter of P&P that I've yet to publish.

Story:

Tenzin sighed, rolling over onto his side to gather his pillow around his ears. The source of his discomfort was coming from across the room in another small bed. His brother, Bumi, snored as if he were in the running to break the world record for most annoying sound.

         Not that Tenzin could sleep anyway. Even without Bumi’s guttural wheezing, he was wide-awake; mind oscillating between thoughts of his Uncle and thoughts of Lin. He felt a twinge of guilt for the latter. On a cold evening like this in the South Pole, on such a morose errand, his mind should be focused on more respectful pursuits- grieving for instance.   

Cold Comfort

Description: Lin takes a smoke break. Angsty Oneshot. 

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Rating:  All audiences

Story: 

Lin looked up from where she sat on the other side of the room from Tenzin. There was no chance their eyes would meet- Tenzin’s were closed and his expression pained, though he was clearly attempting to hide that just now. He shifted the mala beads in his free hand as he prayed, voice barely above a whisper.  His other hand rested gently along Aang’s as he lay prostrate in bed. 

Aang hadn’t said a word since yesterday and even those had been hoarse and difficult to parse. Katara had shushed him, leaning down close to his ear to tell him to rest. He looked at her then and it was clear even this small action was a strain, but he opened his mouth once more, attempting to speak.

Katara silenced him with a knowing nod, “I love you too.”  He smiled, his sentiment understood.

 And then he closed his eyes. 

Probably for the last time, Lin thought grimly. 

The Spirit of Change: Chapter Six- Interference

Description: The changes to the United Republic are just beginning, the same may not be true for Lin.

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Rating:  T

Story: 

Two weeks seemed to pass in the blink of an eye, but perhaps Lin could chalk that up to the hours she was keeping. There was no shortage of work to be done- or more specifically- work to be undone. Untangling Saikhan’s mess was proving to be more than a full-time job. Lin was buried so deep in rookie training she was almost able to forget that tonight was the official welcome reception for the transitional committees at City Hall.  

A slew of ambassadors, politicians, and lawyers from every corner of the world had been arriving all week on ships that sailed into Yue Bay, churning sheets of ice from the bitter winter into slush as they approached. Tonight would be the ceremonial start of proceedings; there was sure to be plenty of glad-handing and backroom deal-making at this evening’s gala- the sort of thing Lin despised. But for once, she wasn’t completely dreading this social event. 

The radio on Lin’s desk crackled and clicked. 

Officer Shan, her most trusted in security, was manning the waterfront as the last ships made their way into Republic City.  Shan’s voice broke through the static to report, “Fire Nation ship has docked. All clear.”  

Lin couldn’t help but smile to herself as she scribbled her signature on some release paperwork and passed it to her secretary, Khen. 

Cold Hands, Warm Heart

Description: Kazuo always manages to surprise her. Linzuo fluff. 

Rating: T

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Author’s Note: Parts of this story are now AU of my Kazuo-verse AU, but it's still p cute so I'm posting it anyway! I wrote this years ago and completely forgot about it until stumbling on it during some laptop housekeeping. May have been posted on tumblr before? If you haven't read it yet- enjoy!

Story: “Surprise me? This place isn’t exactly ripe with possibility,” Lin deadpanned, bundling herself tighter against the freezing arctic air.

Kazuo scoffed, releasing a misty breath into the cold, “You think I can’t surprise you around here?”

Lin side-eyed him skeptically, “Kaz,” she began, “I have been coming to the South Pole since before you were born. There is nothing remotely surprising about this place- aside from the fact that people willingly live here.”

Kazuo shook his head, amused and charmed by Lin’s seemingly endless supply of pessimism. If grumpiness were a publicly traded commodity, Lin would be a stock market mogul. She shivered again-- then scowled--before pushing her shoulders even higher in an effort block the cutting wind.