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maid-en-china:

“Dad, I miss you”

I want to see you
Hug you
After 3 long years

Call me selfish
But I want more than just your voice
And the glow of a computer screen

It will be my birthday and college graduation in a few days
It should be the happiest time of life
Yet I can’t stop crying

Why?
Because the US denied him a visa for the 8th time
This is not immigration, this is not illegal workers
This is my father
The man who paid for my expensive college education
Denied the 2 weeks he wants to spend with his daughter
For my graduation
For my birthday

What have I been working for?
When I was valedictorian in middle school and high school
When I got straight A’s in America’s number 1 public university
What is their worth when my dad can’t be here to be proud of me?

This land of “opportunities”
This land of broken families
It’s not enough that they denied me 
From seeing my mother at age 5
It’s not enough that my parents divorced 
Because love dies as the US denies
It’s not enough that after 13 years here
A citizen like me can’t experience the simple joys 
Of inviting my dad into my home

Why is he denied?
Because having a wife and son
A high income job
Plus 3 properties in China
Is apparently not enough 
To guarantee that he won’t refuse to leave America
As if he has anything to gain in this shitty US economy

“Why not just visit him instead?”
I would if his psychotic wife and son
Didn’t chase me away with a knife
The last 3 times I tried to visit

So I waited 3 years
For the moment when my university 
Can send graduation invitations
It’s the only way to see him again
It’s the only thing his paranoid wife would allow
Too bad it’s not something the US would allow

Dear US Visa Consular
All I want is two weeks with my father 
To show him my campus, go hiking, and just have dinner together
For all the family moments that some take for granted
I’ve never had any
I begged in my letter to you
To please don’t take this away from me
But you did
You took away all of my hope

I’ve never been more ashamed
To be an American
In this land of the free
I am not free
To be with my family
Not even for two weeks

So all I have left
As the tears roll down my face
Is the cold glow of my laptop
And the words

“I miss you too”
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It’s not even funny how true this is sometimes.
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-everdeen:

A Short List of Reasons Why I Ship Makorra (but it’s okay if you don’t)

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They’re opposites but they’re not. Perfect. The best part of Makorra is that they’re balanced. It’s adorable and nothing will ever let me say otherwise. Also, The Krew is hilarious and I am hard pressed to take them seriously any time in the near future.
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artlaurbits:

Team Korra babysits Tenzin’s Kids - 
I’ll clean this up after Polterguys is done but this is for everyone who requested Tenzin’s kids and babysitting. XD
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Forever Korra: So for those of you keeping track:

missturdle:

The Chakras:

I rewatched AtLA for this. ^.^ It’s so awesome.

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Only A Horizon

ssmakorra:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8073767/1/Only_A_Horizon

Only A Horizon

astra143 
Author of 1 Story

Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Mako & Korra - Reviews: 8 - Published: 04-30-12 - Complete - id:8073767

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A/N: Hi all! So, ummm, I’ve been reading fanfiction for years now, but this is the first time I’ve actually attempted to write it. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think! :)

Disclaimer: Bryke owns all.


Only a Horizon

Kako was three when the thought first crossed her mind.

Does Mother love me?

It had always been apparent that Daddy loved her, but Mother? Mother never tucked Kako into bed at night, or told her stories in funny voices or checked for monsters under the bed or kissed her head and nose before turning the lights off. That was always Daddy. Mother never held her hand and swung her arm as she skipped with her to daycare, bending down to give her a large hug before waving goodbye and going off to work. That was always Daddy. In fact, Kako never really saw Mother in the morning, for by the time Nanny had her seated in the dining room for breakfast, Mother was already gathering up her helmet and goggles and keys and out the door without so much as a backwards glance.

Mother wasn’t heartless, though. She bought Kako expensive toys and dressed her up whenever Grandfather visited and offered her treats if she sat still and was polite to company when they came calling. On the rare occasion that she would be in the same room as Kako, she’d pat the little girl’s head and smile (albeit stiffly) at her as she sauntered out.

Don’t be sillyKako, the little girl assured herself. Mother loves you. You’re just like her.

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This is beautiful. There are no words to describe the power this fic has, and somehow this line is so painfully heartbreaking it’s perfect: “She always said she lost her heart in Republic City, and she wanted to be buried where her heart was.”
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queenhalimeda:

lycoriscalantha:

lycoriscalantha:

queenhalimeda:

lycoriscalantha:

queenhalimeda:

lycoriscalantha started following you

Well, you caught me at an awfully odd hour. Welcome!

What’s the worst sleep schedule you’ve ever been on?

I’m in a different timezone, probably? ^.^ Hi?

I’m a heavy sleeper too, so I’m always worried about falling asleep in class during something crucial. Really, I’m worried about my future in college when my load gets really heavy. ^.^

I’m there now. I recommend lots of alarms.

I’ll keep that in mind. ^.^; Much luck to you with that~!

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lycoriscalantha:

queenhalimeda:

lycoriscalantha:

queenhalimeda:

lycoriscalantha started following you

Well, you caught me at an awfully odd hour. Welcome!

What’s the worst sleep schedule you’ve ever been on?

I’m in a different timezone, probably? ^.^ Hi?

I’m a heavy sleeper too, so I’m always worried about falling asleep in class during something crucial. Really, I’m worried about my future in college when my load gets really heavy. ^.^

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queenhalimeda:

lycoriscalantha:

queenhalimeda:

lycoriscalantha started following you

Well, you caught me at an awfully odd hour. Welcome!

What’s the worst sleep schedule you’ve ever been on?

I’m in a different timezone, probably? ^.^ Hi?

I once slept at ten, then woke up at one-thirty to study for a test. It’s not a good long term schedule, let’s just say. You?

Oh, right now. I stay up ridiculously late and it’s hell during the school week.

Oh dear. At least you’re not at the point where you fall asleep anywhere, right? ^.^;

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