Fic Rec: Speech Acts by ferricent

Fic: Avatar, The Last Airbender: Speech Acts

Still working on the did/didn't fics. "What if bending was like sign language?" got into my head, and then these got out. At age ten, the fire sages proclaimed her fully fluent. At twelve, she spoke in blue. "You mean, you'd teach me the Southern dialect?" Hama smiled. "Of course, child."

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Since we're talking about bending in the Worldbuilding thread, here's an AU that uses speech as a metaphor for bending! I really like the way ferricent conceptualizes different kinds of bending, and how well bending and language intersect as something inherent to a person, almost? Culturally and spiritually important, but still with that practical element.