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fanfic-gremlin-ft-trauma · 5 months

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mai and zuko bestieism is so important to me

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#atla #atla fanart #mai and zuko #mai and zuko fanart #mai fanart #zuko fanart #platonic maiko #I just love their dynamic so much #when I first watched the show they were my favourite couple #now I realise the problems and the nicer ships bUT #my love for them never left #I should mention that the last one comes from incorrect quotes generator #bc I’m not creative #anyways I love them and they are mlm wlw solidarity #oh mailee and zukka make an appearance #mailee #zukka

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leantailean · 1 month

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She loves him

Mai quick sketch

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steveandbuckysdaughter · 1 month

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lol this gives me hope for not only Maiko, but also for a future Azula redemption 🫶🏻

#Mai #ATLA mai #Azula #Zuko #Mai and Zuko #Mai x Zuko #Zuko x mai #Maiko #ATLA maiko #fire siblings #Ozai’s angels #ATLA #avatar the last airbender

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vlackevil · 29 days

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Beautiful scenes where Mai touch very romantic way to Zuko:

#zuko and mai #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar #otp #mai and zuko #pro maiko #atla maiko #maiko #maiko otp #avatar comics

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crybabylulu · 2 months

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ATLA style pt 10 this is correct and now I will not take criticism

Zuko: ok Azula when mom says I love you what do you do? A. Cut your hair. B. Break your mirror. C. Set the world on fire. D. Strike her with lightning or E. Tell her you love her too

Azula: cut my hair again

Zuko: no Azula no

Azula:…..break my mirror?

Zuko: no

Azula: set everything on fire?

Zuko: Azula please

Azula: oh! Strike her with lightning

Zuko: OMG AZULA PLEASE

Mai: Azula what’s the least fun option?

Azula: telling I love her too

Mai: so what does that mean?

Azula: ohhh so I have to pick the boring option

Zuko: I’m so tired of this

Azula: I don’t know why you keep giving me options

#azula is best girl #azula redemption #fire lord azula #atla azula #princess azula #lesbian azula #atla mai #mai atla #mai and zuko #mai x zuko #avatar zuko #zuko avatar #fire lord zuko #atla zuko #prince zuko #zuko #fire siblings #fire nation

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f1reladymai · 1 month

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Mai and Zuko: The Ultimate Goth Girlfriend and Emo Boyfriend (Video Essay)

I published a video essay earlier this month going through the reasons I think Mai and Zuko make a good couple as well as counter arguments to regular (bad faith) criticism of the ship.

I've added chapters to the description to make it easier to navigate if you don't want to watch 18 minutes of me talking, and there's a full bibliography there as well.

Give it a watch if you're interested and let me know what you think.

Link Here

#atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #a:tla #maiko #pro maiko #mai #zuko #mai and zuko #prince zuko #firelord zuko #zuko and mai

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evercornelias · 1 month

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#MAIKO: when you know, you know

#atla #atla edit #avatar the last airbender #avatar the last airbender edit #avatar #avatar edit #zuko #mai #maiko #zuko edit #mai edit #maiko edit #zuko and mai #zuko and mai edit #mai and zuko #mai and zuko edit #MAIKO ENDGAME

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privatefire · 7 months

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#atla maiko #atla #mai and zuko #zuko and mai #zumai #zuko #atla mai #fun with Funko pop Maiko #fun with funko pop Mai and Zuko

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loopy777 · 3 months

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The new “I Am Zuko” book implied that him and Mai met at Ember Island as kids and soon after became childhood sweethearts. What are your thoughts on this new canon Maiko crumb?

For easy reference, I found the page in question. And for posterity, here's the quote:

Something else I learned about was love. Azula's friend Mai and I had known each other as kids when my family vacationed at a beach house on Ember Island. My journey took me back to that island, and back to Mai.

It might be adding a few complications to the history we had before. Not that complications are bad!

The previous uncomplicated lore, as referenced directly in this quote, was that Mai had always been Azula's friend, and so we had all assumed that either Mai was a designated playmate for Azula or else they met at school. Either way, Zuko had to meet Mai through Azula, usually assumed to be a playdate visit of some kind. It's notable, though, that Mai was always said to be roughly a year older than Azula and Ty Lee both, so either Mai was one of the older kids in that class, or there were other circumstances that put Mai into their orbit.

Now, we could still keep that aspect prioritized if we want; Zuko could have met Mai because Azula brought her friend(s) along on an Ember Island vacation. However, I don't think that's what's being implied by this quote. "[We] had known each other as kids" doesn't seem to suggest a first meeting; it sounds more like an ongoing relationship. And if Mai is already Azula's friend, then Zuko's and Mai's interactions surely aren't going to just be limited to Ember Island. So the implication is that Zuko knew Mai this way before Azula got involved.

'The Beach' gives us flashbacks to Zuko's fond memories of the place (and here's where it gets awkward with this new info, as I'd expect Mai to be part of those flashbacks, despite the focus on his family), but the only ones we can confirm as taking place on Ember Island itself seem to show Zuko as a baby:

The others, showing an older Zuko, take place in some kind of thick grassy area that doesn't look like any parts of the island we were shown. So, maybe baby!Zuko and baby!Mai were tots when they met. Zuko is 1-2 years older than Mai, so we are talking babies babies, not fan-speak for someone younger than 17. Yet Zuko at least remembers these moments (if we take the flashbacks as his literal memories), so maybe we can't go by the art on that. Maybe it's metaphorical and his baby-ness is just to show his youth and innocence. But I doubt Mai would be old enough to remember such a thing. And maybe that's okay, since the "I Am Zuko" book is very obviously from his POV, so his memories are the only ones we can go by, anyway.

But, again, if we go by what's implied in the language of "[we] had known each other," they weren't just babies playing next to each other in the sand while barely old enough to comprehend each other's existence. They must have been older. But if that's the case, then where was Azula in all this? Well, Zuko is 2-3 years older than her and Mai is roughly a year older than her, so perhaps Azula was too young to be concerned about other kids at that point or otherwise not interested in being social.

So the implication of those 22 words I have spent six paragraphs and two pictures (so far) analyzing is that Zuko and Mai had a real childhood friendship which predates Azula's involvement. Zuko has 'priority' in the matter of Mai over his sister, which ties neatly to who Mai eventually sides with his over Azula.

But does that undermine the existing narrative? That Mai, at the Boiling Rock, performed this great romantic act of courage and defied her dangerous master for this boy who taught her the power of hope again? If she was always truly Zuko's friend, does that make her act weaker?

I don't think so, myself.

I think it fits neatly with the idea of Azula competing with Zuko at every available opportunity, as influenced by their father and Fire Nation culture. Azula eventually saw something Zuko had -- a friend -- and decided to take it from him. Either Zuko didn't put up a fight or lost that battle. And Azula proceeded to lord her victory over him by having his former friend trailing behind her like a servant. Even when Mai and Zuko started a romance, Azula continued to maintain control, as shown off by the picnic scene where she orders Mai away with a veiled command and gets secret side-eye from Mai in return.

It's a handy little way to explain Zuko's own lack of visible friends. Maybe he didn't bother trying to make such connections with other people after Azula stole one of his first friends. It's also a convenient little excuse for how Azula pulled in a girl about a year older into her friend circle; they don't need to be in the same classes at the academy because Azula already knew Mai through Zuko.

And Mai clearly gave in to this little conflict between Zuko and Azula, so her later showing the courage to stand with Zuko at the critical moment still has the power of a good character arc. I don't think it makes her arc stronger, but neither do I think it weakens it. It just adds a little more texture, which of course is always welcome to shippers and fanfic-writers.

It does raise the question, though, of why Zuko had to meet Mai on Ember Island when she lives across the street from him. But it's not anything insurmountable, as her family is clearly depicted as on the rise when we're first introduced to them in 'Return to Omashu,' so perhaps they were rich enough to visit Ember Island but didn't yet live near the palace or even in the Caldera. Perhaps their arrival in the capital, and Mai entering the Academy, is what prompted Azula to make her move and steal Zuko's friend. If Mai spent the formative years of her childhood elsewhere, it would explain a little more why she was so bored that she taught herself throw knives. Azula tends to make lives interesting, I would think.

So there we go. One page in a Little Golden Book gave us all those thoughts. Not a bad investment.

However, I doubt we'll see any further explanation or acknowledgement of any of this in official fiction. From the quotes we've gotten, the Avatar Studios folk and especially The Mike and The Bryan seem to favor a loose continuity that isn't getting hung up on the details.

But this is certainly something us fans can run with. I'm already brainstorming ideas for some way to make use of this in a comedic fanfic. ;)

#zumai #maiko #zuko #mai #mai avatar #mai and zuko

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gigigle · 1 month

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I was just thinking about the search and smoke and shadow and got mad again

Cause those were such fumbles like they could've been good but I can't stand so much of it.

I feel like ursas story was good apart from kiyi and tbh her forgetting her kids. Like maybe she didn't forget her kids but hira'a got cut off from most of the fire nation especially after ozai took over. And then maybe ursa was scared to go back because she didn't know what it would've been like or what her children became under ozais iron fist

Also I HATE kiyi. She just feels like a replacement of a azula who's perfect in everyway and to give zuko cute brother sister moments. Like they could've written zuko have brother sister moments with toph or hell even katara or maybe ty Lee. But I just think it was a way to give zuko a perfect new sister who is younger than him,a prodigy and calls him zuzu. It just feels like a cop out to avoid having to write a story with azula changing or at least growing.

Also Mai breaking up with zuko was dumb as hell. Like she was with him through everything even through his banishment she stuck by him. Her breaking up with him and getting with a new guy was so shit.

Also I feel like azulas character or story sucked, i felt like more could've been done and maybe a story about the institution she was put in was abusive or smth. Because many institutions in the past were abusive and used abusive methods. Idk

Also iroh still working in his tea shop annoyed me cause I feel like he should be helping zuko cause zuko still wasn't fully ready to be fire lord and would need irohs help because iroh was probably prepared far more than zuko ever was to be fire lord.

And I feel like a lot of the things the search and smoke and shadow did restricted the story in azula in the spirit temple

I just wanted to rant

#atla #tlok #azula #zuko #uncle iroh #avatar the last airbender #ty lee #atla maiko #mai and zuko #azula in the spirit temple

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jet-apologistmybadhomies · 9 months

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mai 😾

she probs hates Smoking but does it to mess with her parents