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well it would appear I have another pair of extensively damaged blorbo siblings to poke at.
#how did I go like 5+ years listening to my siblings talk about alta#and not know that Azula existed#because HOLY CRAP SHE NEEDS A HUG#like she and Zuko are just two halves of one very badly damaged whole and she deserved so much better#SHE IS 14!!!!!!!!!!#14!!#i'm not done with s3 yet but I know that she bottoms out and never gets better
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Water Siblings and Fire Siblings as Foils
Katara and Sokka are peak sibling rep: they bicker, they hurt each other, they take turns being the voice of reason while the other goes batshit crazy—and they'd die for each other.
And very clearly Sokka's daddy's boy and Katara's momma's girl: and for most parts, they seem to be content with that dynamic.
Look, parents have favourites, let's establish that first: don't come at me for it.
But in a healthy environment, where all of the kids’ emotional needs are met irrespective of which kid gets along with which parent, they're less likely to tear themselves apart yearning for parental affection.
Sokka and Katara's family was a normal one, a healthy one—as healthy as one can be in a war ravaged world—and Sokka and Katara are normal siblings. Even after their mother died Katara doesn't seem to care much that Sokka gets more time with their father. And everytime she brings up their mother Sokka gets this weird look on his face, which, I think is later explained by the fact that he feels guilty that he doesn't even remember what their mother looked like. And it's not because Katara seems to know more about their mother despite being younger.
Neither of them grudge the other for having been close to one of the parents—let's call it ‘being close to’ instead of ‘dad/mum loved you/me more’ because that's what would come up with Azula and Zuko.
One can say that Azula's daddy's girl and Zuko's momma's boy... Except it isn't like that.
Azula wasn't loved by her father; neither was she close to him. If anything she had the illusion that she's close to him. But children can sense when they aren't loved, which can explain why she took her mother being close to Zuko so hard. Because she didn't get that from her father and isn't she supposed to be daddy's girl? But dad's good to her; mum... isn't. Dad lets her do what she wants... As long as she obeys him or she'd end up like Zuko.
For Ozai, both his children are pawns. He uses Azula to abuse Zuko, which in turn is to get at Ursa. And honestly, Ursa was a bad mum and an abuse victim and not the villain are takes that can co-exist.
A lot of mums in primarily patriarchal cultures end up abusing their own kids while trying to protect them in an environment where they themselves hold little power.
Ursa and Hakoda can be compared in this.
Katara haters can look away: she isn't whiny. And even if she is, well, she takes responsibility when no one else does so I guess she deserves to complain if that's what it takes. Katara is extremely mature. When she was mad at Hakoda, she still had the critical thinking skills to point out that yes, she understands why he left. He had to! She doesn't blame him for that, it wasn't his fault that there was war going on—but it still hurt!
And what does Hakoda do? He hugs her and apologises. He doesn't defend himself, because he doesn't need to. She understands! She said she does and he doesn't insult her by making excuses. He acknowledges and validates her pain.
Unlike Katara, who grew up in a healthy family with parents and grandparents and a whole community—Azula was isolated and under the influence of Ozai. And she was so young! If you remember being that young, you'd remember thinking that parents are always right. You don't realise that parents make mistakes too—and while her emotional needs weren't being met by Ozai, she turned to Ursa—but Ursa was at her wits end trying to undo the damage of Ozai's abuse on Zuko.
If she had given attention to Azula, Zuko, who thought that Azula was perfect and already had father's approval would have gone off rails—and since she didn't... Azula went off the rails.
Which was exactly how Ozai would want it. I don't like the comics much but it made sense that Ozai would hold both the children as bargaining chips against Ursa. Ursa made her choice, or rather, the illusion of her choice and Azula had to pay for it: the real reason Zuko could turn over a new page while Azula couldn't was because from the very beginning, Zuko had his mum and uncle.
Azula had no one!
Like Hakoda had to go to war and leave his children behind, Ursa had to choose between Azula or Zuko; Ozai orchestrated it as such.
But while there were people to pick up Hakoda's slack, there was no one to guide Azula. Sokka and Katara raised each other and they had Gran Gran.
Zuko and Azula were constantly pitted against each other by a war-mongering father.
I don't like this unrealistic expectations that fandom has of a family where both the siblings not only love each other equally, they also process emotions similarly (see: the Sokka vs Katara debate on how they both react to trauma) and parents who love all the kids equally.
Katara and Sokka are normal and realistic in the way that they are both different people: they process grief differently. Katara takes up responsibly and grows up too fast, it takes a toll on her and she's vocally expressive. She turns her grief into anger. Meanwhile Sokka internalises it in a survivor's guilt kind of way.
There's also gender involved in the way both pair of siblings interact. It's more subtle for the fire siblings than the water sibling. Plus, Suki makes Sokka drink his respect women juice, please y'all don't call Sokka sexist. That was character development for him which was addressed. I could make another post for gender and A:TLA.
And they both love each other dearly and they're okay with the fact that one is daddy's boy and the other is momma's girl. It's okay.
In contrast Zuko yearns for his father's affection and Azula yearns for her mother's. And while Zuko feels inadequate, for Azula it's “behave or you'll end up like your brother.”
She also learns to derive a sick sort of pleasure from watching Zuko suffer—which is entirely her father's doing. Because in rare moments when she doesn't have anything to gain by getting Zuko into trouble...she actually kind of looks out for him. It's extremely rare and sprinkled here and there to show us the Azula that could have been.
And I don't think Zuko really realised that Azula was abused too—not until he lets go of his father. Until the final Agni Kai. What I love about it is that despite portraying Azula as Zuko's tormentor for 3 seasons (and she was his tormentor) they did not frame the Agni Kai as some epic good vs evil shit.
Because from Zuko's point of view Azula was perfect. He's out here vying for his father's affection while she gets it freely. She's so lucky!—until he lets go of his father and realises what a monster he was... And he also realises that father never really loved Azula either...
They didn't say as much in words. But the final Agni Kai is proof enough. Zuko doesn't rejoice bringing Azula down (technically Katara did it). At this point, I guess, he realises that Azula's a kid too. Even younger than him—that their father couldn't care less about either of them.
Okay. I really do think that Zuko suddenly becoming invested in Azula's redemption would make sense after the Agni Kai. I also read this Twitter thread by Aaron Ehasz where he says he had plans for Azula's redemption and it was fantastic.
So yeah. Without being overt, the water siblings and fire siblings are contrasted by each other. Which is why I don't like the comics trying to do this brother-sister thing where they put Sokka and Katara and Zuko and Azula in back-to-back panels like... Even if I'm a huge supporter of Azula-deserves-redemption I didn't like those panels in the comics.
P.S. don't pit Sokka and Katara against each other. You aren't Ozai. They're different people who process trauma and loss differently and hence, react differently.
Adios.
#atla#avatar the last airbender#ink rambles#katara#sokka#zuko#azula#azula deserves redemption#katara defence squad
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to make things brief cause I suck at organizing what I have to say, the live action was definitely Something™.
Cast: 10/10 kinda biased personally but yall can't take this from me
Gordon as Aang and Dallas as Zuko were the standouts imo. Gordon needs some direction on line delivery and the angstier scenes but overall he's very charming and I'm so proud of him for getting so much exposure!
Ian as Sokka was great, I just wish he was allowed to be more...messy? like Sokka pretends to be chill and all that but he's actually dramatic so I hope that gets improved in the next season if there is one
speaking of improvement, Kiawentiio as Katara brought out a softer side to the character but sadly diminished her spark and passion. I like that Katara now actually feels like a younger sister, it makes sense within the context of the story that Sokka and Gran Gran would shelter her after what happened, but as someone said, her anger is so central to her character and I just wish that got shown more. It's more of a script and direction problem tbh, if you look at Kia's interviews she has the sass and feistiness Katara needs
Lizzy as Azula is great, the writing is a bit clunky though so she did the best she could with it. Can't really comment on Mai and Ty Lee yet because they're kinda just there but it's a nice setup
Maria as Suki? perfection show stopping never the same she is a queen and I love the tidbit of Suki backstory which she never really had in the og show. I love her being such a loser around her crush we love to see girlfailures girlfailing. I wish the writers didn't make them KISS though 😭 slowburn ftw
the adults were great
Writing: 6.5/10
There were genuinely good moments and I love the concept of mixing up certain plot points to condense the story
But they just suffered from too much Telling instead of Showing WRITERS PLEASE LISTEN TO THE CRITICISM YOU HAVE TIME TO IMPROVE PLEASE
Omashu, mechanist, and Jet plot mixing as a concept was fine, but it dragged on and my friends and I got bored of it. I like it in theory but if it was going to take THAT long couldn't they have just separated one of those storylines for a different episode?
I appreciate that they tried to develop the water siblings' relationship by making them the stars of the Secret Tunnels, but I would've changed the way they "conquered" the problem (really? badgermoles respond to love? cute in theory but like why). If anyone's watched Barbie: A Fairy Secret there's a part where Barbie and her frenemy accuse each other of why their friendship failed, and it helps them make up and breaks the curse put on them. So that's what I would've done, force them in a life or death situation in which they have to say the unsaid things, maybe hug it out and boom
The way they handled Koh and the Spirit World was a Mess™ but the effects were decent
Zhao meeting horrible ends in every incarnation is so deserved
Yue having more agency was a welcome change AND I LOVE THAT SHE WATERBENDS. Then waterbends even when the moon is gone. It's such a nice visual nod to the fact that she has the moon spirit within her
That said, the show could definitely use more visual storytelling, less weird dialogue. Like it's so strangely common for shows or adaptations these days to exposition dump. Like they did not have to make Yue say that the ocean spirit was angry, literally just show me the dead moon fish and I'll get the idea. Then Iroh says "That's Wrath" that's just redundant now isn't it
I like that they saved Katara bringing Aang out of the Avatar State until last even if it could've been done better
HOW DARE THEY MAKE ME LIKE HAHN HE WAS A JERK IN THE SHOW BUT THEY MADE HIM A GENUINELY GOOD CHARACTER. Yes to brown men not being portrayed as jerks but also in the original it was a nice contrast to how far Sokka had come because Hahn reflected who he used to be. But live action Hahn </3
I like that they showed the deaths and blood. I wanted a live action that was both lighthearted but more realistic when it came to the injuries and death, and that'd kind of what I got
Other thoughts + overall
You can tell they put so much heart into this show, watching the bts, the bending boot camp with the correct martial arts, the easter eggs, the nods to the comics, the beautiful adaptations of Cabbage Merchant and Secret Tunnel nomads, there's so much passion behind the show it's a shame it suffered in its writing
which is why if they read reviews and criticism from the bigger name fans (TheAvatarist, HelloFutureMe, etc.) it would really help them improve for future seasons! The cast is stunning already and they have great chemistry (hopefully gets improved too!)
The live action is just a different angle to the show. And I'm saying this as an Avatar fan–the original wasn't perfect, either. I had some problems w it but the overall show was genuinely so good and heartfelt, those problems weren't glaring enough to put me off (unlike The Dragon Prince, sorry). The live action definitely wasn't perfect, but it tried to give us a new look into Avatar. Again, no adaptation will ever be a 1:1 remake and none should be. Where's the fun in that? But while the show is so full of heart and with actual fans working behind the scenes, I doubt if they listen to any criticism that they can't pull this off better next season.
#atla#avatar the last airbender netflix#avatar netflix#netflix avatar#avatar the last airbender#netflix atla#avatar live action#aang#katara#sokka#zuko#iroh#azula
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"You didn't love her like I did!"
How would you write a much-needed conversation between Katara and Sokka?
"That's not fair" Sokka said. "Of course I loved her! But Aang's right-"
"Don't you dare!" Katara shouted. "Don't you dare tell me you loved Mom as much as I did and then sit there and tell me that Aang's right about me needing to forgive that...that monster!"
"Katara, I'm just-"
"No, Sokka! You weren't there!" Tears were streaming down her face. "That man has haunted my dreams for years! I can still smell the blood! You have no idea what it's been like for me. Mom is gone! She's gone because of me!"
"Katara, no one thinks that," Sokka tried to pull his sister into a hug, but she jerked away.
"I think that!" she snapped. "Mom is dead because that man was coming for me! I couldn't do anything to stop him then. I can do something about it now. If that's revenge, then fine. I want revenge. He took my mother, Sokka. I still need her, but she's not here."
"I need her, too," Sokka said.
"I know that," Katara scoffed. "I know that because you keep turning to me to replace her. Who do I have to turn to, Sokka?" She was met with silence. After a moment, she nodded her head.
"I thought so," she said. "I need to do this, Sokka. I need the closure. I need to prove that Mom's sacrifice meant something. There's no one else who can do this for her." Silence fell between them once again. Sokka stared at the ground beneath his feet. His shoulders shook slightly, and Katara thought he might be crying, but when he looked up, his eyes were dry.
"Alright," he said at last. "You're right. I-I didn't realize what it's been like for you. That man deserves to die for what he did to Mom. But, Katara, this is a man who had no issues killing Mom in front of you. What do you think he's going to do when you come to confront him?" Katara met her brother's gaze levelly, rage running through her veins running hot and cold at once.
"I hope he fights," she said stonily. "I hope he tries to defend himself. I hope he tries to do to me what he did to Mom. I'll give him his fair shot. And then, I'll end him." A shiver ran through Sokka. He wanted to protest more, but there was a hardness in Katara's face that made him hold his tongue. He just nodded.
"Come back," he said. "I can't lose you, too." A lump formed in Katara's throat, but there were no tears in her eyes. She took a deep breath and hugged her brother. She didn't believe he understood her even now, but he understood enough to not stand in her way. That was enough for now.
"I'll deal with Aang," Sokka promised. He walked her back to where Zuko was still waiting for her. Sokka stood nearly nose to nose with him, and glared with all the heat he could muster. Zuko's body tensed, as if waiting for an attack.
"I'm trusting you with my sister," Sokka said coldly. "Don't prove me wrong, or there won't be a palace, boat or cave where you can hide from me."
"Okay," Zuko said, raising his eyebrow.
"Keep her safe," Sokka ordered. To this, Zuko nodded once, firmly.
"On my life," he swore. Sokka hugged his sister once more, and then turned to find Aang. The airbender was some distance away, and Sokka could see the hopeful smile on his face. He was still hoping Sokka had managed to get through to his sister. A hope Sokka could see dying as behind him Katara and Zuko climbed into Appa's saddle.
"Wait," he said, as Sokka got closer. "Where are they going? I thought you were going to talk her out of it!" Sokka shut his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Aang," he said, "we need to talk.
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Zutara “unexpected father-in-law” canon-compliant AU
It’s interesting how, in the ATLA finale, there’s no real indication that Katara actually got to see Ozai before he gets imprisoned for war crimes.
In the finale, everyone, including Toph, gets to throw their own personal jab at Ozai. Not Katara. And part of me likes to believe that she chooses not to see him intentionally. Because it’s her rough spot. Not just because this was a man who waged war and destruction for years... but also because she has a hard time processing that the young Fire Lord she finds herself falling in love with is the son of this horrible, cruel man.
She doesn’t want that to be true.
She doesn’t want to accept that Ozai and Zuko are the same blood. And it takes years…. decades… for Katara to finally come to terms with that hard truth, and she pays a visit to her now elderly father-in-law in his prison cell.
His face is gaunt and hollow at first sight, but when he looks up to her, the flaming, brilliant golden eyes are very much Zuko... and she holds her breath.
Ozai is also speechless, and only manages a grin to mask that curiosity.
Over the years, he’d only been lucky to catch glimpses of his aging brother before his passing and been visited occasionally by Azula. Zuko, however ironically, had been the one to visit the former FireLord the most frequently… promptly at the first of every month. It became Ozai’s personal passage of time. At first his son had come with tea, and as the months went by… he came with news: about reconstruction of their FireNation governments, the peaceful republic of Earth Kingdom colonies encouraged by Avatar Aang, the new alliances and trade agreements made with the Southern WaterTribe. Zuko mentioned all of this to him not as an insecure boy seeking advice, but as a learned man -- one who’d risen from countless mistakes and had eventually found his own diplomatic resolve.
It was a kind of confidence Ozai had no idea existed within his son, and it was in this way that Zuko announced in that cell that this young Fire Lord would finally be married.
“Who is she?”
“Her name is Katara, of the Southern Water Tribe.”
“A Water Tribe peasant,” Ozai muttered, amused. Appalled.
“Oh, if you knew even half the things that woman has done for this world, you wouldn’t think the FireNation even deserved her.” Zuko glances down, a shy smile forming. “She is unbelievable. You’d be lucky enough to meet her. I hope she’ll come around.”
And Zuko leaves before Ozai can say anything regarding a tainted mark or brittle branch that will result of this marriage within Fire Nation royal history.
Over the years, Ozai hears about this marriage, the political alliance that formed from it, the mixed daughters birthed between a peasant and a prince. When Ozai asks the guards if his granddaughters were borne firebenders, the prisoner doesn’t receive an answer. Instead, he receives a visit from the children themselves in their royal garb, along with their father. Ozai sees the familiar golden flame in the girls’ eyes, despite the tanned complexion of their WaterTribe mother.
The girls take a fire-bending stance, and the old man gets hopeful.
But it’s when ribbons of blue begin to dance around the girls alongside the fire-bending movements that Ozai’s smile disappears.
The blue he sees is not Azula’s Fire. It’s actually not fire at all.
And when the girls end their routine and smile at their grandfather, Ozai turns his back away from them. Confused and sad, the girls turn to Zuko and ask if they did anything wrong, and their father kneels down to their level, hugging them tightly… and assures them they did not.
Zuko’s visits become less frequent after that, only coming in to disclose important decrees and updated policies to the former sovereign. Ozai hears about his granddaughters through Zuko, year after year, learning about their favorite foods and colors… their interests beyond bending, their worldly education fueled by their parents’ influence as well as the youthful, progressive Avatar.
When the girls become teenagers, they finally visit their grandfather again-- this time, on their own… and ask Ozai about the war… if their family was indeed responsible for it.
They ask about it not in an accusatory way, but more an assertive way… wanting to understand for their own sake, their future, and how the world might see them as either a blessing or a threat. How delicate their position truly is.
Over time, Ozai grows accustomed to the water he sees and the stories about the WaterTribe he hears with each of his granddaughters’ later visits. They become women before his eyes, esteemed princesses of two cultures… and when they leave the palace independently, Ozai hears through news of the guards how these girls- much like their parents before them- are making a difference, changing the world, falling in love outside of their borders.
It brings the old man to tears.
The days become quieter, shorter over time. Nobody visits him anymore, and even Fire Lord Zuko has dedicated his time more to other important matters. Time runs glacially, erratically. Ozai combs his now silvery mane of hair with lanky fingers to pass the days, and the last thing he expects is a new visitor approaching his cell.
Sandwiched between two palace guards is this petite, middle-aged woman he’d never seen before, wearing royal red and blue garb. He recognizes her face instantly, from the ones of his granddaughters.
An old grin passes his face. “I’m impressed the heat of our country never compelled you to flee, highness.”
Katara grins firmly, finding her breath. Her eyes are glistening.
“I can handle the sun, thank you.”
Despite having spent most of her life adapting to royal Fire Nation courts, Ozai can still hear this woman’s humble origins.
He looks away in his cell, straightening up in only the way a former Royal can.
Katara nods to the guards, reassuring that she’s okay and they turn on their heels to give her some time alone with the prisoner.
Slowly, she pours the old man some Ginger tea in the same delicate way Uncle Iroh had taught her. She doesn’t hand him the cup, but rather places it down past the rails, which he takes, and watching her then pour a cup for herself. She’s just beginning to graze her fifties, he thinks, noticing the sternness to her brow, the overworked draping to her lids… and yet, it’s the blue of her eyes that makes this woman seem timeless.
It’s a patient, firm, kind and tranquil blue that Ozai doesn’t understand, but the old man can already sense he will spend his last decade feeling both eased and haunted by it.
It’s quiet for a long time, sipping their tea.
Ozai shifts uncomfortably in his sitting. “To what do I owe this honor? Are you here for some kind of absolution?”
“No. It’s pointless to do that now.”
Ozai stares at her. “Hmm. Then I suppose you found the urge to gloat over the irony of all this, how the tables turned so beautifully for your people. I can imagine the spirits of your ancestors are celebrating some kind of victory, is that right?”
Katara looks at him. “I can see how you’d think that, but no.”
Ozai stares again. “Are you waiting for me to beg for forgiveness?”
Katara shakes her head even before he finishes asking.
Ozai can only look at her, then. Katara waits a long moment and gives him a look that could’ve made any instinct of his prepare for battle forty years earlier.
It’s in that moment where Ozai remembers the advanced, lethal Waterbending technique he’d heard talked about in the palace halls— how it had returned after so many years of outlaw and imprisonment of waterbenders, thanks to women like her sitting in front of him. Ozai heard that this same woman had managed to master the technique for healing purposes… but looking at her face now, Ozai wondered if she wasn’t against making an exception.
“Are you here to kill me?”
He asks this not afraid, exactly, but rather…. tired, alone.
Defeated.
Her look only lasts a moment, and he sees the woman take a long, deep breath from her center. She sets down her tea and says “no” looking at him square in the eye, and in her softest voice.
It leaves Ozai uncomfortably impatient. “Then, why are you here?”
Katara looks away, then shrugs, feeling the old skin of a naive, stubborn teenager stir beneath her as she looks back to him.
“Because I love your son. And… that makes you my family.”
Ozai hums incredulously, looking out past Katara’s presence for a long quiet moment, and laughs on the way an old man only can.
She chuckles as well, because it’s funny. It’s messed up. But it’s funny.
The room becomes quiet again as they sip their tea. Katara pours her father-in-law another cup, gently handing it to him through the cell bars. Ozai receives it.
And that’s how their long-overdue conversations begin.
#zutara#katara#katara of the southern water tribe#prince zuko#fire lord zuko#avatar the last airbender#zutara fic#zutara ficlet#Zutara week 2023#Zuko#Fire lady Katara
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What do you think of this. All I see is seething and coping.
https://www.tumblr.com/im-a-hoping-beetch/726657931160043520/many-people-seem-to-get-genuinely-confused?source=share
That prove the fact zutara shippers are imbecile and the trash of the fandom.
“Katara only blush for embarrassment, no because she likes Aang”
Riiiiiiigth, and she gets mad when Aang say “I don’t want kiss you” and she smile shyly after the kiss:
“In headband she pretend being her mother”
Really? When Sokka and Katara dressed to save Aang from the director of school? Wow, you forgot the moment when Aang dressed to be the grandfather to Sokka and Katara and never see them like their grandsons.
Katara always shows her agency about how she feels with others, especially with Aang, she kiss, hug and blush very much with him (with Zuko never happens)
And about ember island, she say is wans’t the right time, you know what means? She never say “I don’t like you Aang” (remember the context how in three seasons Katara shows romantic feelings for Aang), and about the kiss, yes, it was a mistake, after that Aang never do that again (but zutara definitely romantizes the moment when Zuko kidnapped Katara and blackmailed her) and in the end Katara was the one who initiated the relationship.
And about comics, now is bad help Aang about don’t separate others colonies and families, wow.
“Katara deserved better” yeah, you means she deserved with a guy attack, kidnapped and betrayed her?
That why zutara shippers are the trash of the fandom.
#kataang#avatar the last airbender#atla#avatar#anti zutara#kataang defense squad#kataang defense#anti zutara fandom#anti anti kataang#anti zutara shippers
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what your favorite jojo character says about you !
these are my takes on what kind of person you are based on your fave ;)
jonathan- you’re way too good for this world and i will protect you with my life!! you always choose the “nice” option when you’re playing an rpg/otome. i bet you cry during movies. you’re a dog person but you’re not annoying about it.
speedwagon- you’re either the kind of person that has a waifu unironicly or you’re too afraid to disagree with other peoples opinions. you were for sure bullied in school for liking anime and never really recovered .
joseph- you think you’re the funniest person in the room but in reality have the sense of humor of a middle school boy and everyone thinks you’re annoying. you have no idea how to act in public
ceaser- you most definitely get bitches.
jotaro- you’re either too horny for your own good or youre the kind of person who automatically chooses the most basic mc because it’s the safest. you probably never outgrew your emo phase and i guarantee you read lots of hardcore smut in middle school.
kakyoin- you use the word milfs way too much. it’s actually kind of annoying. please shut up. on the other hand you know how to dress!! for some reason every single kak stan knows their way around fashion. your probably an avid markiplier enjoyer.
avdol- you had a crush on zuko in middle school and i bet you carry a lighter everywhere. you don’t smoke or anything you just carry it to carry it. you’re like super mature for some reason and you are the brains of the friend group most likely.
polnareff- you’re a bit dense but we love you anyways. you have zero clue how to express your emotions. please stop letting people trauma dump on you :( you don’t deserve it babe
iggy- shut THE FUCK up
josuke- you are the coolest person on earth. you have no flaws. you are a god.
okuyasu- you’re the dumb friend. i’m sorry to tell you like this but someone had to. you make up for your lack of brain cells with your big heart <3 i bet you know lots of random facts about uselessness things as well.
rohan- you’re the biggest bitch i have ever met/pos. you definitely had a devianart phase that you only outgrew because you got bullied or met some scary ass people on there. you’re kind of a weirdo but that’s what gives you your spice.
koichi- you act innocent and kind but you’re a bitch too/ also pos. i bet your AO3 history is full of insane amount of hard smut or hurt/bo comfort.
giorno-you’re either a dope ass person who’s actually super genuine and everyone wants to be your friend. OR you’re a super annoying anime fan who says shit like “but can he beat goku though”.
mista- you’re a stoner. i have not met a single fan of this man who does not smoke. you either smoke before every little thing you do and mention it to every single person on this planet. or you’re down low about it and just kind of go about your life.
narancia- you are still a child. you didn’t really mature correctly and i bet it’s because of some traumatic event that happened during childhood that forced you to grow up. please go to therapy i will be your therapist. also liking sharp things and setting things on fire is not a personality trait.
fugo- you’re a red flag but in a good way(?)you always try to see the best in people even when it’s clear they are the worst person on earth. you definitely have anger issues because you suppress your feelings until they explode out of you. you give really good hugs i think.
abbacchio- you either want a big titty goth gf or are the big titty goth gf. you never left your emo phase and you definitely had a behavior problem in high school. please stop dying your hair every month it’s going to fall out soon.
bruno- you’re most DEFINITELY the mom of the friend group. everyone comes to you with their issues but you’re too afraid to put your issues on someone else because you don’t want to burden them with your feelings.
jolyne- you are most DEFINITELY lgbqt emphasis on the L. you most definitely have issues with one or both of your parents.
hermes- COME OUT OF THE CLOSER PLS!!! we all already know you like girls just admit it we are going to love and accept you no matter what.
foo fighters-autism
#i bet some of these are spot on#this is alll a joke#kind of#also i’m a josuke stan#if that isn’t clear#jojos bizzare adventure#jonathan jostar#robert e o speedwagon#joseph jostar#caesar zeppeli#jotaro kujo#kakyoin noriaki#jean pierre polnareff#iggy jjba#josuke higashikata#okuyasu nijimura#koichi hirose#kishibe rohan#giorno giovanna#guido mista#narancia ghirga#abbacchio leone#bruno buccerati#jolyne cujoh#hermese costello#foo fighters
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For the time lost
Summary: Zuko wants to erase every reminder of his past mistakes, and Katara will take him on a journey to, quite literally, heal both of their scarrings.
Contains: Angst, Fluff, Katara has burns scars from Aang's first attempts to firebend, Katara tries to get over her resentment towards the FN, Zuko doesn't hate Azula.
Dear reader: I hope you enjoy it! <3 Let me know if you want me to continue posting.
Find chapter two here.
Also if you prefer reading in ao3 here's the link.
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Chapter One
“Dear Zuko:
I hope this letter finds you well. Since you didn’t respond to my messages from the previous weeks, I couldn’t help but do a little investigation on my own. Aang told me he last visited the Fire Nation a couple of days ago, and to his surprise, you weren’t there. Honestly, this got me even more curious. What are you up to, Fire Lord? What juicy secret are you keeping from us?
Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that my dad made some octo-fish soup this weekend. I bet you have never tried it, well, maybe on your finding-the-avatar days you stopped by and tried. But that doesn’t seem like you. One day Sokka and I will cook you some, but only if you tell me why you’re being so distant lately!
We’re always here for you, Zuko.
Hugs,
Katara”
Zuko read the letter while waiting for the water to boil. He had never heard of octo-fish soup to this day, but he wasn’t opposed to trying new dishes. In fact, most of his favorite dishes weren’t even from the Fire Nation. After trying the Omashu noodles, who could blame him?
“Dear Katara,
I hope you enjoyed that soup and the company of your family. Knowing that you spend good quality time with your family brings me so much joy and relief because all of you deserve it. I hope that every good memory makes up for every bad one, though unfortunately, healing doesn’t work like an exchange, does it?
As the Fire Lord, certain duties demand my presence in the other nations. So, as much as I wish my lack of responses were due to a secret vacation of mine, they are more like business trips. Might as well call me the Fire Businessman now. (Don’t let anyone read this to Toph because she most certainly will call me that.)
It was nice hearing from you. Send as many letters as you please. Even if I’m not home, I’ll promise I’ll read them. By the way, how are your little waterbenders doing? I’m sure it was harder to handle Aang, you know, back in our teaching-the-Avatar days.
Best,
Zuko”
He sat down and frowned at the piece of paper. It’s not that he wanted to hide things from her, or his friends. But it was almost embarrassing to write and send a letter describing his last weeks. It was a path of emotions he was unready to walk through. She would probably forget it in a couple of weeks anyway, and then he would be able to tell her everything.
“Dear Zuko,
Or should I say, Dear Fire Liar?
Even though I don’t have a lot of time in my hands, I still managed to get some information about your mysterious “business” trips. Sokka’s been of great help, for once, and a little bird told him that people from the Northern Water Tribe have spotted you in very weird places. But being honest, I still don’t know what is it that you’re hiding so hard. You got yourself an Ice Lady?
On another note, it’s very exciting to see both of the Nations exchanging goods and, you know, not trying to slit each other’s throats. I always wanted the war to end of course, but it was very hard to imagine a future so full of prosperity. It’s hard to grasp sometimes.
I hope I’m not getting overly emotional but it makes me think about my mom a lot. She never lived in a world without war in it, isn’t that fucked up? Some days I feel a strange guilt running through my body because I get to move on and she will always stay there. This seems like I’m getting all over the place. I don’t usually say this stuff to anybody, but I know you would get it. And today seems like a good day for letting it all out.
When I’m down, I like to think that she sees the world through the eyes of Sokka, or dad’s, or even mine. It’s silly, I know. But it makes me feel closer to her.
Well, enough about me. Tell me more about your trips, about your uncle’s new place. I’m dying to know. Maybe next time you should try doing business in the Southern Water Tribe and pay us a visit. We all miss you!
Hugs,
Katara”
Zuko took a long breath. No amount of tea would cure the unmeasurable shame that he felt reading Katara’s letter. He knew how empathetic she was, and how much he loved her family, and he could never forgive himself for what his family did to the world. Every day he looked at himself in the mirror and was reminded of a past he could never erase, his face became no longer his once his dad put his palm on it.
His sudden state made him forget about Katara’s little quest. He was not only full of shame but also full of passion to help others. Every reminiscent of the war also reminded him of the resilience of people during difficult times. And every time Katara changed the subject, Zuko needed to excruciatingly tell her how much her strength motivated him to be better. And after writing that letter, he decided it was time to invite her to the palace.
#atla#zutara#zutara fanfiction#zuko x katara#it's my first fanfic pls be kind :)#also i'm not a native english speaker so plsss forgive me if the dialogue sounds unnatural#or if the grammar feels off#FTL :)
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What if during The Southern Raiders instead of sitting in the side and watching Azula almost fall to her death, Zuko actually gave the signal to Aang to go catch her, and when they did, Zuko squeezed her into a big hug which the Gaang assumed was only brotherly concern.
Before Azula could pick up on what was happening, she was hit in the back of the head and passed out. That's how she ended up being a hostage to Team Avatar. She was placed in Zuko's tend and nobody talked to her a lot. But that night, after crashing Sokka's sex preparations, instead of just waiting all night for Katara, he decided it was time to deal with Azula.
After all, she did deserve a punishment for almost dying and scaring him half the death, didn't she?
And punishment she received!
Gagged, of course, because she doesn't know how to be quiet. She's a screamer. She got her spanking like a good girl, without fighting him too much, and then she looked oh-so-pretty while Zuko fucked her silly. The only problem being, it wasn't long enough to satisfy her. That was part of Zuko's plan. He had left her wanting to make sure that she'd be a good girl while he was gone on a life-changing field trip and wouldn't try to run away, in hopes she'd get a rewards for her good behavior when he returned.
... This is a truly excellent idea.
*starts another draft*
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Really short zuko x male reader fic lmao
i kinda wrote this as i came up with it so it’s not that great
“What’s wrong?” Zuko inquired with you.
“Nothing. I’m fine,” you snapped at him.
“Well, considering that tone of voice something must be on your mind. You can talk to me, you know,” Zuko replied softly. He didn’t want to seem rude by calling out your attitude, because usually you weren't rude unless something was plaguing your mind.
“It’s stupid but if you want to know then fine I guess.”
“Of course I’d want to know. I care about you a lot, you know.”
“My friend just told me that he didn’t want to be friends anymore. He said that I’m too annoying and he only wanted to be friends because he wanted to get with me,” you took a deep breath in, trying not to start crying. “He said that I wasn’t worth dealing with even if I had a nice body.”
Your attempts to hold back your tears had failed, and you started crying uncontrollably. You started breathing in and out in short, quick breaths.
Zuko quickly brought you into his arms. He rubbed your back and tried to soothe your sobbing the best that he could.
“That isn’t a stupid reason to be upset. That asshole doesn’t deserve your time,” He told you while trying his best to hold back the rage in his voice. No one should ever be able to talk to you like that.
“He was right, though. I’m really annoying, aren't I?”
You starting mumbling words of self-loathing; saying things about how you were just a burden on those around you.
Zuko couldn’t stand hearing you talk about yourself like that. He quickly and without thinking held your face in his hands and kissed you in the hopes that you’d stop saying those things.
“I’m so sorry, I wasn’t thinking. That was so rude of me I should have asked I’m sor-”
You quickly cut him off by kissing him back. You’d been friends for a very long time, and you’d always had a bit of a crush on him, but you never knew what to do about it. Zuko had always seemed very out of your league, and was he even gay, anyways?
“Will you stop being so mean to yourself, now?” Zuko asked you somewhat jokingly but still serious.
“Maybe if you kiss me again,” you replied flirtatiously.
Zuko put one of his hands around the back of your head and the other on your waist, pulling you in again. He kissed you slowly and sweetly. Both of you kissed and never wanted to pull apart, but eventually you had to take a break to breathe.
“I really love you, you know. I love your cute face and even if you are annoying sometimes I still love it. I love every part of you and I always will,” Zuko spoke quickly, staring deep into your eyes.
Tears started to slowly fall down your cheeks again, to Zuko’s concern.
“Did I make you upset? If you don’t like me back it’s totally fine! We can still be friends I don’t mind!”
“It’s not that it’s just, nobody’s ever said that to me before,” you choked out, trying your best to get a handle on your breathing.
Zuko pulled you in for a hug and started running his hands through your hair. It was like everything you’ve ever dreamed about.
“I’ll say it over and over again,” He spoke softly in your ear, “I love you.”
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catch me writing so much zuko x male reader fluff. i’m a hugeeeee zuko simp it’s not even funny
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10 characters 10 fandoms
I was tagged by @birdkeeperklink thank you so much! I really had to think on these since, as per my url you can guess there are a lot. (sorry for the late reply. I got no excuse, really, except life continued to happen around me and deciding who to pick was really hard.)
in no particular order (though Loki is Number 1, I'm sorry everyone else), here we go:
1. Loki Odinson from MARVEL
I just love him so much I've written a 78K fix-it fantasy novel (not finished) to give him the happy ending he deserves. there is no other character I identify with harder than this one: a younger sibling full of rage, always feeling overshadowed by the older one, just wanting to prove their own worth and show the world that they are capable (i got over this a lot in recent years but my love for him still remains.)
Tom just plays him so perfectly and I am so heartbroken that the writers at MARVEL did not know what to do with him, so they killed him off (the Loki show doesn't count because that's not him okay.) he's always having a good time, he's snarky and clever and desperately needs a hug. how can you not love him?
2. Mr. Spock and Leonard (Bones) McCoy from Star Trek TOS
Yes, they are two people but I just couldn't choose between them!
The grumpy surgeon with a heart of gold an the emotionally suppressed but deeply loving vulcan live in my heart rent free ever since I was a child. Spock was my first crush ever and his complicated relationship with McCoy has always fascinated me. they are two incredibly complicated people and there isn't enough space here to describe why. writing them is just as much fun as watching them and I actually own the autographs of both Leonard and De.
3. James Wilson from House M.D.
he's a man of many contradictions: he is kind but also House's best friend, he loves people dearly but can also tell them to fuck off. he is confident and funny and he helps people without being a pushover. he loves all of his his wives but cheats at least once. he is a walking mystery which makes him a great friend for House and a nightmare to write. I just love him! also, that smile!
4. Castiel from Supernatural
Cas is the character, truly! he can go from nerdy to badass in the blink of an eye. a cosmic being that plays dress up just to make one human smile, who should be nothing but an ant to him. he fiercely protects the people he loves and always tries to do the right thing. the character that inserted himself into the story against the writer's will and changed the narrative for ever. when he came on the show, I hated his guts. and look at me now...
5. Zuko from Avatar the last Aribender
you simply cannot talk about redemption arcs without mentioning Zuko at some point. an exceptional character amongst a cast of exceptional characters. I once joked that 90% of his lines were just him screaming but that poor boy has so much rage inside him, and with all that trauma, can you really blame him? he is the epitome of character growth and a fascinating example of how the villain can become a hero without taking any shortcuts.
6. Stephen Maturin from the Aubrey-Maturin series
if you read the books, you'll know why. this fucking lunatic is so oblivious to his own eccentricities that you just have to love him. nobody does it quite like him to be honest. no, Stephen, people will not think you're eccentric because you practice sword fighting on deck, however they might think that because you let loose 1000 bees on the ship and run around naked. he has no sense for proper etiquette and i love him so much for it. also, he get's on a ship without being able to swim and performs open brain surgery on deck. he is incredibly skilled and the best damn doctor in the entire fleet. also, his dynamic with his best friend/captain is one of the best friendships I've ever seen/read.
7. Scrooge McDuck
this might be an unusual choice but i grew up reading comics and at one point in my life i figured out that all of my favourite stories were writen and drawn by the legendary Don Rosa, who in his book "the life and times of Scrooge McDuck" created one of the most fascinating and fun to watch characters i've ever seen. starting from humble beginnings and rising to the top through his percevierence, fearlessness and ingenuity, inevitably losing everything he loved and ending up alone, only to be found by his family again, his story is one of my absolute favourites in literature. i know that due the never ending nature of comic books, he can never truly get his happy ending but I really wished he could.
8. Keeley Jones from Ted Lasso
I don't think I've ever seen a woman like her in any media to be honest. she is so clearly feminine and embodies all the traits of a woman that would normally be depicted as bitchy, toxic and self obsessed but she is just none of those things. she is a girly woman who loves pink and cries and she is just so human and lovely and i love her so much for it! her friendship with Rebecca is also so amazing and feels very real and true to what friendships between woman are actually like. I just love her as a beacon of healthy femininity and can only hope that there will be more characters like her in the future!
9. Kim Kitsuragi from Disco Elysium
the voice, the looks, the everything! the moment I met him I knew I wanted him to be my best friend for ever! his deadpan delivery combined with his dorkyness and his shere competence had me on the floor on multiple occasions. I have not finished the game yet but I have never had a companion this incredible in any video game ever! I could listen to him read the phone book for hours. when he went "daba doop doop dead" I died. also him jumping in when I fail a check has to be the most badass thing ever. I love you, Kim. please be proud of me. (also, I know he probably has a darker side to him that I am not seeing right now because I am always choosing the nice options but hey, the best characters are the complicated ones.)
10. Cole Turner from Charmed
this show was so much better when he was in it! the half demon who crosses over to the good side without ever really changing his ways. he burns someone alive and laughs about it, drags a detective to hell and doesn't give a shit about civilians. even when he is completely human his solution to assholes is to punch them in the face. he loves power and controling others and looking good while doing it. I know him beind "good" was a whole thing on the show but to me the most fun about him was that he continued being evil but was now using his powers to help the good guys. show me another character that got redeemed into the hero team without losing his evil edge. Cole was just so much fun to watch but unfortunately his character got totally buthcered by bad writing.
No pressure of doing this but tagging:
@catzy88, @uponxhorhaus, @accrov
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Parallels between Gale and Jet:
Around the same age.
Both live in the woods but not because they feel alive there but because that’s their only way to survive. As soon as the opportunity arises both choose to live in another city. For Gale that is district Two‘s military ground and for Jet Ba Sing Se.
Both choose revenge over peace and healing to the point it consumes their mind and they don’t see how citizens of the fire nation / the capitol are under indoctrination and threat as well.
Won’t grant forgiveness, even if those civilians flee to join the side of the rebels.
The moment Iroh and Zuko arrive at Ba Sing Se as refugees and the moment the prep team is released from the prison cells in 13, so they can go freely as refugees, both Jet and Gale treat them as less and deserving of punishment.
Casualties from the Nut in Two and the village near the dam are more than tolerable to them.
They don’t let their better side, represented by Katara and Katniss, in on their plans because they are more demanding than understanding. For Gale that would be the design of the second bomb, for Jet as seen above, when he lied to Aang and Katara about there being a forest fire.
Even their handling of the situation is similar as neither would go as far as pushing others to do as the see fit, yet won’t hold back from blaming them by being passive aggressive and guilt tripping.
This gets evident when we see how they react once a new and more peaceful way opens up. They still hold on, even regretting a missed opportunity:
They have enemies rather than a problem that needs to be fixed, which is a kind of perspective that endangers meaningful connections, so that they loose sight of what it is that they fight for.
The freedom fighters call Jet out until he decides to continue without them, basically turning his back on them and Katniss confronts Gale about the parachute bomb before releasing him.
They start thinking just like the enemy, looking for justifications of their actions. In fact, they adapt the mind of their enemy to reach the same greatness, to maximize the damage, subdue them, to equalize the damage. Because to them justice can only be repaid but never not redefined. An eye for an eye. A hug for an eye appears to mean to eschew to Gale and Jet. So much really, that the counter to control can’t be something less rigid, hence freedom will be of secondary importance.
From the hope leaks rancour.
Chasing an aim can sometimes disguise as escaping a threat that one fixates on, becomes obsessed with.
And sacrificing their sanity appears to them to be the most noble act.
Vengeance is their response but that merely perpetuates the cycle of violence.
#similarities#thg#the hunger games#atla#atla jet#gale hawthorne#freedom fighters#revenge#path of vengeance#parallels#avatar#right and wrong#blinded by war#character analysis
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finished a:tla netflix
here are some thoughts (idk, they might be controversial)
Things I liked:
Avatar itself is so good that even a bad adaptation is enjoyable, and i really enjoyed seeing the avatar world in live-action style, especially Omashu !!!
Ian Ousley was born to play Sokka idc what anybody else says, idc about the butchered character arc, or the personality changes or any of that, Ian Ousley is the live-action Sokka we deserve and he ate every scene (except one, which i WILL be mentioning later)
Like seriously Sokka has never given such big bro energy before and i'm living for it, Ian looks like Sokka, sounds like Sokka, and imo carried the show a bit.
I love a good long episode, none of this percy jackson 30 minute nonsense.
Fire Nation costumes HIT - like some of the other costumes were lacking but the fire nation uniforms and armor ? amazing.
They kept so much of the original music !!!
Honestly the bending was pretty good. i fully expected it to suck and be super cringey but there were really only a few moments of cringe for me.
Lieutenant Jee!!! best character!!! best casting!!! amazing, 10/10.
Like seriously though Omashu looked amazing, Agna Q'ela looked amazing, the southern air temple looked AMAZING.
Hahn was cute, i liked Hahn.
Blue Spirit accuracy omg i am so glad they stuck so closely to the original blue spirit storyline.
Gran gran was giving, ngl.
Again, Ian Ousley as Sokka. Show stopping.
Things I didn't like (sorry, the list is long):
sorry, gordon cormier did not do Aang justice. maybe it was the writing? idk, either way, Aang was not Aang-ing and he was honestly boring ? also i'm pretty sure Gordon is age-accurate (?) but if i had to guess his age with no prior knowledge i would guess 9. maybe 10. idk. i get that Aang is a kid but idkkkkkk I was just disappointed ig.
KATARA. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. DON'T EVEN ASK, WE ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. Like, i never even liked Katara that much in the og show but dang, they ruined her.
besides katara, Iroh seemed the least character accurate to me. like, in the very first scene in the og show when Zuko is practicing his firebending iroh gets on his case for doing it wrong or whatever and he def has some attitude about it. like, Iroh isn't all chill all the time, let him have some attitude. also where was the wisdom? I felt a bit like i was watching endgame Thor - like iroh was kind of a joke? idk, i couldn't take his character seriously. the actor fell flat for me. bland. didn't sound like iroh, didn't really look like him. writing was weird.
THE PART WHERE THEY HEAL MOMO IN THE POND AND AND AND SOKKA - HUGS HIM ???? LIKE THAT ???? WHAT DID I JUST WITNESS ???? IM CRYING IT WAS SO CRINGE LIKE WHY DID I HAVE TO WATCH THAT WHAT WAS THE POINT
Maybe it was just me but Zhao's actor delivered all his lines like jokes with no punchlines. and he also was not remotely intimidating.
SORRY DANIEL DAE KIM I LOVE YOU BUT no. he didn't do Ozai justice (but really, who could possibly stand up to the performance of mark hamil?)
it wasn't funny. straight up. the whole show. just. not funny.
idk maybe i'm just a nitpicky bitch but none of the performances really hit except Ian's. that's my biggest complaint. they can change what they want (it is an "adaptation" after all) but none of the actors felt right. ig dallas liu wasn't bad ? ian ousley was great, but that's about it.
butchered bumi storyline. no thank you. i will be pretending that didn't happen.
i really just wanted to see live action sokka in kyoshi warrior makeup tbh.
ALSO STRAIGHT UP WHY DID EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER HAVE TO TALK ABOUT HOW SOKKA WASN'T A WARRIOR ??? LIKE YEAH VALIDATE HIS ENGINEERING PASSION AND WHATNOT BUT HE IS A WARRIOR? THAT IS PART OF HIS CHARACTER ? AN IMPORTANT PART ? THAT CARRIES HIS ARC TO THE VERY END OF THE SHOW ? LIKE HE IS A WARRIOR? A NON-BENDING WARRIOR ? idk man don't @ me i stan warrior sokka, it's literally a big part of the show, his growth from child to warrior, his training with piandao, his training with the kyoshi warriors, etc etc. like, it's important.
i feel like they took the wisdom and hard-hitting lines right out of the show. "youre just a child." "well, youre just a teenager." etc etc.
idk. it was fine overall. i watched it. i enjoyed it. i wish it could've been better-acted and more faithful to the original but you win some you lose some.
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Katara and Sokka - post southern raiders
Katara: Sokka? Do you have a moment?
Sokka: Sure. Did you find him? The guy who killed Mom?
Katara: Yes.
Sokka: Is he dead?
Katara: Yes. But I didn't kill him, Hama did, she's also dead.
Sokka: Hama?! Where'd you find her? How did she die?
Katara: It's a long story, and get this, Hama was the real target, not Mom, or me.
Sokka: Wow.
Katara: After killing him, she tried to after Zuko. We had a huge battle, she slipped and got stabbed through the heart by a giant icicle.
Sokka: Jeez. I'm sorry you had to see that.
Katara: Thanks, but, that's not all I wanted to talk with you about. The things I said to you earlier...I was way out of line. I went too far. I'm sorry. I'm also sorry for being dismissive of Aang's loss.
Sokka: I appreciate that, and it's alright. You know, you can always talk to me about what's bothering you, you don't have to put so much weight on your shoulders.
Katara: Your right. Even though the southern raiders mistook Mom for Hama, I would never have blamed her for her death or why she died. Hama did what she had to do to survive, she didn't deserve to suffer as badly as she did.
Sokka: May she find peace in death.
Katara: I never told anyone this...but for a long time...I blamed myself for mom dying. I hated myself more than the man who killed her.
Sokka: Why would you do that?
Katara: I don't know anymore.
Sokka: Well, I can tell you right now, what happened to Mom or Hama is not on you. You don't need to keep doing this to yourself. Do you understand me?
Katara (Gets teary-eyed and nods)
Sokka holds Katara and they embrace in a hug.
Sokka: Mom would be proud of you, of both of us, so Dad, and probably even Hama.
Katara expresses a low but semi-joyful chuckle during her sorrowful sobbing on Sokka's torso.
#atla#katara#sokka#hama#yon rah killed his own mother in this au during a heated argument#so he truly had nothing left to lose
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'Sokka's Master'
Have we ever had a Sokka episode on this show before this? I can't remember one. Such disrespect to our boi. It's about time he got some spotlight.
It's interesting how even though Sokka has on some occasions displayed defensiveness about being the only bender in the group, this is the first time where we see him actually feeling down because of it. Perhaps it is because of the increasing power of the group's benders that Sokka feels more and more left behind. And that's understandable because the way Katara, Toph and Aang worked together to put out the meteor caused fire was very impressive.
Katara knowing just how to cheer up her brother really does make her the best sister ever. I can't stop gushing about how amazing she is to suggest this shopping trip to Sokka. Also, I can't get over how shopping is Sokka's favorite hobby. I love the Water siblings. <3
I'm trying to think of something meaningful to say about Sokka's training with Piandao, but all I can really think about is Sokka's endearing and infectious enthusiasm. Sokka approaching Piandao's tasks from his own unique Sokka angle... yeah, that's our boy. Unorthodox is the word for it. Even Piandao quickly warms up to him.
I like the touch on how the rest of Gaang really miss Sokka and just feel incomplete without him. Katara trying to be funny will never stop being funny to me. <3 And shut up, Aang, it's not like you've ever made me laugh, you have no room to criticize Katara. 10 Jerk Points. The Gaang rushing Sokka and hugging him, and Katara being so affectionate and even Toph blushing - it's just nice to see that Sokka is so appreciated.
Swole Iroh? Yeah, okay, whatever. I don't know what to say about it, other than that it's a thing. I really wish we'd have a more clear perspective of where Iroh's mindset is at, and what exactly is he working towards. It is clear that from the very start of the show, he has had the ability to interfere in the events more directly and make a difference, but instead he has made this decision not to do so. And because I have to guess at his motivations, one of the unflattering explanations is that he relies on teenagers to fight his battles. Is Iroh that much of a sucker for this obnoxious 'destiny' trope? Is this really the 'you're a wizard, Harry' moment? I mean... probably?
I don't know how to feel about Sokka confessing being Water Tribe to Piandao. Isn't he the big 'keep your mind on the mission' guy? This seemed like putting his feelings above the mission moment, but also like... I get you, Sokka. Just go easy on Katara when it's her time for a side-adventure.
So, the White Lotus way of teaching is to put kids into dangerous and deadly situations, I guess. But fair enough - Piandao isn't Bumi. I think he was in control of the situation, even if Sokka was scared shitless. Does Piandao deserve some Jerk Points for this? Eh... I don't know. I don't feel like going quite that far. I still don't like the White Lotus, though.
Jerk Points for Book 3:
Zuko - 290
Aang – 90
Hide - 80
Sokka, King Kuei - 60
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“ how long? ” [a confused pause] “ how longhave you two been in a relationship ? ” <- Katara finding out her brother is dating her ex. SO messy!!!
ahhahahahahaha how could you do this to me okay
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"How long?"
Here's the thing.
The reason Sokka didn't want anyone to know yet about his relationship with Zuko was that he wanted to put off having this exact fucking conversation with Katara for as long as he could until he knew how to go about it.
Was it ideal that he was hooking up with his sister's ex-boyfriend? Of course not! But it was... complicated. And yet, every time he'd thought about telling Katara, it felt like Toph had opened up another hole underneath him and swallowed him up into the Earth.
So when Katara had walked in on Zuko in Sokka's bed (and Sokka knew that was a stupid move on his part, but seriously, was it too much for the girl to knock?) and Sokka and Katara had sent Zuko scrambling out of the room, there was definitely no putting off this conversation any longer.
But Sokka could employ his fallback strategy: playing dumb.
So he just said:
"Hm?"
Katara narrowed her eyes, hands on her hips, stepping threateningly from her position in the doorway to Sokka's sitting in the bed, blanket pulled up to hide his nakedness from his sister's unexpected visit.
"How long," she clarified, "Have you two been fucking?"
Sokka was really wishing for that hole to come along and swallow him up any minute now. He gulped when he saw the storm in Katara's eyes, praying to the spirits that the storm would stay inside her eyes and not find its way out. He did not want to get wet this early in the morning, but he had a feeling that's where this conversation was headed.
Not that he wouldn't deserve it.
"Katara," Sokka squeaked, pulling the covers up higher as she approached, "I really didn't want to hurt you-"
"It's too late for that!" She was standing at the foot of his bed, leaning down at him with arms crossed in the way they always were before Sokka was about to get into huge trouble. He swore he saw the koi pond outside his window starting to bubble out of the corner of his eye. "Answer the question!"
Sokka shrank back into the bed.
"I promise, we only started like several months after you guys had broken up. I didn't want to hurt you but we just-"
"So you've been secretly boning my ex for several months already now."
Water splattered Sokka's (luckily, closed) window as the koi pond exploded into oblivion. (Sorry, fish.)
"Yeah, but Katara, this is why I didn't want to-"
"Didn't want to what? Tell me the truth about how out of all the people in this palace, you decided to get together with the one person that it would hurt me the most for you to date?"
Katara grabbed the blankets off the bed and threw them to the ground, which was fair, because Sokka had been trying to cover his head with them. Thank all the spirits that he was wearing shorts underneath, but he doubted there would have been anything that could have embarrassed him more than he already felt in the present situation.
He hugged himself against the shame he felt and the sudden cold. He couldn't meet Katara's eye.
Because she was right.
As a brother, this was one of the worst, most painful things he could to to her. But how was he supposed to convince Katara that he was only with Zuko because it felt so right? That he had tried to stay away for Katara's sake, but they just kept... finding each other?
Sokka took some time to find the right words, but Katara waited. She seemed to calm the longer he took to speak, which was a good thing- Sokka thought it would be best to avoid any more landscaping-related incidents this morning.
He finally looked up and met Katara's eyes. She was still breathing heavily, but she looked slightly less angry now where hurt was taking over.
Okay, he could deal with this. They could talk this out like adults.
And if Katara didn't speak to him at all for a whole week afterwards? Understandable.
"Katara... I'm sorry. You're right. I didn't tell you because I was scared and embarrassed and I knew this wouldn't be fair to you. But it wasn't... on purpose. You know? I was with Suki and you were with Zuko and then we were all dealing with our own breakups, and then you got together with Aang..."
Katara sat stiffly at the foot of the bed, arms still crossed, but showing her willingness to hear Sokka out and let him finish.
"I tried to find someone else, I did... I wasn't even looking for a serious relationship, you know? Just... anyone to make me feel less lonely. But the thing is, when you've been through as much as we have, nobody else can understand. And then Zuko, well he just... was always around. And we really get each other, you know? Every time I see him or talk to him, I just feel... It sounds stupid, but I feel complete and I tried to stay away Katara, I really did, but eventually..." Sokka trailed off and sighed, "I'm sorry I didn't talk to you about it, Katara. I know I was trying to save you the pain, but it was wrong."
Katara had looked away when Sokka had started talking about his feelings toward his relationship with Zuko. He knew it would probably pain her to hear it, but he wanted her to understand. And she was happy with Aang now, so...
Ugh. This was so complicated.
"Okay," Katara said.
Okay. Sokka could live with okay. It was better than "I'm gonna murder you in your sleep," at least.
His sister took a minute to process everything that had been said before meeting his eye again.
"...Do you love him?"
Sokka blinked. He'd only been together with Zuko for a few months, and it wasn't something he'd really thought about a lot.
Did he love Zuko?
He thought about what he'd had with Yue, and with Suki- and he had loved Suki- and about how he felt with Zuko, how it compared. And he realized... it didn't compare. It was so much different. Better.
"...Yeah," he breathed, no doubt in his mind.
Katara forced a smile, but there was just enough of it that seemed genuine.
"Okay. I'm still pissed, and I will be talking to Zuko. This is... going to take me some time to get used to. You really did hurt me Sokka. But... who am I to stop two idiots in love?"
Sokka's entire body relaxed upon hearing the words. Things weren't okay between them, but he knew now that they could be again.
He scrambled across the bed to launch himself at Katara for a hug, and she hugged back.
Yeah.
Things would be okay.
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