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I get that the Academy wasn't a good influence on Azula, and it only magnified the harmful tendencies she had already acquired from elsewhere, but those factors in Azula's development have been acknowledged time and again. Meanwhile, Ursa still hasn't done anything with her realization in the Search that she didn't love Azula enough.

That's what I want to see more of. Flashbacks in Ursa's POV, Ursa processing memories of times when she had tried to reach out to Azula and realizing that it hadn't been enough, or hadn't been in the way Azula had needed. Or even memories of times when she and Azula had gotten along relatively well before things went sour.

Because we already know a dozen answers to: "How could Azula's environment/other influential figures have been changed so that she had a healthy childhood?" but we don't know Ursa's answer to "What could I have done, but didn't?"

Also, even in her Academy age, Azula wasn't a lost cause. Azula in the Spirit Temple implies that she still very much wanted Ursa in her life, to the point of feeling abandoned by her when she left, and so would likely have been receptive to Ursa's counter-teachings of unconditional love and protection.

Transcript: "You abandoned me. You weren't there to protect me from Dad, so I became what he wanted--his deadly firebending weapon. I didn't have a choice. (Azula in the Spirit Temple)

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They're married LMAO

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On the topic of Mai and Zuko

While I adore literally EVERY paring in the ATLA fandom for Zuko I have to admit that the writers knew what they were doing when they put mai and zuko together.

Yes outwardly people complain they don’t make sense or they don’t actually like each other but Mai is one of the few people that can deal with Zuko and his Type A tendencies and while she seems outwardly indifferent to everything she does in fact love him why else risk a life of imprisonment by turning on Azula.

They balance each other Mai hates boredom and Zuko is dynamic (a drama queen) that tends to stave that off, while Zuko needs someone who can manage his type A personality by not being indifferent like the fandom thinks mai is but by not being ruled entirely by how she feels.

In short she is the logic and he is the emotion

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old rival detective au for maiko

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zuko is the type of parent to pause during an argument and show you his daughter's baby pictures

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if i dont get an over the top confession for maiko ISTG

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Mai: I’ve caught this stupid disease because of Zuko.

Ty Lee: For the last time, Mai, feelings are not an illness.

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Mai

Ming Dynasty references! Why Ming Dynasty? Honestly I'd seen other artists use it for Mai's wardrobe and I loved it. So it's in the realm of accurate in shape, goth-fire nation in colour palette.

(Reoccurring disclaimer for this art series: This is for fun, they are inspired by the show's costume designs and then extrapolated out with historical fashion or things I think will be fun to draw. These are not meant to be accurate, only inspired. I hope you like them!)

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I hate Ursa

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Is it just me who likes Maiko ? (Mai x Zuko)

Idk I just found their relationship to be so cute :D

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zuko: IF I DONT GET THAT REPORT BY NEXT WEEK, I'LL END YOUR-izumi,sweetie not right now, daddy's working,oh my god, did u draw that?

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izumi probably guilt-tripped zuko into getting things her way by starting to fake cry and mai just looks at zuko disappointedly as izumi sit in his lap enjoying her third serving of chocolate, the wall around them scribbled with crayons

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I love your kataang art so much!!! And the water siblings are absolutely delightful!!! I saw your Zuko art and can I please ask for Maiko art? 👉👈

Your Zuko is so cute, and I love all of your character designs for them I'd love to see Mai in your style too!

this is very half-assed looking im sorry 😭 they gave me a lot of trouble for some reason but i did want to draw them

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oogies 😒

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hii, if you have the time and energy, can you draw teenage izumi how you imagine her? thanks 🙏🏻🩷

she looks roughly something like this in my head, but i think i made her resemble zuko a bit more than mai. oops

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auntie azula (DIES) (DIES) (DIES AGAIN)

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Reminder that Izumi has two amazing parents, and their names are Mai and Zuko 💞 put some respect on both their names, and stop cutting Mai out of her own daughter’s life (either by making her a surrogate or flat-out not even mentioning her), please and thank you