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thinking about this couple who went as katara and aang for halloween and how good their costumes look

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Happy Kataang Smut Weekend 2024 🥳

Link below the cut for the full version!

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katara is aang’s listener as much as he is her listener

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I remain puzzled on what exactly is not masculine about Aang. He lacks a number of toxic masculine traits, but that seems like a good thing to me. He is a young teen who has a lot of growth to go, which seems like the real driver behind those statements. (Katara is just barely ahead of him.)

I also wonder who thinks Aang is a "wimpy". I'm pretty sure he's the most powerful person in the world, which seems like the opposite of wimpy. Is it because he's a pacifist and holds strongly to his beliefs? Sorry, but those types of complaints against Aang and then against Kataang is just really weird.

Aang not being masculine/being feminine is such a bizzare ass reason to be anti Kataang.'Well most teen girls are attracted to manly guys and find 'wimpy' guys unappealing-'That's because of the patriarchy,not anything to do with girlhood and the visceral reaction y'all have to Aang's gnc swag ain't got nothin' to do with Katara either.What,you mad he's cuntier than you🤨⁉️

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The cloudbending scene was Katara and Aang's first dance together, and almost a year later, the kataango at the dance party shows hows far they've come and how they way they see each other and fit together in each other's movements has deepened, but also that they're still just these two drift-compatible kids who match each other's stride and have fun when they do it.

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It's so weird that this fandom is dedicated to projecting a set of traits on Zuko--being forgiving, being soft, being empathetic and understanding, being emotionally mature, being passive, being consistently supporting, being emotionally self-sacrificing, being dedicated to his sister, being good at understanding other people, being caring, being a feminist, being afraid of his sister, being obsessed with Katara etc.--that he most definitely does not possess. He has other qualities, some of them very good, but the fandom version of him doesn't really exist and honestly has more in common with canon Aang than anything about canon Zuko.

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Kataang Fan Fiction Awards 2024

We're doing this a little differently this year. Kataang Awards are being calculated based on ALL stories submitted to Archive of our Own and Fanfiction.net with

A completion date between November, 2023, and November 5th, 2024.

Our reader panel has been going through more than FOUR HUNDRED stories that were submitted this year and paring down to the best submissions of the year.

What awards are being given out?

This is mostly a public recognition of your great work; we don't have any prizes...but some artists agreed to make some free art based on your stories.

GOAT award-- Best Kataang Fic of the Year

Best Alternate Universe

Best Modern A/U

Best Smut

Best Action/Adventure

Best Comedy

Best One-Shot

Best Multi-Chapter

When/Where are the awards?

So we did a live presentation on Discord in years past but this year we're going to do live stream here on Tumblr. You're more than welcome to share your nominations and awards anywhere you want though! Twitter/X, Insta, etc. Some have even added their awards to the descriptions of their stories.

Ceremony and posts will happen on Saturday, December 7th, 12-1PM, PST.

Other FAQs:

Can a multi-ship story win a kataang award?

Answer: Yes! But these are evaluated and discussed by the panel as to the overall "essence" of the story. For instance, while a Zukka-centric story with a great background representation of Kataang is enjoyable to a lot of readers, that would be a story that we are more likely to recommend to the Zukka fans forum for recognition. Stories that feature Aang and Katara as main characters are more liable to receive a nomination for this particular event.

2. Will multi-chapter stories that are still in progress be considered?

Answer: Unfortunately, no. There are SO MANY excellent Kataang ffns out there that are still in progress and have been for years. Some will likely never be finished. These awards recognize stories at their completion date. This also means that if you still have a story you started in 2023, but you haven't buttoned up...hey, finish it in 2025, and it will be part of that year's considerations!

3. Are you only considering stories written in English?

Answer: We are also reading through stories in Spanish this year! There are also many contributions in Mandarin and Russian, but unfortunately, we don't have any readers for these languages and the translating apps we've tried are having difficulty accurately translating these. We will continue to work on this and try again next year, though!

Look out for our next post: The first round announcing all stories being considered for awards and where you can read them!

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Yes! All of this is absolutely true. Zuko and Aang are best friends in the end. Neither one of them will forsake the other over a romantic relationship. If Aang and Katara ever broke up, you bet Zuko would check in with Aang before ever pursuing anything with her. Anyone who writes a fic suggesting Aang is bad to either of them, or Zuko and Aang have a split in their friendship, is outright admitting they don't care about or respect the characters. (I'll accept that the friendship between Aang and Katara could be stressed if they break up, but they'd still care deeply for each other and not want to hurt each other.)

One thing I despise about the Kataang vs Zutara war is how ONE side of this war treats Zuko and Aang's friendship. In literally all the Zutara fan fics I've hate read, which is quite a lot, Aang is completely the bad guy, and is so abusive to Katara and Zuko hates him for it. Or Zuko is pining for Katara and hates Aang.

FRIENDS. First of all, Aang would never be abusive to her. And second, Zuko and Aang love each other. They're best friends and their friendship helped save the world from a world war and helped rebuild after it. They do not hate each other. Everyone is so desperate to prove their ships that they forget that everyone in this (completely fan created) love triangle are really good friends who respect each other. Katara is not only Aang or Zuko's girlfriend, she's also their friend. She is her own person who has her own relationships that have nothing to do with that of her significant other. Katara is not some smiling doll who would follow Zuko or Aang around and hate who he hates, love who he loves and not have her own valuable friendships. THANKS FOR CREATING THAT, FANON. Aang and Zuko are good friends and they wouldn't hate each other over a girl. Please, if you're gonna ship Zutara at least be more respectful to ALL you're characters

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This fandom is in desperate need of more Katara and Kya ii mother-daughter centric art and fics. Because I feel their bond is criminally underated. And needs more love and appreciation.

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i love beesniffer or whatever tf her name is

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@kataang-week prompt: altered state

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Reblog if you’re over 20 and still read/write fan fiction.

I’m curious!

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cave jivin’!

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your top 5 kataang moments? 🩵🧡

oh god that’s a tough one but I’ll try

1) the desert scene when Aang goes into the avatar state and everyone else runs away, but Katara stays and pulls him out of it.

I cant believe love was invented in 2006! seriously though, everything about this scene was so well done from the music to the animation to the writing. it’s one of my favorite episodes in the entire series and one of their best moments imo

2) the scene when Aang tells Katara how much she means to him/how much he loves her at the end of the Serpent’s Pass. It’s seriously such a beautiful scene for them and the fact it’s the episode that follows up The Desert makes it even better. The emotional weight of the scene is so good and it’s just so so sweet

3) the finale scene/the final kiss

It isn’t even specifically the kiss that I like the most. I actually love the hug more. The animation is so beautiful and they look so in love with each other 😭 it’s so well done and the second I hear that Cave of Two Lovers music start playing I start crying fr

4) the entire Kataango dance scene in The Headband. Listen, this remains probably my favorite episode in the entire show. There is something so comforting and feel-good about it! And their little dance is the cutest thing ever. I especially like when he approaches her to dance and she starts nervously playing with her hair (something she does a few different times around him in the series if you pay attention). I just love all the cute details like that and this scene is just so great to see especially since it follows up The Awakening which is also a heavy kataang episode!

5) the “I did get to meet you” scene in the second episode of the show. Idk why, but it’s always just stuck with me. There’s just something very wholesome and pure about such simple dialogue from Aang, and I think it really embodies their entire relationship. That yes, they have suffered extreme loss, but they also would never have met otherwise, and through their meeting they can make something new. And I think that’s such a wonderful message

I could yap about them all day. They’re one of my favorite ships ever, and are very special to me bc they were the first pairing I ever shipped :)

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That's because those who espouse that POV don't really care about Katara. They just use her to insert whatever bland generic girl take they have into the narrative. They want a put-upon girl that can be rescued from her mundane life to something more interesting, exciting, and fulfilling with heroic omniaware Zuko. lol

katara: *breathes around anyone that isn’t zuko* them: look at this mother she’s such a mom she's babysitting her children so much

need yall to ask yourselves why showing care and empathy for another person is only considered motherly or "babysitting" when it comes to katara

how many times am i going to hear this same low iq take?

but sure "kataang fans" need to "cope harder"

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katara and aang’s canon thoughts during this scene

i'm crying