#& BATO

[sokka-with-his-hair-down]

loveee the thought of zuko as fire lord making his first diplomatic visit to the SWT and sokka taking FULL advantage of his and zuko’s friendship status to mortify his fellow council members and the general population of the south pole, as well as the fire lord himself.

like zuko will be chatting with some council members and sokka comes up and just starts roasting the fuck out of him. just saying shit like “who let you off the boat in THOSE shoes” to get a reaction out of the council members, who are making giant eyes at him like this is a professional visit where the fuck is your father to restrain you?!!!?

bato would be having an awkward conversation with zuko about resource allotments for the rebuilding effort and sokka needlessly throws in “did you know zuko sings to himself when he’s alone? he’s pretty good. give him a demo, zuko, come on,” and zuko’s grimacing because it was one fucking time sweet spirits sokka and bato is giving sokka the most embarrassed look of his life

sokka throws snowballs at zuko in the middle of the village and zuko falls over four consecutive times as a result.

for all his outward expressions of aggravation, it eventually becomes apparent to everyone that zuko isn’t too bothered by the teasing and sokka doesn’t mean anything by it, because every night they sit at the water’s edge and joke for hours.

[chiptrillino-art]

(ID in ALT text)

BATO!

[sulkybender]

Hakoda not realizing Zuko and Sokka are a couple because they act just like he does with Bato and they’re *obviously* just bros.

Obviously.

[befloweringg]

You gotta love no matter what ship you support; Zuko x Katara, Zuku x Sokka, Aang x Katara, Suki x Sokka, etc. there is no ship war when it comes to Hakoda and Bato, that ship unifies the atla community

[allgremlinart]

uhm happy uh uhm happy minor old man characters monda Tuesday. 

[waterfire1848]

I gotta suggest something here.

Kya was taller than Hakoda, Ursa and Ozai. The only one who was taller than her was Bato.

[akiizayoi4869]

Was thinking about Bato Of The Water Tribe, specifically the part where they're having dinner with him. Aang looks upset because he's left out of the conversation and nobody is trying to include him, and Sokka and Katara don't realize this because they're happy to see someone from their tribe, someone who they haven't seen in years. Add in the fact that they may have had the opportunity to see their father after so long, and you can see why they were so excited. Aside from the fact that Aang is upset because he's being ignored, I thought of another reason why he doesn't look particularly happy in that scene: Sokka and Katara are reunited with someone from their tribe, reminiscing about the fun times they had, listening to Bato's stories about their father, etc. All things that Aang can never have again because his people are gone. He's the last airbender left in the world. Sure, he can talk to Katara and Sokka about his past, but it's not the same as actually talking to another airbender with the same experiences as him.

[chartzan]

editwithbettershadingorsomething Another lil sketchy thing for @ssreeder's wonderful "Leaving it all behind". I had to try to draw something from that scene in RIA. it was so absolutely precious ♥

“There are no teams!” - “There are now… Tent rules and this is Zuko’s tent, so his rules. Right?”

also-

[erisenyo]

So excited to finally be sharing my @zukkabigbang2024 fic, betaed by the amazing @kartoonkrazy and with wonderful art from @lizardlicks (link incoming)!

Featuring culture sharing, culture confusion, gossip, a very sassy Kanna, a very over-it-already Katara, meeting the parents when you and the parent are both world leaders and also you have issues with parents, and Sokka's daddy issues.

[“Right,” Hakoda manages. “An honor.�� “Once we will endeavor to meet with equal honor in return,” the Fire Lord says so quickly he starts almost before Hakoda gets out the last syllable. “Sure.” Hakoda has to forcibly unclench his teeth to grind out, “We’re happy to welcome the delegation.” As if they had any choice in it. Fuck, but it would have been a lot easier to say no if the Fire Lord weren’t dating his son.] Or, Zuko is nervous about making a good impression on his first visit South as Fire Lord, which certainly has nothing to do with meeting Sokka’s father. Sokka is excited to see his boyfriend after months apart, and is absolutely totally fine with not being involved in the week’s political negotiations. Totally. Hakoda already has a headache just thinking about how exactly he’s supposed to interact with a fellow world leader who is also a teenager, and also dating his son, and wait--Sokka’s old enough for dating now? When did that happen?

To all the people who on my other longfics kept going 'wow, I cannot wait for the conversation with Hakoda about this one!' to which I kept going '…about that.' -- this one's for you :)

[feral-jackdaw]

It's so cool that Hakoda and Sokka found themselves matching boyfriends who both have burn scars on the same side, don't you think?

[emkini]

Zuko and the masseurs be talking mad shit about certain high ranking Fire Nation military officials

(Based on a scene from @muffinlance​’s Salvage that has unfailingly made me laugh every time I read it)

+Bonus Content

[Text in cursive because I always think mine is legible but you never know: Come collect your child. - Madame Sun]

[Text behind Hakoda: I am not going to murder this boy I have put too much work into keeping him alive] 

[chiptrillino-art]

Hello! Wellcome to my sort of 2023 recap!

ID in ALT text shockingly i drew more zukos then sokkas this year.... which is weird to me personally? although... i did have a sudden 'i have no clue how to draw zuko?!?!?" moment this year. oh also..uh... i was wondering if i drew egnouth faces to make them 'turn around' and well...

kind of?

[sulkybender]

Zukka.

Also Bakoda.

[azulaang-chakras]

You ever think about how Bato knew Hakoda since they were kids, and he still stuck by his side for decades despite enduring the puns and other wordplay that served as the forerunner of Sokka's sense of humor?

[hypnoticsphere]

i love polyamory

zuko, suki and sokka

kya, bato, and hakoda

azula, ty lee, and mai.

atla is just so poly-able

[thatssroughbuddy]

Y’all I have two points on a conspiracy theory board and I’m dangerously close to connecting them

This is Katara in Book 1 after they go ice dodging and she gets the “mark of the brave”

This is Katara in Book 3 as The Painted Lady (ecoterrorist queen)

I know the marks are slightly different but. When she got her mark in Book 1 it was painted on her, and in Book 3 she painted it on herself. I think there’s something to be said about how she could have thought the mark in Book 1 was more similar to her application bc she never actually saw it, only felt it being applied. Do we think there’s a connection here??