#I don’t know if iroh knows Jee is gay

[ssreeder]

I'm so looking forward to iroh and zuko properly talking and seeing irohs reaction to zuko being gay.

Like we all know he doesn't agree with the fire nation rn but how will he react?

Will he not support him cause sokkas a guy? Will he not support him because it's SOKKA? Will he accept him? Will he reveal he's known for years zuko was gay?

Especially with everything that happened with zhao, regarding to what jee said to bato on their date. (Which is a very understandable perspective, zuko just got out of this very sexually traumatising situation and almost immediately starts a relationship (his first relationship) with sokka, but then again it is a very unique situation)

One thing I love about some atla fics is how they portray the FNs thoughts on queerness, cause on one hand they were one of the only country's (I think) that treated men and women the same but then again it's also the fucking fire nation.

And I also think zukos whole canon arc can be very comparative to queerness,

His dads an asshole and after speaking out against him he throws him out, and zuko try's for 3 years to regain his father's love and acceptance, and then faced with the opportunity of regaining it takes it immediately regardless of who or what he may hurt (iroh, his own morals etc) but once he makes it back home realises how fucked up everything is and eventually confronts his dad and openly tells him he doesn't agree with him then runs aways.

I also wonder if iroh secretly knows jee is queer it doesn't seem that likely to me but it also is iroh so who knows.

<3

I do think Iroh’s reaction will be a big moment for not only the story but for Zuko’s character development. Right now, Zuko’s technically still a prisoner, holding himself there by assuming Iroh will not understand or judge him when in reality he’ll never know what his uncle is thinking until they TALK ABOUT IT. (Which the FN royal family is just sooo good at healthy communication I don’t understand why this is so hard for them lol?!)

I do agree that the suddenness of the relationship combined with the intensity from both zuko and Sokka is very alarming for people looking at it from the outside (I mean we all totally get it cause we were there but others are like uhhhh hmmmm ok this might be concerning) so I get them gossiping and wondering if this is truly real or what the fucks going on with those boys.

I love Zukos canon arc because there’s just so much about zukos story that can be relatable no matter who you are and I think that’s why he is a fan favorite (it doesn’t explain why we torture him the way we do but ehhhh it’s fine haha)

Hmmmmmm does iroh know Jees gay? Depends on how saucy those music nights got ;)

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character glossary pt 2

glossary of characters for my atla fic  is it my fault the fallen embers burn to help clarify things (and so i can keep my own facts straight)

pt 1: canon characters (especially their changes/additions to canon). pt 2: my ocs

what if people made art of my ocs / fic... ahaha just kidding... unless?

i have a pinterest board for this fic and my ocs as well for more references as to their designs :)

warning: spoilers ahead!! go read my fic first!!

Anzu

general description:

late 50s to early 60s

3rd shortest, though only ¼ inch taller than Iroh

round face

dark gray hair she usually puts in a bun

she & Iroh are buddies !!

skills/jobs:

nonbender

healer   (and a Very Good one)

not taking any shit

backstory:

has been witness to A Lot of gruesome injuries, notably:

trying to save Lu Ten

finding Ursa’s body

helping heal Yong-Yut’s scars

pessimistic, less hopeful b/c of violence & amt. of deaths she’s seen

Chai Son

general description:

17 yr.s old

generally accepted that he’s 3rd tallest, but he & Jee are actually same height (~6’-6’1”)

round-ish face

keeps his hair in a low pony & 2 strands always fall out to frame his face

hazel eyes

is like. really bi.  has a bet w/ he doesn’t even know who  to see how many kisses he can get at every port

if Azula & Taka are certified geniuses then he’s a Certified Dumbass

skills/jobs:

deckhand

earthbending

never trained by another earthbender, so uses firebending techniques

being the comedy relief everyone say thank you chai son

his presence causes the average amt. of brain cells in a room to lower significantly

backstory:

spent first few yr.s of his life w/ his real Earth Kingdom family

Fire Nation invaded his village, his parents were killed

soldiers mistook him for a Fire Nation kid that was stolen by earthbenders, so they took him back there

tries to keep his ID & heritage a secret b/c he doesn’t know what would happen if anyone found out

simultaneously unwilling to admit he’s an earthbender but also wants to remember his parents

has sorta bounced around Fire Nation causing trouble, nobody knows what to do w/ him so he’s put on the Kage

Gan

general description:

in his 30s  ;   has gray eyes

has a beard  (WHY did i decide this) that’s starting to gray from stress

after looking @ pinterest i have decided that Gan looks like tony thornburg. specifically this photo of him. draw him (lmao as IF ppl will draw my OCs… ha… imagine…) however you want though lol but he has the same basic attributes (beard, long hair, uh. man)

Gan? more like GAY amirite

skills/jobs:

nonbender

swordsman   ---   also skilled w/ knives

animal handler

backstory:

his husband died in the 41st division

doesn’t care about anything anymore / doesn’t let things affect him b/c the one thing he cared abt. most (his husband) is gone

b/c of that^^ lack of care, neglected his job which is Not Good when your job is making sure komodo rhinos don’t trample people and messenger hawks carrying battle plans don’t get intercepted by the enemies

Hoshi

general description:

uses they/them pronouns

21 yr.s old

honey colored eyes

chestnut brown hair that goes down to their chin, rough haircut though

medium height, abt 5’6” or 5’7”

learned to steal to help put food on the table

has 6 firebending siblings (they’re the middle child) & nonbender dad  (never knew their mom)

occasionally sets things on fire just to see what will happen (the answer is fire)

skills/jobs:

firebending

cooking

stealing & stealth

backstory:

drafted into the military, joined the Siege of Ba Sing Se

taken as a prisoner of war by the earth kingdom

used by the dai li as an experiment to practice their memory wiping technique & seeing if that can be used as an interrogation technique

now can’t even remember some simple things like what their siblings look like

Mikazuki

general description:

19 yr.s old

darker skin,  round face

thick black hair usually kept in a phoenixtail

dimples !! when she smiles

brown eyes

is ¼ Water Tribe

skills/jobs:

deckhand

waterbending

is this a spoiler? it’s kinda implied but i’m planning on exploring it more:  ya girl is a bloodbender :D

backstory:

her paternal grandma = Hama, all other grandparents = from Fire Nation

she & Hama are the only waterbenders in their family

torn between her main identity and also the loss of her Water Tribe history

her family really heightens that^^ b/c Hama openly told her abt. her disdain for Fire Nationals & also told stories abt. Water Tribe, while the rest of her family is disappointed that she isn’t a firebender

Ryuji

general description:

for his physical description just look up Ma Dong Seok. that’s exactly him, age & everything. king shit

ok the one (1) exception is that Ryuji’s hair is starting to gray

looks like you should never cross him but in reality he’s always making shit up and is a big softie

always making wild conspiracy theories that Chai Son loves to listen to

skills/jobs:

firebending

engineer

talking shit

making me smile :)

backstory:

pt. of (one of the iterations of***) the 41st Division

1 of his arms got really hurt from an earthbender, but he survived (duh)

the gov. saw a survivor of the 41st & was like “huh better make sure he doesn’t tell everyone that we’re sending our new recruits out as bait” -> gave him job as engineer, pays well

he was like “fuck that” and decided to talk as much shit as possible abt. the people he worked for

that^^ was especially easy when he was assigned to Zhao’s ship & didn’t have to make up bad stuff abt. him -> Zhao’s a little bitch so he reported Ryuji

Taka

general description:

late 20s to early 30s

tallest member of crew (~6’4”)

real niche reference but. she has the same build as  jasmine harper from season 8 of so you think you can dance  except taller. why, you ask? i had a crush on jasmine when i was younger and that’s how i realized im bi :)

of the crew, she has the darkest skin tone b/c she’s from colonies

amber eyes

long black hair that she usually keeps in a braid, curls in humidity

her family = leaders of Yu Dao colony ; she has younger siblings

invented loving women

saw Azula and was like “ah i see that i now have a protege” (Azula is constantly asking her questions that Taka knows the answers to b/c she’s smart like that)

not so subtly flirts w/ Yong-Yut

skills/jobs:

firebending

navigation

the Original Certified Genius

creation of smoke without having to make fire

intimidating men / putting Iroh in his place

backstory:

her mom = manipulative & abusive (not physically tho) - sold her, often didn’t let her see her siblings

her mom forced her into marriage (sold her) to an older nobleman when she was 15

husband = shitty as hell   ---  marital r*pe :/

killed her husband in his sleep, hid the body but was caught anyway

Yong-Yut

general description:

mid- to late 20s

shaved head  (when grown out, her hair is dark brown)

wears a headscarf

angular face, nice cheekbones

trans woman :D

glasgow smile   (scars from being cut from corners of mouth to her ears)

4th tallest, about 5’10”

doesn’t speak, uses sign language (which Taka and Hoshi also know, Yong-Yut is in process of teaching Zuko)  

skills/jobs:

firebending

deckhand

stealth & disguises

backstory:

didn’t feel accepted / wasn’t comfy w/ coming out to family

ran away from home, had to find job -> trained as a spy

undercover missions for Fire Nation include:

getting info on the Kyoshi Warriors

infiltrating Ba Sing Se to get info for the siege

North Pole -- protected Yue from rogue firebenders to ensure that the Northern Tribe wouldn’t get involved in the war

searching for Wan Shi Tong’s library

gathering intel on The Mechanist’s inventions from the Northern Air Temple to later establish their trading deal

South Pole to find last waterbender (found Katara, but didn’t exactly tell superiors it was her, just that it was a woman/girl in the Chief’s household or sumn)

spied on the Beifongs & anything they got going on

Omashu to spy on Bumi

during that last mission in Omashu, she was caught & as punishment was tortured a lil & given her trademark glasgow smile

done as both a lesson to Stop Spying On Us but also to make her super recognizable & therefore no longer able to go effectively undercover

Fire Lord was like “hey you did a shitty job & got caught and now we can’t send anymore spies to Omashu or let you loose as a civilian. imma send you on my son’s boat”

doesn’t speak b/c she has learned that talking just causes pain^^ + a part of her tongue has been cut so even though she technically can speak, it would be a bit painful &/or mumbled

you can’t be a criminal w/ a tragic past on a ship led by a disgraced prince & invent the found family trope AND be cishet it’s not allowed  

*** not many, if any at all, are ever supposed to survive being in the 41st. in this fic, it’s the name for an army division that’s been used as bait for at least ¼ century, just w/ new recruits every time. so when zuko spoke up against it, he didn’t know that it had already been decided, and that proposing it in the war room was simply procedure

hope this cleared things up (especially physical descriptions ahaha... im saying this as a joke but id genuinely bawl if someone drew one of my ocs or something from my fic lmao im saying this as if it’s super popular)