#Iroh III

[korrasamitrouble]

Tumblr got me messed up.

😂😂😂 this ain’t my main. But whatever. Since I’m here. Idk what ima do writing wise. Im not dropping nothing but on the real. It ain’t in me no more. But we’ll see. It’s all in my head anyway, so I’ll get it out eventually. Until then, I’ll leave you some artwork I’ve been working on I guess. As a gesture for the mix up lmao

Iroh II and Iroh III 😄

[demaparbat-hp]

For the Spirits—Chapter III: Keep Your Plans

At the risk of feeling dumb, check in

It's not worth the risk of losing a friend

Even if they say:

“Just keep your plans, I hope

That you never have to drop

Anything for me.”

—At The Risk Of Feeling Dumb by Twenty One Pilots

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Yume had to resist the urge to sigh. She already knew how this would go. All roads led to tea, Pai Sho, and no straight answers. If she could go back in time and reach out to her younger self, she’d warn the tired face in the mirror to enjoy Iroh’s company while he still made sense.

She cursed the Crew under her breath, doing her best to give the General a smile back or, at least, keep a straight face.

Why did I even say yes to this?

[zuko-always-lies]

Every Single Time Azula Insults or Criticizes Zuko

"The Avatar State":

Zuko:[Angrily.] What are you doing here?

Azula: [Holds up a shell in her hand.] In my country, we exchange a pleasant hello before asking questions. [Rises and walks toward Zuko and Iroh.] Have you become uncivilized so soon, Zuzu?

2.

Azula: You know, Father blames Uncle for the loss of the North Pole. And he considers you a miserable failure for not finding the Avatar! [Cuts to Zuko, who is panting heavily.] Why would he want you back home, except to lock you up [Cuts back to Azula.] where you can no longer embarrass him?

"Zuko Alone":

1.

Young Azula: You waste all your time playing with knives. You're not even good!

2.

Young Azula: [Sits back down, and looks at Zuko out of the corner of her eye and whispers.] You'll never catch up …

"The Chase":

Azula: [Coolly.] You mean you haven't guessed? You don't see the family resemblance? Here's a hint. [Covers her eye and deepens her voice, imitating Zuko.] I must find the Avatar to restore my honor! [Aang remains silent; back in her normal voice.] It's okay, you can laugh. It's funny.

"The Crossroads of Destiny":

Azula: You're so dramatic. What? Are you going to challenge me to an Agni Kai?

"The Beach"

Zuko:[Cut to closer view of Zuko and Mai. Angrily.] Doing nothing is a waste of time. [Rises from his seat next to Mai.] We're being sent away on a forced vacation. [Walks over and grips the railing of the boat.] I feel like a child. Azula:[Frontal view.] Lighten up. So Dad wants to meet with his advisors alone, without anyone else around. Don't take it personally.

2.

Zuko:[Frontal view from behind the girls. Losing it now; furiously.] I'm angry at myself!Slamming down with his clenched fists he causes the camp fire to turn into a pillar of fire, the girls recoil from the flames. Cut to close-up view from above of Zuko. Cut to a wide-view of the entire campsite as the flame dies down. Zuko turns away. Azula: Why? Zuko[Close-up.] Because I'm confused. Because I'm not sure I know the difference between right and wrong anymore. Azula: You're pathetic.

"The Avatar and the Firelord"

1.

Azula: It's never too early for a sitting with the court painter, Zuko. Make sure he gets your good side.

2.

Zuko: But how did he die? Azula: [Turning toward Zuko.] Didn't you pay any attention in school, Zuko? He died peacefully, in his sleep. [Cut to a shot of the full room, as Azula walks away.] He was ancient.

"Nightmares and Daydreams"

Azula: Hello, Zuzu. If you've come for a royal hair-combing, I'm afraid you'll have to wait. Zuko: So I guess there's a big war meeting coming up, huh? And apparently I'm not welcome there. Azula: What do you mean? Of course you're welcome there! Zuko: Oh, yeah?! I guess that's why no one bothered to tell me about it! Azula: Oh, Zuko. Don't be so dramatic. I'm certain Dad wants you there. You probably just weren't invited because it's so obvious you're supposed to be there. Zuko: Well, were you invited? Azula: Of course! I'm the princess. Zuko: And I'm the prince! Azula: Exactly, so stop acting like a paranoid child! Just go to the meeting.

"Sozin's Comet Part III":

Zuko: Sorry, but you're not gonna become Fire Lord today. [Jumps off Appa.] I am. Azula: [Laughs.] You're hilarious.

The most consistent things she criticizes him for are being too "dramatic" and immature.

[reticenceofladyeva]

hoax

i.

he iS a refugee.

ii.

she stAys behind when her brother goes to chameleon bay, the aVatar to the eastern air temple, and the Earthbender to her parents. the comet is four Years away.

iii.

she finds him One day, serving tea, a week after her friends were to retUrn. they fight in angRy whispers and ugly sneers. his uncle perSuades her, with tea on the housE, to hold off on reporting them to the earth king.

iv.

katara never does report them to the earth king, but her reports of missing friends go nowhere. The dai li won't let her out of the city, though she makes an admittedly impressive effort. her house burns down, and zuko swears (honestLy) that it wasn't him. uncle ofFers her shelter (of course he does).

v.

the three of them conspire to escape the city, to find the avatar and her brother and toph. in what zuko swears Is a compLetely unrelated coincidence (not honestly), their house burns down. lee entered the city a singLe man and slips out with papers for himself, a wife, hua mei, and his uncle mushi. he is old enough now to Be head of their little household. the comet is threE years away.

vi.

they wander between villages, hoping for news of the avatar, but the last time anyone had seen him was near the last time katara herself had seen him. she notices new shAdows under zuko's eyes as his old punishment returns to haunt him. worry lines furrow iroh's brow. katara can never quite shake the tension in her shoulDers or the nausEa in her throat.

vii.

they fall into some kind of rhythm on the road, even after ba sing se falls to the fire nation. unCle disappears for days at a time for pai sho and news, leaving lee and hua mei to find work in the villages they pass through. they spend the time alone talking about mothers and fathers and homes and destinies, and lee learns to braid hair.

viii.

word of the avatar travels south from pouhai and they pack up their lives and chase down the rumor but it's a trap, all of it. Azula picked off sOkka and aang and toph, one bY one. she's been waiting for katara. zuko's appearance, she says with a sharp, toothy smile, is an unexpected bonus (and then zuko is looking at katara like lee looks at hua mei but he's standing next to his sister and poised to throw fire at her and katara wants to scream).

ix.

kataRa wanted to fight, bUt her infaNt son stRapped to her back was a liability, and AzUla knew it. she escaped wheN zuko, too eager, fiRed at her, and his fire collided with his sister's already well-aimed blast, and none of them coUld see iN the aftermath; the comet, then, was a year away.

x.

She is a refugee.

[atla-confessions]

Protocol III of the Geneva Convention puts limits on using incendiary weapons on civilians or forests/plants. The Fire Nation wantonly destroyed forests and environments and have scarred many, many civilians. The Fire Nation has also tortured or murdered prisoners of war, and took Earth Kingdom civilians as slaves on that ship, additional protocol II.

We see Azula (perfidy of her false surrender and torture of prisoners of war. you can get into it about whether using hypnotized people count as slave labor too.), Ozai, Zhao, Yon Rha, even Zuko (especially article 33. But civilian hostages, purposeful targeting and assault of civilians as an intimidation tactic, wanton destruction of civilian property, targeting civilians, perfidy) (And this is if you don't even consider trying to wipe out the last airbender as conspiracy to and intent of genocide, even though I personally think it counts) all commit things that the Geneva Convention classifies as war crimes in 4K on the screen.

Iroh wrote a letter bragging about razing cities to the ground. Article 6(b) of the 1945 IMT Charter (Nuremberg) lists “wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly” as a war crime.

Iroh was also Mongke's direct commanding superior, and is thus jointly responsible for the actions he took against Jet's people. Which was more destruction of villages and attacks on civilian populations for the purpose of military terrorism and intimidation by an occupying force.

Fire Nation has also historically carried out False Flag operations under the guise of airbenders (perfidy) prior to the genocide (also a war crime), and conspired to commit genocide against the Earth Kingdom.

X

[seetangus]

Flowers - Azula x reader - part I

Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII [main masterlist]

Azula x gn reader, no warnings, requested by 🌹-anon

651 words, enjoy :)

You watched in awe as Azula shot another wave of blue fire across the courtyard, setting the training dummy ablaze. As this had been the last part of her training, you quickly made your way over to her, leaving Mai and Ty Lee, who also were present, behind. You did this after every training session of hers, so they knew what was coming. Mai rolled her eyes and Ty Lee let out a small giggle as they watched you praise her, wishing to receive only the slightest bit of attention from her: "You were awesome, Azula!" "Of course I was. I always am.", she answered, seemingly more focused on taking off her training armour than on your presence.

Her reaction may be discouraging, but it was nothing you weren't used to after seven months of trying to get closer to her, so you simply went to the next step: "Do you think that we could train together sometime?" To your surprise, this actually made her look at you, she seemed genuinely surprised: "We? Train together?" Her answer made you feel a weird mix of worry and excitement. "I don't think that you could compete with me, y/n." She went to the dressing rooms after saying that, leaving you alone.

Now that was depressing. Ty Lee apparently had been close enough to understand what Azula said, because she sent you an apologetic look. She and Mai were more or less the only people who knew of your feelings towards Azula. Them and General Iroh. Well, you weren't sure about whether he knew, especially as he wasn't in the palace very often, and even when he was, no one could be sure about what he knew of. He had been giving you some weird looks when you tried to flirt with Azula though, so you simply assumed that he knew too.

But that wasn't important now. You quickly smiled back at Ty Lee and hurried to your chamber, already a new plan in mind on how to take Azula's heart. Okay, if you were realistic, it probably wouldn't make her fall madly in love with you, but it should at least make her like you a bit more, and possibly show her how much you cared about her.

You went into your room, walking over to the fireplace. There stood, blooming as bright as the sun, your new plan: a panda lily. It was a rare flower you had brought here from a trip (some might call it an invasion) to the earth kingdom. It needed very special conditions to survive, so you would only take it out of its pot shortly before you would give it to her, to make sure it didn't wither away before she could plant it in one of her pots. You wondered if she would choose a pretty pot? Where would she put the pot? You would have never thought that dreaming of flower pots could be so romantic.

You had heard of a conference that was taking place soon. Mai, Ty Lee, some generals, and most importantly Azula would be there. Even if you had not been invited, your rank allowed you to show up as a visitor. An opportunity you would normally have picked, but in this case you decided to show up shortly before the conference was over. You would give the flower to her when she headed out. It felt better to do it in a somewhat open space because the atmosphere would be less tense. Of course you would still do it in a discreet manner. You didn't want the whole palace talking about it.

You took a few moments to admire your flower, the one that would soon be held by Azula's hands, and gently pulled it out of the pot. Along with some earth you put it in a cloth and began making your way to the conference hall.

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

spell out your url using characters you love from any media. then, tag as many people as there are letters in your url ( or however many you'd like ! ) inspired by the song titles dashboard game.

D.aisuke Jigen (Lupin III) Y.ao Meng (Jin Guangyao) (Mo Dao Zu Shi) I.sabel Lovelace (Wolf 359) N.ausicaä (of the Valley of the Wind) G.oemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III) S.herif Ali (Lawrence of Arabia) U.ncle Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender) F.ujiko Mine (Lupin III) F.rollo, Dom Claude (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) E.straven, Therem Harth rem ir (The Left Hand of Darkness) R.oger Collins (Dark Shadows) I.nu-oh (Inu-Oh) N.orrington, James (Pirates of the Caribbean) G.uts & G.riffith (Berserk) F.lint, James (Black Sails) R.oy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist) E.lizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean) N.emo, Captain (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) C.hristine Daaé (The Phantom of the Opera) H.arrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) S.hulk (Xenoblade Chronicles 1) T.enar (Earthsea) A.ngel Eyes (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) L.upin III (Lupin III) K.ushana (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind) E.leanor of Aquitaine (fictionalized) (The Lion in Winter) R.ex, Captain (Star Wars: The Clone Wars / Rebels) S.abata (Sabata)

tagged by: stolen from @widowshill

tagging: YOU

[brotheramberland]

So I wanted to talk about how some of my "fictional father" rules and ideas work.

First up: What characters from what fandoms would make good fathers? (Sorry it's a long list. Also, if you're wondering why certain antagonists' were listed, there's more explanation further down).

Fandom: Naruto. Characters: Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Gaara, Yamato, Gai, Neji, Shikamaru, Iruka, Jiraiya, Itachi, Obito, Orochimaru, and Zabuza.

Fandom: One Piece. Characters: All of the Mugiwara crew, Trafalgar, Kid, Ace, Sabo, Crocodile, Doflamingo, Lucci, Smoker, Katakuri, the Akazaya Nine, Shanks, Buggy, Marco, and Rayleigh. (I could honestly write almost every character on here as a parent figure, but the list would be way too long).

Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen. Characters: Lol, all of them.

Fandom: Attack on Titan. Characters: Eren, Armin, Levi, Jean, Reiner, Levi and Erwin.

Fandom: Black Clover. Characters: Umm... All of them? This fandom is beyond rich with potential parent figures, don't even get me started.

Fandom: Guardians of The Galaxy. Characters: Quill, Drax, Rocket, and Yondu.

Fandom: Marvel. Characters: Tony, Thor, Steve, Bucky, Bruce, Scott, Loki, Clint, and Sam.

Fandom(s): DreamWorks and Disney. Characters: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Bruno Madrigal, Grug Crood, Death the Wolf. (And a whole bunch of others.)

Fandom: Criminal Minds. Characters: Spencer, Derek, David, Matthew, and Luke.

Fandom(s): Alien movies like Predator, Avatar, or Transformers for some extra flavor and diversity.

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender. Characters: Aang, Sokka, Zuko, Iroh, and Jet.

Fandom: 911 and 911 Lone Star. Characters: All of them. Every main character within these two fandoms is amazing.

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Why are certain antagonists listed?

Well that's because I'm obsessed with bad guys and I love imagining them in scenarios where they are actually good. Antagonists in general are very powerful, crazy and frightening, but if you keep those attributes and turn them into good people with good intentions, they make for some pretty awesome, likable parent figures.

So if I ever write an antagonist as a parent figure, just know that I'm intentionally making them good for the benefit of the reader-inserts and the drabbles. But, hey, if you wanna read and imagine them the way they originally are, then by all means I support you.

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I obviously have father figures covered, but what about mother figures?

There are lots of female characters I love, but I primarily want to focus on the males just because that is my preference. However, on down the road I do see myself writing mother drabbles. I wouldn't mind. And, considering the circumstances of the reader-inserts, a mother figure might be more suited for the plot. You never know.

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What will the reader-inserts be like?

For reader-inserts under the age of twelve, I will display it in the title as "child!reader".

For reader-inserts over the age of twelve, I will display it in the title as "teen!reader".

For child reader plots, I plan for them to be mostly fluffy and light-hearted. You know, young kids are curious, they're inexperienced, they're clumsy, they get scared, they get bullied, and so on and so forth. There's lots of topics and plots I can create for child reader-inserts.

For teen reader plots, things might get a little bit more angsty. As we all know, teenage years are absolutely insane. Teenagers are rebellious, they're curious, they're discovering their own sexuality, they're going through puberty, and they're trying new, dangerous and some times risky things. Teenagers are also very, VERY emotional, and under certain circumstances they can really struggle with anxiety, depression, social stability, loneliness and a whole bunch of other stuff. Of course there will be fluff in these drabbles, but also some light angst here and there.

For the most part the reader will be portrayed as the biological child of the character, but I do plan on writing lots of adoption stuff too.

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The father figures won't always be perfect.

As we all probably know, parents are anything but perfect. They make mistakes. Lots and lots of mistakes. And sometimes parents don't care that they make mistakes, nor do they ever try to right their wrongs and apologize. Some parents don't even want to accept nor understand their child. (I'm sure some of you know what I mean).

But whereas these fictional father figures may make mistakes, they also try to fix those mistakes and right their wrongs. That's what I plan to accomplish with my father drabbles. I want to create loving, supportive, understanding father figures who are willing to do anything for their child. Because when you're a kid and you struggle with life, a loving parent is all you really want.

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What about characters who are too young to have kids?

So an example for this would be any character that is around the age of 15-25 like Luffy. Well there are two simple solutions to this. Either I'll age up the characters or I'll say that the reader is adopted. It kind of just depends on what the drabble calls for.

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Why am I doing this?

Well if you're like me and you had a rough childhood, then you just kind of want to reimagine yourself in a scenario where you're happy, accepted, catered, loved, protected, safe and cared for. I just want this to be something akin to a safe place for people to come and find joy and peace in the drabbles that I create.

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Mild disclaimer: I know I have a lot of characters in mind to write for, but the process of my updates may be slow-going sometimes because I do have a full time job and annoying adult responsibilities. I try to write whenever I can. If updates seem slow, just know that I'm sorry and that I'm trying my hardest to supply you with all the fictional father goodness you crave.

Ta-ta my friends!

[orangepanic]

New Fic: Hot for Teacher

Needed to clear the brains a little so here's a short silly fic I made for @domaystic using the randomly-selected prompts: 05. Teacher E. building renovations III. poll.

Featuring professor Asami Sato and her new colleague, Iroh Mifune; a hottest teacher poll; and a terribly-timed power outage. This is about as cheesy as it gets, folks. Fun fact, this is also my 100th published fic with Asami in it.

Enjoy! I wanted to make it under 500 words and got close-ish?

[nightmarefuele]

~10 Fandoms/ ~10 Characters/ ~10 Tags

much like my space opera sidekick, i am. not part of half so many 'fandoms.' i will do my best~

i. Batman/Gotham (also the city, a.k.a., also not the show)

Joker (oh, really?)

Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow (oh. really.)

James "Jim" W. Gordon

Batman (*Balebat + Battinson)

Red Hood (~j-teeee)

ii. Blade Runner 2049

Officer K / Joe

Sapper Morton

Luv

iii. Star Wars

Kylo Ren (solely the 7th movie. after which, nothing exists.)

Second Sister Inquisitor Trilla Suduri

Kino Loy

Luthen Rael

Lt. Dedra Meero

Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader

iv. Avatar: The Last Airbender

AZULA

Zuko

Mai

Suki

Piandao

Wan Shi Tong

Avatar Roku

Iroh (obligatory.)

Hakoda

v. Miscellaneous (*Fandom / Characters)

Dune books / Paul Atreides

Arcane / Jinx, Silco, Viktor

Heat / Lt. Vincent Hanna

The King / Henry V

Silence of the Lambs / Clarice Starling, Dr. Hannibal Lecter

On the Edge / Jonathan Breech

William Gibson books / Rydell, Laney, Rei Toei, Case

V for Vendetta / V, Evey, Deitrich

tagged by: @kylo-wrecked; alias, 'space opera sidekick'; @brooklynislandgirl tagging: @miercolaes (because i want your recs.) @chaoticjoke (because i want yours too!~) @grimmusings, @jynxd, @hahaheehooha, @jesterscurse, @blackxskyx, @silverjetsystm, @trashcollected, @arkhampsych, @edxmunson, @soleiltm, @spirit-x-ing, @barbielandy, and you.

[homuraakemis]

My favorite Zuko AMVs

ZUKO

Prince Zuko • Character Study • Tribute by TheRedSoxFan18

I Am Zuko [Ｔｒｉｂｕｔｅ] by MissAvatar15

MDQ Finals - ZUKO TRIBUTE by kelso895

Long live the prince || Zuko by TheLoaLok

Avatar- Zuko (Savin' Me) by Kotori-Rei

Zuko // Above and Beyond by gtgrandom

fire, fire. {prince zuko} by irydionlover.

7 Years || ATLA by TheFirebelly

echo [Zuko] by DannyPhantomSG1

Avatar: The Last Airbender • I can't drown my demons. by LiveLikeHeroes

Zuko AMV ~Era Of Peace And Kindness~ [HD] by AmoNoatak

Zuko | Rubik's Cube by didifallasleep2

Way Down We Go || A Zuko tribute by The Stranger Artist

*ZUKO-Made For This* by Demigod's Child

Zuko AMV | Zuko Tribute | Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart by Nick Wilde

rise | ZUKOᴹᴱᴾᵖᵃʳᵗ by tomoekun777

Zuko - Fire | AMV | by Music-Chanッ

*ZUKO-Enemy* by Demigod's Child

Zuko | Who Are You Really? by hobbitfalva

Zuko | I must be good for something by hobbitfalva

[AVATAR] Zuko // Glitter & Gold by Force Captain Tilly

Zuko - Enemy by BloodRaven55

Enemy | Zuko | Avatar [AMV] by Avatar Edits

Zuko || I’m So Sorry [AMV] by MNY

Zuko | Broken Crown by Ilovehertjes

Zuko Tribute | Underneath the Bridge by ikijay

Zuko - Numb by yoruichisan19

Zuko - Forgive Me (ATLA AMV) by Rowan_Ark

(ATLA) Prince Zuko | HONOR by AD_edits

*ZUKO-I wanna be your slave* by Demigod's Child

You Can Be King Again // Zuko 《AMV》 by AnalyzationM

• Z U K O || you can be king again || by MileneMOVIES

Zuko || King by SF Edits

Zuko - Uptown Funk by Sopphires

We Are ~ A Tribute to Zuko and the Fire Nation by AlexandriteMoonlight

Prince Zuko - | - Dust Bowl Dance by Invisible Bob

Zuko [AMV] || CARNIVORE by Maurits van Leeuwen

Family Line - Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender). by • Gab •

Prince Zuko || Heathens [Avatar AMV] by Cortex

[AVATAR] Zuko // This is how villains are made by Force Captain Tilly

*ZUKO-Fight Back* by Demigod's Child

Zuko AMV What I've Done by Kathryn Dodl

Zuko | Breaking the habit by kimify

Zuko: Fight Inside ( Avatar AMV ) by KijiSon

atla | zuko | wait for it by ToastyGlow

[Zuko] Best of Me by ToothlessMI

[AVATAR] Zuko // Way down we go by Force Captain Tilly

Zuko | On My Own. by flygurl2Zim

Zuko | Paralyzed by Kataang Videos

Feeling Good // Zuko (Part III) [CW-Flashes] by Chrissy AMV 2.0

All I Ever Wanted // Zuko // The Prince of Egypt by Katie D

Zuko "Crawling: Linkin Park" by AlexAutoAxe

ZUKO|| Champion [Secret Santa for Luna]|| by XxmarvelgirlxX

ZUKO/MAI

Link to the list of my favorite Zuko/Mai AMVs

ZUKO/AZULA

Dollhouse | Zuko & Azula by TheLoaLok

Game of Betrayal [Connecticon 2011 Action Finalist] by Chaobunny12

Zuko vs. Azula 🔥 Agni Kai | AMV | Play with Fire by K9K

Avatar AMV, Emperor’s New Clothes, Zuko and Azula by The Umlauted Denver

Play With Fire || Zuko and Azula by XX Luna

Running // Zuko & Azula (Part II) by Chrissy AMV 2.0

I Didn't Ask For This // Azula & Zuko [CW- Flashes] [Pls READ Desc.] by Chrissy AMV 2.0

Zuko & Azula - Watch You Crawl by MitsukotheDarkAngel

Arsonist's Lullabye - ATLA Fire Siblings (Zuko & Azula) by Frustrated Pigeon

Zuko & Azula - Burn by GoEnzoGo

Zuko and Azula -- Numb by smrguysirman123

ZUKO/OZAI

part of me [zuko] by DannyPhantomSG1

be more like me & be less like you || Zuko || ATLA AMV by xBloodyKing

Zuko & Ozai ● I Went Too Far by Mellan Clear

Zuko & Ozai「I have questions」// ʀᴇᴜᴘʟᴏᴀᴅ♡ by WhateverWhenever

Zuko and Ozai-Just Like You by PrinceZukoFanGirl

Sad Exchange - Zuko and Ozai by Rickashayful

ZUKO/AANG

Aang & Zuko ● Worth giving a chance by Mellan Clear

AvatarTLA- Lightning : Aang and Zuko by Zoopoe

Children's Work // Aang & Zuko [Avatar: the Last Airbender] by absinthespoons

Zuko and Aang[AMV]On my own by Cipri Ninjalau

burning gold [zukaang] by DannyPhantomSG1

Aang and Zuko ||| Brothers by Vibe Z

be the light [zuko&aang] by DannyPhantomSG1

ships in the night [zukaang] by DannyPhantomSG1

aang & zuko | what's a soulmate? by skairings

i found - zukaang by wordswith dragons

set the world on fire [zukaang] by DannyPhantomSG1

ZUKO/IROH

ZUKO + IROH . bet my life by heymonwebejammin

Zuko and Iroh | Father and Son by Zhemka

Iroh and Zuko - Never Gonna Be Alone by Snicker Shank

*IROH AND ZUKO - Don't You Worry Child* by Demigod's Child

Zuko/other characters

*OZAI ANGELS & ZUKO- Teenagers* by Demigod's Child

Zuko & Azula & Ozai - Empires by Zlata Adams

Fire Nation Royals ● It Runs in the Family [ATLA AMV] by Mellan Clear

Avatar- The Fire Nation (The Greatest Civilization in History) by zoopoe

*FIRE NATION ROYALS-Broken Crown* by Demigod's Child

Azula, Mai, Ty Lee and Zuko [AMV] ~ Rotten To The Core by Animation Lync

Pride and Power {Fire Nation Tribute} by OnyxAMVs

Afraid to find what I'm looking for ● Toph & Zuko [ATLA AMV Tribute] by Mellan Clear

Zuko and Katara || I'm not your enemy by Skywalkers Arcade

[i-mustache-your-opinion]

Meet The Competitors

Preliminaries have officially ended! Combining the winning characters from the preliminaries with the characters who received 3+ nominations during the submission period, we have officially finalized our 128 competitors. It will take some time to get the brackets and Round 1 polls together, so in the meantime here is the complete list of competitors for those who are curious.

Mustache Girl (A Hat in Time)

Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Damon Gant (Ace Attorney)

The Judge (Ace Attorney)

Marvin Grossberg (Ace Attorney)

Ice King (Adventure Time)

Magnus Burnsides (The Adventure Zone: Balance Arc)

Gordito Delgado (The Adventures of Dr. McNinja)

Captain Archibald Haddock (The Adventures of Tintin)

Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie's Poirot)

Brewster (Animal Crossing)

Heimerdinger (Arcane: League of Legends)

Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Lawrence Betelgeuse Shoggoth (Beetlejuice: The Musical)

Bob Belcher (Bob's Burgers)

Tim Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)

Jet Black (Cowboy Bebop)

Watari (Death Note)

Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)

Harry Du Bois (Disco Elysium)

The Master (Doctor Who)

Sebastian (Doki Doki Precure)

Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong)

Captain Villads (The Dragon Prince)

The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)

Ramuh (Final Fantasy)

Cervantes (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Maes Hughes (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Kintoleski (Futari wa Precure Splash Star)

Kratos (God of War)

Lan Qiren (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)

Old Man McGucket (Gravity Falls)

Stan Pines (Gravity Falls)

Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)

Mumbo Jumbo (Hermitcraft)

The King of Town (Homestar Runner)

Seneca Crane (The Hunger Games)

Isaac Netero (Hunter x Hunter)

Gyro Zeppeli (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

The King of All Cosmos (Katamari)

Solomon David (Kill Six Billion Demons)

Chourou (Kira Kira Precure a la Mode)

Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)

Daruk (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

King Harkinian (The Legend of Zelda CD-i)

Morshu (The Legend of Zelda CD-i)

Yosemite Sam (Looney Tunes)

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)

Gimli (Lord of the Rings)

Treebeard (Lord of the Rings)

Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III)

Tim Wright (Marbel Hornets)

Broque Monsieur (Mario & Luigi)

Mr. Sinister (Marvel)

Odin Borson (Marvel)

The Bowler Hat Guy (Meet the Robinsons)

William Murderface (Metalocalypse)

Rich Uncle Pennybags (Monopoly)

Danjuro "Gentle Criminal" Tobita (My Hero Academia)

Shouta "Eraserhead" Aizawa (My Hero Academia)

Yamada "Present Mic" Hizashi (My Hero Academia)

Master Wu (Ninjago)

Maestro (Once Upon a Time...)

Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)

Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate (One Piece)

Franky (One Piece)

Gan Fall (One Piece)

Gol D. Roger (One Piece)

Jinbe (One Piece)

Kaido (One Piece)

Killer (One Piece)

Marshall "Blackbeard" D. Teach (One Piece)

Rob Lucci (One Piece)

Sanji (One Piece)

Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)

Usopp (One Piece)

Zeff (One Piece)

Darius Deamonne (The Owl House)

Dell Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Paul Blart (Paul Blart: Mall Cop)

Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Entei (Pokémon)

Kricketune (Pokémon)

Probopass (Pokémon)

Raikou (Pokémon)

Samurott (Pokémon)

Sealeo (Pokémon)

Stoutland (Pokémon)

Drayden (Pokémon: Black & White)

Captain Kamado (Pokémon Legends: Arceus)

Warden Ingo (Pokémon Legends: Arceus)

Count Dracula (Popular Culture)

Santa Claus (Popular Culture)

Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

Julius Pringles (Pringles)

Agent Wyoming (Red vs Blue)

James Ironwood (RWBY)

Remus Sanders (Sanders Sides)

Norville "Shaggy" Rogers (Scooby Doo)

Sea Hawk (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Ned Flanders (The Simpsons)

Master Eon (Skylanders)

Papa Smurf (The Smurfs)

Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Kamaji (Spirited Away)

SpongeBob SquarePants (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)

Henry Henderson (Spy x Family)

Will Riker (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Mirrorverse Spock (Star Trek: The Original Series)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

Hades (Supergiant Games' Hades)

King Bob-omb (Super Mario)

Luigi (Super Mario)

Mario (Super Mario)

Toadsworth (Super Mario)

Waluigi (Super Mario)

Wario (Super Mario)

R.J. MacReady (The Thing)

Ricky LaFleur (Trailer Park Boys)

Minimus Ambus (Transformers)

Asgore Dreemurr (Undertale)

Coran Hieronymus Wimbleton Smythe (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Jimmy T (WarioWare)

Nigel Thornberry (The Wild Thornberrys)

Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)

Professor Crumbs (Wizards of Waverly Place)

[azulas-daddy-kink]

So I get asked a lot if I have daddy/daughter ships or incest ships for other fandoms. The answer is yes, yes I do!

My daddy/daughter ships:

- Viren/Claudia (Dragon Prince)

- Dukat/Ziyal (Star Trek DS9)

- Bellatrix Black Lestrange/Cygnus Black III (Harry Potter)

- Viserys/Rhaenyra (HOTD)

My other incest ships:

- Daemon/Rhaenyra (uncle/niece, HOTD)

- Jon/Daenerys (nephew/aunt, GOT)

- Bellatrix Black Lestrange/Sirius Black (cousins, Harry Potter)

- Iroh/Girl!Ozai

[ao3feed-tolkien]

No worlds closer yet further apart

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/fMWI0ky

by EvanlynLifemercy

Nine girls, most of whom are septuplets. Nine fantasy universes. Nine worlds that turn out to be quite real.

One mission.

Nine girls of the family Gavrila are chosen to become protectors of the worlds that they used to think were fictional. However, as they approach the gates of the worlds assigned to them, the girls meet a creature Raakshan - a talking snake - who convinces them to switch places. Eight out of nine does as he sais and only one doesn't.

Each of the Gavrila sisters will have to face countless obstacles, take part in dangerous adventures and figure out how to make a differance and change the tides, all the while coming to terms with their own pasts and problems, and parenting traumatized children.

Piece of cake.

...It will be a disaster.

Words: 93, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of No worlds closer yet further apart

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings (Movies), The Legend of Vox Machina (Cartoon), The Dragon Prince (Cartoon), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, Shadow and Bone (TV), How to Train Your Dragon (Movies), Akatsuki no Yona | Yona of the Dawn, Castlevania (Cartoon 2017-2021)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Original Characters, The Fellowship of the Ring, Vox Machina, Cassandra de Rolo, Callum (The Dragon Prince), Ezran (The Dragon Prince), Rayla (The Dragon Prince), Soren (The Dragon Prince), The Gaang (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Levi Ackerman, Kenny Ackerman, Isabel Magnolia, Furlan Church, Hange Zoë, Erwin Smith, Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar, The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova, Alina Starkov, Mal Oretsev, Nikolai Lantsov, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Stoick the Vast, Hiccup's Dragon Riders (How to Train Your Dragon), Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon), Yona (Akatsuki no Yona), Son Hak, Yoon | Yun (Akatsuki no Yona), Four Dragon Warriors (Akatsuki no Yona), Hector (Castlevania), Isaac Lahey, Alucard | Adrian Tepes | Arikado Genya, Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, Lisa (Castlevania), Other(s)

Additional Tags: Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Blood and Violence, Fix-It of Sorts, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Adventure, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Torture, Depression, Slow Burn, Eventual Happy Ending, Eventual Relationships, Protective Siblings, Past Rape/Non-con, Past Sexual Abuse, Dark Past, Muteness, Grief/Mourning, Rescue, Mission Fic, Not Canon Compliant, Canon Rewrite, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/fMWI0ky

[420hamlet]

Disciplina – Raúl Victoria III (#30)

En la magnífica película Rocky (1976) (a la cual le doy cinco estrellas), y realmente en las subsecuentes ocho otras películas de la saga, acompañamos a un héroe, en este caso el mismísimo Rocky Balboa, en su camino a vencer la adversidad, superarse a sí mismo y lograr triunfar. Sus triunfos van desde darse cuenta de su propio valor, hasta ganar un campeonato e, incluso, hasta detener el malvadísimo comunismo. En todas estas películas, sin excepción, vemos como el héroe tiene problemas para lograr su potencial hasta una escena esencial (mi favorita siendo la de la segunda película) donde todo da vuelta y comenzamos un montaje.

Los montajes son una herramienta mágica del cine en el cual, con gran acompañamiento musical, se unen trozos de película para crear secuencias que transmiten a la audiencia un mensaje con la yuxtaposición de las imágenes usadas. En el caso de Rocky estas imágenes son de arduo entrenamiento acompañadas usualmente de la inspiradora canción “Gonna Fly Now” de Bill Conti. Estos montajes usualmente tienen el mismo efecto de hacerte creer que terminando la película harás el ejercicio que sabes que debes hacer para tener el cuerpo que quieres o lograr el sueño que tienes. Pero tan pronto como Rocky gana y la película se acaba vuelves a la realidad y ya es tarde, mejor empiezas mañana temprano, y te vas a dormir. Al día siguiente, a diferencia de Rocky, no te despiertas temprano, no haces ejercicio y sigues siendo la misma persona.

“All we’ve ever needed is a montage” dice la excelentísima frase de la grandiosa película Swiss Army Man (2016) (la cual, por cierto, fue realizada por los mismos creadores de Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) y a la cual le doy 4 estrellas). En la vida si pudiéramos tener un montaje donde toda la disciplina y el cansancio de entrenar pasaran rápido, o un montaje donde nos enamoramos profundamente de nuestras almas gemelas, entonces todo sería sencillamente realizable. Saltaríamos todas las adversidades, ignoraríamos las dificultades y en pocos minutos, orquestados hermosamente, lograríamos alcanzar nuestros objetivos. Pero en la vida no hay montajes.

El problema que tengo yo es que amo Rocky, profunda y locamente. Esta saga me ha enseñado tantas cosas en mi vida personal que realmente creo al señor Balboa como una figura tan, o incluso más, sabia que Yoda o Iroh (too far?). He crecido tanto con la saga que sus enseñanzas están dentro de mí y durante años creí estúpidamente en el montaje. Durante años supe que tenía el corazón de Rocky, su determinación y su capacidad de alcanzar lo que sea, pero me faltaba el montaje. En la vida la disciplina y la dedicación no se ven como unos cuantos minutos de esfuerzo glamuroso y emocionante. El esfuerzo y el sacrificio real son horribles; duelen, no se sienten bien, la gente los odia, tú los odias, no hay botón para saltar y no hay como acelerar el proceso. Pero el proceso lo es todo.

Durante años viví dormitando, sin hacer nada. Soñaba con todo lo que iba a alcanzar y las formas en que sabía que podía alcanzarlas. Creía erróneamente que me estaba esforzando para lograrlo todo, pero en retrospectiva me doy cuenta de que lo único que hacía era esperar que el milagro de la oportunidad llegara a mí (como Apollo a Rocky) y que con tan solo un sencillo montaje (que yo activaría en ese momento) lograría todos mis sueños. Pero la vida no es una película y la disciplina no es mágica. Hasta ahora comienzo a saborear el verdadero peso de la disciplina. Hasta ahora comienzo a sentir la verdad de dedicarse a algo, sin saltar las partes difíciles, sin acelerar el paso, sin conectar imágenes una con otra. Hasta ahora comienzo a darme cuenta de lo que significa. Es horrible, es difícil, duele, pesa, molesta, enoja, es repetitivo y aburrido pero ha habido pocas cosas en mi corta vida que me han hecho sentir tan pleno en mi interior, tan lleno espiritualmente y tan cerca de verdaderamente lograr mis objetivos.

Todo se trata de consistencia porque solo eso te permite lograr lo que quieres y ahora lo estoy aprendiendo. Deseo que no sea demasiado tarde para algunos de mis sueños y sé que no ha habido tiempo más correcto que ahora (N:OW) para la mayoría de ellos. Así que me dedico a ello, me disciplino contra mi peor oponente en la vida: Raúl Victoria III. Ese maldito es demasiado fuerte y tiene muchísimos años de entrenamiento en el arte de no hacer nada, pero yo me estoy haciendo más fuerte. Me enfrento a él cada segundo de la vida, cada momento en mi cuerpo y mente. Cuando lo pienso como un oponente completo es imposible derrotarlo, pero si lo pienso solo en cada decisión entonces no es tan difícil. Todo está en no rendirse y en seguir las enseñanzas de Rocky:

“One step at a time, one punch at a time, one round at a time.”

Le doy a la disciplina 5 estrellas.

(840 palabras (420 x 2)).

Instagram: @thevictoryville

[745voiceofthepeople]

To answer your question, I don’t think so. The hatred that the many of the writers and the larger part of the fandom have for who they wrongly perceive Azula’s character to be was (at the time of the final) too great. Though efforts to provide alternative “interpretations” of Azula and of her writing has reached great strives in the last few years. So perhaps fandom contempt for Azula has been going down. Unfortunately, not in time for the comics.

However, I postulate that if Azula was afflicted with an injury of the body (rather than of the Psyche) claims of her being a “sadist” or a “psychopath” would be much rarer. As it is her mental breakdown in the book III final that caused the (in major part at least) fandom perceptions. Essentially, viewing Azula as “always being crazy. Rather than, from Azula’s own actions In the war. Which may be regarded as “bitchy” (to quote a phrase) by some, but is not actually of a war criminal or sadistic nature. However, Azula was given a psychological rather than physical injury at the final. Thus, creating the perception that Azula practiced cruelty for its own sake. The fandom acts as if Azula is some kind of Elagabalus or Caligula (after the sickness) from birth. Which is of course, demonstrably false.

Take for example, the scene during the war council where she says (to paraphrase) “we must burn down their hope” it is more in line with the policy of destroying (and then making examples of) defeated rebels (and remnants of team Avatar). It is Ozai who jumps on this, and decides to burn down the Earth kingdom. Taking “hope” to mean Earth” . Rather than the EK people’s hope in each other and in their leaders (such as Haru’s father for example). This perception, is encouraged by her breakdown in the final, and less so because she is actually a “psychopath”.

Is it immoral? Of course it is. But we must understand the difference between warfare/intimidation tactics (which Azula suggested) and outright genocide (which Ozai escalated the suggestion too). Azula was simply, born to fight on the (morally wrong) side of the war.

After all, Azula did not have the benefit of relations trying tooth and nail to show her a better path as Zuko did.

Another example, can be Azula’s alleged “animal cruelty”. Where in Zuko’s memory of his childhood, he was throwing bread at the turtle duck pond (whole loafs at a time) in order to feed them. He asserted to Ursa that was merely imitating his sister, and feeing the ducks the way (to paraphrase) that “Azula does”. Ursa than admonished him, and proceeds to show the correct way to feed the ducks. A consequence of the final (and Azula’s mental breakdown) is the belief in Azula’s supposed sadism, such as claim that Azula used to throw rocks at the title ducks even as a child. Which is a (false) claim that I have seen in the past (though to what extent it is believed by the wider Avatar fandom, I can not say).

Azula’s supposed animal cruelty that came from her suspicioned “psychopathy” is further disproved in book II, when she had Mai and Ty Lee guard the bet of the Earth King. The bear Bosco. To little tactical, or practical gain. Of course, this is not to claim that she overly cared for animals beyond the abstract. But is to say that Azula, does not go out of her way to be cruel to animals to satisfy a (fandom perceived) “sadism”. A third example can be the “ smirking” scene as Zuko’s Agni Kai against Ozai. Azula as raised by Ozai to rationalize violence with strength. And her father with faultlessness. It also ignores the cultural context, that Agni Kai’s have in the Fire Nation. As well as the whole room of people full of adults who themselves enjoyed the “spectacle” that Agni Kai’s are. Even when it is a father against his young son. The only adult that was perturbed was Iroh. Who notably, is also the only adult figure (keep in the mind that Azula is at the time a mentally abused XI year old) to reject Sozinite FN culture at large. With the exception of Jeong Jeong and his supporters, but they were (I believe) no where near the FN royal court at the time of the Agni Kai.

Rather than rationalizing that Azula simply fell apart because of key factors. Some immediate, others more long term.

1. The betrayer by her brother after she (at least in Azula’s view, it is after all debatable on whether she actually did) stuck her neck out for him. Rendering their relationship from being one of rivals into a more mutually fratricidal/sororicidal one

2. The betrayal by her friend Mai and Ty Lee. Though the stress of trying to juggle being a friend, and being a commander most certainly didn’t help in this regard.

3. The abandonment of her father and the creation of a hollow puppet title. Allowing Azula to see that at the end of the day, she was merely her fathers (and Nations) weapon. Rather than a daughter.

I’d also say that Iroh abandoned her, but that would imply that Iroh was ever actually there for Azula (with sole exception of a singular scene in the comics) in the first place.

This is also course in addition, to the more long term parental issues Azula already had. From Ozai’s manipulations and mental abuse growing up to Ursa’s (unintentional) emotional neglect.

After all, we have seen in released pages from the coming comic, that Azula’s greatest desire was to serve her nation and (most importantly) to earn the pride of her family. Including Ursa. The fact that she has never (in her mind) achieved thus, or been taught how to seek this familial pride in a more… healthy manner (rather than a dogged pursuit of such) contributed to her breakdown (“hallucinations and paranoia”) during the book III final. Which in turn, brings about the (false) fandom perception of innate “psychopathy” .

That said, the writers wrote themselves into a hole with how powerful Azula is and was. So the writers had to nerf her character in some way. In order for the two protagonist at the end (Zuko and Katara) to gain victory. If Azula had not been given the injury on her psyche, she would have captured or slain Zuko and Katara. After all, even when Zuko was at his best, and Azula at her worst, she still managed to force a stalemate on her brother. Frankly, saying more about Azula’s bending prowess than Zuko’s. Even with the learned “dragon Firebending”. Though I do believe that Zuko would have eventually won the battle of attrition against the mentally unbalanced Azula in the final.

And Katara, would not have been able to defeat a mentally stable/sane Azula with the powers of the Comet backing her. Katara simply would have been unable to use her trick water (under the arena floor) adequately against a tactician of Azula’s magnitude. That said, Katara performed brilliantly against Azula during the final with what she had and won by skill and wits.

As a brief aside, by the time of the comics, Azula’s bending prowess had progressed to such a degree that she had essentially become Jove in the flesh (about one the few good things I can say about the comics). Katara’s bending progressed greatly in the comics as well. I’d say that they have progressed to having roughly similar levels of (quite considerable) raw power. In a rematch between them (without buffs like the full moon, or the comet) I have no idea who’d win. It would be a sight to see regardless.

But back to the main point,

The writers, simply chose to impose a psychological rather than physical injury in order to effectively cripple Azula. Thus, contributing to the (false) claims from the wider Avatar fandom about Azula being an intrinsic “psychopath” and/or “sadist”. Which in turn, contributes to the hatred that Azula revived from the greater part of the fandom. As I enumerated upon above.

Of course, this is all merely my own interpretation (which is of course subject to my own biases) of Azula, the writers, and the Avatar fandom at a large. I also apologize, for any spelling or grammatical errors this repost may have.

Gotta ask the Azula fans

If Azula didn’t have a mental illness, as in the show ended with her maybe getting a physical injury as opposed to hallucinations and paranoia, do you think she would have a better shot at getting a redemption in the comics? Would the comics have treated her better?