#Sokka i see ur game

[momos-servants]

forget about live action Zukka, my priorities are on live action YUEKI !!!

[sweetshire]

for the ask game- 3, 8 and 14?

hello hello!! this was sm fun, i love gushing abt fics i love. thanks for sending in the ask <3 (these questions are from this ask game)

3. 😂 A fic that made you laugh out loud

oh man. i experienced momentary blackout, as one does, when asked abt what one particularly likes haha. hmm let me see, let me see - i remembered SEVERAL such fics, and i shall list them all:

• “And Glorfindel Shall Be For The Elves…” by she_who_recs :D

• The Curious Tale of Lobelia Sackville-Baggins and Her Magic Ring by Prackspoor — sauron’s probably crying in his tower LOL. i didn’t know how much i needed this until i read it XD!

• ARES III TWITTER TAKEOVER by mazzawitz — my favourite The Martian fic!

• feels like we only go backwards by oldpotatoe — ok i’m only putting this here for myself, bc i stopped reading it midway & i need to get back to it asap. anyway, sokka’s inner monologues in this are freaking HILARIOUS. and i’m not particularly into shipping, especially in atlaverse - but this fic single-handedly converted me into a zukka shipper so

• THIS SAGA OF FELLOWSHIP SHENANIGANS — u’ll laugh until there are tears in ur eyes <3 beautiful. just beautiful *mimes wiping away tears from my eyes*

8. 🥰 A fic that gives you warm fuzzy feelings

THIS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTION EVER. how am i meant to choose JUST ONE?! and so, of course, i shan’t ;)

• The Quiet Ones by @fruitviking — cute CUTE CUTE. nonverbal holmes my beloved. i’ve nothing more to say

• Oddity & Honesty by @lovely-v / mangostrawberry — gives u the warmest fuzzies <3 sweetest fic in the world 🧡 also they’re THE (only) samfro writer to me

• as i have heretofore -- and i’ll continue to forevermore, i’d be very remiss if i didn’t mention with every seed you sow, let it wash away, wash away by @afaramir — it feels so. hopeful despite, - no INSPITE, - of all the grief amidst the joy. i’m as addicted to this fic as sherlock holmes is to cocaine. abby i’ll rec this fic until you’re sick of me CHEERS <3 xo

14. 🤩 A fic that made you SLAM that “subscribe” button

i’m gonna be real with u friend… most of the time i forget that this button even exists ajfgsjksh. i’m always on the lookout for more fics on tumblr tho, so i don’t really miss out much.

BUT i will say that @emyn-arnens’s On These Hither Shores -- another favourite! -- instantly drew my attention & i blitzed through her other works. this fic qualifies as an answer to the above question as well as to the re-read one, i guess. it’s warm & lovely and i’ve read it more times than i can count. rushing back to go subscribe now; i’m shocked and appalled that i haven’t done that already!

[mal3vol3nt]

What are ur thoughts on natla?

i definitely have…. thoughts lol

but let’s start with the positives first i guess

i really liked the special effects and cgi. i thought the bending looked pretty neat, particularly the earth and fire bending (which isn’t surprising considering hollywood has spent decades improving the realism behind fire and explosion effects). the water and air bending looked cool too, but definitely didn’t look as realistic in my opinion. which isn’t a bad thing. it didn’t break my submersion or anything. tbh i thought the air and water bending looked more like they came straight out of a really enhanced video game

i liked what they did with the 41st division plot line. having that division be the crew on zuko’s ship was a really nice change from the original and humanized zuko’s character even more in my opinion. though i find it hard to believe that ozai would’ve allowed a freshly banished zuko to travel in such close quarters with a division he literally saved (something something about soldier loyalty wavering and army coups blah blah blah)

the scene of kyoshi possessing aang and getting rid of the fire nation soldiers on her island was honestly… amazing to watch. one thing about me is i LOVE watching the avatars go full avatar mode and give it to people, so that scene had me jumping in my seat cause she looked so damn cool (but i also have other thoughts about that scene and everything that led up to it that aren’t entirely positive lmao so not a complete win)

the casting for aang made me so happy. it’s no secret that aang is my baby, so if they did him dirty in casting i wouldn’t have even made it past episode 1, but gordon actually did such a good job with what he was given and i really wish the writing would have given him the chance to actually be aang. cause he has aang’s adorableness and goofiness (that we see from bts) so idk why it wasn’t utilized, but this isn’t the section for me to start talking about that

aang sending zuko away on the boat after the blue spirit rescue was everything. idk but it was done so gently and in a way that was just so aang that it makes me wanna scream

koh the face stealer. i don’t even think i gotta explain this one, but they did good with koh

so now lemme talk about what i didn’t really fw about this live adaptation. the negatives, if you will

(disclaimer: i have no issue with adaptations straying away from the original source material to make some changes or add some twists. in fact, i love it when they do. but the changes should add to the story and characters, not take away from them!! and that’s a short lil synopsis of my issues with this show)

them getting rid of sokka’s sexism. the reason the show got rid of this was because the creatives didn’t understand that the og show never presented sokka’s sexism as a good thing. he was constantly and immediately humbled when he said something stupid, and his thought process made sense for his character because he’s a boy who has never ventured outside his tribe. all he knows are the gender roles within his own culture and we see that throughout the show as he mets other people, he starts to realize that way of thinking is wrong. them removing this aspect of his character also got rid of the tension between him and katara. sokka undermines katara a lot in the og and it’s clear that that kind of underestimation is one of the fuels firing the burning anger within her. and it’s that anger, provoked by sokka’s sexism, that leads her to releasing the avatar and driving the whole show in motion. because they got rid of this, sokka and katara don’t really have any huge issue to work through, so they had to add in this weak older sibling vs little sibling conflict instead. katara blowing up because he treats her like a little kid does NOT have the same punch as her blowing up because he treats her like she’s incapable. and it also muddies the real dynamic between the two considering they’re both constantly taking care of each other due to them BOTH having to grow up quickly

sokka and suki’s development was done DIRTYYYY. again, because they got rid of his sexism, they had nothing for suki to challenge. he never questioned her legitimacy as a warrior. instead, he was immediately impressed and felt a lil insecure at how skilled she was. and she just immediately liked him cause he’s attractive ig. the whole sequence of them training together (which he didn’t even wear the kyoshi warrior outfit during DINT GET ME STARTED-) is literally just a few long minutes of them stopping to catch their breaths every couple seconds cause they’re so insanely attracted to each other. that’s all it is. suki thinks he’s cute and eyes him up and down (????? literally why), and sokka does absolutely nothing but stand there to attract her to him. SUKI??? the insanely talented warrior who humbles him multiple times, and who sokka literally begs on hands and knees to train under so he can work for her respect, was watered down to “pretty girl who likes pretty boy”

katara. literally just katara. what did they do to my girl? HOW DO YOU MAKE THE KATARA OF THE SOUTHERN WATER TRIBE BORING?? first off, water bending is not a struggle for her?? aang just gives her a very confusing pep talk where he says basically nothing, and suddenly she’s able to make a perfect water sphere without even really trying. nevermind the fact that before aang got there and spewed nonsense at her, she could barely make a ripple in the water let alone pick it up. she was also just handed the waterbending scroll—literally handed—and got insanely good off of that. no master needed, she just picked it all up no problem. the og show makes it clear that while the scrolls can teach you the basics, they do not compare to a real master. in the og, katara fights tooth and nail to get her hands on the scroll and then to later get a master. she’s so determined and works so hard to perfect her element that when she finally reaches mastery level, it feels like a reward. it feels right. but in this show, she literally doesn’t have to work hard AT ALL and only needs to hear a few encouraging words from other characters to become a master. there’s no real development in her skill. one day, she can barely make a ripple. the next? she’s sending ice spears at pakku like it’s nobody’s business. where was the development? it wasn’t there. and because she’s so good at water bending already, she has no real motivation or purpose. she’s not driven by her desperate want to learn how to waterbend under a master. she doesn’t have any real reason to be driven by anger cause what is she so angry of? sokka doesn’t undermine her. she’s already insanely talented at bending with no real training. sure, pakku won’t let her fight but that’s a stupid conflict. a stupid conflict that’s the result of them making her too skilled for a master. cause instead of her frustrated that he won’t teach her, she wastes time trying to get him to let her fight in the upcoming battle. but why does she need his permission to do that in the first place? it’s not like he’s gonna try stopping her? he and everyone else will be too busy trying not to die to care if she’s out there slicing people with ice. so really, katara is just there. she has no drive, no personality, no reason. and it feels insane to even be saying that about katara cause she’s literally katara. but natla fucked up with her and i am not about to forgive them for that

aang. i could scream. natla aang is not aang. it’s literally identity theft. where is the joy? the whimsy? the child-like qualities that make aang aang? he’s so fucking serious all the damn time. he’s 12 years old, freshly out the ice, and already behaving like he’s been at this avatar gig his whole life. he doesn’t play around or get easily distracted like he does in the early books of the show. every pitstop they make on their way to the northern water tribe isn’t the result of aang wanting to have some fun, but because people are literally telling him “hey, you should go to *insert location* because they need help and you’re the avatar”. in fact, their whole reason for going to the northern water tribe isn’t because he or katara need to learn water bending (she’s already so good and he just doesn’t feel like learning??), but because kyoshi took his hand and explained to him that something bad was about to happen and he needed to be there. literally every decision he makes is the result of someone repeating exposition we already know and telling him what he needs to do. the show literally walks the audience through everything that happens. it literally even explains to us countless times that aang is a really goofy kid who likes playing airball with his friends, but we never see it?? he never goofs. he hardly even smiles im not gonna lie. he just introduces himself as a super goofy person and we’re supposed to just take his word for it. why is he already so intense, man? not even book 3 aang was that damn serious all the time. them eliminating his joy and optimism and childishness literally makes him a shell of a character and it PISSES ME OFF. not to mention his dialogue is written like he’s always on the brink of breaking out into song. no shit i thought this show was a musical for a good few seconds cause i fully expected him to start singing when he was venting to appa 😭

aang’s “running away” scene. don’t piss me off. this show was so afraid of giving their characters any actual flaws that they got rid of one of aang’s biggest sources of guilt: him intentionally running away from the air temple. no instead, he was just clearing his head up in the sky “where everything makes more sense” and just happened to get trapped in a storm

kyoshi yelling at aang. this one goes hand in hand with the previous one, but i’m giving it it’s own bullet point. in this scene, she yells at him for running away and tells him that he better not ever do something like that again because now the world’s gone to shit and needs its avatar more than ever, essentially placing blame on him for 1) something that literally isn’t even his fault—unless they get rid of roku admitting his involvement in the war beginning—and 2) didn’t even happen?? aang didn’t run away in this version of the story. he just went on a ride with appa and got caught up in a storm. so why is kyoshi acting like it was intentional when the show makes it clear that it wasn’t?

the death of the moon spirit. the plot point about kuruk’s knife was so stupid LMAO i’m sorry it was pointless to me. and why did nobody do anything while zhao was attempting to murder the moon spirit. everyone just stood there 🧍 like hello??? more importantly, why didn’t aang do anything?? in the cartoon, he tries talking zhao down and zhao plays along like it worked, setting the moon spirit back down into the spirit water before killing it anyways. in this version, zhao never pretends like he isn’t about to kill the koi fish. and nobody makes a move to do anything until after it happens im crying 😭

aang becoming the ocean spirit. my main gripe with this scene is that it’s framed in a way that’s all about vengeance and just pure rage more than anything. but aang becoming the ocean spirit has always been, to me at least, a depiction of grief. it’s pain that the ocean spirit is expressing as it washes away the fn soldiers and ships. it’s done in a way that is, yes brutal, but also graceful and conscious. the ocean spirit is mindful of what it’s doing. it’s intentional and emotional. it’s not just striking anything and everyone out of pure rage, which is how this scene was choreographed and shot in my opinion

[jennyandvastraflint]

Xena Reactions S3Ep3

We start with a dude dramatically running away from war... EW. ARES. He just keeps getting uglier

Damn strong armour. Is the armour possessing the guy?

MEDAL OF HEPHESTEUS!?

Cheerful start really

Damn they wanna hurt some guy. Was that Gabby

YEEES XENA AND GABRIELLE

Gosh Xena and Gabrielle are so gorgeous

Is she gathering criminals for a mission XD

OHHH GORGEOUS.

"I am no lady" either way gender.

Xena introducing them

"Just men?" 😂 Gabrielle asking the good questions

Going up against Ares... Blergh. Ares can go choke on his own ego.

Oof, village laid waste

The armour looks so stupid honestly...

Rude!???

Love how Xena's SWORD broke but not Gabrielle's staff 😂

Oh fuck the pretty one was hit

Oh. METAL! Not medal... Yes that makes more sense (auditory processing issues hu)

Blacksmithing fancam

Hate that pretentious guy

CALLISTO SHOUTOUTTT <3

"Wow, nice ceps!" He is GAY. He is so down to suck Ares's dick...

BOOMERANG (Sokka is foaming at the mouth in jealousy)

"Cos I'm gonna kill her" no you won't. Shut up and suck Ares's dick you war simp

Gabrielle commanding them as she should.

Boo for them ignoring her.

"Murderers guarding murderers"

"Were they murderers before they met you?" OUCH

THEY WERE LIKE ME

AAAAAAH

"Am I really who I am, or am I what you made me?"

They're playing their funny guessing game again

Jesus can these murderers CHILL

Gabrielle looking, then going NOOOPE

Please these idiots are still standing there

Ahaha they're guarding each other cos none trusts the other to not kill them

RISE AND SHINEEE

"But what are you here for?"

SO VALID. STAB THAT GUY DEAD.

"You know what men are like" lesbian

Ahaha he just fell asleep

"But you're going to buy them"

Yuck, I wouldn't wanna be stuck with that guy either

"I think I've never been part of a true disaster before" "Cynic"

URGH the sexist prick can go die in a ditch

Ew what kinda straight sex shit is this

"Men are so easy" shdhshd

Gosh he's annoying.. Why r all the men in this annoying

NOOOO HE WANTED TO HURT GABRIELLE

And he grabbed Xena...

DID SHE KILL HIM-

Oop

"That's gotta be uncomfortable" 😂

GABRIELLE MY BABYGIRL

"Is this a private get together or can anyone join in?" Oh she knooows

She's happy they're working together

AHAHA She sensed Ares

Why is Ares' beard so fucking UGLYYYY. Like it literally got worse

Ares you snitch. Why are you telling her. Bro as if THAT isn't also interfering?? 😂

Uhhhh... Whomst?

Damn they throw bombs

Gabrielle ur so amazing

Xena I love you sm

Damn. She's defyyying gravity

Mmmmm, dudebro sexist is sus af

Urgh... They tricked her...

GABBY

YUCK. DISGUSTING. I hope she gets to murder him

I love Gabby

HOLY SHIT. HER SHOVING THE OTHER WOMAN AGAINST THE WALL (Gabrielle 🤝 Jenny)

Glaphyra?

Yeah true but y'know, a bit too many men for my liking, and a whole bunch of others stand around doing nothing about it

They really just want money, hu

Is he gonna free them

Ayoooo double double crossing

Ahsdhsh she used the Doctor strategy. Get captured cos breaking out the cell is easier than breaking into the whole thing

EW. ASSAULT. DISGUSTING. Someone give her a wife

"Hey that's not how a princess fights" gosh get some perspective, man

"Amazon Princess" YOU TELL HIM

OH FUCK. GABRIELLE IS JUST SEEING XENA MURDER WITHOUT RESTRAINT

Something something the old Xena showing for a moment

"Why does everyone wanna kill me?" Honestly it's very understandable

"I'm not leaving!" "Like she said"

Ares is like lmao bye have fun dying, loser

All the steaaaam, brilliant. Gotta be pretty hot in there

YEESH That gotta hurt

Kabooooom

"Look after Xena, okay?" awwwww

"I'd sooner fall for a toad" valid

THEY'RE SO GAAAY

"You're Gabrielle" AAAAAH ❤️

"Question is who would I be without you?"

Ahaha them bickering

Ok so as a whole the episode was very, very meh. I liked the Xena/Gabrielle moments tho

[watery-melon-baller]

For the ask game: 7, 23, 58, 94

And here's the link if you need it: https://www.tumblr.com/zyrafowe-sny/707459212951928833/ask-game-for-fanfic-writers

thank you for the link saves me from scrolling thorugh 2 days of my own bullshit

7. tell us about the plot of the first fanfic you ever wrote

IDENTITY FRAUD MY BELOVED!!! the first fic i ever wrote was an avatar the last airbender crack fic that was about the gaang (aang, katara, sokka, suki, toph, and zuko) all randomly time traveling to season one of legend of korra, and causing an insane amount of chaose and commiting many, many crimes. it has similar vibes to weekend at beloss in my opinion, and actually wound up being a similar length, and its on my ao3 account if u wanna check it out. since was my first fanfic it was poorly written in some sections, but i learned a lot from it and its cool to go back and see how my writing got better chapter by chapter!

23. how do you deal with writers block?

ough. hm. not great tbh. if i have writers block its usually because theres something about the section im writing that i dislike , whether i realize or not. sometimes its because i feel obligated to write things a certain way even when i dont HAVE to, and i have to remind myself this is my writing annd i shoulnd't feel obligated to like it a certain way if i dont want to. but if im stuck on a scene ill put on some music and daydream and try to restructure the scene into a way i like and actually am interested in writing. mentally make an outline of "okay, heres how this should go". but sometimes if i just am stuck and cannot think of anything i dont try to force myself to write. i try to move on to other things and come back later and see if im interested or come up with a new idea.

58. what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were writing it?

googling when finger guns were invented. i did not get a clear answer >:(. fun fact that one throwaway paragraph of luz asking when finger guns were invented was literally just my train of thought in the moment being typed down seconds after i thought it.

94. do you prefer dialogue or description?

oooh i dont know! i tend to write a lot of dialouge due to like. mainly writing crack fic and fanfic in general but description is fun! i dont describe things a lot but when i do i like describing things that are hard to describe. idk i like describing shit i guess. i do enjoy dialouge but i sturggle with it sometimes. i do enjoy it the most when im writing banter and funny stuff. this doesn't answer ur question so im just gonna say i like both.

[zessdynamite]

Toph Beifong for the Ask Game

First impression: she's such a badass i love her

Impression now: what a brat. she's such a badass i love her

Favorite moment: when she escapes by learning metal bending! classic

Idea for a story: i need her to go on a life-changing trip with zuko pleASE

Unpopular opinion: idk if this is unpopular but i remember some people being upset that it was revealed in tlok how she wasn't a good mother, but i think it suits her character. just because she's your fave doesn't mean she's exempt from bad traits, not everyone is meant to be a parent (or a good one at that) and she was never the motherly type. i'm a big fan of "ur fave is problematic AND THAT'S OKAY bc humans are morally gray and ur faves can also be"!!!

Favorite relationship: romantic? i honestly don't think i ship her w anyone, i know shipping her w sokka is common and there's even the theory that her daughters are his but i like sokka and suki too much.... as for friendships i love her dynamic w katara ESPECIALLY IN TALES OF BA SING SE, they are both girlbosses in their own way and seeing them get along (eventually lol) is great

Favorite headcanon: idk if i have a headcanon, i was gonna say that she doesn't take baths but i'm p sure that's canon lmao. she's a stinky gremlin

[ofherlionheart]

♔ ♠ ♗ ♝ for those prompts… literally couldn’t decide and would love to see u write any of these so. take ur pick !!

this was from the nonsexual acts of intimacy ask game of EONS ago but my response finally here 😅 went with a boo chronicles version of ♔: Finding the other wearing their clothes

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The hallway light is offensively bright for past-closing-time o’clock in the morning. Sokka glares at the passing bulbs as he drifts forward, steadying himself with a hand against the wall, and he’s halfway through mentally drafting an irate and well-cited email to building management before he remembers this isn’t his building, so he can’t actually do anything about this issue.

If he’s being fair, part of the issue is also that he’s drunk.

It’s been a while since he, Suki, and Mai have been on a proper bar crawl — although his younger, less-hangover-prone self would be embarrassed that 28-year-old Sokka is calling three locations, one of which was dinner, a crawl. Throwing back those last few lemon drops was more for nostalgia than a need to drink more, and they might be the reason that he’s here instead of on the train, but he doesn’t regret it.

Finally, Sokka reaches his door. His knock sounds louder than a gunshot to his sensitive ears; he winces and slouches to the side, rolling his forehead against the wall. He hopes he didn’t wake any neighbors.

He sways, his jacket shh-shhing against the wall, for what feels like a good five minutes before it occurs to him that maybe his knock was too quiet.

Rolling onto his left shoulder, he raises his fist to knock again — only to pitch forward when the door’s suddenly missing.

His fist meets something gentler than wood, and his other hand latches onto the door frame before he falls. His fist releases so his fingers can scrunch in something decidedly thick and soft. “Whoa,” Sokka says, staring determinedly at a pair of slippers until his vision stops swirling.

“Are you okay?”

Zuko’s voice is low and bleary. When Sokka feels steady enough to look up, his friend is squinting at him, his hair flat on one side and tousled on the other. “Shit,” Sokka says. “Did I wake you up?”

He shakes his head. A hand covers his, holding Sokka’s grip firmly against Zuko’s chest. “Come in.”

“Need to take my shoes off.”

“You can step inside to do that.”

“Oh. Right.”

He steps forward, and Zuko lets his door swing shut, the worst of the hallway light suddenly snuffed out. The dark makes unlacing his boots with one hand a struggle, but Zuko doesn’t complain, standing solid as Sokka leans against him for balance. “Who did you go out with?” Zuko asks.

“Suki an’ Mai. But —” He finally gets one boot loose enough to shake off. “Ty Lee picked up Mai, and Suki took a cab.”

“Mm.”

He flops his second boot off and then lets Zuko tug him to the kitchen, where he plops Sokka down on a barstool and then goes to his cabinets on the opposite side of the island. Sokka concentrates on not swaying too much — he’s fallen off these stools before and knows exactly how unforgiving Zuko’s floors are.

There’s a soft clumsiness to Zuko’s movements as he fetches a glass to fill with water. His sweatshirt sleeves, which have already been rolled several times, keep falling past his elbows, no matter how often Zuko pushes them back up. “Are you sure you weren’t asleep?” Sokka asks.

Zuko slides the water to Sokka. “Dozed off while watching a movie,” he admits, dragging his fingers through his hair and wincing when they catch on a snarl.

With his arm raised, the excess fabric of his sweatshirt make him look like a square. Like a flag. Like a sheet’s hanging from the line of his shoulders. Small, Sokka thinks, and then smiles against his glass at the thought of how annoyed Zuko would be if Sokka actually called him small.

“What?” Zuko asks.

“Big sweatshirt.” It looks familiar, actually, which is interesting. Zuko’s not usually a sweatshirt guy.

Zuko looks down at his chest and startles. He looks back up with wide eyes, and Sokka can’t help laughing. “Surprised to be wearing a sweatshirt?” he teases.

Zuko’s face is doing something funny. “It’s yours.”

Sokka blinks. “Is it?” He tilts his head, and oh. Shit — it is his. Ty Lee helped him pick it out last spring, but he lost track of it a few months ago. “Oh. I thought the laundromat ate it.”

“Do you want it back?” Zuko asks, a hand curling around the bottom hem.

Sokka shakes his head. The world starts to tilt; he latches onto the edge of the counter.“Nah, it’s good,” he says. “It looks good on you.”

Zuko ducks his head. “Thanks,” he murmurs and then turns back to rummage through a cabinet.

He reaches for a high shelf, and Sokka’s suddenly very aware of lines: the curve of Zuko’s forearm revealed by the rolled-up sleeve falling down, the strong slope of his shoulders, the easy elegance of excess fabric draping into a clean silhouette. For a split second, Sokka’s possessed by an unusual urge to draw; then Zuko drops back onto flat feet, and the moment of fluidity is gone.

He holds a fist out to Sokka. Sokka offers his palm, and several candies land in it. “Strawberry milk!” he gasps.

He struggles with the wrapping but eventually manages to pop two in his mouth at once. When he looks up, Zuko’s smile is warm and soft and makes Sokka feel fuzzy, and he realizes maybe it’s not the sweatshirt that’s so good. Maybe it’s just Zuko.

[milf-harrington]

College husbands???? *deep inhale* let’s gooooo

-zuko has 8am classes, sokka is offended by the very concept, but at least he starts the coffee?

-sokka has 3 hour labs. Phones are not allowed in labs. Zuko makes it everybody’s problem

-inevitable study group flirts because Sokka is both Very Smart and Very Handsome

-which one has school spirit and which one is a fucking grinch about it? Or are they both grinches? Grinch to grinch communication. Grinch solidarity. Grinch romance—

-dumpster diving behind the rich kid dorms at the end of the semester NO this isn’t based on personal experience at all do NOT ask me where I got my TV

-i see ur getting lost in the IKEA and raise you: what kind of intensity happens when Sokka builds IKEA furniture. I could read a whole chapter of this but unfortunately it’s all stuck rattling between the wrinkles in my brain like a plinko game

okay so actually that's where youre wrong!! sokka is the one with morning classes because he thought he could handle it, and zuko is the one who makes fun of him for having to get up early to go to class (nevermind the fact that zuko is the first one awake anyway) ((zuko does make him coffee though, bc he loves him))

"zuko makes it everybody's problem" so true

*sighs mournfully as i think about the deleted draft for a fic that was basically about people being like "oh hes cute" about zuko and sokka only to discover they're married*

they're both total grinches when it comes to school spirit, yeah #grinchromance

okay honestly that DOES fit into the au perfectly, it's definitely the vibe they have going on (anyone else remember that one drawing of sokka holding zuko so he could pat the cat??)

oh man- oh my god, it would totally start off with both of them trying to put it together but zuko has a short temper and sokka is like Ridiculous about combing through the instructions and making everything perfect so zuko fully has to leave their room before he sets it on fire and then sokka will just sit there and build it himself and somehow there's always something quite Not Right about it but the furniture is always perfectly functional (also he definitely names their fucked up furniture)

[haitanirindo]

zukka fics that live in my head rent free part two

i’m your man by @sifu-hotdamn status: complete (5k words) rating: mature pairing(s): sokka/zuko, haru/jet, mai/ty lee, aang/katara summary: He’s looking around the dressing room again for the first time since Sokka started talking to him, and notices that everyone else is wearing much less clothing than he is. Oh, fuck, did Ty Lee sign him up to do stand-up at one of those shows? Zuko inadvertently winds up doing stand-up at a drag club variety night. One of the drag kings takes an interest.

very wholesome and funny, drag king sokka is something that can be so personal

seven(teen) minutes in heaven by @bisexuallsokka status: complete (3k words) rating: teen and up pairing(s): sokka/zuko summary: The next thing he knew, the two of them were being shoved into the hall closet, Toph loudly declaring that their time had begun. It was official. For the next seven minutes, Sokka was to be trapped in the tiny space with the man he was hopelessly in love with, the implications of the situation hanging over his head heavily.

this fic makes me want to scream (in a good way)

The Teacher Trap by miyuki_scourgeofthefirenation status: complete (4k words) rating: general audiences pairing(s): sokka/zuko summary: Ba Sing Se High School. Zuko’s the Drama teacher. Sokka’s the Physics teacher. The students are trying to set them up.

this fic. what a concept. cute af

i put a spell on you by nights status: complete (5k words) rating: explicit pairing(s): sokka/zuko summary: Zuko throws a masquerade ball, and then starts getting ideas. Sokka's game for pretty much anything his fiancé thinks up.

i think about this one often, it’s spicy (mind the rating and tags)

(hope that i’m able to be) all that you need by @zukosadragon-ace status: complete (9k words) pairing(s): sokka/zuko, mai/ty lee summary: Zuko’s struggle with being gay and asexual, as examined through the lens of his various relationships through the years.

this!! ace zuko is so important 

teeth by theycallmesuperboy status: complete (4k words) rating: explicit pairing(s): sokka/zuko summary: So Zuko was a vampire. It’s no big deal, Sokka’s last girlfriend was a ghost. He can get behind a few (love) bites.

i am very gay for gay vampires (mind the rating and tags)

i (ori)gami eyes on you by aiyah status: complete (5k words) rating: teen and up pairing(s): sokka/zuko summary: Senbazuru—fold a thousand cranes, and your wish will come true. Zuko thinks the story is a load of nonsense until he finds himself mountain folding in to Sokka’s every move.

this fic is so cute!! as someone who’s attempted the fabled 1000 paper cranes, this hit different

rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky by @paintedpatroclus status: complete (12k words) rating: teen and up pairing(s): sokka/zuko summary: Zuko did not anticipate the first day of school jitters to lead to this. No, really, he didn't.

y’all. kindergarten teacher sokka. single dad zuko. you do the math. i love it here

now that i see you by @bisexuallsokka status: complete (49k words) rating: teen and up pairing(s): sokka/zuko, aang/katara summary: “As Zuko watched the lanterns light up those dark nights, he found it hard to believe that a world with such beauty and life could also be the one of danger and destruction his father so frequently warned him about. He hoped, more than anything, that one day he could see it for himself. “And now, here is where I come in…” (or, a Zukka Tangled AU)

i have so many feelings about this fic. i love it so much. zukka and tangled are among my favorite things and i appreciate the hell out of the existence of this fic (jo bless ur entire soul)

spirits help us, there’s two of them by hopepunk status: complete (4k words) rating: general audiences pairing(s): sokka/zuko summary: Sokka and Zuko are both weird guys. Fortunately, they're the same kind of weird as each other.

i read this ages ago but the concept of “meatsword night” still makes me laugh. i love these goofs

 once bitten, never shy by @stupidbihours status: complete (8k words) rating: explicit pairing(s): sokka/zuko, mai/suki/ty lee, aang/katara summary: Sokka and Zuko have been roommates for a while. There’s nothing out of the ordinary about them, if you disregard the fact that Sokka has been alive for longer than the United States has been a country. One would expect such an ancient being to be wise, but no, he’s just a hot jackass, much to Zuko’s dismay.

something about vampire nightclubs just... hits different. there’s something so personal about vampire sokka (mind the rating and tags)

that’s about it for now! enjoy!!

[sokkagatekeeper]

hey, i love ur opinions and texts and stuff abt ATLA characters, it's just so interesting.

so, between Azula and Sokka, who do you think is the smartest and why? 👀

forcefully looking past the fact that intelligence is a relative concept (irl, in media not so much) skaksnakd sokka 100%. it is correct to assume that sokka is the smartest character in the entire show because this is actually in the text, and in fact i don’t think azula is in my top 3 smartest atla characters – yes i made a list.

you see, azula is very secure in her own shoes. she knows how to play this game because she’s a princess, and the attitude is crucial in the competition for affection and survival that has been her life. azula is a good liar because she’s creative, because she’s confident. and azula needs to have control of every situation she finds herself in, or else none of her creativity, cleverness, or confident facade can work properly, and she gets defensive and irrational and insecure, visible mostly during the beach. even as sokka has her pinned against a wall with a very pointy sword in his power on the day of black sun, she doesn’t waver once because she recognizes sokka is losing grip of his emotional stability, and because she has the information sokka wants. azula is, despite it all, undoubtedly in control of the situation. but whenever azula is presented with rejection, defiance, whatever else that can throw her off her balance (the boiling rock, the beach, sozin's comet) she falters. azula lacks an important amount of self-awareness, area in which sokka doesn’t exactly excell at but is still miles better at than azula, which is also fundamental pilars of intelligence.

furthermore, azula’s strategies are essentially ruthlessness (lying, manipulating, threatening) where sokka’s strategies are purely logical and practical, always looking for a way to turn things around to find the best possible solution. while azula maintains herself with her intelligence and her bending (see: privilege) through aggressive approaches, sokka maintains himself and other people with his skills of leadership alone, more inventive approaches. this is indicative of azula’s privilege and high status as royalty as well, where sokka is from a marginalized community, who had to fend for himself, his sister and his village and he had to manage the situation that way in order to survive. azula was essentially the golden child, where sokka grew up thinking he was disposable and that he had to work to prove his worth. obviously, azula lived under the threat of what would happen if she were to ever dare and not be perfect on every level, but one thing is preserving your place and another different thing is being always unable to reach that place at all. while suffering is not indicative of neither morality or intelligence, this difference between their upbringings visibly affected the way their respective minds work – see above. and i do believe a decent sense of morality (which sokka doesn’t excell at but is definitely going better than azula) is a fundamental part of intelligence.

sokka lacks a lot of the pride that azula cannot let go for the life of her. sokka is immediately willing to learn from suki after being proven wrong, not only demonstrating his humility but his adaptiveness, versalitiy, and open mind as well. azula’s pride limits her to appreciate other people’s skills but never be willing to learn from them, as she sees herself as superior and unbeatable, which is why, when she’s beaten by sokka and ty lee and katara, it breaks her. when sokka is beaten, he learns from it. probably lowers his self-esteem to an incredible degree, yes, but sokka learns. because he allows himself to accept help and guidance from other people who know better than him (suki), or people who might have more experience than him on the matter (zuko). being willing to learn ties directly with being smart.

and this is not to mention, sokka is pretty much the textual definition of genius. he is less traditionally dignified than azula at first sight, but one of the show’s core themes is the deconstruction of the concept of dignity (among other interesting concepts), and he is put in a much more familiar, less threatening and intimidating light than azula (bc azula is. a villain). looking at his actions only, sokka has;

spent three entire books being the leader of the gaang on his sense of responsibility, caution and reason alone; helped the invention of several devices relevant in the story; fabricated an invasion strategy that was pretty much perfect and would’ve worked and ended a hundred year war, had not king kuei opened his lousy bitch mouth, based on information he stole from an elitist spirt. there are also several implications of sokka being a mathematics and physics prodigy (that scene where he tells jet sticking a knife to a tree amplifies vibrations, when he had literally hadn’t seen trees ever in his life until like 2 months ago; where he killed combustion man without even seeing his exact position but rather calculating the distance the explosions were coming from, and the angle for the path his boomerang would have to follow in order to hit that point).

sokka is disperse, expressive, neurotic, makes self-aware jokes to cope with his mortality & the weight of his entire existence, and is, why deny it, quite goofy. qualities which are well known to be associated with highly intelligent people. these are mostly fun little stuff rather than “evidence” but it’s still relevant imo.

so in conclusion. azula is good, but her smartest moments are fundamentally manipulation and violence, often coming from a sense of pride and privilege. sokka is inherently smart, there’s no doubt of that, but his humility and his will are always actively working to expand said intelligence. the brain is like a muscle, as they say.

and here’s the most telling thing; azula is fooled, constantly, by ty lee. ty lee lies to her face in practically every conversation they have; ty lee puts on a mask of a naïve, blindly loyal follower and friend, laughs at azula’s bad jokes, cries to make her feel bad, betrays her the minute she turns against someone she doesn’t have to pretend around – mai. ty lee is definitely smarter than azula, she just doesn’t brag about it the way azula would (and does) because it would be the end of her. just saying, ty lee’s move at the boiling rock was not out of the blue (unlike mai’s, lol, adrenaline-high queen), and azula was simply never going to see that one coming, but well. maybe she should have!!!!

[luxken]

wip game

rules: post the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it!

tagged by: @fixstationed​ ur a darl legit saw this and was waiting for someone to tag me :D obvi it would be u u sexy bitch (edit: im a dumb bitch and forgot but- those spy and jack frost aus :::0 i want u to rant abt them to me personally legit would beta for u for them they sound amazing and all i have is an au name lmao)

(hp)

1. harry potter on zombie island (scooby doo au)

2. in the tall grass

3. this boy is in love (fake dating au)

4. husband in the making

5. techno-wizard!harry au

6. vampire au

(atla)

7. kidnapped bender!sokka au

8. among us au (zuposter!verse)

9. my honest face (sokka in a band au (the song the title’s named after basically sums up the plot lmao))

9. moon spirit!sokka au 

10. myth of icarus zukka au

tagging: @circleofplanets @treedaddyd @sokkadyke @khaleeseas @kahtara @exarite @lesbian-yue @sokka-with-his-hair-down whoo whoo if u dont wanna totally understand dw

these are all the viable ones i can deffo see myself writing at some point- or at least attempting to bc i have a horrible habit of getting bored. some of these are just me losing it in my notes, some have actual plans lmao

but yeah if u want totally ask! i don’t really have snipers from any, maybe one or two, but i have so much trivia and shit it’s lit :D 

[the-badger-mole]

I know you answered q10- I was expecting sth from the show tbh. But anyway, I agree with that perfectly too. So much that I will have to write a whole book about Ursa being found (Ugh). I also read ur post about Mai "turning" and wow that's exactly what I thought. It made zero sense. Anyway a couple of more qs then: What do you think of Sokkla or any other rarepair ships? I dig sukka, but ever once in a blue moon, I will get crazy sokkla moments, hehe. Do you prefer fluff or angst in Zutara?

Sometimes you have to say a little more, especially if I've already responded to a question. Just saying. But to answer your question, my least favorite arcs in the series are pretty much anything centering Aang's lack of development. Any time Aang does something stupid or selfish or judgmental with no consequences or lessons to be learned, just assume I'm in some dark corner losing my lunch.

Mai's turn at The Boiling Rock was so out of left field, I don't think it's even fair to call it an arc, frankly. But if I were to say what failed in her arc, it's that the writers didn't let her be a complete hedonist with no real skin in the game except her own comfort and pleasure. Give me that version of Mai. We deserve Maleficent.

I am not a fan of Sokkla. I am firmly team "Ship What You Want", but honestly, I don't get the appeal. I have seen some really talented writers broach the ship, but it makes no sense to me- especially in-universe. Sokka is a lot quicker to forgive than Katara, but I don't see either sibling having an especially warm relationship with Azula. I've given my opinion on what I think Azula's redemption would look like, and I don't think she would work very hard to become friends with any of Zuko's found family, much less fall for one of them. I guess there's a version of this ship that I could see happening in an AU, but I really don't think either of them would be each other's type if they're in character.

Also, I love Sukka. I think it's the only ship that canon got right, so they hold a special place in my heart. That said, I'm fine with Yukka (although I'm not sure just how rare that pair is?)

I've talked myself into ToRu (Toph and Haru) completely by accident. I wrote one platonic interaction between them in one of my fics, and my brain just kind of ran with it. But now that it's in my brain, I think they would be adorable together- you know, when they're older. It starts out as pure admiration of Toph's skill on Haru's end, and Toph finds his brand of chill endearing.

The rarest pair I ship is probably Jun/The Boulder. It's not even something I've put that much thought into, I just think they'd get along.

As far as the types of Zutara fic I like, I prefer stories with a happy ending for them. Angst is fine, but sparingly, like salt. It hurts my heart when they don't get together in the end. I mean, I've written two fics where they don't get to be together, but we won't discuss those here.

[missturtleduck]

hi i saw ur requests were open and i would love if u could do a sokka x reader :) where reader is really shy and he likes to tease her and flirt with her to see her all flustered but she denies him actually liking her bc she thinks it’s just his personality to be funny like that. but then there’s the classic oh no there’s only one bed thing? thank you!

Ooooh I loved writing this! Tropes? Love them. Fluff? So fun, so sweet. I hope you enjoy, anon, and have a very happy holiday! <3

Teasing

Sokka x shy!Reader

It was a well-known fact that Sokka was a tease.

Now, he wasn’t a tease in the common sense, more that he took some joy in being a so-called comedian. Y/N seemed to be the person in their gang that got the brunt of his teasing. Every time he came up with some sarcastic quip, she would laugh along with everyone else – though most of the time she was the only one who found him funny – but then there were the other times.

She had been sparring with Zuko, who was surprisingly adept with swords for a bender, when Sokka had come by whistling with faux innocence. As he took a seat on the floor, his eyes were trained on the fight. Feeling his blue-eyed gaze boring into her, she felt her entire body flush. Steadying her breathing, Y/N pushed down the flustered flutter bats inhabiting her stomach. A frustrated cry escaped her lips as she pinned Zuko’s blades to the floor with her own.

“Sokka,” She breathed out, hating how hot she felt. “Sokka, w-what are you doing?”

He grinned. “Just enjoying the view. You know, I always thought red was Zuko’s colour, but you are boasting a lovely shade today.”

Absently, Y/N put a palm to her face, only becoming more flustered as she realised her skin had in fact became darker. As the blood rushed faster through her body, she looked desperately at Zuko for some reprieve.

“Sokka, are you here for any reason other than being a complete clown?” Zuko said, sighing in pure exasperation even as Y/N had him pinned.

The boy ignored him completely. “Has anyone ever told just how adorable you are? Because you really are.”

“Sokka,” Zuko said again, his voice less patient. “Go away before we make you.”

“Alright, alright,” He tutted, hands in the air as if in surrender. “I’ll leave you two to your dance lessons. Call me if you fall; I’ll come and catch you.”

Waiting for him to be out of earshot, Y/N groaned, dropping her sword and freeing Zuko. Her entire face was on fire. Sure, it was a metaphor, a hyperbolic one at that, but if Zuko decided to shove his ignited palm in her face, it would not manage to be as hot as she was feeling now. It might be slightly less sweaty. Ew.

Lowering herself to the ground, she sat, stretching out her aching limbs, pouring water over her roasting head. Y/N, needless to say, was mortified by Sokka’s teasing, but when was she not? She was somewhat shyer than her female friends; Katara had this maternal instinct about her that kicked into overdrive as soon as someone seemed needy. It was honestly scarier than the Avatar State. Toph was just... Toph. The girl was at least four years younger than Y/N and utterly terrifying, approaching people and situations with no fear. Then there was Suki. Suki had a knack of getting people to like her, being the loveable, charismatic leader, she was.

And that left Y/N.

Y/N struggled being heard in many a conversation. Ask her to take a compliment? No. No. Not happening. No thank you. Her shy demeanour was labelled cute by a few different people, though they all seemed to be joking – especially Sokka.

“Do you want me to sort him out for you?”

Y/N looked up, meeting Zuko’s very serious gaze for just a moment before staring at the ground. “No, it’s okay. He’s like that with everyone.”

“What?” Zuko frowned, slumping to the ground too. “What are you on about? He doesn’t flirt with everyone!”

“That wasn’t flirting!” She insisted, feeling that bashful flush creeping in again. 

“He was just teasing, like he does with everyone!”

Zuko’s lips quirked. “He called you adorable.”

“Yesterday, he called Momo adorable.”

“He said you flushed was your colour.”

“And he said that red was yours, sunshine.”

“Oh, Y/N, I’ll catch you if you fall!”

Y/N stammered. “He could have been talking to either of us!”

There was some silence between them. Y/N didn’t usually mind sitting in silence with Zuko, who was just as awkward as her most of the time. However, the wide, toothy grin like a catgator’s was highly disconcerting.

“Zuko, I don’t know what you’re seeing, but he wasn’t flirting,” Y/N said finally, quietly commanding. “He’s just messing around like he usually does.”

The prince sighed, suppressing his mischievous grin. Raising his swords, the pair charged each other again.

                                                      ✦

In the midst of a war, there wasn’t much space for fun. With the constant movement between the Western Air Temple and many significant locations to build their defences after the Day of Black Sun, Y/N found she hardly had time for anything other than training and strategizing. Sure, she may be considered meek when compared to her peers, but her mind was sharper than her blade.

After watching Aang master firebending, Sokka masterminding a prison break, and Katara nearly murdering a man – all with Zuko’s help – she had some whiplash. She might even say that she had been somewhat blindsided by them, but she didn’t particularly mind. It was when they moved onto Ember Island, however, that Y/N found there to be an issue. In all the excitement, or terror, of being separated from Haru and the others, and possibly murdering Sparky Sparky Boom Man, the gang ended up hiding out on Ember Island.

Spirits, did Y/N love the sunshine. The sand? Not so much, nor the swimsuits. Nevertheless, she much preferred it to Aang’s beloved ancestral temple.

“Okay,” Zuko said as they all collected together in the house, “So there’s a bit of an issue.”

“Fire Nation?” Katara asked, eyes narrowing.

“Worse,” Zuko said, voice grave. “There are seven of us, and only six beds.”

The teenagers all looked between each other with varying looks of embarrassment and disgust. It was Toph who spoke first.

“Well, I for one do not want to share a room,” She scoffed, stomping her foot – a reminder of her power. “I can already hear all of you when we sleep on the ground. I am not missing out on my chance for a quiet night of sleep.”

“That seems fair,” Zuko hummed as he pulled a hat off of a dresser. “Everyone else, unless they have some reason why not, will put their name in here.”

Sokka whined, pointing his finger at the heir of the Fire Nation. “Fine! But they should get the biggest bedroom.”

Y/N swore Zuko smirked. “Done.”

Sat on the floor watching him write names, the group waited anxiously to see who would be sharing a room at least for that night. Mixing up bits of paper, he seemed to be building up some bravado, akin to a showman about to pull a jackalope out of a hat.

“Sokka.”

The boy cursed under his breath as Zuko continued on with his little show, the piece of paper disintegrating as easily as a leaf floating in a breeze.

“And Y/N!”

She met Zuko’s eye, entire body hot, sending a psychic message along the lines of sprits, no, Zuko, no, please, Zuko, don’t do this.

Despite the fact that Y/N knew Sokka was only joking with his teasing, somewhere along the line she had ended up falling for it – for him. It was sudden and violent, the way a meteor crashed through the atmosphere, roaring, brilliant, and completely obliterating anything in its path. Currently, Y/N was that metaphorical meteorite, burning up and crashing into the earth.

Since Zuko apparently couldn’t read minds, she chanced a glance at Sokka. She expected some sort of joke, a quip, anything. Instead, he was deadly silent, stony in his face, staring too at Zuko. Was he blushing, or was she making it up in her head? This question soon slipped from her brain as she those baby blue eyes were staring straight at her.

Tui and La, Agni, spirits above; he hated her.

“Cool!” She said, though it came out more like a squeak. “I’ll see you tonight, I guess.”

“Y/N, we have the entire day before- “

She cut Suki off. “Yep, busy today! Busy, busy, busy. Plenty of strategic planning to do before the big day!”

And she was gone. Even Aang, renowned creator of the air scooter, had never seen a person move so fast, and Y/N wasn’t even a bender. In her haste, she didn’t catch the sly looks, nor the disapproving one courtesy of Katara. She definitely didn’t catch the shy grin on Sokka’s face, muddled with complete embarrassment. Getting as far away from the house as possible was her current goal, and she achieved it with insane speed – and longevity.

For an entire day, Y/N managed to see none of her friends, excluding Appa and Momo. Her animal friends seemed very concerned and very interested in her noughts and crosses diagrams in the black volcanic sand of Ember Island. It was only when Yue began to rise above the horizon that she thought it would be safe to come out. With what felt like a walk of shame, she trekked back to the beach house, a sleeping Momo cradled in her arms like a baby. Even Appa, who had been occupied with all sorts of made-up games throughout the day, was beginning to sway, eyes drooping, weighed down by sleep. Settling them down in the warm sand, Y/N climbed the wooden stairs.

Being quiet used to get her everywhere unseen; it didn’t work that night. Wordless, her friends’ good night wishes falling on deaf ears, she entered the biggest bedroom, alone. Falling face first onto the bed, she muffled a frustrated scream into one of the too many decadent pillows adorning it. Heaving herself onto her back, Y/N groaned dramatically with the effort it took. This bed was so soft. She tried to think of a more comfy, luxurious bed she had ever been on – and failed. The four-poster frame was casting odd shadows across the dark room. It felt especially lonely.

She felt especially lonely.

Sitting up, a low rumble filled the silence. Her stomach was apparently rather unhappy with the distinct lack of food during the day. Y/N had forgotten about that. She weighed up the options; go out and face embarrassment, or skip dinner for the first time in her life. Fortunately, she needn’t think long.

“So, everyone’s going to bed, and I remembered you hadn’t eaten.”

Sokka.

Of course.

“Oh,” Was all she could manage, mentally kicking herself for her utter lack of articulation. “Th-thanks, Sokka.”

Flicking on the light, the shadows no longer seemed odd, nor did the room feel lonely. There, in the doorway, stood Sokka. He was pretty – something that always took Y/N by surprise even though she saw him every day. Sure, he hadn’t grown into his gangly limbs yet, but he was getting there. His shoulders had gotten broader, his arms larger from training. She couldn’t help but imagine how comfy he’d be to lie against, how warm his hold would be.

“I brought snacks?”

Opening her mouth only to close it again, Y/N felt like a fish thrown mercilessly out of water. Instead, she managed a timid pat on the bed. He was slow to react, slower to move, and she only felt more inadequate. Whatever Zuko thought he saw at the temple was wrong.

“Wow, this bed is soft,” Sokka gasped, bouncing lightly on it like a small child. “It’s like sitting on a cloud!”

Y/N couldn’t stop the giggle that passed her lips as she took a slice of fruit from the platter he had brought in. For the briefest moment, infinitesimally small, Sokka ceased with his childish antics and just looked. Brightening, he seemed to thrive – delight – in her laughter, continuing to goof about with the numerous pillows and posh looking decor.

“Whoa.”

Y/N looked up at him from her laughing, stomach aching with joy. “What?”

“I didn’t know you could get prettier,” He said, brows furrowed, eyes sparkling.

She turned mute in an instant, feeling that all too familiar flush again, only this time it was close – more intense. Silent, she took another piece of fruit, eating it in moments, anything to give her time. “You’re teasing me again, aren’t you?”

He frowned. “What? No. I’m not- “

“It’s okay if you are!” Y/N insisted, her smile plastered on and her heart aching. “I know you joke about with us all, and it’s just how you are. It’s not a bad thing, and I know you’re just joking and- “

“Y/N,” Sokka said, almost incredulous. “I’m not joking. I have never joked about that kind of thing with you.”

She stopped dead. “What?”

It wasn’t a question – well, not to Sokka at least. That one word was her address to the universe. It was astonishment, frustration, incredulity, sheer joy, so many emotions all wrapped into one simple word. The moments that passed between that word and their locked gaze spoke a thousand more words, sang a hundred more emotions.  

“You didn’t know?”

Her head was empty. “Prettier?”

“That’s what I said, isn’t it?” Sokka chuckled weakly, moving the platter to the side.

“Prettier,” Y/N repeated slowly, looking up at him, “As in I was already pretty?”

“Erm, yes?”

“You think I’m pretty?”

“Tui and La, yes.”

Oh.

“Okay,” She said, testing the waters, “And you like it when I blush?”

“Yeah, you look cute,” He admitted, sheepish as he rubbed the back of his neck.

Looking down, bashful, she recalled training with Zuko. “The word you used was adorable.”

No words came in response to that, only a gentle hand on her cheek. Guiding her face up, Sokka looked at her and saw her. Y/N could see him reaching for words that danced in his mind and away from his grasp, so many more pretty, teasing words he could say. But he wasn’t teasing, not really. He certainly wasn’t when he pressed his lips to hers. It was sweet and easy to melt into; she didn’t need to be shy, not with him.

They shared more sweet kisses, laughing under the moonlight in that fancy bed they got to share. Fruit, a bed, kisses; they shared them all, drifting into an easy sleep as the moon began to slip away into daylight. Basking in the prospect of a lazy morning, they made the most of it.

They weren’t even mad when they found out Zuko rigged the entire thing.

[dirtyrottenraskel]

my take on yueki's personalities

yue 

notes / personality

cocky (but also like understated confidence - r e g a l af) 

kind of a nerd

maybe a little entitled, and a little bratty and suki loves to indulge her or to rile her up depending on her mood

books

seems soft but made of steel

strong sense of duty

socially intelligent - can be manipulative and suki (the dork) thinks it is so hot 

aloof queen bee typa beat

supportive, both in ur day to day and in going after your big moral life goals 

deep water - steady and powerful, often underestimated

untold depths, private yet surprisingly nurturing - master of deflecting away from herself

political nerd - well read, and when she has someone she trusts not to take advantage of her, she goes OFF 

distrusting of most people, has been used and ignored and underestimated her whole life

patient - homegirl knows how to play the long game

excellent at pai sho / chess 

she and suki have epic battles of wits - dif types of strategy but both are really into it and get a little too competitive (multiple board games have had to be replaced over the years)

loves travel bc wasn’t allowed to much, esp when she was sick 

was super repressed growing up - never let her be herself or really have any sort of independence

used to sneak out and wander around in rebellion and casually sabotage plans and decisions she didn’t agree with 

introverted, many opinions but keeps them to herself, discreet but well spoken

weaponizes secrets and information - doesn’t often use it but...she could

definitlyyyyy worries and overthinks and re-evaluates - worries ab social politics a lot

obsessive about picking things - wants it to be perfect

shes growing into her confidence as a leader

prefers quite intimate places

incredibly romantic

classic lit

planner for the future - visionary

kind / sweet / gentle - yes, but that’s also her “front” to a degree (seriously, i feel like she gets painted as so sweet and submissive and one dimensional by the fandom a lot of times and it freakin kills me)

INFJ-T (The Advocate) ((yes this is from 16p which i know is not super accurate but u can still catch her overall vibes from it ya know)

Creative/insightful/principled/compassionate/altruistic

sensitive/reluctant to open up/perfectionist/prone to burnout/not a fan of the ordinary

friendships / relationships

(<> indicates that they’re one of her best friends)

sokka - puppy love crushes, laugh ab it now, get into deep late night talks about responsibilities and leading, water tribe culture, prank wars (no one believes sokka when he says yue is a mean prank master (expect suki comes to see it in action lol))

katara - <> badass women friendship, totally would go to matches and protests together, tough girl shit, waterbending practice/duels - start of cautious, but then get rough in a good way bc they trust each other, they do water tribe food adventures together

toph - indulges her chaos, bonding over stupid royal upbringings, odd yet weirdly endearing pair

zuko - both sort of standoffish gay royals, but once they come to see that they are friends - take up similar spaces though, so only hang out in a group or rarely by themselves, they do hang out at like political parties and stuff when they get more comfortable together

aang - <> he has an impressive world view, yue is super studied and well read, so she and aang nerd out over past cultures together, and also their peace keeping nature, they have tea together often - usually after she and katara wipe the floor w/ each other

clothing / aesthetic:

blues and pale colors

classy and understated wealth

like those cute feminine button down shirts

dresses

like cold weather classy

complicated braids

sort of soft girl aesthetic?

pleated skirts !!!

i feel like she would wear ethically sourced fur (i don’t wear fur but idk how to get it in an ethical way - maybe it’s just fake??)

knit sweaters and skinny jeans and heeled ankle boots

light academia !!!

hella funky earrings - to mark her native pride and also cuz gay

from my readings, tattoos have a lot of cultural significance for Inuit women, and so i feel like yue would totally have some (when she comes of age ofc) 

suki

notes / personality 

extroverted 

also very strategic 

more spontaneous tho - will totally calculate the odds in a spilt second in her head and then just go for it

like still a careful planner, but willing to say fuck it, yolo if it seems right 

reflects on her mistakes, but more in like a healthy way - unless it was a leadership mistake, then it eats her up inside - worries more ab keeping her girls safe and making the right call

likes lively places

total bashful romantic

manages the present and the short term - realist

loves to do lists 

a little punch happy - loves to make violent threats, but also does it out of excitement and she’s just a really physical person tbh

steady, can come off as stubborn and abrasive but she really just wants what’s best for everyone she loves

harsh on herself and worries about her girls a lot 

always ends up in the oddest situations 

totally would kick someone’s ass for being racist/sexist/homophobic/etc 

dedicated to her training and her regime 

not a great cook, but she can manage 

would drink monsters 

has a weird relationship with femininity - took her awhile to reconcile strength and toughness and being assertive and aggressive with also wanting to feel pretty and feminine and embracing being a girl and how those things can coincide and amplify each other

abandonment issues - parents absent/dead 

was imprisoned - obvi she had several almost successful escape attempts, but she got really close to breaking 

was incredibly independent really early, grew up really fast and tries to make up for that now by sometimes being reckless 

tough/assertive/woman of action 

dry sense of humor/sarcastic - not good at nickname/pun humor tho

practical/dedicated/strong-willed/direct/honest/reliable/loyal/patient

stubborn/judgmental/difficult to relax/difficulty expressing emotions/too selfless 

friendships / relationships

(<> indicates that they’re one of her best friends)

sokka - <>  man they’re like platonic soulmates - she beat him up, and now they spar all the time, totally funny and crack jokes all the time, go skating together, they do shitty art together, and then show their lovers after zuko and yue come back from their high society mixers, broke her out of prison, m/f friendship !!! 

katara - also sparring buddies (suki will throw down at any literally moment (and tbh so will katara)), not close but will hang in a group - go to each other for advice 

toph - <> listen these two wreak havoc together, they help each other out a lot, i feel like they’re shopping buddies (similar enough style to frequent the same shops) toph knows suki won’t judge her for wanting to feel pretty and suki knows toph will be honest, they are both blunt sarcastic assholes and get along like a house on fire 

zuko - <> shows zuko how to like,,,enjoy things (and how to let go of some of that pressure to be always right and the adult and in charge bc they were raised with so much responsibility on their shoulders even tho they were just kids)? she is also super protective of him (once she trusts him), one of the only ppl who can match suki fully in hand to hand combat, both do the Disappointed Parent Look when the group falls into chaos, but by themselves, the two of them end up in hijinks

aang- suki enjoys his optimism and they’re just chill bros, they love exploring abandoned placed together 

clothing / aesthetic

sporty and skater mixed 

ripped jeans, crewnecks, vans 

green and yellow and dark red 

gym clothes/athleisure - lifting style gym clothes - cut off t-shirts and bike shorts

skirts too, likes to play into femininity

she’s a gold jewelry kinda girl - but stuff that won’t hinder her movements 

necklaces that end in the hollow of her throat & occasionally rings

definitely cuffs all of her jeans (it’s just bisexual culture ya know)

so many crop tops - some came like that, some were more of a diy project

yueki’s relationship!!!

nerd/jock solidarity 

feel the burden of responsibility and the weight on their shoulders 

they create a safe space between them, full of trust and warmth and vulnerability 

yue will read suki sappy passages from poetry books while suki polishes her fans 

they slow dance in the kitchen a lot 

they get good at ordering takeout - and they have some weird decision making process that only they understand - bc neither of them are great cooks 

yue would feel jealous of suki and sokka, if it weren’t for how stupid in love sokka was with zuko and yue can see that suki really only has eyes for her 

yue is taller than suki and it amuses her to no end to pick suki up and carry her away from a fight (we all know suki could get away if she wanted to, but when ur hot tall sexy gf throws u over her shoulder,,,,,,u don’t complain)

joke they’ve adopted kataang and zukka, bc they’re all dummies, but in reality every last one of them is stupid LMAO 

they love to do each other’s hair and it’s like super intimate and really cute 

sometimes it’s these epic elaborate hairstyles and then at other times, they try to see how many ponytails they can fit on suki’s head and how many little braid yue can do 

they travel EVERYWHERE 

since yue is royalty and suki is her body guard,,,, well i mean, they totally have to see these kingdoms they are doing trade deals with in person 

it helps that they're friends with a lot of them 

they stay over in everything from camping so they can stargaze to ritzy hotels with hot tubs in the bathroom 

yue gives suki rocks she finds on all their travels and suki lines them up on their mantle around the pictures of them in increasingly weird locations 

suki loves guarding yue’s meetings bc she gets to watch her absolutely rip a new one into misogynistic old men and it never fails to bring her joy 

While yue doesn’t love getting attacked, the ruthless efficiency suki defends her with is like,,,,,stupid attractive 

[hello-yue-here]

can you um make a zukka one shot about them fake/soft arguing over if Gatorade or Powerade better? maybe some kissing at the end 👉👈.

i feel like theres a right answer as to which drink is better but i have literally never had a powerade and the last time i had a gatorade was when i played soccer in 6th grade so i dont remember what it tastes like. i feel the strong urge to taste test them both now so thank you. ANYWHOOOO heres ur fic my friend <333

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“Do you want anything from the vending machine?”

No response.

Zuko looked up at Sokka and saw him staring intently at his chemical engineering textbook.

"Helloooo, Earth to Sokka," Zuko said, trying to get his boyfriend's attention again.

Still Sokka didn't look up. He got like this sometimes when he was studying, so focused on whatever equations he had to memorize and what compounds made which chemicals and whole bunch of other sciencey nonsense that Zuko didn't bother trying to understand.

Some of their friends hated studying with Sokka because most of them only studied together to fuck around and goof off, but Sokka always tuned everyone out. Zuko, however, found it endearing. He liked the way his brows furrowed together with intense focus. He admired the way Sokka took his major so seriously, and he constantly amazed Zuko with just how intelligent he was.

But Zuko had been sitting here outlining his own political science essay for three hours.

And he was thirsty.

And judging by the way Sokka had barely moved from his seat in those past three hours, Zuko thought it was safe to assume that he was thirsty too.

"I'll pay for whatever you want, babe," Zuko tried again. As a broke college student, that was a generous offer.

Still, no dice.

Zuko sighed, it was time to pull out the big guns.

"Alright, since you're too busy studying to respond to me, I'm gonna go ahead and assume that you want me to buy you a blue powerade."

Blue eyes snapped up and glared at him.

"You wouldn't fucking dare."

"There he is," Zuko laughed.

"I'm serious Zuko, you better not get me that sorry excuse for a drink," Sokka said as he jabbed the end of his pencil in Zuko's direction.

This was a song and dance that the two of them had been in many times before. It all started back in high school when they were still just best friends. Sokka would bring a gigantic blue gatorade with him to every hockey practice and every game. He claimed they were good luck and helped him play better, but Zuko always thought it was just a dumb superstition. During one of their games as Zuko was coming off the ice, Sokka asked him to grab a blue gatorade from the vending machine. The machine was all out, but they did have blue powerade, and being to good friend that he was Zuko thought that it would be an acceptable alternative.

And boy was he wrong.

The second Zuko tossed the blue drink to Sokka on the benches, his expression shifted from something akin to confusion, then to horror, and finally he stared at Zuko as if he had just kicked his pet puppy down a flight of stairs.

"What the fuck is this Zuko?" Sokka said in a hushed tone, lips curled in disgust.

"They were out of blue gatorade so I got that instead, what's the big deal?" Zuko had shrugged.

"What's the big deal? What's the big DEAL?? Zuko, the big deal is that powerade is a monstrosity created by all things evil in order to ruin my life! That's the big deal Zuko," He exclaimed as his arm gestures became more and more frantic.

Zuko stared at him like he was crazy, "...it's just powerade, Sokka."

Sokka glared at Zuko, "Oh no, my friends, this is not just powerade. This is my nemesis. I would rather drink yellow gatorade than this crap."

And that was saying something, considering Zuko had already made the mistake of getting yellow gatorade for Sokka before. The fact that he hated powerade more than yellow gatorade was truly saying something.

Seeing how disgusted Sokka was by the powerade was something Zuko was sure to remember about his best friend for future reference.

And by future reference, Zuko was referring to torturing Sokka about it at any chance he could get.

Zuko stood up and looked back at his unamused boyfriend with a faux-innocent expression, "But I thought you loved powerade?"

Sokka rolled his eyes, "Haha, Zuko, you already know how much I hate that shit. But fine, if you're going to the vending machine can you please get me a blue gatorade please? Emphasis on gatorade."

"Blue powerade? you got it babe," Zuko said as he pressed a kiss to Sokka's temple before darting out of the library. He could hear his protests as he ran out the door, but when he returned with the supposedly magical blue gatorade all was forgiven. (And if you must know Sokka did ambush him with kisses once he saw his beloved Zuko with his beloved blue gatorade.)

[trrickytickle]

✿ aang + zuko hcs !! ✿

happy birthday @token-lee​ !! ur so poggers and cool and i love u so much so i made u headcanons,, 15 for each character bc ur 15 now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  🌪️ ☁️  🌻 ❀ sO like most hcs i believe aang had a lot of experience with twords,,, growing up at the air temple, he has been both the lee and the ler. although he refused to admit it at first, after finding out his status and prior to the unfreezing, he missed tickles sm lmao,, and katara and sokka were happy to help with that >:3 !! (he thoroughly regrets ever telling them)

❀ squeals like a mf. oh and he KICKS. just he tries to defend himself in the most ridiculous ways and always fails,, toph and katara are often enlisted to hold him down. 

❀ ler leaning switch. loves the game, not the sensation but he still likes it!! the other gaang members primarily tword him as a “punishment” or if theyre feeling a lil wrestly,, aaa he mostly gets got by katara bc shes da gf, sokka, and toph

❀ when zuko was introduced into the group, he wasn’t used to physical touch and a caring family, so when aang tried to start a tickle fight, he lost to an incredibly yell-y, rough and sadistic ler!zuko who apologized profusely. (”that’s how azula used to do it, and, um, she wasn’t the best, not at tickling, but at being a sister, well anyways, uh,,, -scar boy 2kxx) 

❀ when the sky bison and winged lemurs repopulated aang was incredibly ecstatic to see that the furry friends he grew up with were still alive, resulting in a swarm of baby sky bison and winged lemurs snuggling up against him and nuzzling against him with their fluff,, a lethal attack >:00 ❀ LER WISE hes so mean and playful!! like teasing, jumpin around, bending, and giggling along its SO CUTE,, he makes his lees- especially zuko- start giggling in anticipation and aang knows and takes pride in it, especially with the poopoo not poggers jerk prince zuko/j

❀ giant air raspberries thats the post.

❀ octopus technique that’s the post.

❀ buckling the lee down with earthbending when they move too much that’s the post.

❀ fireb- NO NO THAT’S NOT THE POST

 ❀ post tickle symptoms include earth shattering hiccups, which are fun for a group of travelling teenagers who sleep outdoors, mainly on mountains or caves. f u n!!!!

❀ aang and toph mud-wrestle during training and one more than one occassion, it’s turned into a tk free for all. 

❀ kataang smooches with tickles. they do be wholesome,, also neck raspberry. brrt. 

❀ sokka messes with him a lot, and you bet your ass this involves him being Mega Ler. like hes the epitome of ler with him. SUKI ON THE OTHER HAND

❀ suki and sokka helped him get into the avatar kyoshi getup again. the face paint ended in suki wrecking tf out of him for the duration of time it took.

❀ light on his feet = t,, tword,, is, h,, 

❀ bro tumby. him tumby. 

🧨  🔥  🎇

❀ blushy lee asf. the gaang wouldn’t let it slide and aang would try everything to fluster him, but only mai/sokka/whoeverthefuckyoushiphimwith knows how to TRULY fluster him- being slooow and gentle!! he gets all huffy and muffles his mouth to prevent his cute lil flustered giggles.

❀ the one to change his opinions on tickles and help him get comfortable was toph- she made sure to stop when it got too far for him- she always knew, thanks to her seismic sense abilities. he’d never admit it, but he kind of liked when toph tworded him, it was an oportunity to be closer to his friend in a comfortable way. he thought toph felt that way as well, but really toph is just an incrediblly stubborn lee who just wanted him to gib the tickl. now. firebender? more like firebendLER. please ler me big brother who gives me a sense of companionship.

❀ snorting. squealing. wheezing. giggling. any noise in the book, he definetly makes. so fuckin cute and precious HSDBAH

❀ chile anyways he pouts when he cant think of a clever rebuttal to the gaang’s teases (*leans in and whispers* sokka’s are the hardest) because they’re. so. MEAN

❀ textbook definition of lee, this man is. but ler, he can be. he was the latest in the group to find out THEY were twordish too bc hes a dum. chile anyways he goes after aang and toph the most.

❀ zuko and katara are practically toph’s parents so she craves tickles from them the most, but she doesn’t know how to ask. zuko is very oblivious to toph’s lee moods, but katara knows all. 

❀ ra- *gets mauled* pentapus bites- this mans biggest weakness. will yell-laugh, attempt to kick his lee off,, 

❀ the gaang helping him change his mind about tickles bc azula and ty lee used to destroy him. (mai was too busy bi panicing over teasy ty lee and giggly zuko.) i imagine they like to do it softly, not like some writers out there (glares at kyoko pfp and slow writer with god level fics  ) 

❀ chile anyways so teasing. they each have their own brand when it comes to making zuko redder than his non poggers scar. toph’s is more like taunting, aang is super silly and just,, cute, katara likes making little comments, sokka sucks at it but that’s what makes it good, and suki’s suki. like, you know, casual comments?

❀ it’s the face covering for me. think you can hide your lee? miss girl no. 

❀ ah yes the rare occurance. zuko squeaking. mostly happens when his neck or shoulderblades are attacked because the light touches kill him. 

❀ curling up into a ball like an armadillo-whatever because this is the atla world and h, hybrids,,, and wait actually curling up + covering his face. adorable out of this world i am LIVING for it. he looks smaller when he’s in a ball because of the flustered zuko shrinking theory.

❀ back to the theory. when you fluster a zuko enough he turns into a constantly shrinking pile of blushy mush which tries to surpress a big smile. 

❀ this was only recently discovered because azula never flustered him or made him feel safe or happy. she bullied him. tortured him and made him bitter about even the sheer thought of tickling. but now that he has his friends family, his opinion changed, knowing that they were people he could trust and talk to about just about anything.  ❀ the gaang never does anything intrusive or kinda mean. (again, GLARING at a major writer.) just nice :D things. no straddling him down and continuously doing hard stuff for hours on end. (glares at another human.) thank you and sorry for all the glaring.