#Zutara thoughts
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One thing that’s kinda funny reading Zutara fan fiction is no matter how far the story strays from canon Zuko ALWAYS has a raspy voice. Dante Basco gave such an iconic voice performance that it’s the one thing that never changes, even in a written format.
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I try not to read anti-Zutara takes because like, help, I'm literally here to escape the dark divisive real world. But one point that I see over and over is that there's no time between when Katara forgives Zuko and the end of the series for the dynamic to shift between them.
I always found this kind of a surprising argument (leaving aside all the narrative and thematic groundwork already laid between these two characters, and also the in-show precedent for compressed romantic timelines like Sokka and Yue) because of the Ember Island of it all.
Between the scene where Katara forgives Zuko and the scene when he jumps in front of lightning to save her (both romance-coded visuals), they're living for weeks as unsupervised teenagers in beautiful beach house, emotions running higher than ever as they face down the end of the world as they know it, in a location the story has already told us "has a special way of smoothing even the most ragged edges."
It's kind of hard to imagine a setting or situation with more romantic potential. Except maybe the moment after Katara saves Zuko after he risked his life to save her.
I'm not saying the show cashed in on that potential, obviously. I just mean that one scene with the two of them having a heart-to-heart on the beach late at night or flirting in the surf would have been pretty much all it took.
#I guess in the end all that unrealized potential is still a gift though since it's fed this fandom for almost two decades#zutara#Zutara thoughts#zutara meta#retreating into brainrot to hide from the dark reality
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Be careful of what you believe in.
#atla#zutara#avatar the last airbender#zuko#atla fanart#atla art#prince zuko#katara#zutara au#dandadan#dandadan au#blue spirit and the painted lady#the blue spirit#the painted lady#blue spirit zuko#painted lady katara#atla zuko#zuko art#zuko fanart#atla katara#katara art#katara fanart#katara of the southern water tribe#atla modern au#zutara fanart#zutara art#zuko x katara#katara x zuko#The Blue Spirit possesses Zuko for interrupting him and his lover. The Painted Lady (a redeemed yokai) “curses” Katara to do damage control#I'd love to delve deeper into their lore soon! Can't wait to share my thought process on this and my plans for them.
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Book 2 au: sparring sessions and short hair katara
They like to have sparring sessions in order to keep their bending skills sharp. They allow themselves to go all out and not hold back at all cause they know if anyone got hurt, Katara could just heal them
But anyways, wouldn't it be kinda funny if Zuko accidentally burned Katara's hair tho? Aofkqldkkajfjd
The "I think we can save the hairloops" line is from @linnoya-writes thank you for that!! :>>
#zutara#zuko#katara#atla#book 2 au#my art#i mentioned in my last book 2 au post that i wanted to include short hair katara into it and y'all were so supportive of it!! 😭😭😭#so this is how i think it would go#it would happen as katara is trying to evade one of zuko's fire balls#she manages to avoid it but since her hair is long it still caught on fire#she'd be pissed so she water whips the hell out of zuko#and then promptly forgets about it akfhkakdkakdj#even after the sparring session she still hasn't remembered cause 'oh no zuko's in pain i have to help him!'#it isn't until zuko even mentions it that she remembers#zuko thinks she's more calm than i thought she would be after burning her hair so he mentions it to her#little did he know katara just forgor aldjlakdkaljd#n e ways zuko does feel bad so she offers to help fix it up for her#i think after the haircut katara would find herself looking in mirrors when there are any around cause 'zuko thinks i'm beautiful?? really?#zuko doesn't know this tho and he thinks katara is till sad about the unwanted haircut so he keeps telling her that she looks beautiful#and katara just keeps losing it aldjlakdlald#in conclusion they are idiots your honor
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#????#zutara#I don't even know if this meme can be used in this context#I thought I imagined the quote went like “you broke my trust - OUR trust-”#and then I checked and it turns out it's almost like it is#my art
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“But he’s done evil things!”
Yes, that’s why he’s so dear to me.
#his particular brand of evil is entertaining to me#do you think I’d like him this much if he were lawful boring? no.#the evil is part of the appeal !!! it’s not a detrimental side effect.#🍃 posting#lestat de lioncourt#louis de pointe du lac#spike btvs#jaime lannister#zuko atla#taigen bes#corvo attano#dishonored daud#booker dewitt#frank castle#klaus mikaelson#like half these men ain’t even evil and yet#loustat#spuffy#taimizu#zutara#kastle#braime#brio#klaroline#🍃 thoughts
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and the fact that this is just ONE of the peak moments🤌🏻
#aesthetic#spilled ink#thoughts#writers on tumblr#words#quotes#text#life quotes#light academia#dark academia#anime quotes#anime#anime and manga#avatar the last airbender#atla#atla zuko#relatable#quoteoftheday#quote#artists on tumblr#poets on tumblr#writing#writers#kataang#zutara#anime art#desiblr#desi#life#aang x katara
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if he’s your man then why is he jumping in front of lightning for me after he dumped your ass in prison and forgot about you
#like don’t get me wrong i know the real answer is that the narrative forgot about mai#and i do find it kind of ooc that zuko had literally no thoughts about mai till she showed up at his door lmao#but i still find this so fucking funny#zuko: katara i will risk death itself for you#also zuko in the same episode: oh shit it’s the loml totally forgot you’re still alive lmao#zutara#anti maiko
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I’m trying so hard to be normal about the media I consume. But its all just so good and idk how to shut up about them
#tv shows#movies#Lisa Frankenstein#maxton hall#my lady jane#house of the dragon#HotD#dead boy detectives#cherik#Zutara#there’s too many to list#they consume my every waking thought#degrassi the next generation#eclare#bellarke#bellfort#Klaroline#inject them all into my veins please#You don’t get it#the buccaneers#Merlin#supacell
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Katara and Zuko being good with kids






#at first I thought that katara would be the type of mother who's nurturing and sometimes overprotective#while zuko would be a little bit more firm#but now that I think more about it I feel like they would share similar parenting styles#zutara#pro zutara#avatar the last airbender#atla
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Random thought I had, but I really think Zuko would've thought Katara wearing Momo on her head in "Sokka's Master" was genuinely cute hilarious. I feel like that kind of silly would really jive with him
#if asked why he thought it was funny#he'd say “because the lemur's not a hat”#like it's obvious#he'd be so confused about why no one else in the gaang gets it#katara would be so happy to finally have someone who thinks she's the funny sibling#and i do also think zuko thinks katara is generally funnier than sokka btw#zuko#katara#zutara#zuko x katara
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Do you guys ever think how Zuko is the only person who proves Katara that he won't leave her again?
Katara has abandonment issues. That's why she was so angry at Hakoda when they saw each other again, that's why she became so anxious when they had to separate, that's why she lashes out at Zuko himself, bringing up her mother's death. It's implied throughout the series that she has been abandoned physically and emotionally by the people she held dear.
Of course, Hakoda acknowledges and apologizes, but we don't see him making the effort to show Katara that he won't make her feel that way again—(which is probably due to the pacing of the story, although it's still a poor writing choice, but I digress).
But we see Zuko making an effort.
After betraying her, he is determined to make it up to her by any means. Even when she is openly hostile to him, he remains respectful and protective of her. He is constantly showing kind and heroic gestures. He goes out of his way for it in TSR to help her confront her feelings of grief and resentment, and saves her life yet again during Sozin's Comet. He expresses he has her best interest at heart through words and actions.
Thinking about all of that makes their relationship and personal character journey even more beautiful.
#zutara#*purple heart emoji* 💜#nickname: eclipse de luna 🌒#quote: “i think i'm the one that should be thanking you”#i thought i was done finding deeper subtext into them#guess i wasn't#btw this is about the og show i haven't seen the la yet
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wait one more thing about Ember Island Players that's so funny is like... imagine creating a show and then becoming either frustrated/annoyed/bemused that a sizable part of your fandom ships two characters that you don't want them to. And instead of ignoring it or letting it lie, they decide to use this episode as a moment to show these fans how silly that ship is. And sure, maybe its all supposed to be in good fun but like if the goal, in-part, was to discourage people shipping them, I cannot emphasize enough how acknowledging the pairing in-universe, having people consistently mistake them for a couple, and having said characters constantly over-react to the very notion and get belligerently defensive because they are very much not dating why would you say that is extremely antithetical to that goal.
#as if those aren't common tropes that shippers love.#lmao its comedy#atla#zutara#like having zuko and katara get SO defensive when June thinks that they're dating (again) ... its not doing what bryke thinks it is#especially when you contrast katara's reaction when Toph thought she had a fling with Haru which was like an apathetic/confused no
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Slow mornings in Ba Sing Se.
I needed something soft today, so here's a little sketch for @nerdylizj's breathtaking fic Forgetting is a kind of mercy.
#zutara#atla#avatar the last airbender#zuko#katara#atla fanart#prince zuko#atla art#Forgetting is a kind of mercy#Gonna tag this as Lee and Kya AU because *ahem* it kinda IS#lee from the tea shop#zuko as lee#Lee and Kya From The Tea Shop AU#Lee and Kya AU#zutara fanart#zutara fic#zutara au#zutara fanfiction#zutara art#katara x zuko#zuko x katara#atla zuko#katara fanart#katara art#atla katara#katara of the southern water tribe#Listen. They're everything to me.#I was about to have a tiny breakdown earlier so I thought “well a ZK cuddle should bring me some joy”. And it did.#This is (obviously) just a sketch but I'd love to fully render it some time soon. I just have like a thousand wips going on.#But omg do I need the fluff
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Book 2 au: and there was only one bed!! :00
Because of course I just had to do this trope
This is the first and last time they decide to sleep in an inn and they have an unspoken agreement to pretend this never happened
#zutara#zuko#katara#atla#book 2 au#my art#i like to think katara is pretty clingy when sleeping cause she's from the south pole#and she's probably really used to cuddling in order to share body heat to get through the really cold nights#ofc she'd usually be cuddling up with her family and not the banished prince of the fire nation who's also pretending to be her husband#zuko on the other hand is not used to sharing a bed with anyone much less sharing his personal space and cuddling with anyone#but anyways zuko would rather die than admit he didn't mind it as much as he thought he would and that he slept comfortably well that night#to the anon that was just asking about this au this one's for you lolol#i told you i was just about to post something and here it is
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Something that I’ve been thinking about is how antis think we only like zuko and Katara for the characters design. and if A.ang looked like him we would be all about k.a. And I’m just trying to imagine zuko’s face in a.angs spot. I honestly think we would dislike A.ang more, considering zuko’s character design is a typical villain look but could you imagine him ditching Katara to talk to girls on kyoshi island or imagine him snapping at Katara in the desert and going into the avatar and only Katara can calm him down or forcing a kiss at the play and being so angry that she may not like him. Like face swapping is just an insane argument. a.angs cute little cubby face protects him and hides his worst tendencies imo.
#zutara#anti kataang#I know I probably worded this really badly#late night thoughts#it’s keeping me up#anti aang#anti anti zutara
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