#atla Zuko

[demaparbat-hp]

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"Akai Kotou," Jian Li says, "means Solitary Red Island. It's the name Rangi gave to her lover's home. It's the name given to Kyoshi Island by the children of Fire."

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When Aang, Sokka, and Katara arrive at Kyoshi Island, they're only looking for a place to rest for the night. They don't expect to find new allies, soul-deep connections, and a myriad of secrets.

(Sometimes, Zuko forgets that Jian Li isn't his real name. But now it's time to start remembering.)

[stellaafterdark]

this is EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

“oh he’s a reverse Zuko�� < direct quote

I had to even check if it was Dante Bosco voicing him

Two halves of one whole haircut

[arttsuka]

Time for tea 🍵

[valemjk]

Here's the zutara!

I'm not very good at painting, but I'll try, hehe.

I intend to draw the whole gaang, but I started with my babies. 🥰

[cyanorhis]

lil study

[nwnm7]

He not only is the future god-king of his nation, so if he is not going to hold himself accountable, no one is going to do that for him.

But at the same time, on a more personal level, Zuko did not let himself be a victim, perpetually defined by what others had done to him. He breaks the chains of abuse and takes full control of his life.

It is a great message.

In retrospect, one thing I kinda like in ATLA is how Zuko never tells the gaang how he got his scar.

It would have been cool to see their reactions to Zuko's story and see how their perspective on Zuko changed. And I have no doubt that he tells them about it at some point. But this way, it doesn't come off as emotional blackmail, with him trying to paint his actions as 'Yes, I hunted you across the world, but I actually had a really good reason."

If he did, he might have had a better chance of joining the Gaang, but he doesn't. In traditional Zuko fashion, he takes the most challenging route possible.

Zuko takes full accountability for his actions, even though they came from a place where he felt he had no choice. Because at the end of the day, he realized that even though his father put him on his avatar's path, he was the one who zealously attacked them at every opportunity. He isn't letting himself off the hook for anything.

[stars4krios]

We should bring back ponytail Zuko

Like fire lord Zuko with a Phoenix tail like he had when he was younger

Top knot Zuko? Outdated, over done

Phoenix tail Zuko? New, never before seen

[scrivenger-grimgar]

zuko and jiang cheng are the same brand of insane in that they will go to insane lengths to find people who've been assumed dead for years and accually ended up being right.

the only difference is that one of them is a necromancing heretical genius who talks to ghosts, and the other is a 12 year old genocide survivor who talks to ghosts.

[thegreenmay]

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.

[chismosasns]

Woah ❤️‍🔥 this is so satisfying to look at 🙌🏼

So this is the finished version of the sketch I did the other day, I'm gonna post the comic thing I made this for tomorrow some time, but I like how this looks enough to post it by itself :D

[000marie198]

I was bored and I needed to see my blorbos interact but I was too exhausted to do it myself

So I threw them in the incorrect quote generator

I hate that we can only add ten images. More shall be added through reblogs

[demaparbat-hp]

Here I am, pushing the Jian Li (Akai Kotou! Zuko) = Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) agenda.

[robinlolo]

I did this on tik tok but forgot to post it on here 🤓💖

[camcat1320]

And on a more serious note...

Narcissistic parents will love on their children as they are an extension of themselves. But once the child begins to grow their individuality and drifts away from being a mini-me, the narcissistic parent takes that personally.

So yes, in the beginning, they seemed to be a happy family on the outside. But it doesn't negate the fact that Ozai was still abusive.

Katara fed Zuko better than who ever was cooking for him in the FN.

[arttsuka]