#tyaang

[wilcze-kudly]

Aang is great because almost every ship you can put him in instantly becomes top-tier.

Like:

Kataang- they literally make me cry every single time I think of them. Their love story is wonderful and genuinely heartwarming. It symbolises healing and peace for both of them and the literal world. He showed her the world and he's her biggest supporter and she always defends him and they find solace in each other because they understand what it's like to be the last of their respective kind. And they're each other's hope and just... ahhh. They're so much more than the vanilla hero gets the girl ship people paint it as. Haters stay mad or smth.

Zukaang- the symbolism? They're the actual Ying and Yang of the show! The Rozin parallels? Them standing in a vortex of rainbow fire as two dragons (the blue one like Aang's tatoos facing zuko and the other one, red like Zuko's general colour scheme facing Aang) forming a heart shape around them? Zuko was literally searching for Aang and found his redemption in Aang and Aang made him a better person and Aang is literally the only person who genuinely experienced Fire Nation culture before the war and he clearly values it and he's helping Zuko bring peace to the world and the nation...

Taang- The og tomboy x soft boy dynamic. He's literally the person that helped her free herself from her parents and Air is the element of freedom? And she teaches him when to stand firm like the Earth? And I love when they do synchronised earthbending it's so satisfying and they work so well together. Toph having lost her face in one of Aang's nightmares is also a nice parallel to Ummi and Kuruk. (One caveat though: i hate taang being used as a "get Aang out of the way" side ship to Zutara)

Sokaang- they kinda come out of left field for me but the more I think about them the more obsessed I become. It's all about a teenage boy who has been forced into a role that demanded way too much of him finally learning to trust and rely on others. It's about Sokka finally living out the childhood that he was forced to grow out of. Sokka also has such a cute bond with Momo and more importantly, Appa, Aang's animal soulmate. The fics write themselves.

Sukaang- ok, I know Suki and Aang barely interacted in the show but like Hear me out.Suki is so connected to one of Aang's past lives. And she saved Appa, which would totally bond her and Aang (genuinely distressed that this was never discussed in canon). And they both value a sense of community so much, and Aang was one of the people who inspired Suki to leave Kyoshi to help others. Plus, there could be some amazing Rangshi parallels if Suki became Aang's bodyguard instead of Zuko's, which could be very plausible.

Azulaang- I adore this ship because I genuinely think Aang could really help Azula find her redemption. Hell, he was so nice to her in The Search and she literally killed him. Plus I've already laughed about how it would absolutely kill Ozai. The mental crisis Azula would go through due to fallingin love with Aang would be hilarious, and also the guilt over everything she's done, as Aang's kindness makes her realsie she was on the wrong side this whole time. He's one of the only people who can beat her at her prime and he doesn't seem to fear her at all, which is rare for her. Aang could give her the unconditional love she so desperately craves and needs.

Maiaang- genuinely adorable to me. Other than the obvious grumpy x sunshine trope, Maiaang has a lot of potential. Mai seems to genuinely like Aang in the comics, which is really cute. I also think Aang would be able to help Mai express her more positive emotions, other than just anger. Also something about the girl who was forced to remain silent and passive her whole life learning to finally let go and allow herself to just live with the help of probably one of the most active and expressive characters of the show has me by the throat. Plus, he got along great with her lil bro!

Tyaang- They're so similar and cute and bubbly! They'd have tons of fun together and I just know Ty Lee would teach Aang some gymnastics and he really enjoy it! I think he can also find Ty Lee's chiblocking very cool, since it is essentially a great way to deal with a conflict without causing permanent damage. Very airbendery. Speaking of which, Ty Lee is also very airbendry herself. I can genuinely see her finding herself in Air Nomad culture and be excited to help revive it.

Onjaang- i just find this ship so funny because imagine being a random schoolgirl in the fire nation and not only rizzing up a demigod but rizzing that demigod up successfully. This ship can also go so many ways depending on On Ji's reaction to that random cute guy who threw a cool dance party is actually the Avatar, so it's certainly interesting.

Yuaang- the ultimate cinnamon roll x cinnamon roll ship. But more than that, there's of course the Yue becoming the Moon Spirit and Aang getting lowkey possessed by the grieving Ocean Spirit. There's Yue appearing when Aang needed her most, while he's stranded in the middle of the ocean and helping him. They both understand sacrifice and responsibility, and maybe they could comfort each other through it. Also Aang being the bridge between the spirit worlds and Yue being a Spirit could lead to a very interesting romance, depending on how much the Avatar could interact with the Moon Spirit.

Jetaang- ok, Aang was just as infatuated with Jet as Katara was, right? And I think Aang was heavily affected by Jet's actions and behaviour. Also Aang really not wanting to hurt Jet while fighting him (twice!) was really cute. And Aang helping Jet snap out of the Dai Li brainwashing could be a really cool ship moment the more you think anout it.

Teoaang- Honestly their little one sided rivalry at the beginning of the episode was really cute. And I think there could be some interesting symbolism between them. Aang symbolising the old and Teo symbolising the new. They compliment each other like that. Teo comforting Aang by showing him that the critters of the temple are still alive and well is also sweet. And Aang admitting that Teo has the spirit of an airbender is so sweet.

Kuzaang- they're adorable. I loved the comic about them. Aang calling Kuzon "Hotman" is really funny. Aang helping Kuzon make a bigger flame with airbending is also really sweet. I especially like this ship in combination with Zukaang. It's such tasty symbolism.

Aang may just be the most shippable charater of this franchise, argue with the wall. He's so filled with love I have no choice but to multiship.

[atla-confessions]

Ty Lee can be shipped with anyone and it can work so well.

Tyzula (Ty Lee x Azula)

Mailee (Mai x Ty Lee)

Maizulee (Mai x Azula x Ty Lee)

Tyaang (Ty Lee x Aang)

Tytara (Ty Lee x Katara)

Tophlee (Toph x Ty Lee)

Tyuko (Ty Lee x Zuko)

Tyokka (Ty Lee x Sokka)

Tysuki (Ty Lee x Suki)

Jinlee (Jin x Ty Lee)

Tyru (Ty Lee x Haru)

Ty yue (Ty Lee x Yue)

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[writer-rider-flirty-thirties]

Just wanted to say thank you Bre for always being respectful of all ships! I forgot how exhausting atla fandom can be after being away for nearly a decade, and you're such a nice presence on the dash (as always!) Oddly enough I'm not a zutara shipper, I'm a maiko and zukka girl, but I understand why people love it, and I don't mind seeing people's love for it! I've seen shippers on all sides be absolutely vile to one another lately, and I'm glad I can surround myself with mutuals who have different preferences but don't think less of others. We can roll our eyes at all the ignorant and silly discoursers together!

🥹😲😊💜! Thank you!!!

I'll admit I'm not perfect when it comes to shipping discourse - I do enjoy reading different takes, fluffy or salty or both - but it makes me happy to read this because I do try my best!

I've been on the outskirts of the Atla fandom for a long while as well, so I didn't even realize the discourse was still bad until about a year or two ago. It's wild (and entertaining sometimes) for sure!

I'm so happy I can be one of those nice mutuals, lol! 💜💜💜🥰

(while I ship Zutara and Taang the most, I also have a soft spot for Zukka, Mai Lee, TyAang, and so many more (the curse of being a multi shipper lol)! There are so many good ships from that show!)

[dragynkeep]

I'm curious about your ships for Ty Lee? I thought her crush on Sokka was cute, Ty Lee x Azula would be a cute AU, but I always thought Ty Lee would be a better match for Zuko than Mai. What about you though? Thanks for your time. :)

no problem !! i definitely have a lot of ships with ty lee because she’s such a cute little ray of sunshine that arguably, she could work with a lot of people !!

tylokka : i do like the concept of this, however with how pushy ty lee was in canon, even when sokka told her he was taken, left me a little weary. however it seems to have been forgotten by the time we get to the finale & it wasn’t so pressing that i have a major issue with it. as for shipping them as a proper couple, i think these two could have a lot of fun together !! ty lee would absolutely adore sokka’s puns & jokes, & would honestly probably really enjoy getting to explore his culture & how he interacts with his family, especially when her own relations were so strained.

tyzula : absolutely do not ship this in canon, but in an au where azula was given the opportunity to not be ... that, i could see them being a power couple. i do like this in modern aus especially because azula can be afforded different avenues to explore & her relationship with ty lee becomes less abusive. i’m not against abusive relationships being portrayed, it just becomes a trigger for me when it’s with wlw couples due to personal experience.

tyko : love it love it love it !! that moment in the beach episode where ty lee told zuko that she “ knows him ” cemented it as one of my favourite ships in my head. honestly it seems like zuko would not do well in a relationship with a peppy girl but as we saw, ty lee also is one of the most emotionally mature people in the fn group & knows zuko’s pain, knows how to emote & relate & validate his hurt, which is something he really needs in a relationship. zuko also could provide that centring force for ty lee, allowing her an identity that she can craft & control herself, like she had at the circus. idk, the idea of fire lady ty lee was always a fun one for me, she would be a very loving, healing fire lady imo.

mai lee : see i also love these two. the fact that the only thing that could spur ty lee to go against azula was her canonical love & care for mai? that’s soulmate shit for me. i do love the ideas of their relationship & how it could progress & grow, especially with the lowkey sardonic way mai does temper ty lee’s flightiness at times, while ty lee doesn’t allow mai to be such a downer at times. there’s a comfortable camaraderie & friendship between them that could easily flourish into a comfortable relationship.

tyaang : i’ve seen this around the place & absolutely love it. i think these two would be the perfect pair of flighty babies yet ty lee would also encourage that emotional maturity in aang to flourish, while encouraging him to grow as the avatar & pay attention to humanity as a whole. the idea of them as a travelling pair, helping people wherever they go is just so sweet to me.

tysuki : adore this idea. i think the ending for ty lee where she went into the kyoshi warriors is so sweet, especially when she forms that friendship with suki & then a potential relationship coming out of that owo. especially if it could also be a polycule with sokka, so adorable. ♥

[burst-of-iridescent]

Hi, which (canon/non-canon) ships do you like besides Zutara in ATLA, and why?

hi anon!

my main ships besides zutara would probably be sukka, mailee and taang. those are my absolute favourites, but i'm okay with a wide variety of atla ships besides kat.aang, mai.ko and inc*st/p*do ships, so i also enjoy content from sokkla, tyzula, tyaang, teoaang, sukitara, yuetara, and azutara. i'm not super picky lol.

thanks for the ask!

EDIT: WAIT I’M A CLOWN i just realized you asked why too oops i’m so sorry. i’ll explain the reasons for my main three otherwise we’ll be here all day lmfao. 

sukka: what ISN’T there to like about them??? they’re so cute, suki makes sokka chug his respect women juice, sokka loves and admires her so much, they went through hell and back together, they respect each other and are so well matched, i just... how can you ever be anti sukka smh 

mailee: the way mai first shows vulnerability only around ty lee?? how she lets ty lee hug her, defends her from zuko, always looks so soft and uncertain around her?? AND TY LEE BETRAYING AZULA FOR MAI COME ONNNNN ugh i love them so much 

taang: they’re just perfect. they can have fun together, but toph still challenges aang and doesn’t let him get away with shit. aang is the one to give her freedom and encourages her not to let her parents stifle her. they’re AIR AND EARTH, elemental opposites who work beautifully together, and he SEES HER IN THE SWAMP where you only see people you loved and lost so hello reincarnation trope and just... ugh. taang would’ve given them both character growth and development, and the symbolism is god tier, so really what don’t they have? 

[thinkingisadangerouspastime]

May I ask your thoughts on some of the "Ty Lee has airbender blood and if rebuilding the Air Nomads was a priority, the show should have angled toward having her and Aang get together." I don't mean this to be anti-Kataang, but I find that take a little compelling only because it's what they went with in LOK with Tenzin and Pema. Instead of marrying a bender of a different element, he marries a nonbender and has four Airbender kids. Putting aside your OTP goggles, would Tyaang work for you?

"putting aside your otp goggles" ahajsks thank u anon i had a sensible chuckle from that

i mean any ship can work for me tbh, as long as it's given proper development and needed narrative attention (which might be in canon or fanon). i personally am not a fan of the whole "ty lee is a descendant of the air nomads" headcanon; i know why people love it, which is totally valid, but after i read one of the atla sidecomics that talked about how sozin literally laid traps for the air nomads after his initial attack to ensure their total annihilation, i don't see as much plausibility in the theory beyond her eye color and "jumping abilities," if that makes sense. again, tho, i totally see the appeal, and i've 100% read fics that i adored including that headcanon. i ain't picky; it's just not something im hugely invested in.

i will say that i don't like the implication of aang and ty lee getting together to "rebuild" the air nomad population; like that in itself as a concept makes me very uncomfortable. i don't see how if such an intention was the basis and foundation of their relationship that it could end up being a very happy romance.

now, without that particular weight and with a greater emphasis on them falling naturally in love, i think ty lee and aang could be a very cute ship, absolutely! if maiko is goth/goth solidarity then tyaang is bubbly/bubbly solidarity.

[what-would-uncle-do-blog]

ahem