#zukaang fan art

[biconickyoshi]

Kuzon to the rescue 🔥

Yesterday I had a random urge to draw Fire Nation Zukaang from my AU The Avatar and the Fire Prince (so Aang is 15yo and Zuko is 16yo here). I also kinda just wanted an excuse to draw Aang with hair :) he kinda looks like Mako now that I think about it lmao... Meanwhile Zuko's giving me major Xie Lian (from Heaven Official's Blessing) vibes for some reason? Maybe it's his long flowing hair...

This isn't from any particular upcoming scene in my fic or anything (though maybe I will write it in when I get to that point, who knows). I imagine the context is they're undercover in the FN and some asshole is trying to punch Zuko - of course Aang is NOT having it. Maybe the puncher is Hide (the bully) from The Headband episode? idk lol

I do also have a version of this where Aang is classic bald Aang, so let me know if y'all wanna see that and I'll add it in the reblogs or somethin :)

btw if any of y'all recognize or can guess what the pose reference for this is from, you get a gold star (hint: it's gay)!

[starboysbrainrot]

“Mystery of lack,

Stabbing stars through my back,

Forwards, beckon, rebound.”

- Adrianne Lenker.

[earfgoddesss]

Soft beams from an early sun, On my truly beautiful one 

historians-say-they-were-good-friends type relationship

used this as a reference...post-canon zukaang gives me Alexander/Hephaestion vibes in a way...

[mrlordness]

quick zutaraang made on poor inspiration for tiktok

[agnisleftpec]

the fun thing about being a nonshipper who's forcibly desensitized themself to romance so they can actually survive in fandom spaces is i am truly free. nothing can stop me. evryone is dating everyone and no one at once. and i get so much gorgeous art and fanfic

[dragonbonecatacombs]

two bros practicing ancient rituals, two inches apart because they are so gay oh my god they are so gay

[gotticalavera]

Day 4: Free day!!!

Because it was a free day and I was a fan of genderbend, I decided to make the same drawing with different variants.

You can interpret them however you like, the only description I would give the scene would be: "A couple relaxing on a hot summer day"

@zukaangweek

This was going to be a redraw, but in the end I used it as a reference/inspiration. The image I used was official art, it is in the "Legacy of the Fire Nation" book.

I'm still a little incredulous that there is this type of material and the Zukaang fandom only discovered it a short time ago.

Es algo hermoso y desconocido...

I leave you a bonus which is a table of heights that I think each one would have and their variants.

[zukaangweek]

Thank you so much to everyone for participating in Zukaang Week 2024!

So what's next?

Keep making Zukaang fanworks! We love to see late submissions (because the world needs more Zukaang), and we'll accept them up until next year's Zukaang Week. Just make sure your post mentions this blog with @zukaangweek so we can see it and reblog it!

Did we miss your post? Tumblr isn’t perfect (and neither are we), so if we haven’t reblogged your post by now, please send us the link in an ask or a DM! That way, we’ll be guaranteed to see it and make sure it gets reblogged.

Catch up on enjoying the fanworks created for this year! You can find all of the works posted to tumblr this year under the tag #zukaang week 2024 on this blog. We also tag posts with "user: name" and fanwork type (fanfic, art, moodboard, etc) if you are looking for something specific. Some fics may not be posted to tumblr, so be sure to check out the ao3 collection as well! Finally, works posted to Twitter/X can be found here.

We want to hear what you think! If you’d like to share your thoughts about this year’s Zukaang Week, please message us or send us an ask. Let us know what you liked from this year, how we can improve, things you’d like to see for future events, etc.

Don't forget to support Zukaang creators! Fanworks are a labor of love, and it really makes a fan creator's day when their works are shown love in return—so please comment and reblog! Supporting Zukaang creators now will give them the boost they need to keep making more Zukaang works in the future.

[zukaangservercommunity]

Zukaang Bingo 2024

Ready yourselves, Zukaang shippers!

Zukaang Server is hosting a Mini Bingo from April 7th to 9th!

What is a bingo? A Bingo is a prompt event for fans to challenge themselves to create more fic or art. Usually it’s a fic-based event, but the Zukaang Bingo is open to both authors and artists!

What counts as a bingo? A line of three filled out squares counts as a bingo. This can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal!

Can I combine prompts? Yes, you are allowed to combine up to two prompts per work.

My prompt is SFW but I want to add smut Participants over the age of 18 are allowed to write/draw smut, as long as it has the proper tags and warnings added.

We've also created an Ao3 Collection where you can post your creations, check it out HERE

And make sure to use the tag #ZukaangBingo2024 so we can easily reblog it ☺️

If you have any questions or need help with anything, our inbox is open!

We can't wait to see what you guys create ♥♥

[die-auster]

need you to know i haven't stopped thinking about your air nomad zuko au for zukaang week since i first saw it and if you have any more ideas about it i would be so curious to hear them! though the art is so evocative it really speaks for itself, there's a whole story that's formed in my brain just from that

Oh, thank you, thank you! I am so happy that fans are interested in this little idea.

It is sort of a post-canon AU. The idea of Firelord Zuko always seemed a little strange to me, since he never really learned how to rule a country, so... yes, Zuko does look great in his father's robes, and that is what he wanted in the beginning of his journey, but I'm not sure he is ready for this role.

And then I watched this video.

Such a material! I loved the idea of Zuko and Aang rebuilding Air Nomad culture together. That's fair, first of all. This is what Zuko is good at – he searched for the Avatar in every corner of the world, he visited every one of the four temples, he should know a lot about Air Nomads. It would be so beautiful to watch him and Aang travelling on Appa together, sharing knowledge, teaching acolytes etc. Their world – and this fandom – needs more Air Nomads.

I'm by no means an expert in any culture, so my ideas are completely made up. I did not want to offence or disrespect anyone, I swear.

As a bonus, I can shave Zuko's head! Back to his bald look from the Book 1! I've always loved it.

There is almost no plot here for now. Just slice of life, mostly. I was planning to draw a few pictures and comic pages about their journey and share my thoughts. But there will be something like a plot twist, which I want to keep a surprise.

Hope you will enjoy it!

Here's a piece of the next work (in progress)

Id in ALT

Sorry for WIP – I don't know when exactly I'll be able to finish it, but I want to share this AU soooooo much I can't help myself!

@zukaangweek

[biconickyoshi]

@zukaangweek 2024 - Day 3: Soulmates ❤️

(Yue ships it)

[impossiblycolorfulpanda]

Would you mind explaining why you ship Azaang? It seems interesting, but I can't put my finger on it. Since you dominate the tag, maybe you have some insights about the ship?

Short answer: It's a superior, more intimate, more suggestive, and more spiritually attuned version of Zukaang and a complete antithesis to Kataang. It mostly takes place in my Book 4: Air/Dark Avatar Ozai AU.

...

Long answer: I believe it all started when I read Aaron Ehasz's tweet about Azula having her own redemption arc with Zuko as her Iroh basically. I then read a fanfic called Azula's Redemption where she's redeemed through Aang by showing her how to open and master her own chakras. It ends with Azulaang being endgame.

It's commonly believed that Azulaang is another "opposites attract" thing but mostly with their personalities rather than elements, even though Aang can waterbend and that art was one of the easiest for him to learn. Azula also had a rather strong fixation on the earth kingdom and was able to bend the Dai Li to her will with ease.

It is often shipped along with Zutara because it gives Aang a love interest. Some fans also see the possibility of Azula reforming due to Aang. I've been studying both characters and their dynamics with other people. I came to the conclusion that Azulaang has as much narrative significance as Zutara.

Azula getting better is the ultimate goal in Azulaang but I wanted to complicate things a bit where Aang is mostly changed by Azula's influence as well.

I invented a little mechanic where Aang and Azula form a spirit bond. This bond unites them as fate, allowing them to understand each other better than anyone else and one will know when the other is lying. This bond is formed when Aang finishes opening his own chakras first and it gets even stronger once Azula completes her chakra session next. Why it didn't form in Ba Sing Se is likely because Aang's fire and light chakras weren't fully opened. Do you know how Katara was an earthly tether blocking Aang's last chakra? I picture Azula being something of an opposite entity where her presence keeps all chakras open.

I mostly place Azulaang within the Dark Avatar Ozai AU of mine. In case you're wondering about that, it's an AU where ATLA has a Book 4: Air but the story arcs from the back half of season 2 of Legends of Korra are put in Aang's saga instead. Some parts of the first 3 seasons are altered though, like when Aang meets Roku for the first time, he vaguely describes Vaatu but doesn't mention his name. In the Library, the gaang learn the names Raava and Vaatu but no more than that, at the beginning of season 3, Avatar Wan's two-part episodes debut while Aang is still in a coma, at the end of season 3, Ozai fights the lion turtle instead of Aang at a different location and his plans for the earth kingdom were a trick to keep the gaang distracted. Ozai wins by slaying the beast and consuming its soul.

The dark avatar doesn't just obtain all bending arts in the opposite direction of Aang's cycle but consumes/controls the very sources of the bending arts, the entire power system of the avatarverse, and the souls of all original benders after causing them to go extinct.

Again, I always imagine Azulaang taking place in that timeline because the reason why their spirit bond forms in the first place is because Ozai doesn't need to fuse with Vaatu, Ozai IS Vaatu. Vaatu is also the true orchestrator of the 100-year war through Sozin and is reborn as a human through Iroh's mother, Ilah. Another reason is that Azula will have every reason in the world to want to join Team Avatar, bond or no bond.

Aang is the one who loses his past lives but in return, after he's purified, Vaatu's natural abilities, instincts, and status are taken from him and combined with all of Raava's while still permanently fused with Aang.

There have been times when Azulaang was seen through a biblical lens with Aang as an angelic archetype and Azula as a demonic archetype.

I hope this makes sense and I didn't just ramble on.

[lifewtr]

∘⋆․⊹․∘⟡˖*⊹ * fan fic tag game * ∘⋆․⊹․∘⟡˖*⊹

HELLO @krankittoeleven! THANKS FOR THE TAG, WE ARE DEFINITELY HOMIES NOW :D i enjoyed your answers a lot; it's nice to meet you! ♥

1. How many fics do you have on AO3?

as of today, i have 50 fics on the archive!

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

426,518. jeez.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

predominantly avatar: the last airbender, though i have certainly dabbled in others over the years. right now i'm slowly working my way into the jujutsu kaisen fandom ♥♥

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Lemon, Two Sugars (zutara, rated M): 905 kudos.

Give It Up (zutara, rated E): 824 kudos.

Half Joy (vinceno, rated E): 457 kudos.

Lyk Dis (zutara, rated E): 425 kudos.

Put It Down (zutara, rated E): 414 kudos.

5. Do you respond to comments?

I DO I'M JUST ABYSMAL WITH TIMELY REPLIES. I'M SORRY I LOVE ALL OF YOU AND I READ EVERY SINGLE ONE I SWEAR <3

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

like the homie krankittoeleven, i pretty much only use angst as a plot device - there are only happy/hopeful endings in this household lmao - but if i consider context, the fic with the angstiest ending is probably Honorfall (zutara, rated E). maybe Of All the Things My Hands Have Held (zutaraang, rated M)..?

7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

lots of my fics have happy endings ;))))) as for the happiest... ahh, probably If It Means a Lot to You (zukaang, rated M) and Flowers Never Pick Themselves (zutaraang, rated M).

8. Do you get hate on fics?

er, yes and no? i feel like hate is a strong word. it's more so that there are some readers who have simply ~disliked~ certain premises of mine, which, y'know, is what it is! click away or write your own shit! ♥

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

the good kind, baby, and absolutely nothing less. if it doesn't make me wet, i don't post it!

10. Do you write crossovers?

i used to! especially with and amongst irl friends. if there was a fandom i/we were into, there was a harry potter crossover in our shared docs to go with it LOL.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

an entire fic? no, not to my knowledge anyway. but i've definitely had some scenes and dialogue grabbed and scattered across the web over the years.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

no ;-; i've never even had art made for/inspired by my fics ;-;;;; one day though. one day i am going to write something [clenches fist] so fucking good...

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

several times! said fics will not be seeing the light of today, but yes! i love a good co-write!

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

once again, like the new homie i will not be picking just one and you will simply have to deal with it LOL. i am extremely down bad for tony stark/bucky barnes, tony stark/t'challa, tony stark/stephen strange.. okay i'm tony-centric, fuckin sue me. anyways. i still really love sesshomaru/kagome, zuko/katara, harry potter/hermione granger, trevor/alucard/sypha, and now gojo/nanami. when i tell you i am fERAL ABOUT NANAGO—

15. What’s a fic you’d like to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Take Care (zutara, rated M), and several other zutara fics that i have put into a graveyard so that even though they're unlikely to be completed, they can still be appreciated!

16. What are your writing strengths?

mmm. this is a bit hard for me to answer because i feel like i could use improvement everywhere, always. i could probably use some more work in my dialogue though (just having more of it, i think). with conflict resolution as well - circling back to angst, i usually gloss over it because i want [my] characters to have nothing but good times and good endings. i need to be less wary of putting them through some shit, which i am working on!

anywayyy. my biggest strength is my prose!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

up for debate, but personally my weakness is outlines. i try to use them but my brain does not like having "rules" when it comes to creating a story, even if i am the one to write them ;;

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

i'm a native (american) english speaker, so this question feels.. odd? bc ~american~? but as a native english speaker, i absolutely don't mind at all. i love languages and i love letting them into my brain! i myself use words from different languages, especially in what i'm writing is based in another country/place of origin.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

inuyasha! no you cannot see it, it's lost in the ether!

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Real War is Far Easier (zutaraang, rated M) and Performance Issues (zutara, rated E), which was a gift to the wonderful @zutarawasrobbed! there's a whole universe there that nobody but the two of us know about and i can't wait for the day that everyone can laugh about it as much as we do LOL

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tagging: @nire-the-mithridatist @gemgirl28 @andthedicestopped and @fidget-scribbles ♥

[atla-confessions]

Dear Zukaang shipper,

Maybe don't put Zutara or any other ship down to make yours float, it doesn’t work, invites endless malice and just isn't worth it.

Besides idk if you've ever seen Zutara meta, but they've spent the better part of 15 years dissecting every bit lore there is and they'll use it to dissect your ship too. Don't do it, trust me.

Not everyone is going to like your ship and crappy things will be said, kind of like what you did with Zutara. Unfortunately 'Well they did it why shouldn't I too?' just takes you in an endless spiral of bitterness that will kill any joy your ship brings you.

It's better to have fun and ship and let ship.

May your ship be blessed with endless fan art and fics,

A fellow shipper

X

[iminaworldofpureimagination]

why the atla fandom is a nightmare to navigate pick your poison

zutara shippers: we were robbed/ aang is an abuser/ bryke is sexist/kataang is a sexist mans fantasy/ mai is an abuser/ aang is a rapist/kataang is a pedophile ship????? momtara is great when she's a kid but not as an adult as an adult being a mom kills her agencyy we are the real katara fans

kataang: zutara is an abusive ship/ zuko is responsible for his familys genocide/sure they became friends but if they got together it would end up in tears / steals art to mock artists/ (seriously that ws such in poor taste im kathaanger but there are lines and that line is not taking art/mocking it)

azula fans: aang isn't a rapist but IROH probably is/ he's why azula did everything bad in the show / is her abuser/ and responsible for her well being/ ursa is her abuser/ ozai did nothing wrong/ zuko abused azula/ azula did nothing wrong if you say so your probably sexist and hate kids

zukaangs/other shippers: just existing

anti zukaangs: Their friendship isn't really that deep unlike zuko/sokka

me: okay you know what FUCK IT Fuck this FANDOM im tired of all of you ya'll are exausting! i dont know how ya'll thrive with zero understanding of the characters/ the show.

worse fandom ever

[iminaworldofpureimagination]

in 2020 i was a zutara shipper and i Dared defended Mai/Aang from their haters and i was met with a lot of hostile zutara shippers who just hated aang/ and called him a rapist/ abuser.. called me an Abuse Apolgist cause i was fine with maiko. so the fandom has soured me on well the fandom .. i never felt safe there. it almost ruined zutara for me.. . most of the distain comes from bad experiences with toxic shippers..i've seen em call kataang fans sexist bryke dick suckers/only male fans can like kataang. or go aftre zuko fans who don't wnat to make him just a soft boy. I've blocked em by now and its mainly just a specfic group of 4 who have reallly vile takes. and one who's called me a fake zutara fan cause im tired of anti aang retoric. as i am a zutara shipper. . they def do have amazing art.. and i don't agree that zutara is a colonizer ship and find it hypocritical to sayi t is when zukaang/zukka don't get that treatment .. but the distain for the zutara fandom is not unfounded some bad apples can spoil it for people

No bc based the way people complain about zutara fans I thought they must've straight out murdered one of the creators or something, but the only thing you see in the tag is breathtaking fanart and incredible pieces of writing of people defending their ship. And it's so confusing to me how people can hate the ship so passionately?? If you don't like it maybe just. scroll? News flash but when you're in a fandom you're going to see people with ships you don't agree with and you can just, choose not to interact with them. Specially when zutara fans stay in their own tag and they're just enjoying their ship in peace without bothering anyone. Every time I make a post saying something is rotted in misogyny I have people insulting me in my comments, so I will just say that it's weird how zutara antis keep complaining about how annoying the girls that ship them are and how they only do it because they have a crush on zuko, as if girls lack the comprehension skills to ship something because they really understand both characters and think they genuinely work well together