#zutara headcannon

[do0hwa]

Help I can’t get this au out of my head 😬

AU where zuko and katara live together and hide in the earth kingdom

Pt 2. Is posted here :)

[sevrinve]

bedtime

[jellystreet]

zutara week 2024 | #1 crest

keeping warm, under a crest of snow

[johnskleats]

Hear me out: Katara with scarred hands.

There are a thousand metas about why this would work narratively, aesthetically, and thematically.

I'm here to talk about that logistically.

I am the lucky recipient of a very inconveniently placed scar, about an inch by a half inch (1 x .5) sized, on the first joint of my index finger. I am an artist. I paint, I write, I sew, I bake.

This is one of the singular most inconvenient places to be scarred activity-wise, in my opinion.

It's super sensitive all the time, even though it's healed. The skin is so thin and there are so many nerves, that the scar being somehow even thinner, is awful from a sensory perspective. I try to grab something and it puts the slightest pressure on the scar? Pain. I flex my finger? Pain. I don't even know if I can describe it as "pain", it's just Sensation and there's A Lot of It. Too much.

Now, aesthetically, as someone who works with their hands, I didn't realize just how distressing having a large, visible scar on my hand would be. I can see it all the time because it wraps around. I'm driving? I can see my scar. I'm cooking? I can see it (and feel it). It's on the first finger I see when I'm holding something, and somehow, it feels like not my hand anymore. It looks wrong, it feels wrong, my hands look like <insert image of my previously unscarred artist hands, which were lovely to behold>.

Zuko gets the benefit of simply avoiding mirrors. If he chances to see his reflection, he gets reminded of just how not himself he looks. He can also see that in people's reactions to his face.

Katara's hand scars, though? She can see them herself. She can't not see them. If she wears gloves, it's not to hide the scars, it's because they're sensation x 100, and the only way to touch things and have it feel somewhat normal and not ouchies is to have some kind of barrier to disperse the pressure.

People see hand scars? It's "oh no, what happened?" It's "got a little brave with the pan, or the knife, huh?" It's "oof, that looks like that hurt," because commenting on peoples face scars is too personal, but making snide comments about hand scars is considered somehow a common area. "How long did it take to heal?" "I can't imagine having scars on my hands" "oh next time be more careful! to avoid hurting myself, I <insert lecture on fire/knife safety here, as though I didn't know those things before and still happened to injure myself because you run that risk every time you use a potentially dangerous thing>".

And my personal favorite, "what a shame, you always had such beautiful hands."

Sigh.

Anyway I hope this helps someone writing a fanfiction about hand scars Katara because woof, there's a lot more going on there beyond just parallels with Zuko. Sifu Hotman would have incredible sympathy for Katara, not just because he has scars too, but because in some ways, having scars he could always see himself might seem worse to him. When he's by himself, he might be able to forget, for a moment, that it's there.

Katara can wear gloves, but people are always going to demand to know why, or for her to take them off, or whatever, and there's never going to be a real way to pretend, even for a second, she isn't scarred. And if she doesn't wear gloves or wrap her hands for sensation's sake, she'll get to see them every time she does anything. And that sucks.

AND ANOTHER THING:

it is always dry and flaking. Always. It's soooo dry I have to moisturize it several times a day. It helps with pain and mobility. Byyye

[yourhighness6]

Sokka: I saw Zuko at the library today and he was crying for like five minutes but then his phone timer went off and he just stopped crying? and went back to work?

Katara: well did you at least ask if he was oka—

Zuko, entering the room with his eyeliner smudged: it's called time management, sokka

[dumbness7]

When your favourite ships don't even exist. Featuring:-

Zutara (aka zuko x katara)💕

Dramione (draco x harmione)😭😳

Jo x laurie (yeah the little women ones)

I legit remember my 9 year old self throwing internal tantrums because of the wasted potentialssss😭😂

[broadwaybalogna]

Hey do you have any steambaby headcanons?

Ok I had to look up what steambaby was because I had no clue what it was when I saw this. So, I BELIEVE it’s Zuko and Katara’s kid??? If I’m wrong, please let me know. Without further ado, here are some headcanons I am coming up with on the spot and spitballing.

• their first child’s name is Kya. I’ve seen some versions of steambaby where her name is Izumi, but I believe because of the name Kya’s sentimental value, they would name their firstborn after her first, then Izumi if they had a second.

• Avatar bending physics are terrible because two nonbenders can have a bender, two benders can have a non-bender and etc. so, I now head canon that their child is actually an earth bender and Toph trains the hell out of her

• She has such a fiery personality (I’m thinking like Lily from modern family but with more emotion) to the point that by the time she reaches 11, she’s having rap battles with Toph and Azula (who has been redeemed)

• She’s Gay

• she has a perfect gaydar

• she figures out Sokka’s gay before he does

• Her temper knows no bounds and neither do her time-outs

• She once went an entire month where she got grounded each day.

• She hates pickles

• Azula loves being called Aunt Azula and adores little Kya but Sokka feels like being called uncle Sokka makes him feel old so he gave her a goofy asf nickname to call him so he could feel young. (This nickname is what made Kya realize he was gay)

[misguided-ghostz]

I love the idea that everyone gets involved when Zuko and Katara finally decide to get married. They decide to get married in the Fire Nation but make sure to include customs from the Water Tribe. This causes Sokka to be way too involved. Katara as already decided to wear her mom's old wedding dress because she just couldn’t say no to her grandma along with knowing her dad would be happy to see her use it. Suki and Toph help Katara with her vows and picking out jewelry. Aang and Sokka help Zuko pick out wedding bands. Even Azula gives Zuko her opinion on Zuko's vow and what he should wear and what should be included in the ceremony because " Not because I actually care, but I don't what you disgracing what is left of the royal family", so she claims.

Along with pleasing the fire court and sages, almost all decisions somehow need to be run by Sokka because he has an opinion on EVERYTHING. From the time the ceremony starts, what direction guest should be facing, should Zuko be standing 5cm to the left or 2 cm to the right to get the perfect lighting for pictures.

A week before the wedding it all became way too stressful for Zuko and Katara. They just want to be married and start their life together but everyone (specifically Sokka) has become way to invested and what they wanted to be a simple ceremony has somehow become the social event of the century. This is why 3 days before the big day Zuko and Katara disappear.

While Sokka is having a mild cardiac event and the fire court is in shambles. Zuko and Katara escape to Ember Island.

''I wish we could stay here forever, without having to worry about any crazy wedding planning" hums Katara while laying in Zuko's arms on one of the private beaches of Ember Island.

" I know my love, but duty calls Fire Lady Katara"

"Future Fire Lady Katara. If we even make it in time for our own wedding or the fire sage don't burn us both alive for running away"

"I'm more concerned about your brother killing both of us"

"Oh god. I know that marrying the FIRE LORD would never have allowed us to just have a simple wedding but how did we let it become this giant circus orchestrated by Sokka. I'm pretty sure I overheard him discussing where to place a box of fireworks before we ran off"

" We love are family and they just wanted to give us the best, Kitkat'

" I know but my dream wedding you be just me and you here on the beach. No one else"

With that, a lightbulb goes off in Zuko's head and he slowly gets up and brings Katara up to her feet.

" Marry Me Katara"

" I was supposed to tomorrow but we ran away if you didn't remember" Katara chuckles.

" Sorry. I meant marry me right now"

"What?"

" There's an old chapel on the other side of the island run by an old fire sage who retired a few years ago. We go right now and get married"

" We can't"

" Why not?"

" Be..be..because..."

"You're right we have allowed this whole wedding to be turned into a circus to please our families, but this is our marriage. This should have always been something we planned together something between just me and you. Why can't we be selfish this one time. Let's get married right now. Our vows should be between us anyways not spilled out in front of the entire Fire Nation when doves are flying around and fireworks going off"

Katara stays silent for a few moments too many to make Zuko comfortable.

"Kitkat?"

"Ok"

"OK?"

"YES! Let's do it!" Katara yells as she jumps into Zuko's arms

"Let's do it" Zuko catches her and smiles.

And with that Zuko and Katara get married just the two of them and and fire sage (who promises to keep it between them) in an old broken down chapel on Ember Island. Tears streaming down both their faces as they make their promise and vows to be together forever, through thick and thin, just the two of them.

They make it back in time for their "actual" wedding the next morning. Sokka spots them first walking hand and hand down a palace hallway. Beyond pissed but just happy they are finally back in the palace, Sokka rushes them to get ready as they quietly whisper ( Bye Wife/ Bye Husband) as they are separated. Luckily, Sokka doesn't hear them.

Later that night they are officially presented as Fire Lord Zuko and Fire Lady Katara in front of their family, friends, and Fire Nation. Sokka and the rest of their family forever questioning why they always celebrate their anniversary a day early.

[withgirl-sq]

Katara :]

So I'm currently watching Gossip Girl and there are these side characters who also show up to demand certain main couples get together (basically they're in-show shippers)

My headcanon is that the Gaang are famous enough that this also happens to them on occasion and Katara is horrified when some girls in a village believe that she belongs with Fire Lord Zuko and keept bombarding her with questions about their relationship. She can't tell them that it's impossible because she is in a secret relationship with his sister haha Zuko is his usual awkward self and is completely unhelpful

Thank you for the ask XD

[dr4g0nun4zx]

a little sketch of zutara because I love them and the live action hit hard with the scarf scene

katara is a little small but she is one of my headcannon for this couple

[jellystreet]

zutara week 2024 | #7 sweet

a lil adult zutara doodle to end the week (using this lovely chibi pose from @snuffysbox)

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I was nervous because this week has been my first time posting in years, but this community is so welcoming that now idek what I was worried about :) love to see everyone's art and headcannons, thanks for keeping the ship alive 💜

[atla-confessions]

Headcannon that Aang would love holding babies a new mother could ask him “hey could you hold ‘em for a second dear?” And aang would be so excited to just carry a baby

Dispelling this myth that Zutara shippers hate Aang, he makes for such cute headcanons.

Aang is the one who started the rumor that having the Avatar hold your baby brings good luck simply so he would get to cuddle more babies.

Aang learned how carve from Sokka and Hakoda so he could always have a stash rattles and Appa shaped teething rings for the babies he meets.

Aang was once late to diplomatic meetings because he lost track of time while playing peek a boo with a baby.

After the kitchens and dorms were finished, the nurseries and the playgrounds are some of the first places Aang restores in the temples. By the time grey has crept into his beard all of his attendants have learned to look for him there first.

He occasionally hides in a pile of stuffed animals so they can't find him and cut into baby cuddle time. The older kids are in on it and could have sworn he left five minutes ago.

X

[deepdive-zutaraverse]

Yaassss I love this!

Zutara Shipping is Canon

Let me explain myself.

I was enjoying an afternoon walk (as I mercifully live in a decent area to go for walks to clear my head) and I started thinking about the Ember Island Players episode when it struck me.

Shipping Zutara is canon.

Now, don't get me wrong, this isn't about if Zutara itself is canon or not (it's totally canon and I will die on my hill of willful self-delusion), but about shipping it.

I'm sure most Zutara shippers still get a little thrill whenever we rewatch the show and our majestic bounty-hunter June, captain of the Zutara ship, calls Katara Zuko's girlfriend.

But, as I said, this is about Ember Island Players.

It never truly occurred to me before that, in canon, Zutara shipping is just a thing. Like, an actual, accepted aspect of the world.

When Puon-Tim wrote "The Boy in the Iceberg," he just outright included a Zutara subplot. And as annoyingly melodramatic as it was, it was still there. He even went out of his way to discredit the idea of Katara and Aang being together. And, even though the play is Fire Nation propaganda (which has since confused me since the wiki says that Puon-Tim is from the Earth Kingdom; though that feels like a retcon), it doesn't seem to show a Zutara romance in a negative way.

And it could've gone in that direction. As propaganda, it would have been only too easy to portray Katara as an evil seductress who corrupted Prince Zuko and convinced him to betray his country. But it doesn't. The Zutara scene is embarrassingly saccharine and schmaltzy, but it's not shown as being bad - except for the episode trying to frame it that way because it hurts Aang's feelings.

And, because of how popular the play seems to be, we can reasonably assume that there were audience members who left the theater as die-hard Zutara fans. Even if they were cheering for Zuko's death - because, y'know, Fire Nation - there weren't any boos at the Zutara scene. Like, some of those folks who cheered Zuko's death also probably regarded Zutara as a tragic love story. There were probably even a few who quietly whispered to each other that they hoped Prince Zuko would run off with Katara and have a happy ending instead of fighting for the throne and dying, as shown in the play.

And with how the war actually ended, Zutara shipping probably only got more popular as Zuko started reforming stuff and being an actually stable ruler as opposed to his psycho dad and sister.

So, with this in mind, Puon-Tim is the ultimate Zutara shipper. Zutara shipping is canon.

I don't really know what else to say.

Any thoughts?

[eponastory]

I remember that one of your first posts i've seen in the zutara tag what's about writing a fic that explores a bit of swt customs with hair more specifically about a katara haircut i'd love to read it bc i feel like the cartoon don't explore any of the cultures in depth and in fics i see a lo about fire nation culture i want to read about swt culture bc as many i headcannon it different than nwt culture

I will actually be covering those traditions in the current fic I'm writing. I haven't gotten to that point yet. But with Zuko and Katara's recent talks, I'll be sliding in some of those traditions.

I also feel that Zuko would embrace Katara's cultural traditions because he becomes much more open-minded about change post-war. I think Katara and the rest of the Gaang had that impact on him.

But as far as traditions go in indigenous cultures, they all view marriage differently. I know pre-christianization my Tribe saw it as you live in the same home as your partner. Therefore, you are bonded together in spirit. If you had sex with someone, it was for life. That kind of thing.

Some tribes have ceremonies, some didn't. I'll be reading up on Inuit traditions here in a bit.

Then there is the practice of tattoos. I really want to explore that as I do believe that Inuit's practice some sort of ritual with tattooing. I have to do my research on that.

Cutting the hair is a big no in most tribes. Mine is a bit more lax about it.

But anyway, that is the plan!

Thank you for asking.

[broadwaybalogna]

I love Zutara and Katara

I love the idea that Zuko would sit down and converse with Katara as she got new tattoos.

I love the headcannon that Zuko and Katara consistently visit the SWT so Katara can embrace her culture in ways she was never able to

I love Katara getting to be in a position of power in a place that she genuenly cares for because she firsthandledly saw the effects that the war had on the fire nation.

I love the idea that Zuko can open Katara up to bloodbending in a mindset where she isn’t fueled by grief or hate.

I love Katara being able to be an advocate for the SWT

I love that in most steambaby au’s she only gives birth to girls and is able to continue her SWT legacy. Because her kids aren’t just Zuko’s, they’re her’s too

I love that she gets to be a part of something instead of standing in the sidelines while others do the work.

I love Zutara and everything that Katara can be with him

Everything that she couldn’t be with Aang

[zutaras-where-its-at]

Zutara, swap

the first time katara and zuko were separated from each other for an extended period of time, katara gave him her mother’s necklace and he gave her his engraved pearl dagger. he wore her necklace around his wrist, hidden beneath the sleeves of his robes every day as he attended meetings and filled out paperwork. and katara kept his dagger in the waistband of her underskirts, the cool metal pressed against her warm skin as she trudged through hills of snow.

at nights, zuko traces the smooth carvings with the pad of his thumb, methodically running over the lines as he wonders what she’s doing. meanwhile, katara sits on some thick furs in gran gran’s hut listening to her father and sokka banter in terrible puns as she rhythmically opens and closes the sheath to his dagger. she laughs and laughs as sokka tells a particularly awful joke, but her family doesn’t know that the tears that spring to her eyes are partly from mirth but mostly from her longing for zuko to be there laughing with her (it was just the kind of corny joke that he would have loved, after all.)

and three months later—when hakoda’s boat finally docks in the fire nation bay, when she’s flung herself at his awaiting arms, when their cheeks hurt from grinning so hard—the dagger and the necklace are no longer just his or hers, but theirs.