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I forgot I made this back in October but totally forgot to post it here lol

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All I want is what is best for him.

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But what we need is what's best for the world.

Aang & Monk Gyatso for Inktober 2021 Day 9 - Pressure

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I got the pleasure to make this illustration for @stark-phd Fanfic! These two are just so perfect for each other 🥹

Please check her wonderful work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54675337/chapters/138561292

Thank tou for c0mmiss10ning me! ♥️✨

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I just think that, if they were both traumatized and ripped from their entire homes and cultures at 12-13, they deserve to kiss. That's all I'm saying. It's all I'm saying.

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Half a year and this is finished!

I won't abandon my AU which I announced on @zukaangweek. The long story short: Zuko decided to help Aang with restoring Air Nomad culture. Because during his banishment he searched for every information about Air Nomads. And also it will be logical from Buddhist point of view or something like that...

Here Zuko is trying to train a winged lemur – they used to bring staffs to the monks long ago. But it seems that Zuko is doing something wrong :)

You can also find this AU on my AO3

Id in ALT

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It's what he deserved ToT

avatar: the middlest airbender. living a completely average life, nothing exceptional at all

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i was reading meta about how Ozai probably burned Zuko's face with the same move he uses to try to land on Aang after Aang enters the Avatar State in the final episode; you know the one. Charging up a fire attack, hand cupped outward, fire erupting out in a powerful blast...

There's a lot of cool character moments in that. The same move he used to mutilate his son, dismissively knocked away and putting Ozai off balance, exploiting his massive ego and temper to keep him off balance as Aang takes the offensive. The same move that he used to mutilate his son, deflected by the hero whom that same son taught.

But I realized something particular about Aang's move. That's not a Firebending kind of move he uses, nor is it a Waterbending move, though its similar.

The move Aang uses to knock Ozai's attack aside is an incredibly quick and graceful manuever. His wrist moves up and pushes against Ozai's wrist, turning the momentum of it against him and knocking it off course, rendering the energy put into it completely useless and Ozai opened, as Aang then lands a destructive Airbending blast that smashes Ozai into rocks just as Ozai had just done to him.

Making the indestructible force go be dangerous somewhere else, moving it about in a circular way.

The move Aang used to open up the fight and humiliate the grandson of Sozin, whose forefather genocided the Air Nomads and began the hundred year war, the move Aang used to defang the same technique Ozai probably used to mutilate his son, that sets the tone for a battle that ends with that war ended and the Fire Lord dethroned so that a new age of love and freedom can arise...

is unmistakably an Airbending move.

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Zuko: Aang, promise me. If I become evil, you have to kill me. Aang: Ok, I will. Szeto, inside Aang's mind: Hey what's all that crashing noise? Some of us are trying to sleep. Yangchen: That's Kyoshi. She's breaking the furniture. Szeto: Why? Kuruk: She does it when she's upset, I think she got it from her wife. Szeto: And that damn sobbing noise? Yangchen: Oh, that's Roku. Szeto: The Fire Avatar after me? Sigh *pinches the bridge of his nose* Why are they throwing a fit? Kuruk: Aang just promised to kill his best friend. And both of them have hang-ups on that particular issue. Szeto: And that is? Yangchen: Kyoshi's killed Yun. She didn't want to, fought it every chance, but her hand was forced. I don't want to speculate on what's she's feeling, but perphaps she's upset because people always call her a monster for doing such a thing. But with Aang it's "oh, he has to make a tough call." Kyoshi: THIS IS SUUUUUUUCH FUCKING BULLSHIT! Kuruk: Ooo nice, you hit the nail on the head! -hi-fives Yangchen- Szeto: And Roku? Kuruk: He couldn't kill his best friend. Szeto: I don't see how that's bad- Yangchen: That same best friend later genocided all of my people. Szeto: ................................................................ Szeto: I apologize on behalf of the Fire- Yangchen: Ah ah, save it. I don't want to hear it. Szeto: Fair. So he doesn't want Aang to make the same mistake he did? I can understand, but why is he sobbing so damn much- Kuruk: Also, the guy that's Aang's best friend, is Roku's great-grandson. Szeto: ........................well that certainly is a conflict of interest. Roku: Aaaaaang! You gotta do it buddy! Don't be like me! ;w; Kyoshi: Nah Aang, fuck it! See what happens! Follow your instinct, kid! Roku: What? And wait for him to stab Katara before doing anything like you did?! Kyoshi, picking up Roku by the throat: YOU WANNA DIE OLD MAN?! Yangchen: Uh-oh it's getting heated. Better go break them up. Kuruk: Now is Kyoshi siding with not killing Zuko because his sister looks like Rangi, or does she just want to be Roku's straw man to spite him? 🤔 Kyoshi: Get off! Get off of my back Yangchen! Aang you listen to me! If you don't fight for your friend, then you are scum! You better at least put some fucking effort in lil' man! Kuruk: Ahhhhh, nevermind. I'm sorry for doubting you, kiddo. 😔 Szeto: Nah fuck this, y'all are crazy. I'm going back to bed.

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*sobbing* He was TWELVE

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Tattoo-Artist!Aang

Zuko and Sokka lose a bet to Jet and have to get a tattoo, despite the fact that they both dislike the needles and the pain involved in the tattoo.

The only tattoo artist in the shop is Aang, a handsome guy with arrow tattoos all over his body and some cute piercings on his collarbone.

The two of them don't know if they're nervous about the tattoo or the handsome tattoo artist.

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I think forgiveness is such a heavy topic that's far more complex than people give it credit for. It's like love. There's multiple forms of it and everyone feels it differently and having just one word to describe it has really shot our language in the foot. I think about it a lot when I see some atla discourse and while I don't like the discourse, it's made me really appreciate the show for the fact that it shows forgiveness in a multifaceted way. From Aang's forgiveness which is based on the inherent value of a person and the emotional turmoil it inflicts on oneself, to Katara's forgiveness which is based on trust and justice. Or the forms of self forgiveness, Iroh's self forgiveness of patience, Zuko's hardwon self forgiveness which comes from a determination to better himself, to Aang's self forgiveness which comes from an allowance to not conform to the ways others expect him to better himself.

Forgiveness has been such a tricky subject in my life. I will always appreciate atla for helping me understand it a little better.

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zutaraang phantom of the opera-inspired au but aang is christine

To elaborate:

In the au the four nations exist but no Avatar. Aang wasn't frozen and the political environment would be similar to the start of the 100-year war, except Zuko, Katara, and the others exist in the timeline. The Fire Nation has started killing air nomads beginning with the air temples and has been hunting down the remaining ones that are scattered around the world since.

Aang fled from the temples with Gyatso upon hearing about the fire nation hunting down air nomads. The first place they went was the southern water tribe, where he became close friends with Katara. However, they had to leave when the village was being threatened. After Gyatso's death, Aang disguises himself to live in the earth kingdom (hence the hair). He joins the ensemble in a theatre group and makes a masked friend...who doesn't reveal himself for years until he does one day.

Zuko spends time hiding behind the theatre, always watching since plays are one of the few things he enjoys. He talks to a newcomer and recognizes talent, but more than anything he grows attached to him because he was the first to show him kindness after his banishment. (this zuko was separated from Iroh earlier on :( ) But attachment turns to obsession...

Katara quickly became friends with the runaway airbender when she was young, but they soon had to part. Years after, she leaves her tribe with her brother to find allies against the fire nation's threats, and notices a familiar face but with a very different identity. She is doubtful of Aang's 'secret friend' and wants him to join her.

idk if I will make more for this au but if this does well I might 🧐

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assorted sokka doodles :)

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since a lot of you guys liked my aang sketches from a couple weeks ago, here are some sketches of our favorite sifu hotman 🔥🔥🔥