nothing canon era fic writers could come up with will ever be as cruel as modern au fic writers putting these guys in the most basic modern scenarios. like he was born to live & die by the blade, his story was over before it began. and you made him take the bus and work a 9 to 5 job
got some new brushes that I REALLY like & started replaying spider-man 2 so now figuring out how to draw these guys (and other characters. i’ll share more)
i hope people realize that “azula deserves a redemption arc because she is a traumatized child who was abused and manipulated at the hands of her fascist father” and “jet deserves a (better) redemption arc because he is a traumatized child that grew up as a war orphan that tried to fight for his life and freedom and should be seen as a complex character instead of an evil boogeyman” are two views that can not only mutually exist but actually compliment each other, in the sense that both of them centre on the idea that children who are capable and willing to inflict violence on others due to trauma deserve a chance at redemption and a happy, healthy life.
The “oh I could definitely write this fanfic in under 5000 words and it really wouldn’t take me that long” voice in your head is actually the devil speaking