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taakitz · 13 days

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ATLA (zukka….) au where everything is mostly the same except that the phrase “friend of the Avatar” is a euphemism for being gay, a la the phrase friend of Dorothy

(the phrase started towards the start of the 100 year war because in this universe Avatar Roku was some flavor of gay, then Sozin canonically banned gay marriage after their situationship went downhill. so people had to be more subtle about communicating their identities, something something something, the phrase became semi-commonplace throughout the fire nation and later the earth kingdom. maybe it started even earlier because of bi queen kyoshi. who knows!)

miscommunication and self-discovery ensues throughout the events of ATLA:

early on into his banishment and search for the avatar, Zuko runs into someone who casually mentions that they’re a “friend of the Avatar” and he’s immediately like “THE AVATAR IS ALIVE? WHERE ARE THEY. TELL ME”

…he learns a new phrase that day! perhaps he didn’t even know gay people existed until that awkward encounter (bc sheltered fire nation royal.) maybe he does some self reflection at this point, or perhaps he puts off his sexuality crisis in favor of his avatar hunting mission. who’s to say?

(the next time he hears someone say they’re “a friend of the avatar” he asks if they’re gay or if they actually know the avatar. you know, just in case they actually do.

….and the next time after that, too.

but after that he catches on pretty quickly that, no, it’s REALLY just a turn of phrase, and he does not repeat the mistake again.)

+ early into the series events sokka runs into some confusion when he mentions to a stranger that he’s a friend of the avatar while aang isn’t around—

sokka: hey so uhh i’m actually a friend of the avatar… think i can get a discount for that??

kindly ally shopkeeper: oh! i love that for you!! you know, i have a cousin who’s gay, real swell guy. anyways about the discount—

book one sokka, canonically sexist and with perhaps a fragile masculinity: what wait a sec, IM NOT GAY??????

shopkeeper: oh that’s okay, you don’t have to explain yourself or put a label on it to me (:

(sokka does in fact get a discount.)

he walks back to katara who was waiting for him and overheard the whole conversation, and she says “you know, sokka, it’s fine if you like boys.” sokka responds as you’d expect he would at this time.

(some amount of time later, sokka comes up to katara and aang very nervously and says “hey guys. i think i might. um. be a friend of the Avatar.”

and aang, confused but enthusiastic, goes “aww buddy, we’re already friends!!!!”)

at some point they’re fighting Zuko and during a back-and-forth exchange, Sokka proclaims “i won’t let you hurt him, the Avatar is my friend!” or something to that effect

Zuko, who has learned from his past mistakes in misconstruing this phrase, says “love is love. but your sexuality will not stop me from capturing the Avatar”

#i have brainworms sorry.#zukka #atla #a:tla #avatar the last airbender #long post #god. sorry.#zuko as the edward elric meme: I See No Difference. Love Is Love #sorry if this makes light of the actual historical implication of the phrase #i am just here for a fun time

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incorrectquoteslobby · 1 month

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Sokka: So, what’s Zuko's type? Katara: Brown eyes, kind, oblivious, good sense of humor, turtle lover. Sokka: Sounds kind of like me. Too bad we’re just friends. Katara: Did I mention oblivious? Sokka: Yeah, why? Katara: Okay, just making sure.

#atla incorrect quotes #atla #a:tla #avatar the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #rottmnt incorrect quotes #atla sokka #sokka atla #atla zuko #zuko atla #prince zuko #atla katara #katara atla #zukka #sokka x zuko #zuko x sokka

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audhd-nightwing · 1 year

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fellas is it gay to help your former enemy save his father from the most dangerous prison in the country even though both of you could definitely die and his dad might not even be there ??

#atla #a:tla #zukka #atla zukka #zuko #sokka #the boiling rock #atla hakoda #avatar the last airbender #sokka x zuko #zuko x sokka

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petricorah · 1 year

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zukka pride and prejudice pt 2

[ID: A comic of Sokka and Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender acting out the hand scene from Pride and Prejudice (2005). In the first panel, Sokka stares to the right, his face illuminated with light, and his hair blows in the wind. He has a soft surprised expression.

The second panel is a closeup of Zuko and Sokka’s hands, as Zuko holds Sokka’s gloved hand to help him move. Warm light emanates from their touch. Zuko stares, slightly confused at his own feelings, and when he walks away, the panel shows a closeup of him flexing his hand. /End ID.]

#zukka #zukka fanart #zukka pride and prejudice #pride and prejudice #sokka #zuko #zuko fanart #atla #avatar the last airbender #a:tla #avatar the last airbender fanart #myart #i changed their hairstyles don't @ me lmao #zuko's hair already looks like darcy's im not sure why i felt the need to make it so short in the first part #and sokka bangs initiative he looks so good with his hair down they should have had it in the show more

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your-royal-momoness · 11 months

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Zuko: sometimes it’s just nice to be wanted

Sokka: not by THE LAW ZUKO

#give him attention #GIVE. HIM. ATTENTION.#Sokka being pragmatic and Zuko with hearts in his eyes looking at his wanted poster #atla #avatar the last airbender #trashbending #sokka #zuko #zukka #avatar: the last airbender #avatar #a:tla

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viiicestlavie · 3 months

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Zuko: Sokka, you sneeze like a girl.

Sokka: How about I pound you like a boy?

Sokka, eyes-wide: That did NOT come out right.

#a:tla #atla incorrect quotes #avatar: the last airbender #incorrect atla #zuko #sokka #incorrect zukka #zukka

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waterbenderkat · 2 months

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Dallas Liu becoming the champion of Zukka is so freaking poetic given the legacy of Dante Basco.

#avatar: the last airbender #a:tla #dallas liu #zukka #zuko #dante basco #netflix #a:tla live action #a:tla netflix #waterbenderkat

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people-will-definitely-talk · 1 year

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what I say: I’m fine

what I mean: in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the ending theme is a sort of positive foreshadowing that follows you throughout the whole show until, in S3E13 The Firebending Masters, you find out that it’s the rythm to the dancing dragon which Aang and Zuko work through together. In that moment, the show makes you fully realize just how much Zuko was destined from the start to be part of Aang’s support and so much more than what he seemed early on in the show. The ending/dancing dragon theme was there from the beginning to hint that the show was not only about Good vs Bad, but that it was also a story about redemption and about how Zuko would have his own part to play but only after he’d gone through his own journey separate from that of a classic villain character chasing after the main protagonist. In this essay I will-

#i'm emotional #yes I'm doing a rewatch #and what about it #Avatar The Last Airbender #atla #a:tla #shower thoughts #zuko #prince zuko #atla aang #atla zuko #zukka my beloveds #i'm emo about it #nostalgia #katara #sokka #toph beifong #legend of korra

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dumplingcatho · 4 months

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the one and only smart dumbass. the most guy ever. (he looks so serious here bc he's sitting for a portrait. the painter has been relying on his memory of the one time sokka was neutral 3.5 hrs ago)

#see i could give this a background and aged look and maybe a doodle. a teasing of zukka perhaps. the painter trying to work w sokka #if i do that there is a 70% chance i'll forget to do it and never post so fuck it we ball #sokka #atla #atla fanart #avatar the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #a:tla #so many ways to write an acronym not helped with a colon #my art

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zukkaart · 9 months

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Believes they’re hard to love: Zuko, Katara, Korra, Mako, Lin, Mai

Loves them like it’s breathing: Sokka, Aang, Asami, Wu, Kaya, Ty Lee

Is this unhinged? Yes. Do I care? No.

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incorrectquoteslobby · 2 months

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Zuko: I will hunt you to the ends of the earth!

Sokka: I love you too!

#proud zukka shipper #sokka is saying that vary angrily btw #homeboy is pissed #atla incorrect quotes #atla #a:tla #avatar the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #the last airbender #fire lord zuko #atla zuko #zuko atla #atla sokka #sokka atla #zuko and sokka #sokka and zuko #zukka #zuko x sokka #sokka x zuko

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audhd-nightwing · 6 months

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ummm okay so i’m gonna do a different post for each ship that i have a lot of recs for and then combine the rest basically

zukka/a:tla fic recs

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45209725/chapters/113734768 not zukka centered but it’s there, suki & zuko friendship, a personal fav of mine

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40467657/chapters/101379753 zukka, private investigator sokka, tea shop zuko

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38624070/chapters/96555618 zukka, young firelord zuko, zuko finds aang first, sokka & katara were imprisoned at the boiling rock, ambassador sokka

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36554995/chapters/91165651 iroh fakes zuko’s death and he is taken in/raised by the SWT, azula redemption, basically a zukka childhood friends to lovers au

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28206249/chapters/69118440 zukka, (temporary) ghost zuko, sokka gets haunted, marriage of convenience

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27547486/chapters/67374928 zuko saves sokka at the north pole, they travel the earth kingdom together and accidentally fall in love

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26098987/chapters/63484135 zukka, moon spirit blessed sokka, political delegate zuko

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22884811/chapters/54697360 zukka, zuko and yue arranged marriage, sokka teaches zuko abt the water tribe, slow burn

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25629370/chapters/62213413 zukka, zuko escapes after being burned, azula redemption, zuko joins the gaang early

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29683659 zukka soulmate au, insecurities on each others skin

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17637347/chapters/41588558 zukka soulmate au, boomerang & scar tattoo

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16593572/chapters/38887565 zukka soulmate au, first touch mark burns

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28124265/chapters/68909811 zukka, guy in the chair sokka and blue spirit zuko (vigilante au)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33894868/chapters/84278719 zukka vigilante au, hellhound and aero

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27234958 zukka superhero and journalist au

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24376396/chapters/58792420 zukka, early redemption, ba sing se, blue spirit zuko (be warned this is a rough one for angst and miscommunication/lying)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25260145 zukka, modern au, college, vampire au, fluff and humor

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28662066 zukka, hockey player sokka x figure skater zuko au, the olympics

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25097560 zukka, FBI agent zuko, engineer sokka, goofy, a fav of mine, crack and humor

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25414438 zuko!hades x sokka!persephone au

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19255837 zukka, trans ftm zuko, canon time period

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21116591/chapters/50249441 zuko gets thrown overboard and saved by the SWT fleet, dadkoda, the crew adopts zuko

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23832139/chapters/57268093 slow burn zuko adoption