#all he wants is to be with sokka

[petricorah]

meeting on the fire nation stairs [ids in alt]

#zukka #zukka fanart #myart #sokka #zuko #avatar the last airbender #atla #atla fanart #zuko fanart #sokka fanart #missed connections..... #something about both of them wanting to make a move before sokka thinks about going to the water tribe #but knowing that they have to focus on rebuilding the nations #and it could be catastrophic if people in the palace found out #zuko's new peaceful methods are already not putting him on good terms with the remaining officials #he's one step away from a coup #and yet #all he wants is to be with sokka #to have more than passing fleeting moments while dodging prying eyes in the court

[comradekatara]

to me, the funniest thing about “that’s rough buddy” isn’t the fact that sokka says something patently insane with zero context seemingly out of nowhere, or the fact that zuko clearly doesn’t know how to respond. it’s the completely incorrect use of the word “buddy.” zuko would obviously like to be friends with sokka, but sokka is not, in fact, his friend. this is the most time they’ve ever spent together, and it’s because zuko invited himself to tag along on sokka’s suicide mission. at this point in the episode, sokka still hates this guy, perhaps less than he did a week ago, but he still hates him enough that he didn’t bother forcing zuko to stay home, which means he still didn’t really care whether or not zuko lives or dies. which, considering that he had tried to kill zuko multiple times in the past, is not all that surprising. this entire episode is essentially just zuko forcing his friendship onto sokka while sokka is legitimately too depressed to care. so when zuko calls sokka “buddy,” there’s a spirit of dogged optimism characterizing that epithet, because in no possible realm would sokka consider zuko his buddy at this point in the episode. and that’s something we miss when noting the iconicness of this exchange, simply because, by the end of this episode, they are buddies, so in our minds looking back on these lines, the implication of friendship doesn’t feel out of place at all. and really, it isn’t out of place, but only because zuko’s tenacity and determination (in this instance, his determination to befriend sokka) has always hugely outweighed his ability to read the room.

#and not for nothing but i think if anyone called zuko buddy (such as aang for example) he would melodramatically groan or something #by all accounts this is not a word he would ever use #but this is his first time even mildly successful socializing with a guy his age #and hes like ‘this is how males communicate right?’ #‘if i call him buddy it shall establish camaraderie. which is the first step to marriage’ #zuko #sokka #sokkaxzuko #90% of my zukka posts are about how sokka hates zuko and wants to kill him #but i think that’s an important contribution to the zukka ecosystem . perhaps even the most important

[bakedbeanchan]

Drawing from a mini comic where the timeline is reset but Zuko still has all his memories

Minicomic here

#baked bean originals #I just like drawing sokkas mortified face and then checked out #absolutely humiliated by some fire nation ponytail freak and then your little sister and that stupid bald kid want to befriend him after he #starts lying about how you all were friends in a parallel universe or whatever #that's rough buddy #just realized it looks like zuko's doing some pathetic little thumbs up here #avatar the last airbender #atla #sokka #zuko #katara #aang

[seasideoranges]

twitter // ko-fi

first sketch dump of the year! started playing around with the idea of an older Sokka being an inventor and constantly working on projects, inventions etc, then it snowballed from there lmao.

#wanted to make it were he loses his brush/pen all the time #when like 99% of the time its just tucked behind his ear #cuz thats what i do lmao #atla #avatar the last airbender #atla sokka #atla katara #atla zuko #fire lord zuko #zukka

[3cosmicfrogs]

i emerge from the depths of Real World Job to give you an idea dump.

ID in alt text.

#he is my favourite barbie and all i wanna do is dress him up in many little outfits #dilfposting on main #artfromthefrogs #atla #avatar: the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender fanart #sokka atla #sokka fanart #sokka #older atla #zukka #DILF!atla #the dilves zukkae #ID in alt #i finally finished it but i am Unsatisfied #if inspiration strikes i want to develop this into a single Water Tribe set of motifs and design patterns

[gascreates]

doodles where no one is smiling except me

#aang's got tha pakige look avfhgshf #everyone is suffering in some way #but poor aang msot of all #momo is FINE. just wet #aang is not fine and he does not want to be sokka's friend anymore #sokka crying in the last bit has nothing to do with the dinos #but it happened on the same page so #enjoy #atla dino au #atla #sokka #aang #zuko #@somethingfoamy for the idea for pic 2 #i had to draw the consequences

[zukos-other-missing-eyebrow]

what's up with sokka and falling for people that could kill him if they wanted to

#yes this is about the big three sokka ships #zukka #sukki #sokka #he is into powerful people it seems #he just wants a strong person to protect him #but in all seriousness sokka is an amazing and capable warrior #hes so pookie #yuekka

[zukosdualdao]

tbh in my headcanon conception of them zutara is not super pda-heavy. they like being near to each other, they can read each other’s expressions really well, they gravitate toward one another almost without thought (even before they get together), and they’re very much the “sit on the same side of the booth” couple and pretty much always know where each other is in a room at a given time.

but those intimate gestures—holding hands, kissing, gently cupping each other’s faces, comforting embraces—are something they largely like to keep private, something just for them.

#they ARE touchy feely but in a very vulnerable intimate way they don’t let others witness all that often #zutara #sukka can’t relate. they are literally always wrapped around each other given the opportunity. and good for them ❤️ #when zutara ARE that way in public #it’s like #‘zuko has a gentle hand on her waist because they’re in a crowded unfamiliar area and he doesn’t want to lose track of her’ #‘or katara pulls him to the side and touches a tender hand to his scar and murmurs so low that no one trying to spy (sokka) can hear’ #‘but she’s noticed he’s more solemn than usual and asking if it hurts because sometimes the pain flares up and she wants to help’

[sweaters-and-vertigo]

i have a teeny, tiny superiority complex because i didn’t watch the atla live action.

#but i appreciate the ones who sacrificed their mind to watch the show and report back #y’all are so brave. thank you for examining the danger and relying the information back to me so i wouldn’t have to. #i have read so much about this show and i will literally never watch it #i actually intended to but got locked out of netflix when it premiered #then i heard all the shitty things about it and said “fuck that noise” #they took everything from me #they took away zuko’s character development for the sake of “time” not even gonna touch that it makes me so angry #they took away sokka’s character development for the sake of being “woke” #which was actually very very un-woke of them #they took away katara’s passion & anger and made her a flat boring person #i loved her anger so much???? #they took away our shock at the OG southern air temple ep #seeing monk gyatso in a room full of firebenders he had been forced to kill >>> seeing the actual genocide as if we didn’t already know #they took away aang’s sweet childishness and made him way too mature #it sounds like the only people who enjoyed it were zutara fans because of the scarf scene #y’all can keep it. it’s yours. i don’t want it. #atla original #avatar the last airbender #atla aang #atla zuko #atla katara #atla sokka #avatar the last airbender aang #avatar the last airbender katara #avatar the last airbender zuko #avatar the last airbender sokka #aang #katara #sokka #zuko

[ash-and-starlight]

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#alright re: last reblog #first of all zuko is a massive bitch and i love him so much #second u know he was just like there is One person in the world that katara wants to murder more than me so let’s do that #so she can let it out And spare my ass <3 #tHIRD ppl it’s not really surprising that zuzu is pro murder like #boy was supposed to inherit an imperialist empire and keep up an imperialist war #idk if ozai was the only one able to get the throne without going to battle once but iroh and lu ten were generals. led armies. #zuko was Fully prepared to take on that role too (see: the fateful war meeting) #he’s been raised with the yeah murder is a thing that you’ll have to do mindset #like he’s not a killer but he Would do it if the circumstances called for it #(sokka parallel btw) #does it make sense? #also like #he fully says that if he wasn’t such a firm believer in destiny he Could and Would have killed ozai on the day of the black sun #he says it to his face #this would be a fun au actually lmao like. the gaang bursting into the room and there’s just zuko there #next to ozai’s lightning fried corpse #like hello 🧍🏻‍♂️👋🏼 zuko here 😬🔥 #and has to convince everyone he’s good and friendly now this is not an evil plan 🫶🏼 #last thing but this reminds me #WHERE is that post that was like #sokka finds out zuko could have ended the war the day of the black sun but didn’t and just throttles him #<333 #if you read all this ty i’m sorry i’m kissing u #send post

[noahmullariii]

I could talk about Aang and Zuko all day. they're everything and more.

#aang #zuko #atla #best friends forever #most underrated brotp #i mean we always talk about zuko's friendship with katara and toph and even sokka before the romance (if you're down for zukka) #but aang is like... zuko's guiding light in life. even before his redemption! remember iroh saying he gives zuko hope? #this phrase can take so many shapes and forms and i love thinking about the evolution of that statement throughout zuko's story #he would die for all of the gaang by the end but he would burn the world down for this kid. no questions asked #zuko's redemption always hinged on aang first and foremost #and aang just really wanted to believe there would be one (1) firebender worth being an avatar for. he was manifesting hard #and zuko became just what he needed

[comradekatara]

if sokka had had slightly more faith in jet during their mission to beat up and rob an old man he would’ve derailed their entire plan after jet made it clear that he has no idea what sokka was talking about when he said “it amplifies vibrations.” he would’ve descended into a longass tedious lecture about wave mechanics and jet would’ve returned to the treehouse with a migraine. but thankfully, because sokka already hated jet and thus simply assumed that jet was incapable of learning basic physics, when jet is like “good trick” sokka just rolls his eyes and goes “whatever.”

#sokka #jet #I wanted to add screenshots of this scene so that people who aren’t as atlapilled would know what I’m talking about #but I can’t be bothered to open my laptop so I’m just gonna assume you’re all familiar with atla 1x10 ‘Jet’ #i think about this moment a lot simply because sometimes I’m just like #‘is claiming that sokka is a physics nerd simply projection….. I mean you don’t have to care about kinematics on a mechanical level to throw #a boomerang…..’ . but then I remember this moment. and I’m like oh right. physicist sokka is CANON #the only way in which im projecting is the fact that I never talk about him being an engineer #because that simply does not interest me #but he would go crazy if someone so much as showed him the electron slit I just know it

[smilesrobotlover]

Suki is such an underrated character I love her sm

#def my fav avatar character #I like them all but she’s so wonderful #and completely ignored bruh #she’s apart of the gaang c’mon!! #rewatching avatar cuz I can and I love it SO MUCH #every episode HITS HARD #rewatching it now breaks my heart tho #watching Katara crying as she thinks she spots her mom #watching Aang see bascially his father’s skeleton with everything he knew gone #seeing Sokka miss his father and miss a father figure #watching zuko cry and scream at a thunder storm wanting to shoot lightning at him #like they were CHILDREN #agh #and Katara saying that she hasn’t gone penguin sledding since she was a kid and Aang is like ‘you are a kid!’ AGH #THEYRE CHILDREN!!!!! #watching it as an adult really just… #puts that into perspective #makes me cry #could talk about it forever

[gwydionae]

SAY IT WITH ME:

FEMALE CHARACTERS CAN BE WARRIORS AND FEMININE

MALE CHARACTERS CAN BE SMART AND MASCULINE

BEING BOTH IS NOT A "FLAW" WHERE ONE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED

IT'S CALLED "COMPLEXITY"

#i won't tag it #but #HECK if i wanted to chuck episode 5 out my window and then run it over with a car #i mean these issues have definitely been hinted at before ep 5 but that one just went ALL IN #i knew from 3 and 4 what they would probably do with hakoda but GOSH am i bitter about it #i swear if they don't walk this back somehow and make hakoda a bad overbearing dad or whatever i'm gonna riot #and katara's whole 'you know i'm not good at this [womanly] type of stuff' NO SCREW YOU WHOEVER INCLUDED THAT #WHY #if you want a female character that rejects the stereotypes of femininity you'll get one in season 2 gosh DANG IT #you don't need to try and force katara into that role #sokka wanting to use his brain AND fight well is not a flaw #katara wanting to use her waterbending to fight AND knowing how to sew is not a flaw #OH i hate this #i hate this so much #i can understand the need to change story elements to work better in a different format #i don't think they're always doing that WELL but i can understand the need for it #but i will never understand why they felt the need to butcher characters' personalities #again some things won't transfer well i get it i really REALLY do #it's like with sanji in opla how he had to be toned down - that makes sense for a live action adaptation #just removing things simply for the sake of removing them? no just no #'updated for modern audiences' has become a curse to my ears i swear because it always means the same thing #'we're going to remove all complexity and make it as one note as possible so we don't offend anyone' #there was nothing wrong with katara or sokka or aang or anyone else that they needed 'updating' yall are just close-minded #ok rant over just REALLY needed to get that out...

[bonesbuckleup]

Sokka grabbin’ his friends’ heads like a weirdo, reblog if you agree.

+ a bonus baby Sokka gettin’ grabbed:

#atla #Sokka #your honor he just wants to protect the people he cares about at all times!!!! #clearing out my drafts and found this #no idea why I never actually posted it? Ah well #it's posted now

[ssreeder]

Omg Ssreedy <3 saw you going off in my tags, you're the sweetest! ToT You have no idea how much i cherish your kind words, they really motivate me

Also congrats on the new chapter! It made me appreciate Reho so much, I keep growing fonder of this guy!! (Morrak absolutely wrecked him with his diagnosis tho, haha, my man didn't deserved to get dragged so hard)

Anyway that made me remember that I cooked something up last year, but never posted it. (apologies, I probably got some of their details wrong, I did this purely from memory ////) my headcanons of what Ara & Reho look like

GENTLE TREES NOOOOOO you can’t drop OC art in my inbox and expect me to be even the SLIGHTEST bit normal about it.

You’re so amazing, going off in your tags is a damn honor *salutes*

Dude Morrak WRECKED Reho last chapter, and I guess there’s not patient dr confidentiality in this AU because Morrak totally slandered the poor man to Katara of all people lol. At least Reho didn’t have to hear yet another person try to figure out what’s wrong with him haha.

Thank you Gentle you’re so amazing!!! I can’t wait to gush over your art some more in the tags

#I try not to be a freak in the text #I submerge myself in the tags and turn into a crazy person because #DAMN IT GENTLE TREES LOOK AT THEM #THE SURVIVING OCs #well there’s Chang but who knows sokka could off him next chapter lol #gunna need a big stick though #BUT OMG GENTLE THE WAY YOU DREW ARA #you seriously managed to capture the ceramic doll look for her and her expression is just perfect #I’m sure you weren’t meaning to but seriously you nailed it #she’s small and cute and picture perfect but a walking disaster who anyone she comes in contact with gets sucked into her mess #and usually walk away with scars if they get to walk away #omg and REHOOOO #gentle you nailed his idk what’s up but I’m here to chill vibe haha #AND YOU GAVE HIM SANDALS #such a luffy vibe and I just love everything about it haha #his little ace self that just wants to live in a house with all his besties where nothing bad happens #I love his little smile #I think I’ve told you 100 times but I’ll tell you 100 more #your expressions are fucking GOLD #I’m haunted in a good way by your art especially the last one with the sad zuko (he was rescued though so yippieee) and idk I just #love your style so much #thanks for sharing these with me #I swear I get a fanart and it’s like 100 HP to my writing #like I just swallowed a gold star and I’m about to fuck shit up in a good way #Ok sorry gentle I’m going to stop rambling but again #THANK YOU #made my whole night haha #liab #ITF #gentletrees