#atla bato

[panther-os]

I see a lot of "oh this was an accidental proposal and katara continuing to wear it is an on purpose acceptance"

I don't think that's accurate and the ship is really not my thing anymore anyways but you know what would be absolutely hilarious?

katara tells her family about this and then fast forward to a post-war zukka relationship where zuko's for real proposing and is asking Hakoda and Bato - who love chaos as much as they love their children and son-in-law - for permission as a courtesy and they're just like "we cannot in good conscience allow this while you're still betrothed to our daughter" and Zuko's just like "WHAT" and it turns into a comedy of zuko doing more and more absolutely fucking weird and outlandish things to "break the engagement to katara" so he can marry sokka. just 100% a twelve labours type thing except they're actually achievable because there's no need to repeat that trauma (although maybe the final task is "bring me the avatar" and that's when he realizes he's being fucked with)

katara gets roped in and is having a blast. sokka however is blissfully unaware until the final moments - or if angst is more your thing, he's wondering if the reason zuko is always busy lately is because he's getting ready to break up with him, maybe throw in zuko spending more time around katara and sokka's "guy with a boomerang" insecurities for shits and giggles

#/incoherent noises/ #atla #zukka #bakoda #crack #angst #fire lord zuko #atla sokka #atla katara #atla hakoda #atla bato

[the99thfanboy]

Hakoda teaching Sokka how to put on his face paint and a little Katara coming in all shy and asking if she can learn too.

Sokka opens his mouth and says something like “girls can’t wear war paint!”

Hakoda puts a hand on his son’s shoulder and gives him that fatherly look and a gentle lecture about girls being able to do what they like that makes Sokka cross his arms and pout.

Katara sticks her tongue out at her brother before she tries to follow Hakoda’s instructions and draw the right squiggles.

Sokka huffs and mutters “you’re doing it wrong” before he snatches the paint and does it himself.

Hakoda just smiles, watching his kids do each other’s paint. He chimes in to show them different symbols and colors with their respective meanings, but mostly the kids are just having fun.

Later, Bato has to help Hakoda wash all the paint off of the kids because it got everywhere and Gran-Gran will lecture the two men if she sees that mess.

#avatar the last airbender #atla #atla hakoda #atla sokka #atla bato #atla katara #sokka #hakoda #katara #southern water tribe #water tribe culture

[billsbae]

this account supports the gay dads

#bakoda #bato x hakoda #so this is my dad hakoda #and this is my dad's boyfriend bato so he's kinda my dad too #— katara & sokka #hakoda #bato #atla #atla gaang #hakoda and bato #atla hakoda #atla bato #hakoda x bato #netflix avatar #avatar #avatar the last airbender #natla #gay dads #sokka #katara #sokka and katara #katara and sokka #water tribe #water family

[jet-apologistmybadhomies]

art dump?? this is all from today lmao

also i did promise azutara so

fem zuko hating on azutara

and live Action redraws

i really REALLY like the headcanon of hakoda being shorter then his Partners so

also the First time drawing ANY of them lmao

i was about to draw mai but like next time

#avatar the last airbender #atla #zuko #azula #jet #hakoda #atla kya #atla bato #azutara #iroh #natla iroh #natla jet #natla zuko #natla azula #avatar the last airbender live action #polyamory #wlw #Sketches

[bestepisode]

Second chance poll!

Due to my sudden understanding of basic math, I realized that we'll need two more episodes to even things out for the rounds ahead. These are the episodes from each season that fell just short of making the cut. The top two will move on to the next round!

#atla #avatar the last airbender #poll #poll tournament #aang #sokka #katara #zuko #fire lord zuko #fire lord ozai #toph beifong #princess azula #azula #bato #atla bato #jeong jeong #ba sing se #sozin's comet #atla best episode

[shortprince-cos]

Of Pirated Princes

Summary: After he was kidnapped by pirates, Prince Zuko is freed by two Water Tribesmen who don't believe he's the actual Fire Prince.

AO3 Link

(Word Count: 2068)

Chapter One: Of Closets and Chains

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Hakoda didn’t like pirates, but he had to admit that they were rather helpful when it came to finding unique specimens.

The boutique was filled with hundreds of antiques, collectables, and knick-knacks, spanning from the entrance to the counter at the back of the boat. An array of weapons to books to clothing lined the shelves and cases. All of it stolen, but some of it at a decent price.

It wasn’t right, buying from pirates, but sometimes the crew of the Ilatka was low on funds, and they needed an affordable place to buy authentic pieces.

“Chief,” Bato called, only to be holding a stone statue of a monkey with jewels for eyes in front of his face, startling the man slightly.

Hakoda sighed at his companion’s shenanigans. “Must you?”

Bato chuckled and put the statue down. “I must.”

He let out a huff, but didn’t bother to hide the smirk on his lips, knowing it would be fruitless. He and Bato had been joking around like this since they were children, mostly playing pranks on the residents of Wolf Cove, but occasionally pulling a stunt or two on each other. Sure, they had grown since then, but they hadn’t really grown up.

“Please be careful with that,” A voice said. “If you break it, you buy it.”

The owner of the voice was a large man with an unsettling grin on his face. An iguana-parrot was perched on his shoulder, and a hat sat atop his silver-haired head. It was the captain, Hakoda realized.

He nodded at the man. “Understood.”

They went back to browsing without another word, Bato getting lost in the clothing section and Hakoda carefully sifting through the weapons. Some were Water Tribe, though it was hard to tell if it was north or south. Still, the thought of these men ‘acquiring’ them left a bitter taste in his mouth. So much of their culture had been taken by the Fire Nation, and they didn’t need some low-life criminals to steal some too.

“Chief,” Bato called again, and Hakoda just shook his head.

“I don’t care what it is, Bato. I’m not buying it just so you can look pretty.”

“Hakoda,” He said, and the name was stressed this time, like something was wrong.

The chief turned then, making his way over to where Bato was shopping at a slow-but-urgent pace. There was a jewelry case that he was pointing to, and it took Hakoda a second to spot what it was he was referencing.

A small necklace with blue ribbon and a turquoise stone attached to it.

Kya’s necklace

Katara’s necklace.

A million thoughts flooded his mind at once, but only one of them stood out.

How?

He had to figure out how.

Hakoda marched to the counter at the back of the boat, careful not to stomp and make a scene. “Excuse me,” He said, voice cold. “Can I ask where you got that Water Tribe necklace?”

The captain smiled - smirked, even. “Nicked it off of a suspicious character. Why? You interested? I do hear that they make great engagement necklaces up north.”

Hakoda smiled back, eyes hard. “You could say that. What did this suspicious character look like?” There was an answer he didn’t want to hear.

This time, he was positive it was a smirk. “I have a feeling you’re much more interested in him, aren’t you?”

Him.

There was a plethora of things to be taken from that one word, but only one mattered.

It wasn’t Katara.

He nodded, fear starting to seep into his pool of rage.

The iguana-parrot squawked, and the captain gestured behind him. “How about I introduce you?”

<><><>

Zuko was having a very bad week.

Not only had the Avatar kept escaping his clutches, but Uncle had insisted on rerouting them into the nearest port so he could buy a new lotus tile. And for what? A stupid Pai Sho game? Ridiculous.

So of course, while Uncle was off doing that, Zuko had decided to explore the port a bit. What a great decision that was.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that there were eyes on him. Like no matter where he turned, someone was always watching him.

He only realized what was happening two seconds after he was cornered.

Zuko fought, really he did, but there were just so many of them all at once, and they all had different weapons and angles and he just wasn’t fast enough.

It was a group of pirates, he noticed as he started to run out of breath. What did they want with him? He didn’t have time to find out, and he was running out of strength and time and-

He was knocked out eventually, a quick blow to the head made that easy. And when he woke up, he was in a small wooden room, empty except for the chains clamped around his hands and feet.

Was he in a closet?

The question was answered when the captain of the pirates came to check in on him a little while later, and he explained that yes, Zuko was now chained up in a closet on a pirate ship so they could sell him on the black market.

So, yeah. Not the greatest time.

A few days had gone by like that, Zuko caged up while the captain kept coming back to feed him and brag about how much money he was going to make. It felt like eternity. Zuko knew it was only a matter of time before he got out of here - he just didn’t know if it was going to be via escape attempt or because the pirates actually sold him. He didn’t like to think about the latter, so he stuck to the former option.

The door opened again, momentarily blinding him as the light shone in. Three figures walked in, the first being the captain, the other two Zuko didn't recognize, but they were larger than most of the pirates, which wasn't exactly a good sign.

Buyers, Zuko horridly realized. The pirates had found buyers.

The man in back looked at him with horror on his face, but the one in front just stared, emotionless. A pang of fear hit him then, though he tried to fight it off. There was no time to be afraid right now.

“Meet Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation.” The captain said, a smirk splitting his face, and dread pooled in the boy’s stomach.

This was really happening. Zuko was kidnapped by pirates and was about to be sold to Agni-knows-who, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

Zuko wasn’t usually superstitious, but he sent out a prayer to the spirits, just in case.

<><><>

Fire Nation. That was the only thought that occupied Hakoda’s mind. This boy was obviously Fire Nation, and he somehow had Katara’s necklace.

Terror pierced him like a blade cutting through skin. A raid was the only explanation. How else would a Fire Nation boy get his hands on something so distant, so out of reach? How else would a piece of his home, of his family, end up in Fire Nation clutches?

Hakoda couldn’t breathe. The last raid that took place was the one where they lost Kya. If another happened in the time the tribe was gone-

Sokka was the only one protecting the village, Katara was the last waterbender, and her necklace was here.

What happened to his children?

He felt the wound of fear bleeding out, but he knew he couldn’t do anything to stop it except keep on his calculated face. This pirate couldn’t know the heartbreak that Hakoda had just gone through, not if he wanted answers. He just had to play his cards right, no matter how much he wanted to shuffle his deck.

“Meet Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation.” The captain said, and Hakoda tried not to reel.

Prince Zuko? That couldn’t be right. This boy in front of them was just a kid.

His thoughts stopped there. A kid. This boy was just a kid, not a soldier. There’s no way that this- this teenager would’ve been assigned a southern raid.

The pirate had to be bullshitting him. There’s no way this child was Prince Zuko, and there’s no reason he should have this necklace.

“You can’t honestly expect us to believe that you have the Prince Zuko tied up in your lowly pirate boutique, can you?” Hakoda asked, eyebrow raised.

The captain’s smile fell. “You callin’ me a liar?”

A hand on his shoulder. “Tread carefully.” Bato whispered.

He was right. Hakoda couldn't afford to mess this up. Not with so much on the line.

He stood up straighter. “No, I’m just pointing out that it's a bit far-fetched. Is there any way you can prove it?”

The captain huffed, but turned to the boy on the floor, reaching to the cloth tied around his mouth.

The second his lips were free, the boy spat fire. It happened so quickly, the way the room brightened and the way Hakoda could feel the heat of the flame on his arms and face. He’d heard of firebenders breathing fire before, but he���d never gotten the chance to see it in action until now. It seemed like it would be a party trick until he actually saw the way the wood of the ship singed.

The slap happened just as quickly, effectively shutting the boy’s mouth.

The captain gripped the boy’s chin in his hand, drawing Hakoda’s attention to the bruises that littered it; bruises he didn’t notice before because he was so focused on the fact that he was Fire Nation. “You fucking brat!”

The boy flinched, and suddenly Hakoda stopped worrying about if he had hurt his kids and started worrying about this kid being hurt.

The captain was yelling at the kid now, too distracted to notice Hakoda grabbing the club off of his belt. Bato noticed, and backed up to secure the door, knowing there were other pirates aboard this ship. The boy noticed, his good eye widening, and his mouth shut.

One hit was enough to knock the man out.

Hakoda rushed to start unchaining the boy, not missing the way he looked at him in terror and held his breath.

After a minute, the boy was free, and he was eyeing the two men warily, obviously unsure of what was going on.

“Someone’s coming,” Bato warned in a hushed tone.

“Listen to me,” Hakoda started, whispering at the boy. “I know you’re scared, but please just trust us to get you out of here, all right? We’re only trying to help you.”

The boy sucked in a breath. “I’m not scared.”

The door swung open, and a man in a green shirt looked at them with confusion in his eyes.

“Uh-”

The boy shot fire at the man’s feet.

The pirate scrambled out of the way with a shout, leaving just enough room for Hakoda, Bato, and the boy to run past. They quickly made their way back to the store-section of the boat, Hakoda only stopping to break the glass case and grab Kya’s necklace, before bolting out.

Suddenly, about a half dozen men were on their tail, and Hakoda was just starting to realize how much of a bad idea this was.

<><><>

Zuko didn’t know where these men were going, but he did know that he couldn’t fight off all of these pirates by himself, so he just kept following them. Sure, he wasn’t thinking things through, but when did he ever?

Besides, he had bigger, more immediate things to worry about.

By the time they came to a stop, Zuko was on the verge of passing out; hunger, dehydration, and blood loss getting to him more than it should have. He didn’t even know where he was, all he knew was that the world was swaying and the sun was too hot and the voices were just too loud.

His hand went to the cut on his side, one that he’d barely registered he’d gotten as they were running past that pirate in the hall. Of course he was armed, why wouldn’t he be? Zuko was always so, so stupid.

“Well,” One of the men said. “That’s one way to get out of the closet.”

The other laughed, but Zuko didn’t hear since he was already halfway to the ground.

~~~~~

not gonna put much here cause im tired but reblogs are definitely appreciated!!

#fanfiction #fanfic #atla #avatar the last airbender #atla zuko #atla hakoda #atla bato #dadkoda #atla fanfic #atla fanfiction #of pirated princes

[aimlacely-sapphic]

I love that we as a fandom looked at Hakoda and Bato and immediately, collectively went "Gay Dads."

Like they are an absolutely fabulous couple, and one that could be extrapolated from the show if we wanted to, and I love that we all immediately went "those guys are absolutely going to be the gay dads who adopt the entirety of the Gaang.

#atla bato #atla hakoda #chief hakoda #dadkoda #hakoda x bato #avatar the last airbender #atla #the gaang #hakoda adopts zuko #sokka #katara #aang #toph #zuko #ficitonal gay dads

[giyuulatte]

reading salvage for the first time and i’m very excited

#all i’ve seen are good things #let’s see what it’s all about hehe #ao3 #atla #atla fic #atla fanfic #atla zuko #atla hakoda #atla bato #salvage

[otaku4life16]

Depression makes the flame go out (Zuko and water tribe Prompt)

After reading a bunch of fanfics where zuko get picked up on a water tribe ship I have come up with my own angsty version. Its filled with lots of hurt but in the end Zuko comes out of it better with lots of family 

Something happens and zuko is separated from his crew and thinks that everyone is dead. He also somehow has a bunch of personal items on him that helps him remember people when he gets separated. these things are: his earth kingdom knife, paoi sho tile, a picture of his cousin, and maybe a hair ornament, lipstick, or play write scroll from his mom (maybe even something sentimental from Azula from when they were kids). 

The water tribe then picks him up and a bunch of misunderstandings and things happen: they get mad because he never looks them in the eye (zuko is being respectful), Zuko thinks that they are starving him (they have communal eating in the tribe and he doesn't know that), zuko is unhappy because they stole all his precious moments and wont give them back, some of the crew members are real jerks that work him VERY hard with extra/bad chores and manhandle him, and even Hakoda and Bato are mean to Zuko at first because apparently know one can recognize a teenager and differentiate him from an adult solider.

so after all the misunderstandings, the knowledge that everyone that likes him is dead (or so he thinks),starting to realize that his dad might not be the best, and that there is now no way he will ever get back home Zuko gets depressed. And everyday his depression gets worse. His slowly waning will to live makes his inner flame smaller.  Until finally it gets so bad that Zuko refuses to leave his hammock, has glassy eyes, is really cold, and doesn't react to sound or touch.

I’m not to sure what happens next but I think that Hakoda somehow gets an Earth kingdom medic to check him out and tell him whats wrong.After that happens it helps open the eyes to everyone about Zuko and they finally take care of him like family.

As always let me know what you think and if you are interested in writing something like this. You can use everything that I just listed or only a little I don’t care

#Zuko #prince zuko #southern water tribe #zuko and southern water tribe #chief hakoda #atla hakoda #sorry zuko #it gets worse before it gets better #prompt request #prompt #whump prompt #atla bato #zuko needs hugs #write me #depressed zuko #love zuko #zuko needs a new dad #dad hakoda #southern water tribe zuko

[polyglottishthings]

I just realized Bato 10000% trusted Sokka to be able to dodge those rocks during his makeshift ice-dodging rite...he treasured that ship...had so much history with that ship....and he entrusted it to Sokka for that rite just to give him a little piece of home. I'm 🥺🥺🥺

#bato water tribe #atla #atla bato #atla sokka #and he was right!!!

[burglar-bird]

Life once again Uno-reverses Zuko's quest. How many times is he going to have to save Aang from being kidnapped before it's his turn to capture the Avatar, anyway?

Did I forget to post the update for chapter 19? yes, yes I did. 

#kinda proud ngl #I love June so much #SHe is my spirit animal #I too would capture a small child for easy money #....okay not really #but the point stands #We stan June in this house #atla au #healing balm #Avatar The Last Airbender #atla fanfic #atla zuko #atla aang #the gaang #atla bato #atla #atla katara #sorry I know he is the most loved character here #AO3 fic #ao3 link #ao3 author #wip

[the99thfanboy]

Shut up. I’m thinking about Hakoda smiling when Bato points out that Sokka looks just like him.

#sokka #hakoda #atla bato #atla hakoda #atla sokka #atla #avatar the last airbender #southern water tribe

[boiledaircanister]

Zukka? Potential SuZukka?!who knows, my brain is scheming. Soulmate Au where you have a mark on your body, only slightly off from your normal skin tone... Like a birthmark, that matches your soulmate in one way or another.

Anyways, screw canon, the war never happened because Roku and Firelord Sozin we're Gay the end.

Onto the event

Early morning, what a joke, Sokka was enjoying some sweet dreams, what about, he doesn't remember, but they were sweet. They had to be because being woken up by the Avatar's arrival trumpet was most certainly not. "Can they be any louder?"

"I don't know, probably... Want me to put in a request?" Katara asked from the Vanity where she sat applying the last touches to her ceremony makeup, she'll adorn herself with a few jewels the avatar sent her before she goes out to meet him.

"har har. No, what I want is for you to be able to choose whether or not to marry him... I mean it's weird to marry for politics right?" He fumbled out of bed and threw on his ceremony garb, carefully of course.

Bam! Katara let out a frustrated sigh and lifted her first from the Vanity shaking off the blunt pain "Sokka, it's not for politics, just so you know Aang and I have been corresponding since we were young, you were just too annoying to want to join in."

"corresponding? Just say you've known him for a long time and send letters and stuff" he patted her back "you sound like a stickler"

"hah, I guess... But I mean I am a princess"

"and a warrior! Be brash, be rude, have tude!"

"ohhh I have tude!"

"do you? Cuz I'm not hearing it!!"

Katara sighed "alright well, maybe not as much as you, but you are a prince as much as you're a warrior, you should hold yourself with more respect. Be nice, and quit taking naps! It's almost mid day!"

"ew less naps?" Yeah... It is a lot brighter than early morning.. eh, early enough to be gross.

"Princess, the Avatar requests you and Prince Sokka." Bato called from the other side. His official title was consort, but he was truthfully seen as equal to both Hakoda and Kya affection wise. There just wasn't any other title to give him.

"yes Bato, we'll be out in five minutes" Katara glared at Sokka "be good Aang will be your brother in law. Make merry and don't threaten him with your boomerang"

"yeah yeah, sure" absolutely not.

#avatar: tla #avatar the last airbender #avatar aang #atla sokka #atla au #atla katara #atla bato #screw canon #ray makes soulmates #soulmate au #soulmarks

[sokka-with-his-hair-down]

loveee the thought of zuko as fire lord making his first diplomatic visit to the SWT and sokka taking FULL advantage of his and zuko’s friendship status to mortify his fellow council members and the general population of the south pole, as well as the fire lord himself.

like zuko will be chatting with some council members and sokka comes up and just starts roasting the fuck out of him. just saying shit like “who let you off the boat in THOSE shoes” to get a reaction out of the council members, who are making giant eyes at him like this is a professional visit where the fuck is your father to restrain you?!!!?

bato would be having an awkward conversation with zuko about resource allotments for the rebuilding effort and sokka needlessly throws in “did you know zuko sings to himself when he’s alone? he’s pretty good. give him a demo, zuko, come on,” and zuko’s grimacing because it was one fucking time sweet spirits sokka and bato is giving sokka the most embarrassed look of his life

sokka throws snowballs at zuko in the middle of the village and zuko falls over four consecutive times as a result.

for all his outward expressions of aggravation, it eventually becomes apparent to everyone that zuko isn’t too bothered by the teasing and sokka doesn’t mean anything by it, because every night they sit at the water’s edge and joke for hours.

#thinking about them sooooo hard #atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko #sokka #bato #l’oreal sokka speaks #zukka

[aaronnaphiliou]

Avatar the Last Airbender Whumptober 2023 Day 26

No. 26: “Sometimes I get so tired; I don’t even know myself.”

Seeing Double | Working To Exhaustion | “You look awful.”

Bato come back to the fleet almost too late

#whumptober 2023 #no. 26 #dialogue prompt #lyric #working to exhaustion #seeing double #avatar the last airbender #avatar #avatar: tla #fanfic #self neglect tw #atla bato #atla hakoda

[chiptrillino-art]

Hello! Wellcome to my sort of 2023 recap!

ID in ALT text shockingly i drew more zukos then sokkas this year.... which is weird to me personally? although... i did have a sudden 'i have no clue how to draw zuko?!?!?" moment this year. oh also..uh... i was wondering if i drew egnouth faces to make them 'turn around' and well...

kind of?

#atla #chip recap 2023 #zuko #sokka #jet #aang #yue #bato #hakoda #katara #kya #iroh #izumi #chit sang #still wild i drew more zuko then sokka... #well i am not counting the conzept doodles... #the turn arounds are silly hahah