#ch: aang

[isabelpsaroslunnen]

I watched the first Netflix ATLA episode!

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The dialogue is frequently clunky (especially poor Aang's), some of the costuming (especially in the Southern Water Tribe) is middling cosplay level of convincing, and I would have preferred to keep more of the humor of the original (this is particularly felt with Iroh).

Still, I liked it more than not, particularly Aang, Katara, and Zuko, who are all really compelling (Sokka's arc is flattened in a way that does not quite work IMO and his actor doesn't do as much with it). I love Zuko's Avatar murder wall, some of the bending looked really cool, and I'm curious how the other episodes will play out now that we've gotten through so much of the expository heavy lifting (hopefully).

The choice to show the Air Nomad genocide playing out is neither a hit or a miss for me. The original handles it with a fairly light touch and a lot is accomplished through implication and through Aang's feelings about it. In some ways, I think it's possible that its centrality to Aang's arc and motivations will benefit from the impact being front and center from the first episode (the airbending children being backed into a corner with the clear indication that they all got burned alive after Gyatso died certainly makes for a different experience of it). In other ways, it feels a bit condescending and Sozin is so muahahaha that it doesn't hit as hard as it could have done. It functions as intended but in a somewhat unwieldy way, I guess. Gyatso is fantastic, though.

I did appreciate that Katara's flashback to Kya's death was such a brief fragment—it's not clear from this show alone what she's alluding to or what happened, but we get a sense of what it means for Katara, which I did like.

Reading over what I've said, it sounds pretty meh, but I actually did have a good time watching it and the cast (and presumably direction) carried it off fairly well. So I'll definitely keep watching.

#text: avatar the last airbender 2024 #ch: aang #ch: katara #ch: zuko #ch: gyatso #sff recs #with some reservations but still

[vannahsunshine]

avatar aang

“it’s easy to do nothing. it’s hard to forgive.”

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[shiraiza]

“I’m just very suspicious of giant glowing eggs sitting on pedestals!”

Bonus:

#atla #atlaedit #avataredit #avatar the last airbender #zuko #aang #zukaang #atla gifs #gifs #atla: book 3 #ch: gaang #r: aang and zuko #ch: fire royalty #you can actually see the lack of thought behind zukos eyes here

[burglar-bird]

*pokes head out of my blanket fort*

I'm still working on things!!!!!!

*crawls back under pillows*

#i'm sorry it's been so long since i posted #healing balme ch 19 is on the way i promise #zuko is having another angst day #Aang is also part of the depression club #It'll be done someday hopefully! #healing balm #wip #atla fanfic

[my-cabbages-gorl]

Original fic & other things consolidation post

Everything listed in this post is my original work (including the banner above heh :) Please mind the tags on each fic!

Inheritance- Read on Ao3 - Longer One-shot, Aang and Zuko spend a wine and laughter-soaked night reading through unsent letters from Sozin to Roku on the eve of Aang's 27th birthday festival. Written for Zukaang mini Bingo April 2024

Delicate- Read on Ao3-Short one-shot of Aang and Zuko's relationship facing a painful memory 10 years post-war, written for Flash Fic Friday

First Light- Read on Ao3- A cozy, smutty, sunrise imagery-drenched, and slightly angsty one-shot of Aang and Zuko 14 years post-war. Written for Avatar-Year-Of-The-Dragon prompt, "Have your way with me"

I Know- Read on Ao3- An extremely, let me repeat extremely lol, self-indulgent smutty one-shot of Aang and Zuko's established relationship.

Marigold, chapter 1 of Blue- Read on Ao3- The first chapter of an in-progress Zukaang fic, exploring their delicate love for one another through the sometimes harsh complexity of their lives as leaders. Bewitched - Read on Ao3 - ongoing series- Originally ch. 1 was written for Flash Fic Friday, but turned into an ongoing fic about Aang and Zuko questioning their relationship in the face of Zuko being pressured to find a wife and produce an heir, 3 chapters up so far stay tuned!

Mercy and Lightning - ficlet inspired by this post - Zuko won't let Aang rest until he's mastered redirecting lightning

There is also quite a bit of my original zukaang art sprinkled throughout my blog, search tags #my art and #my artwork to find! Some, not all, is smutty so please be warned!

#zukaang #zukaang fic #my writing #my fic

[unorthodoxx-page]

Does Azula know that Donnie’s battle shell is covering his actual shell or does she think it’s his real shell??? I’ve been wondering this for awhile

No, everyone who isn't a turtle thinks it's his real shell (Maybe not Sokka, if you give him time to actually look at the thing). That's why when it opens up it freaks people out lol.

e.x: Zuko from Ch.2: There’s a faint sound of moving machinery before a sickening thin third arm ruptures from its back.  The appendage hovers and Zuko’s stomach rolls when the light flashes off the limb.  It’s metal, but it doesn’t move like any metal he’s ever seen.

e.x: Aang from Ch.6: A figure hovers towards them on the oddest pair of metal wings Aang’s ever seen. 

e.x: Azula from Ch.5: The spirit groans and rolls off the seats, his shell collapsing in a way that makes her skin crawl.

This makes sense for me with the Fire Nation, because they were known for metal. Like the machinery they had during Avatar the last Airbender was insane compared to the rest of the world. So they just see it (Donnie's metal shell, his metal 'spies') as a representation of the Nations innovation and technological superiority. Like, why wouldn't they get the spirit with metal literally growing out his back?

Personally, I believe it moves too fluidly for them not to think it’s part of him.  

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[quillthrillswriting]

it's that time again...next ch of "the teenager in the iceberg" sneak peak!!!!!

kinda CW??: discussions of the air nomad genocide, loss of loved ones

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When he opened them again, all Katara could see were glowing eyes, blazing bright. Blazing with anger. 

She barely had time to think before the wind began to whip around her and Sokka, sending leaves swirling. Sokka ducked under a couple larger branches that had broken off of the nearby fruit trees, dead and unused. Trees that had probably supplied the fruit for the Air Nomad’s traditional pies over a century ago. Aang’s tattoos and eyes were blazing blue now, glowing so brightly that it hurt to look over at him. Sokka ducked behind a stone, hoping it would provide cover as he beckoned to Katara to do the same.

But Katara refused.

Aang needs my help, she told herself as she pushed against the winds Aang sent in every direction. Aang needs my help. She repeated the mantra over and over, until she’d finally pushed past the grassy, bone lined field and gotten within what she hoped was Aang’s hearing distance. 

“AANG!” She shouted up at him as he began to levitate, a sphere of air and rock encircling him. She barely even recognized him this way, anger distorting his features, his muscle defined by the light emulating from him. All she could see was that rage and anger and pain, and all she wanted was to get close enough to pull him out of it. With the winds picking up the way they were, Katara struggled to stay on the ground. Still, she had to. Aang needs my help. She felt a hand at her back, and Sokka was there, trying to help get through to Aang.

She cleared her throat, calling out to him again. “AANG! Please, I know that you must be feeling grief, and guilt, right now beyond anything anyone could imagine." She coughed, the winds stirring up dust that caught in her throat. "You may be the last Airbender, but your people, their love and teachings, live on through you. They wouldn’t want this for you!”

Sokka joined her. “They wouldn’t want you to succumb to grief and rage!” He shouted. “Believe me, I get why that would be tempting, but… they would want you to work with those who care about you make sure no one has to experience this again.”

Katara nodded frantically, looking back to Aang. “Please, Aang, come back to us. We care about you!” She exhaled shakily, looking away for a moment before looking back. “Please, come back to me.”

For a second longer, Aang stayed there, hovering in the air, until the light coursing through him abruptly shut off, and he began to fall to the Earth like a shooting star.

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♥ check out the two chapters of this (ongoing) fic & my ao3 here! ->

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not sure if you want to check it out? check out the lovely reader's comments!! (i love all of u comment ppl<3) 🤭

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[geotheraider]

Vermillion Seas Cardinal Skies: Chapter 11 - The Sword, The Man, The Legend

After liberating the small village of Jang Hui, Sokka feels pretty bad. In this chapter, he realizes his potential, Zuko discovers an important piece of his past, Aang reveals some secrets, and we get a training session!

Hello reader-friends! The funny thing about these chapters is that the ones I write on planes tend to be longer. This is absolutely no exception to that rule. I remember back when I posted chapter 5 saying that I wanted to limit the number of extra long chapters. Welp, looks like the shorter chapters are an exception to the average ch length here. Oh well, I don't think you're complaining!

As always, a massive shoutout to @achillmango for her incredible editing capabilities.

The sound of metal sword on metal sword clashing in the background almost entirely drops away from her ears at the seriousness of Aang’s expression. “Katara, have you ever felt really strongly for someone?”  Wow. Right now?  This isn’t where she expected this conversation to go, nor the place to have it.  She turns her gaze away, and answers noncommittally, “I– uh…I guess I have.” She looks up toward the branches of the tree and notices the midday sun shining beams of golden light on them, Its warmth is comforting yet something about this feels wrong. The light flickers against the slow-drifting pollen in the air.

Without further adieu, please enjoy Chapter 11 - The Sword, The Man, The Legend on AO3!

#zutara #atla #zuko #katara #zuko x katara #geotheraider writes #avatar the last airbender #atla fanfic #fanfiction

[reyxa]

can't we just get oolong? ch. 4

AO3

title: can’t we just get oolong? author: Reyxa rating: T summary: au where zuko and iroh settle in ba sing se post-banishment. when a pretty water bender start frequenting the jasmine dragon, zuko’s world turns upside down.

Chapter 4: Ginseng

“Zuko!”

“Wh–” he jolts awake, smacking his head on the doorframe of the teashop’s backroom as he whips around. “What, Uncle?”

“You’re falling asleep standing!” Iroh presses a large cup into Zuko’s hand, a wide grin etched into his face. “Stayed up quite late, did you?”

Zuko rubs the smarting pain out of the side of his head, chugging down the drink in his head. The sleep weighing heavy on his shoulders lifts a bit as he drinks. He’s had his fair share of sleepless nights, but none so tumultuous. His brain is foggy with thoughts of Azula’s oppressive presence in the city, and the way Katara’s fingers had brushed against his wrist as she undid the knot of her necklace.

Grinning, Iroh slides the cup out of Zuko’s hand and places it on the table. He places a large hand on Zuko’s shoulder. “You are lucky, waterbending inspires inner harmony. You could learn much from her, Prince Zuko. I hope she bends you into shape!”

Iroh laughs just as loudly as Zuko groans. “I’m never gonna see her again anyway, leave it alone!”

His uncle continues laughing. “Go take some rest, Prince Zuko. Can’t have you drooling into the tea, can we?”

~

Katara awakens to pain shooting up her spine, rattling her teeth.

“Wake up, lazy bones!” Toph’s grating voice, accompanied by the reverberations of her earthbending cleave into Katara’s consciousness. “It’s past noon!”

“Ow!” Katara yelps, rubbing her lower back as she clambers up from the hardwood floors of their apartment. “Toph!”

“Oh good, you’re up! You’ve got plans tonight,” Sokka passes her a piece of parchment. She squints at it, an extremely detailed drawing of some kind of bear-creature swims into view. “A party!”

Katara rubs her eyes and blinks again at the parchment. ’Please join us this evening in celebrating the Earth King’s bear, Bosco.’ “Bear?”

“Are you feeling okay, Katara? You slept in more than usual.” Aang frowns at her while he feeds Momo.

Last night floods back into her memories. She still isn’t sure how smart it was to reveal their whole journey here to someone from the Fire Nation. The banished prince, no less. But she remembers his breath brushing gently against the nape of her neck, the shy tone of his voice as he had invited her back.

“Katara?” Aang pokes her. “Maybe you should rest tonight. You seem out of it.”

She laughs nervously. “I’m fine! Just… adjusting to Ba Sing Se life, that’s all! So, the Earth King will be at this party, huh?”

“You and Toph will go in as noblewomen and get the Earth King’s attention! Me and Aang will sneak in and Aang will dazzle him with his Avatar-ness and we’ll be on our way out of this city.” Sokka snatches the invitation from her. “Then it’s bye bye Fire Lord!”

‘We’ll be on our way out’. She musters a cheerful smile. It’s better to put distance between herself and Zuko as soon as possible, she tells herself. Can’t have another Jet situation, she’s learned her lesson this time.

read on ao3

#ramblins #my writing #atla #cwjgo #zutara #zuko #katara #yeahhh ive revived my 4 year old zutara fic

[chocomd]

Too Caught Up 

Rating: G

Genre: Romance, Kataangst, Canon Divergent AU

Chapter: 1 of 3

Summary: After their dance in the light of a Fire Nation cave, Katara discovers how she really feels about Aang—but he doesn’t seem to feel the same way about her. Or, if things went a little differently after the Kataango.

Ch 1 written for @kataang-week​ Day 2: Injured

Read on AO3

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Chapter 1

Everyone at the dance party was having a good time—everyone except Katara.

When the band opened the evening, Katara found her foot tapping to the beat. The Fire Nation students huddled together at one end of the cave as Aang tried to convince them to dance. He was so sincere, so determined to get them to come out of their shells, that Katara couldn’t help smiling. And when he showed off dance moves as effortlessly as airbending, she watched with open-mouthed awe along with everyone else.

In the half year they had traveled together, the grace and daring of Aang airbending never failed to thrill Katara. But Aang dancing was something else entirely. Aang dancing was airbending and movement mastered in one body. He didn’t just follow the rhythm and the steps—he ducked into the Phoenix Flight and trotted the Camelephant Strut just as naturally as breathing.

Several gravity-defying demonstrations later, the students finally started moving. Everyone was loosening up in spite of themselves and their stiff school uniforms. Soon the cave was filled with laughing and whooping as people swayed and stomped and staggered to the music.

Aang’s idea of throwing a dance party for the Fire Nation students had seemed questionable at first, but it was turning out to be a smashing success. The Fire Nation kids were getting a taste of freedom, and Aang was having a blast. He more than anyone deserved a break to just have fun.

So why was Katara unhappy?

Continue reading on AO3 

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[bruhstation]

a few questions about the avatar au: 1. what are the roles of everyone? is lady aang, thomas katara, percy sokka, gordon zuko and henry toph? 2. what bending power does duck have? 3. how will the last agni kai play out?

yessss a question for the avatar AU…. :D a bit of rambling ahead because I am incredibly autistic about this new AU of mine. I've also answered your second question through the first question, if you don't mind :)

like I've mentioned before, this AU is set in an alternate universe where the air nomads are still alive and there's no hundred year war. there's still conflict though. this isn't really an "X in Y's place" AU -- I'm fitting the ttte/cstm characters in the atla universe. I'll tell you what the steam team is doing in the AU! (art of some of them here)

thomas is a young, amateur waterbender from the southern water tribe. he spends most of his time hanging out with edward and percy. he always gets into trouble -- stuck on ice floes, buried underneath snow, and drenched in water after a failed waterbending attempt. this was also one of the ways he encountered lady, which is after an avalanche near a cave. thomas proposed the idea that all four of them travel the world together and find bending arts teachers for lady ("I need to train too and become a really great waterbender!")

edward is a waterbending master from the southern water tribe. although he still has a lot of fire in him, he displays little interest in fighting and spends his free time brewing tea and writing in his journal. despite not revealing much about his past prior to living in the south pole, he teaches thomas waterbending and is some sort of father figure to him. edward's respected by a lot of tribespeople, though they tend to poke fun at him for being too old. after the formation of team avatar and getting his two old friends to join (after visiting the earth kingdom and fire nation consecutively), they said that edward is able to bloodbend, but edward entertained the silly idea by saying that "he's too old and small for that". he is also VERY quick and agile in chi-blocking techniques.

henry is a strong yet sickly, cynical yet gentle earthbender from gaoling, earth kingdom. after noticing the rising tensions in politics in ba sing se and witnessing how corrupt the dai li has become after a life-threatening accident, henry resides in the quieter part of the earth kingdom and manages his own flower/tea shop. after team avatar witnessed his immense strength in apprehending bandits wreaking havoc in his shop, lady asked henry to get on board the team. henry initially refuses, not wanting to get caught up in any weird life-threatening avatar business, but after being convinced by edward, he eventually folds. thomas does notice that his teacher acts awkward around their team's newest earthbending teacher.

gordon is the youngest son of a nobleman from the fire nation. he had a disgraceful agni kai -- stemming from a difference in political beliefs regarding their family and their relations to the fire nation army -- between him and his older remaining brother, scott. gordon lost, but not officially, as scott refused to scar him, disgracing both him and gordon. he then ran away to the boonies of the fire nation where he honed his lightningbending skills -- his signature bending arts -- in order to restore his pride. he first met team avatar when he challenged lady in an agni kai (gresleys loooove their agni kais) until edward had to chi-block him before he even launched an attack. as prideful as ever, gordon believes lady needs a firebending teacher (true) and joined team avatar. he doesn't seem too thrilled to see his old distant friends on board with him, though.

james is an ember island theater actor who believes he deserves more than what he's paid. he's very passionate about acting but is dissatisfied with the scripts given to him. team avatar encountered him when he was playing gordon in one of the plays (and horribly butchering his character). james joined because he wanted to learn more about their journeys and thought that he's essential to lighten up everyone's spirits. james is still his vain self and once told lady that being the avatar isn't THAT hard but he's a genuinely caring person. he's also the "bard" of the group and has some sassy yet well-meaning pick-me-ups. his favorite songs to cover are "girls from ba sing se" and "secret tunnel". also he and gordon once got drunk off cactus juice and the group never let him live that down.

percy is a nonbender from the southern water tribe. he's a known charmer for both his cute-ish face and determined personality. his mother was duck's sister, an earth kingdom noblewoman, while his father is a south pole tribesman. since there's no hundred year war in this AU, percy trains as a south pole tribe warrior just to guard the south pole village. since there's no threat (until d10's army invaded because he heard that lady is there), he spends most of his days helping out the tribespeople with whatever task they have or getting himself dragged into thomas' antics, including being the avatar's playful "bodyguard" in their world-cross journey.

toby is a waterbender from the northern water tribe and is the first person to be recruited in team avatar after they had left the southern water tribe. he was initially mavis' (the north pole princess) caretaker and one of the waterbending masters, but after an attack from d10's fire army, she turned into the moon to preserve waterbending. toby then joined team avatar out of guilt but found himself to be entertained by thomas and percy's antics and lady's curiosity about the world outside the air temples, which gives him hope for the youth. toby also has a strong dislike towards the fire nation army and the earthbending soldiers, particularly the dai li, and is well-versed in the militaristic structures of the two big countries and their weaknesses.

duck is an earthbender from one of ba sing se's noble families. he's really loyal to his city and the earth kingdom itself. although many people consider him charming and intelligent, he's really adamant about following laws, though this is mostly because of his family's influence. the little western (don, doug, oliver, toad) is kinda his body guards/personally recruited soldiers that work for him loosely and their primary target is to watch over diesel, a suspected spy from d10's army. duck senses that d10 is planning something bad for ba sing se. this is also his reasoning to join team avatar (despite initially distrusted by the strike trio). even though he doesn't always follow them around, he provides updates regarding the fire nation and earth kingdom.

and that's all for the famous 8!

as for the final agni kai, I'm still thinking about that one. at first, I was thinking the final agni kai wil be between spencer and gordon instead of between scott and gordon because the two brothers never genuinely hated each other while the two cousins are seconds away from blowing each other up. but, in what reason would spencer be working with diesel 10? why would he side with a nonbender who wants to abandon the old ways of bending and bring forth a new era in an extreme way? then I thought of spencer just being a massive fire nation glazer (and having thrown scott in jail or injured him) and how his dislike for team avatar turned into hate after they freed the prisoners from the boiling rock prison (including hiro). I'll get back to the idea later because I LOVE gresley family drama

thanks for the ask, anon! this was really fun to answer :]

#asks #anonymous #ttte avatar au #this was A LOT to type out but real fun. I love infodumping hashtag real hashtag girl

[bard-llama]

WiP Wednesday: Outtake from A Second Chance at Family

I don’t think this snippet fits into the actual story, timing-wise, but I thought it was a fun idea, so enjoy Zuko’s crew asking the Gaang wtf they did to Zuko (Post Ch-3).

Being chased by the Fire Nation was nothing new. Being chase by soldiers that answered to Prince Zuko wasn’t even new.

The new thing was Zuko not being here himself. A good six soldiers were pursuing them, and while five of them wore those freaky faceplates, the guy who seemed to be giving the orders was that same soldier who followed Zuko around with a frown. So these were definitely Zuko’s soldiers – and yet, no Zuko.

Sokka was maybe a bit too stuck on that point, because he led them running around a hill – and abruptly found himself facing a dead end.

“Uh oh,” Aang said quietly, turning back towards the soldiers with his arms at the ready.

Katara sent Sokka a nervous glance and he tried to smile reassuringly, but he was just as worried. They’d done pretty well so far – but did they stand a chance facing six fully trained firebenders with their backs against a wall?

Aang pulled out his bison whistle and blew it frantically. Appa was their only real hope here.

Except when the firebenders surrounded them, they didn’t fire. Instead, one of the shorter soldiers stepped forward and pulled off her helmet. Because it was a woman behind the scary faceplate and Sokka didn’t know what to think about that.

“What did you do?” she demanded, hands on her hips. Very abruptly, she reminded him of Katara when she knew he’d done something wrong.

“Nothing!” he squeaked out automatically.

“What do you mean?” Aang asked, looking cautiously hopeful that they wouldn’t have to fight. 

“The Prince has been off since that port with the pirates,” another soldiers said, and the voice was surprisingly high. How many of these soldiers were women? Why the fuck was Zuko putting women in the line of fire!?

Well. He was Zuko. He probably didn’t care as long as they bowed appropriately. 

“What did you do?” another soldier demanded. 

“Uh.” Sokka winced. He didn’t actually feel guilty for leaving Zuko in that pit, but he knew Aang thought he should be. Even though Zuko had literally been chasing them since they’d left home. Even though he was literally trying to bring Aang to the Fire Lord!

“What do you mean?” Aang asked again, face twisted with concern. “What’s wrong with Zuko?”

“What isn’t?” Katara mumbled under her breath. Thankfully, Sokka was the only one who heard – and he wholly agreed.

#atla #wip wednesday #time travel

[firenaition]

sad girl: ch. 10 is HERE!

featuring needy aang, cockblocker zuko, and a whole lotta dark azula action

#azulaang #azula #aang #avatar: the last airbender #atla #avatar the last airbender #aangzula #azulaang au #azulaang fic

[releasemefromthevoid]

MY ATLA LIVE ACTION S1E1 THOUGHTS

EP2

First things first, a review without spoilers:

I think it’s fine so far. There’s a few changes here and there that are ultimately just fine that don’t impact the story all that much, but there are also some changes that I’m a little worried about. 

The biggest thing I’m worried about, I think, is Aang’s character arc in season one. This live action series, without going too far into it, seems to be setting up something different from his character arc in book one for Aang in this first episode. I’m wary, but I’ll see it through and come back for more commentary and reviews starting from episode two this weekend probably.

Live reaction and thoughts under the cut for spoilers

oh shit they kept the fire nation leitmotif. as they should

music def feels the same

opening fight sequence: stellar

did i mention the fire nation leitmotif

it’s interesting they started with the concept of the air nomad genocide. i guess they haven’t told us about the actual genocide, so that can still be a Surprise to new viewers. i don’t hate it. kept the opening monologue, but it’s kyoshi according to the captions?? weird but okay

GOOD MUSIC

why’s he flying without his glider lol

these environments slap actually

ooh comet mention

i really like the line “her spirit echoes in one of us”. that goes hard actually

mmm not really liking that gyatso is the one telling him he has to leave,,  came back with “you are my friend” though, so i’ll forgive it

APPA

this kid is pretty good in the role of aang

BRO FIREBENDER FLIGHT. is this just bc of the comet or can they just Do That. i mean,, we don’t technically Know it’s bc of the comet yet

sound design is kinda peak

really REALLY interesting that they’re starting with the air nomad genocide. i know i said that already but we’re actually seeing it now. it’s setting a tone for this version of the show to be darker/less lighthearted, which idk how i feel about. not necessarily good or bad. this is only episode one so i’ll have to reserve judgment.

comet power confirmed okay

THE AVATAR STATE LOOKS SO GOOD

wolf cove??? was that always the name of the southern tribe where katara and sokka are from???? 

i think it would have been fun if zuko’s scar was a little Hand Shaped

probably could’ve done the freeing aang from the iceberg part a little better. how and why was he freed, if not katara getting angry at sokka??

speaking of, sans the early book 1 sexism, sokka is DEFINITELY sokka. a few more one liners and you’ll have me sold

mentioned zuko’s banishment early. hm

speaking of. not sure how i feel about zuko rn. why’s he talking about the throne like that?? he should be more focused on his perceived lack of honor i think

yeah,,, where IS appa. oh shit he already has the whistle??? more importantly Where is aang’s glider

SOKKA HIDING BEHIND KATARA IS EVERYTHING TO ME

HELLO??? katara’s monologue??? almost word for word??? from her gran gran??

this environment design though,, the building is made out of what is probably a whale rib cage as support for packed snow?? that’s so cool

no pilot episode miscommunication plot! not unhappy, i hate miscommunication plots

oh sokka,,, “lord of snow and ice”

zuko has not Once said the word honor

zuko’s breakdancing firebending moves God Bless

AANG’S GLIDER SPOTTED. but we haven’t seen it as a glider yet. is it just a Staff in this version???? 

i don’t think this is how airbending works

oh sokka i love you. he’s sold me on sokka i do believe

IT’S A GLIDER

i. don’t think katara should have been able to do that

this kid def can’t cry on command. he’s selling heartbreak, but there are No Tears

let aang be a bit more of a child please?? he’s a bit too serious right now, isn’t part of his character arc figuring out that he has to take things more seriously in order to stop the fire nation? i’m worried about what they’ll replace that with

THE OG CREDITS SONG

Liking: Sokka, environment design, most of the visuals actually, the MUSIC

Worried about: Aang's character, Iroh's character

Nothing I truly dislike yet

#atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar the last airbender live action #atla live action #long post #i'll def keep watching #but i'll still keep my expectations managed

[tuiyla]

NATLA Ep. 2 "Warriors" thoughts

Okay I have less to say and I wanna move on to the next ep haha but, overall, solid. Merging the Zhao storyline into Kyoshi Island was a good thing but I don't like the loss of the Agni Kai or that Zuko didn't technically attack the village. Suki is bae, love her and the Sukka interactions were good. Zhao as a ch is underwhelming so far and doesn't have the gravitas that the OG did but eh. I do think there's way too much emphasis on Kyoshi too soon and it feels wrong for Aang to "meet" her before he does Roku but I'm not writing the whole thing off yet.

The most interesting change to me so far is having Katara experience PTSD from her mother's death and being triggered by firebending. So in this version she was actually there when Kya died which is BRUTAL and I look forward to seeing how they reveal more about her trauma and the story goes on. I can see myself digging this take but NATLA needs Katara to have more to do in general.

Based on the description we're not only getting Bumi next ep but also the Mechanist AND Jet and the Freedom Fighters so, oh boy, let's see how that goes.

#natla #netflix avatar #suki is baeeeee #your honour i love her #watch me simp for yue too #call me sokka #natla initial thoughts

[my-cabbages-gorl]

Bewildered, Zukaang fic snippet & ch. 2 of Bewitched

Alright I decided to give in and write a continuation of my other fic that was intended to be a one-shot but I couldn’t not explore a one night and one night only dynamic between these two because it was TOO JUICY.

Here’s a lil snippet, whole thing should be up soon!Aang is 22, Zuko is 26 in this fic!

Some tags: Romance, first time, implied nudity, teen & up! ~

In the cradle of the pink cherry blossom breeze, something ancient roared to life. Where before, they had danced under the sun with dragons and ancient fire; tonight, they danced under the purple moon in the light of an entirely new flame. 

Time raced unforgivingly. The clamoring of their hands, raking and pulling at what clothing remained on their bodies, dragged them through seconds that hurtled into minutes without their permission. With every sloppy kiss, every moan, they exchanged tormented pleas, entreating time to stop. But she would not yield. 

In the friction of their bodies shifting against one another, Zuko slid a hand between them, pressing his fingers into the scoop where Aang’s muscled chest met his sternum. Pushing gently with his palm, he did what felt unbearable; he tore his mouth from Aang’s, momentarily slowing the uncoiling energy between them. 

“Aang, wait.” Zuko exhaled sharply and pressed his forehead to Aang's, catching his breath. Looking down, he was reminded that his completely naked body was flush against Aang, save for the robe draped loosely around his shoulders. 

“It’s too fast, isn’t it?” Aang’s hands on Zuko’s waist pushed to put a few inches of distance between them. “I’m sorry,” Aang fingered the ties of Zuko’s robe and started to draw them back together. “I don’t want to do anything you’re not ready for.” 

Zuko shook his head. “No, that’s not it. I’m ready,” a laugh danced across his lips, “I've been ready.” His palm slid down Aang’s stomach to pause where his hands were redressing him. “I just don’t know what it will be like to be friends... after this.” He inhaled, the laugh fading from his eyes. 

Aang furrowed his brow, his mouth curled at the corners. Freeing a hand from Zuko’s grip, he fit his palm against Zuko’s jaw, the pad of his thumb sweeping across the valley below his chin. “I can’t remember a time when we were only friends, Zuko.” Candlelight fluttered across the bright apricot-colored flush on his cheeks, “Can you?” 

Zuko shook his head again, a whisper of a smile and his amber eyes burned bright with definitiveness in the candlelit darkness. His hand closed around Aang’s wrist, guiding it up to where his robe hung from his shoulders.

“Take this off me.” The words feathered over Aang’s kiss-swollen lips. As the red silk slipped past their bodies and crumpled around their feet, they surrendered. Tonight, in the shadow of the fall moon, they’d let the ultimacy of their tangled years to take them under.  ~

Stay tuned!

#zukaang #zukaang fic #zuko #aang #atla #atla fic #smutty #nsft ish #zukaang smut #my writing #snippet #fic snippet