#katara is the love of my life

[theladystrikesagain]

how does a show released in 2024 fail harder in showcasing fully rounded female characters with flaws and strengths and rich personalities than a cartoon from the 2000s. why has television & film legitimately regressed across the years when it comes to showing women as human beings lmao

#atla #avatar the last airbender #Katara #I didn’t have high hopes #but good god #gave up 2 episodes in I COULDNT DO IT ANYMORE #and from what I’ve read online this doesn’t get fixed as the show goes along #what did they do to you Katara love of my life #Maria rants #1k #*text

[comradekatara]

drew the book 1 kiddos’ catsonas. just because :)

#id in alt text #avatar the last airbender #atla #katara #sokka #aang #zuko #art #mart #AUs #i guess???? #i was hesitant to draw this bc im usually rly bad at drawing animals #but i used references and i think it turned out ok! #either way it’s cute because cats are god’s most perfect creatures #i love cats more than life itself. if im being perfectly honest #MY cat most of all #god bless <3

[adriancatrin]

soulmark au sketches. the idea of sokka in proven ‘soulmates are real’ universes consistently intrigues me—how would that impact his skepticism/interpretation of fate/destiny/free will? personally i think he’d be very angry for a very long time and probably not even understand why

#my art #it’s just a ‘important moments in your soulmates life show up on u through kinda vague occasionally metaphorical marks #fuck i love soulmate aus lol #the clothes lean a lil fire nation/earth kingdomy i think but i was just riding the high of drawing #knowing if i stopped to do research i might just. stop entirely #so i just winged it #wung it. u could even say #anyways #sokka #avatar the last airbender #zukka #soulmate au #i imagine that in this au sokka zuko and probably aang all get matching ‘avatar beam of light!’ soulmarks #just giant white-blue beams all the way up their arm or leg or torso or somethin #cuz like. life changing moment for each of them lol #katara would get like. her own eyes or something representing her eye color for the moment aang wakes up and sees her #lol just saw i forgot to color his mouth in the first sketch lol

[ecoterrorist-katara]

why does this keep happening to her

#Haru grew that moustache as a talisman bc he knows what happens to Katara’s potential love interests #I apologize for the moustache slander Haru…I was not familiar with your game #my poor girl out here with that James Bond-level luck #You like a master waterbender? Be prepared to pay with your life #Jetara #Zutara #Kataang #Katara #atla

[freakurodani]

The parallel between Sokka and Tenzin as their fathers' sons.

Sokka, left at 13 as his father and all the other men head off to war. Hakoda tells him "being a man is knowing where he's needed the most" and he needs to protect his sister, his home.

Tenzin is the second airbender. He is also half water tribe, he's a man. When Aang dies, he will be the last airbender. He understands what he needs to do.

Untold amount of pressure and responsibility have been thrust upon them by their fathers. Though, I believe it is not all intentional, but the unfortunate circumstance of being the fathers of sons who take responsibility incredibly seriously.

In Sokka's case, "protect your sister" is a vague instruction. It was meant to give him purpose, to help him feel okay about being left behind, He is too young for war, his father does not want to bring his child to slaughter. But Sokka will die with purpose. He will train the children of his tribe so they will be protected, he will face a fire nation ship until his last breath. He cannot go to war, but Hakoda did not see that war was all around them. In trying to give Sokka purpose, Hakoda put their world on his shoulders.

We do not get to see Aang be a father (in the TV shows), but we know he had hopes for the future. All his children were air nomads, and the air acolytes brought his culture back, but Tenzin could bend. This part of their culture is one ONLY they share. I do not think Aang would hide this, he is joyous that he gets to share his culture. When he feels respected, he always is, he taught the air acolytes after all. Off handedly, he could say, "I'm hopeful for a future where there are lots more air benders," and that, which feels mostly innocuous to him, is the nail in the coffin of Tenzin's fate. He is Avatar Aang's son, and the future of the air benders. It would not matter that Aang meant a future in generations. Tenzin sees the responsibility and it's his. He is his father's only air bending child, he knows what he needs to do.

Being a parent is not understanding the way the things you say harm your children. Even those things that feel innocuous in the moment can be life altering. Especially the more the child respects the parent. Purpose and Hope for those with a broader perspective, can be death sentences to a life that could have been when expressed to those who idolize the former.

#avatar the last airbender #avatar the legend of korra #atla sokka #sokka #tenzin #lok tenzin #aang #avatar aang #hakoda #atla #conspiracy lvl: text #i thought about talking about how my own mothers expectations for me broke me #they just felt like facts of life for her #just as like anecdotal evidence for my thought process #bc like we only know aang as a father from his frustrated adult children #but i REALLY REALLY dislike the takes that are like 'aang kept having kids until he got an airbender' #bc THAT doesnt feel like aang #like #if that were the case dont you think aang and katara would have had like A LOT more kids???? #like if the goal was make airbender babies why stop at one??? #but its because bumi kya and tenzin are reflections of sokka katara and aang #ive made a post about that #its about AANGS FAMILY #and he loves them #i think the favoritism is reasonable #makes me sad but thats cause my mom had obvious favorites (it wasnt me lmao) #another reason why i didnt wanna bring her up <- is doing it anyway how embarrassing #i ALSO thought about my dad though #but i cant talk about that here bc APPARENTLY tumblr only lets you add 30 tags now rip

[zukosdualdao]

another thing about the crystal catacombs is that it seems clear to me that katara and zuko MUST talk a little more in between what we actually see, because when zuko says, “i’m sorry, that’s something we have in common”, they are both sitting-slash-kneeling, and in the next scene (after a switch to other plotty events) they’re both standing, and katara is apologizing for yelling at him. i don’t think it was a particularly LONG addition to the conversation (i imagine katara asking what he means, zuko wanting to connect but not really knowing how to talk about it further due to The Abuse Trauma, katara apologizing for yelling because she thinks that’s why he’s not opening up, etc.) but what i AM trying to figure out (for fic-writing purposes) is what caused them both to stand back up?

#zutara #i think katara might bolt back up at the implication that the fire lord hurt is wife in some way #so i guess maybe now that they’re not being completely antagonistic zuko stands to be at eye level with her. hmmmm #the trials of destiny fic #anyway. i love them #trying to figure out how to balance this conversation in fic #bc the first draft has way more information than i think either of them might actually share at this point #then what we actually see in the show is. enemies putting aside their differences for a minute #and seeing a glimpse of humanity in the other #and the possibility for trust and growth #but it can’t just be like ‘let me tell you my life story now actually’ #atla #zuko #katara #abuse //

[eternally-sunkissed]

Hear me out guys...

...okay time to go on why this makes sense to me. Here's what I can think of while doing the dishes. (not spoiler free!!!) Comparison between Zuko and Manolo

Zuko and Manolo break the toxic cycle of their family (Zuko not being an assh*le and Manolo not killing a bull)

Zuko and Manolo lost their mom and have a strict dad who raised them in an environment they eventually wanted to leave from (Zuko's mom is alive yes but he and everyone else believed she was gone for years)

Their moms helped them shape into the man they are today

Both willing to sacrifice their life for the one/people they care for (Zuko taking the lightning shot and Manolo trapping himself with Chakal with the giant bell) Now for Katara and Maria

Strong sense of justice even at a young age

Raised by a single dad who they had a somewhat strained relationship at the beginning of the story

Would not hesitate to throw a punch (literally and figuratively) when needed

Voice of inspiration (Katara pushing the team to get better and Maria inspiring the townsfolk to fight with her)

Both will not hesitate to do anything to help their people/people in need

And remember Zuko's quote? "You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun"

Well...Maria and Manolo are canonically reincarnations of their past lives, Maya and Zatz (from Maya and the Three, made by the same creator :DD)

Spoilers for Maya and the Three beyond!!!

And coincidentally enough, when Maya and Zatz die, they become the world's sun and moon...possibly the same sun and moon in The Book of Life timeline. Zatz and Katara rise with the moon, Maya and Zuko rise with the sun.

Another similar thing both pairs had is that they were both, in a way, royalty or rather from a very important family.

Zatz, like Zuko, sacrificed himself to help/aid in the battle/fight, leaving both Maya and Katara to finish off the enemy one way or another.

That's all I can think of for the meantime but yeah your honor that's all I got.

#maya and the three #book of life #avatar the last airbender #fan theory #zutara #atla zuko #katara #no you dont get it i love this #sun and moon dynamic #my otp #my babies #my baby #my babbling #please please please

[shifuaang]

Aang and Katara reunite after the final battle - by the wonderfully talented rainjeanne

#kataang #katara #aang #atlaedit #atla #aang x katara #fanart #THIS WAS A PATRON GIFT TO ME AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH I'M GONNA CRY #I'LL STARE AT THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER SEEN

[colourwhirled-writes]

southern lights: last chapter posted!

find it on ao3 here!

<3

-c

#and that's all she wrote folks #southern lights fic #zutara #zutara fic #zuko x katara #longfic #my writing #it has been an honour and a privilege sailing with you lovely folks #i cannot believe how long i've been writing this #what do i even do with my life now lol

[tiny-katara]

AU in which Aang and Toph are dating and just run around the world scamming people on various criminal levels while Zuko and Katara are desperately trying to stop them and clean up the messes they're making while running the Fire Nation.

#zutara #taang #momtara and dadko #they are trying so hard to reason with them #but toph just errects a new statue of appa with a sword in the middle of ba sing se #aang is so in love with her #he's a bit too into the scams too #katara tries to reason with him #katara: aang you're the avatar #aang: but... toph's so cute 🥺 #meanwhile... #zuko attempts to wrangle toph #he's failing #miserably #she's really out here living her best life #toph: hah! you cant arrest me my bf's the avatar

[cashweasel]

Some very late Halloween doodles ft besties @sysba and @night-triumphantt ocs because they are KILLING me and I had to share

Galael is being harassed and syfyn is a seagull but it’s ok because their bfs are having the time of their lives serving cunt as sexy lifeguards how can you be mad at that?? (I’m looking at u especially swim rescue galael)

Daemon and karima as jasper and alice HDJSKSKDHD they have my whole heart I just can’t get over daemon’s wig and karima serving teenage boy

Zuko and katara will never beat the kiyazan allegations and if they had a halloween contest they’d win best dressed 🤝

#they were waiting for daemon and karima to get posted djdkskdj #time isn’t real it’s fine #honorable mention Layla and shaheen + their kiddos all going as a shrek family #every time I look at galael’s face I die a little it’s so fucking funny for one reason (actually yes for a reason look at them) #no* reason #can’t believe they’re sleeping in the guest room bc they’re mad they were carried potato sack style and not princess style #literally losing it imagining him grabbing his pillow and walking out of the room #kiyazan actually I’m obsessed with theirs they’re so cute #they look more like zuko and katara than zuko and katara themselves wtf 😂 #also kiki sitting on his lap and doing his makeup? 1000% worth #happiest day of his life I believe #daemon….. I always pictured him with his hair and then was drawing it and I was like wait- #i hate it but I love it #he looks better than karima at least #also silas is a real one for matching with his bestie and idk how he managed to convince syfyn to be a seagull but slay 💀💀 #anyways I just had to throw this out there I go to bed now kdksjdhdk #will anyone see this? idk but it was important to share either way #ocs #my art #kiyazan #galen #daemon x karima

[comradekatara]

ugh okay i get that toph is a) extremely powerful and b) rejects traditional gender roles but she is NOT a brute. her whole deal is that her earthbending technique isn’t like the mainstream approach of using sheer force to attack. the reason she beats the boulder so easily isn’t because she’s physically stronger than him (she very obviously is not!) but because she waits and she listens. that’s the whole reason aang decides to recruit her as his teacher. because she is uniquely creative, perceptive, thoughtful, patient, and intelligent. she enjoys fighting and she’s really, really good at it, she’s sassy, she’s forthright, and she delights in being kind of disgusting in a way she wasn’t allowed to be growing up, but she’s also empathetic, understanding, and vulnerable. by ignoring that you are doing a huge disservice to what makes her character so incredible in the first place. thank you

#toph #hot takes #ugh sorry one bad take in my notes too many I just needed to get this off my chest #toph is tricky bc a lot of ppl claim to love her but then reduce her character so it’s like okay how much do u love her really #same goes for a lot of katara ‘fans’ #who don’t actually understand what makes her great in the first place #and ppl who claim to love sokka but only like that he’s funny #or ppl who claim to love iroh but think he did nothing wrong ever in his life #like. it’s just such shallow and reductive ‘appreciation’ for these characters #and I know that I’m obviously more In This than most ppl #so I don’t blame them #but I did need to like. say it #lol

[petricorah]

all im saying is that la vie en rose better be in the soundtrack for next season

#in other news i did my hair with katara's hair loopies and have been dramatically turning my head all day to feel them move #i feel very fun. small life improvement #not to break the immersion that i am a mushroom irl #please. continue to think of me as such first and foremost #im glad people put it on youtube but i'd love a version without interruptions of the plot #i don't know how to know when the soundtrack comes out. i didn't really pay attention to last season's but i cannot get over this song!!! #notmyart #deletelater

[harvestar]

im at the "wangxian stuck in a cave" part of the anime and man I LOVE blorbos being stuck in a cave. its the ultimate romantic destination. you guys are so fucked! yay! :D have fun grappling with the idea you might die in the darkness together! :D

#ktxt #ngl my elementary school self shipped zutara SOLELY because trapped in a cave trope is so good. sorry but it is #and also I related more to zuko than aang and wanted katara to be my gf. you know #I think my elementary school self would have loved mdzs so much. wish I could go back and show them so they could make cringe ocs sigh #they would have LOVED wwx #they would have been like here is my oc wei ai who is wei wuxian's cousin that can bring ppl back to life by kissing them LOL #AND can turn into a cat. that's the wei family secret they can turn into cats on accident if they smell catnip (wwx didn't know this) #fhfngbgn I made myself smile bc that's Exactly what it would have been like. man. someone get that kid a time machine idk about continuity

[hecksupremechips]

It’s so funny cuz before people started jumping on the 2020 atla bandwagon like not a single soul was out here thinking of zuko x sokka it was always that zutara shit and then all of a sudden people liked the gay ass zuko shit and me, who never considered this romance ever, was just like. Yeah okay cool :)

#atla #avatar the last airbender #zukka #i never liked zutara even as a kid it was too straight for me #like im that guy who thinks aang and katara are JUST PERFECT AS THEY ARE #i did ship toph and sokka a lot though #i still think thats a good ship but well uhm #im a suki stan and a zuko stan #but my verdict on zukka is that its pretty cool #most definitely not at all the intention of the show but when you see it its like hell yeah! #zuko SHOULD have a goofy boyfriend who makes funny plans and draws rainbows #and rewatching the show with this in mind zukos arc ends up accidentally looking like a coming out arc akdjsks #like that whole episode where he goes on a date with that earth kingdom girl hes like I CANT KISS YOU #and just the whole thing where he repressed his true self and was constantly acting different to appease his father #like ‘you have to act more straight for your father to love you again’ #when he does choose his father he spends every minute miserable cuz of who he left behind and how much he hates himself #then he lives his funny gay life and is happy yay!!! #i will not participate in a ‘is zuko gay or bi’ debate because the answer is simply both

[praetorqueenreyna]

"Zuko and Katara are best friends!" "Sokka and Zuko are best friends!" "Toph and Sokka are best friends!"

Incorrect. Aang is everyone's best friend.

#atla #aang #every time i see someone try to say katara or sokka is zuko's best friend i lose a year of my life #firstable everyone is in love with aang so jot that down #also aang is the center of the friend group #there is no zutara or zukka without aang