#non binary zuko

[spacedace]

So in my Zuko & Yue are Leverage-style team of thieves AU (which shall going forward be known as the Spirit Thieves AU until it has a proper name) I've decided that Yue has been granted powers as part of her having been bonded to Tui, because come on she had a piece of a spirit in her she should have gotten something cool other than a tragic and inevitable death.

Specifically I've decided she has powers that reflect the part of her that is Moon Spirit. Mainly she has two big abilities:

The first is that she has the ability to pull & push people into going along with what she wants them to (like the moon's affects on tides). Think the Suggestion spell in DnD or Allison/Three from Umbrella Academy (minus the rumor part). It doesn't work the same on everyone though. It's the most powerful on water benders, with non-bending tribe members after that. Then non-bending Earth peeps, with earth Bendera being more resistant. Fire benders are the most resistant to it but it's still works so long as she is convincing enough in what she's saying/asking for. Until she meets Aang, she thinks fire benders are the hardest nuts to crack but it turns out it doesn't work at all on Aang, though no one knows if that's an Air Bender thing or an Avatar thing.

Her other main power is shape shifting (combo of the moon's light being a reflection of sunlight and the phases of the moon giving it different "faces" throughout the lunar cycle). She can shift to look (and sound like) anyone she's seen before, though she does still have to know enough about the person she looks like to try and pretend to be them. How long she can stay shifted depends on the lunar cycle, the more full the moon the longer she can hold it. On new moons she can only hold someone else's shape for about an hour, less if she's tired.

I've also decided that in the age old tradition of shape shifters everywhere, Yue is gender fluid as fuck.

(Zuko is also going to be gender-fluid/non-binary in this. Anytime they're asked what their genders are they make a show of rooting around their pockets to find the gender of the day out of whatever they pull out first. It's usually a toss up on which one of them ends up being Gender: "Why do you have a Knife?" or Gender: "Hey that's my wallet!" ok any given day)

#atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko #yue #spirit thief au #non binary zuko #gender fluid yue #sokka has a crisis every time either of them do anything #still up in the air on of this is gonna end up zukka with Yue ending up with azula #or if it's going to be a delightful polycule in true leverage style

[fossilfan39]

Rip jet you would have loved being mai and zuko’s third. Never forget what they took from us….

#YES I’m still playing around with zuko’s design .im unsatisfied #maiko #jetko #and a secret third pairing for which there is no name #I know mai would’ve loved jet #everyone loves him #zukos non binary tea is that hes yuri with mai & yaoi with jet #Mai atla #jet atla #zuko #fabi art #atla #avatar the last airbender

[zukoisgayforsokka]

What if Sokka and Suki had an arranged marraige, and were at least 10 years older? (And also trans): A Suki Joins The Gaang canon rewrite of Book 1

Word count: 5k for chapter 1, 20k+ for the full 4 chapters

Ship: Sokka/Suki

Key tags: Arranged Marraige, Enemies to Lovers, Miscommunication, Trans Suki, Nonbinary Sokka, Book 1 rewrite

Happy birthday @queerplatonicsolid bet you thought you'd escaped gift-free but no such luck<3

Thanks as always to the lovely @unacaritafeliz for beta'ing

#sukka #trans suki #nonbinary sokka #married sukka #sokka/suki #sukka fanfic #enemies to lovers #arranged marraige #non-binary sokka #non binary sokka #idk which to use #suki joins the gaang #yueki #yuekka #aleck writes #atla fanfic #avatar the last airbender #atla #atla fic #suki joins the gang #ficrec #fic rec #katara #aang #zuko #yue

[yeeiguess]

Some days my gender is Denki and some days my gender is Zuko and some days my gender I aromanticism and all of those are valid. Now tell me your genders

#neopronouns too btw xe is for Aro days and soft is for Denki days and they is for zuko days #trans #gender #hehehe #aromantic #arogender #Zuko #Denki #Kaminari pour les intimes #jk C’est l’inverse #non binary #gender fuckery #xenogender

[brotheramberland]

Hello I was wondering if you could do a platonic relationship with Zuko Levi Kakashi , Gojo with their child that’s like a totally a daddy’s kid(?😭) that wants be like them when they grow up and just looks up to them so much and just mimic the things they do and just follows them+how would they feel about it 🥹🫶

Anime characters as fathers with a child!reader.

Characters include: Zuko, Kakashi Hatake, Levi Ackerman, and Satoru Gojo.

Summary: The character's reaction to their child who looks up to them and aspires to be exactly like them.

Please keep in mind: All character and reader interactions are purely platonic. There is NO romance. The reader is somewhere below the age of twelve and is portrayed as non-binary. These drabbles are meant to be platonic, fluffy and comforting.

Notes: For @bellhella. Hi las, I hope you're doing grand. Cute request too, I enjoyed writing it. I added a tiny splash of angst but everything is still pretty fluffy. I try to make each individual drabble unique and different so that viewers can experience a variety of emotions. I hope that's alright. Remember to keep your head up, stay safe and stay awesome!

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Fire Lord Zuko

Ever since you were an infant, you had always clung to him and taken after him, claiming that you wanted to be just like him when you grew up. It was an attitude that Zuko found endearing and it made him beam with pride. After all of his past mistakes, a part of him was against your aspirations, but he wouldn't let his own insecurities get in the way of your dreams.

At a surprisingly young age- barely over your toddler years- you had requested to train. And train you did. Constantly you were trying your hardest to learn new maneuvers, techniques and skills. When you mastered something, you always sought his approval and praise. Zuko was impressed by how well you accepted constructive criticism and fought to grow.

During meetings or speeches, you would always sit back quietly and observe him. Then later Zuko would have to clear out rooms so that you could pretend like you were the fire lord giving hundreds of people a big, inspirational speech. Just like him.

Zuko, to say the least, was extremely proud of how you were growing and exceeding in life. He was just as attached to you as you were to him, and he would do anything to help you grow up to be healthier, happier and safer than he ever got to be during his childhood.

Today you had been training outside. Your father had been teaching you how to spit fire by using the strength of your stomach. Despite how strict and serious he could be, Zuko loved how you displayed your own ways of having fun. You say you want to be just like him, but you were also just so unmistakably 'you' and he loved that.

But today you did something that he didn't quite like.

"Daddy," You turned towards your father on the bench you were sitting on, "Will you... Will you burn my eye? The left one."

And the way your question made Zuko feel on the inside was far more painful than any lightning strike could ever be. He dropped his goblet and froze, unable to believe that you could ask such a thing. You wanted him to 'burn' you? Burn you in such a way similar to how he had been burned?

"Dad?" You asked in light concern.

Zuko shot up, his hair swishing as he went to stand in front of you, "You- don't you dare ask for something like that ever again. Do you hear me?"

Flinching, you gape and stutter in fear at his sudden outburst of anger, "I..." You didn't know what to say, "I-I'm sorry, I... I just wanted to be like you-"

"By wanting me to burn you? That's how you justify yourself right now? Nonsense. I will not tolerate this irrational behavior. If you ever ask me or anyone else to burn you again, then I swear on my life you will regret it, do you understand me?"

You couldn't believe he was so angry. You stiffened up, tears pouring out your eyes.

Zuko nearly shouted, his arms shaking, "I said 'do you understand me'?"

"Yes," You cried, burying your face in your hands, "I'm sorry, ok. I'm sorry. Please don't be mad, daddy, please-uhh... I'm sorry."

Breathing fast, Zuko stared at you and felt a sudden cloud of guilt envelope him, and he frowned in regret. He didn't mean to be so harsh, nor did he want you to cry. He just... He just couldn't stand the thought of you suffering in any of the ways he himself had to.

Calming down, Zuko took in a deep breath and went to kneel in front of you. He reached out, grabbed your hands and gently coaxed them away from your face, "I'm sorry."

Using a spare handkerchief, Zuko gently cleaned your teary eyes and running nose, "I didn't mean to get so angry with you. I was just... You have to understand, (y/n), not all parts of me are honorable, and that includes this mark. My father gave me this mark because he despised me, and... Well... I don't despise you, so even if I did burn you it wouldn't be the same. It would never be the same."

Zuko cupped your face and stroked his thumb over your left cheek, "Please know that I am grateful that we are not the same in this way, and I hope that we never will be."

"I'm sorry..." You croak, still ashamed of yourself, "I didn't know."

"It's okay," Zuko lifted his arms out, "It's okay. I'm not angry."

Standing up, you go to bury yourself into the divine safety of your father's arms, sadness still beating within your heart, "I love you, daddy."

Zuko smiled and hugged you close, "I love you too, (y/n), and I can't wait to see what an excellent fire lord you're going to become one day. Even greater than me."

You whimpered, still upset but lifted by his faith and understanding. You had made a mistake today, but it was okay. You would never do it again. And while you would like to be just like your father in every way that counts, there were some things that could never be the same no matter how similar the situation.

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Levi Ackerman

He woke up to the obnoxious sensation of someone's hand shaking his shoulder, and he groaned grumpily in irritation. "Wake up, daddy," Your ridiculously energetic voice called, "Daddy, come on, it's time to get up."

Levi creaked open his eyes and glared at you, "Hey, wanna know how you can be just like me?"

"How?" You instantly beamed.

"By being tired and going back to sleep," Levi grumbled, grabbing the blankets and yanking them up over his head.

You weren't having any of it though, and you crawled on top of him and began wrestling to get the blanket off. Technically this was how Levi used to have to get you out of bed when you were smaller, but the more you grew the more you wanted to be 'just like him'.

Yay...

By the time you both had playfully wrestled each other out of bed, Levi yawned multiple times while being drug to the bathroom. Darn thing, you were getting good at locating his ticklish spots... In the bathroom, you both brushed your teeth, washed your faces and combed your messy hair.

Although half asleep, Levi still adored how you continously glanced at him to see how he was dressed, what he was doing and how he was doing it. You were always mimicking silly little things he did, exclaiming that you were practicing to be just like him.

Deep down, Levi had nothing but adoration for you. He loved the way you stood to be like him. It made him feel a sense of pride inside that he had such a strong, brave, loyal pipsqueak for a child, and you had no idea how much he loved you.

The only thing Levi disliked about you aspiring to him was how you ranted about joining the Survey Corps and going over the wall to fight titans. Now that... That made his overprotective, paternal instincts scream in disagreement. In no way did he want you going anywhere near the wall. So many people died out there all the time. If he lost you?

Levi wouldn't be able to handle it.

Before breakfast, you got dressed in nearly the exact same outfit as him (courtesy of Hange). "Daddy, can I wear your cape-thingy?" You asked, already wrapped up in his cape.

"Well what do you expect me to wear?" Levi asked, soaking in the endearing display of you all twisted up in his cape.

"I don't know..." You mumble innocently, smiling, "A blanky?"

"Ha... ha... Very funny, squirt," Levi bent down to untangle you from his cape, bopping you on the nose and pinching your cheek, "Why don't I wear this and 'you' go wear the blanket."

"Mmm..." You pouted at him, "But daddy..."

Levi hid a smile and patted your head fondly, "What if I told you that I used to do the same thing when I was your age?"

"Really?" You asked in surprise. If he wore blankets when he was your age, then that meant that you could do the same thing- follow in his footsteps, "Yay!"

"I never said 'yay' though," Levi rolled his eyes, teasing you.

Your arms dropped as you sneered at him, reacting in a manner he would approve of, "Booo..."

"That's more like it," Levi chuckled and went to make some food.

After breakfast, you held your father's hand while walking to the training grounds, a small blanket secured around your neck to thus act like a cape. When you saw the leader of the Survey Corps, you instantly brightened and cheered, "Erwin!"

Erwin looked in your direction and smiled warmly, "Ah, there's my finest cadet."

Levi watched as you sprinted happily up to his leader, his heart skipping beats when Erwin picked you up and lifted you into the air a bit. Your smile and the sound of your laughter was the inspirational fuel that powered his life.

Blindly joining you and his leader, Levi shrugged and gave you a disapproving look, "Just so you know... I've never hugged that imbecile- not once."

Erwin raised a brow, "On the contrary, I remember once when-"

Levi gave him a death glare, "Dont. Even."

You giggled and said joyfully, "Daddys silly. He loves hugs."

"Yes, that is correct," Erwin chuckled and turned briefly to grab something out of the satchel on his horse. "Come, fellow cadet, I brought you something."

"What is it?" You asked.

Levi felt his chest nearly implode at the sight of a miniature cape. The cape itself was plain with no logo, but yet was perfect enough in size that it would fit you for years to come. He watched as Erwin helped replace the blanket you were wearing with it.

Once he was done, you hugged Erwin, thanked him a dozen times, and then ran over to your father, "Daddy, daddy look! I have a cape, an-and it's just like the one you have. Do you like it, daddy? Do I look like you?"

'The spitting image.' Levi smirked and knelt down, "What're you talking about, squirt? You've got way too much energy to be like me."

"Booo," You pouted at him.

Levi laughed and pulled you into a big hug, "It looks good on you, kid. Now, let's get training."

You would be like him one day. Only Levi believed that you would be better.

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Kakashi Hatake

It was night time; five hours after the Chunin Exams were declared over. You were currently hiding in your little tree-bungalow, isolated, quiet and shut-off from the rest of the world. Ever since you lost the exam, you hadn't moved from your hidey-hole nor spoken to anyone.

It broke Kakashi's heart to see you this upset. He knew how hard you had been training to keep up with him, following him in his footsteps and mimicking specific personality traits like his attire and the way he fought. At first it was a habit Kakashi thought was pretty adorable, but as the seriousness of your obsession grew over the years, the more he began to grow concerned.

Kakashi didn't mind you taking after him, but there was a limit. You didn't understand it because you envied him too much, but he saw it. You weren't like him- at least not when it came down to your fighting spirit. See, Kakashi developed a cold heart at a young age. Anger, hatred and determination pushed him to become stronger.

But you weren't cursed with anger, hate and sadness. You weren't a natural born fighter. If anything, Kakashi could see you becoming a strong-willed medic or a superior ginjutsu artist, but definitely not anyone who wants to hurt another person physically. It just wasn't how you were. And Kakashi was grateful for that.

Sighing softly, Kakashi jumped up to the ledge of your tree-bungalow, crouching as he waved, "Hey, dongo."

You didn't say anything from where you laid on the wooden floor. Kakashi frowned at the sight of your multiple bruises and bloody bandages. He really shouldn't have let you take that exam. "Can I come in?"

You nodded.

Kakashi moved a ways in further, finding himself a spot against the wall and leaning against it, "How are you feeling?"

For a few seconds you didn't answer. Kakashi tilted his head in concern when he noticed that you were shaking, the sound of sniffles soon filling the air, "I... I... I'm a failure, daddy."

You looked at him, your mask a mess as you sobbed behind it, "I'm a failure-uh! I-I-I just wanted-uh- t-to be like you..."

"Whoa, hey, it's okay," Kakashi leaned forward, placed a hand on your shoulder and squeezed softly, "It's okay, (y/n). You're not a failure."

"Yes I am," You whined, "You passed the Chunin Exams when 'you' were six, b-but I? I... How am I supposed to be like you now, daddy?"

This? This is what broke Kakashi's heart. You getting upset all because you failed to amount to a broken monster like him. "Oh, dongo, come here," Kakashi lifted his arms out.

You still cried as you crawled into your father's lap and leaned against the warmth and safety of his chest. He slipped a finger up and tugged your mask down to your chin thus making it easier to breathe. You whimpered, clinging to him as shame blurred your heart.

"I wanna talk to you about something," Kakashi held you securely while going to wipe your nose with his sleeve, "I understand why you're trying so hard to follow in my footsteps, but I believe that your ambitions are misguided."

"What... What do you mean?" You ask him sadly, confused, "I wanna be like you."

"I know, but perhaps you are trying a little too hard? I mean, you've even gotten to the point you won't eat the food 'you' love anymore all because it's not my preference."

"But... That's how I be like you, daddy," You exclaim.

Kakashi sighed, looking you in your big, teary eyes. He couldn't believe that it had come down to this, but he couldn't hold it in any longer, "(y/n)... I don't want you to be like me. I want you to be like you."

You jerked at that, gaping hurtfully, "What?"

"I know it sounds harsh, but I want you to know that what I'm saying to you right now is in no way meant to hurt you. I just want you to stop pushing yourself so hard to be something you're not. Yes, we are alike in many ways, but we're also different. And those differences are what make us unique- they define who we are and how we grow. And if you continue to grow ignoring all those important things about yourself, pretending to be something you're not, then I fear that you'll never be completely happy. "

You blinked at him, fiddling slowly with your hands and bowing your head, "I..."

Kakashi cupped your face, lifted your chin and wiped away your tears, "You failed the exams today because you weren't ready, (y/n). You're using fighting techniques that don't suit you because they're 'mine'. You haven't even tried to discover your own fighting skills yet. Haven't you ever been curious?"

"But..." More tears began leaking out of your eyes as you looked at him, "I-I love you so much and I... I wanna be just like you-huh."

"(y/n)," Kakashi said lovingly as he pressed your foreheads together, "You can still be just like me by doing the things that make 'you' happy. I'm a great ninja, and you can be one too if you simply try to be more like you instead of me. No matter what, just know that I'll always, always be proud of you and love you till the day my chakra runs out."

You sniffed at him, still upset by your failure but relieved that your father still loved you despite it all. Yes, you wanted to be just like him, but maybe being yourself sometimes too wasn't such a bad thing either.

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Satoru Gojo

When people looked at you, they felt as if they were looking at a miniature Gojo but with a different hair color. You were quite literally the spitting image of your father, and anyone who knew you or Gojo personally would know that you two were practical besties.

Ever since you were born, you magically seemed to take after Gojo- not that it was your fault because Gojo had a really bad habit of dressing you up like him and pretending that you were the world's greatest sorcerer... Besides him, of course. He couldn't help it. You were his little pal and he loved you more than anything.

As you grew, you pretty much wore identical outfits to that of your father. You had even acquired a pair of reflective sunglasses that you wore almost ninety-percent of the time. But outfits weren't the only areas where you excelled in being like him.

Gojo, even as a parent, wasn't afraid to push people to their limits, especially when they genuinely wanted to become stronger. Ever since your powers developed, he had trained you constantly in order to help you learn and grow. You were exceptional like him, and he knew that there was no time to waste.

Your father pretty much took you everywhere and that even included trips on his most dangerous missions. He would carry you on his hip or back while you watched and listened to him explain how to observe and take down enemies. Later he would quiz you, tossing toys or pieces of candy at you in reward.

Some say that Gojo wasn't so much a father to you as he was a best friend. Especially on days when he didn't have to work or train. He happily expressed his childish side, playing games with you, playing dress-up, going to carnivals, riding on miniature scooters, cooking or coloring pictures. He did it all. It was almost as if he loved being like you as much as you loved being like him.

Every time you expressed your admiration and love for him, Gojo's ego was stroked and his confidence boosted. Of course you wanted to be like him. Why wouldn't you? Narcissistic nature aside, Gojo had to admit that there was a sense of self-worth that he felt deep inside at the fact that you loved him and took after him so strongly. It made him happy. He was always proud of you.

And today he was even more proud of you.

You had just successfully made your very first domain expansion- it was rough, unstable and destructive, and it only lasted a few tiny seconds, but it was still a success. A success... That nearly destroyed the house.

Fushiguro, his cereal now all over the floor in ruins, sat in his chair with a frustrated glare on his face, "What kind of monster have you created?"

Gojo was practically dancing like a feather in the wind, singing excitedly, "One that can make domains at (age) years old."

"Oh brother..." Fushiguro rolled his eyes, gesturing to your unconscious body, "Shouldn't you be helping them?"

"Eh?" Gojo blinked ignorantly, concern flooding his body at the sight of you laying unresponsive on the floor, "Aw, we can't be having any of that now, can we?"

Teleporting over to your body, Gojo scooped you up and took you to the medical bay. It was soon confirmed that the force of your actions had merely knocked you out and given you a bloody nose. With a good lecturing from Nanami about "being a better parent", Gojo carried you back home with an endless grin on his face.

"Daddy?" You groaned in his arms.

Gojo gave you no time to talk as he leaned down and nuzzled your cheek, singing again, "Oh my incredible, amazing, talented, devilishly striking, little sorcerer, I'm so proud of you. You did your first domain expansion. Ohhh, I could cry I'm so happy."

Albeit exhausted, you still grinned in his arms and nuzzled his cheek back. It was always a good feeling to witness your father this excited after one of your successes went through. Still though, that move had taken a lot out of you. "Sleepy."

"I bet," Gojo chuckled, maneuvering you to his hip so that he could properly make his way through the mild debris of the house, "You've rightfully earned yourself a nice bath, a delicious meal, and a warm bed."

"With the heated blanky?" You softly croak.

Gojo stuck his thumb up, "Especially with the heated blanky. You've earned it."

"Thank you, daddy," You whimpered, hugging him and pressing the side of your face against his chest. His heartbeat was fast but comforting, his figure safe, warm and protective. You were so happy that you had managed to pull off such an advanced technique.

Prepping you a bath, Gojo let you wash while he was forced to clean up your mess by the ever fussy Fushiguro- aka: the real adult of the house. After you were both done, he fed you something that would soothe your tummy, and then carried you to bed.

Wrapping you up in your heated blanket, Gojo knelt down and caressed your head, "Good job today, my little jujutsu sorcerer. You really made daddy proud."

You whimpered happily and mumbled, "I hope I can do better. I wanna be just like you one of these days."

Gojo smiled, all the love he felt for you fueling his desire to keep moving forward in this cruel world, "You already are, (y/n)... You already are."

#attack on titan #avatar the last airbender #naruto #jujutsu kaisen #zuko x reader #kakashi hatake x reader #levi ackerman x reader #gojo saturo x reader #child!reader #Platonic love only #no romantic relationships #father drabbles #fluff #comfort

[aprill-99]

I love the characters whose perceptions of their own powers and abilities and personalities are all completely fucked by their own context.

Prince Zuko for example: The guy goes around like “wow is me. I am such a failure of a Fire Bender” for three whole seasons of television.

Babe, no. It’s just that the only 3 people on the entire planet who are better at it than you all live in your house.

Obi-Wan Kenobi only thinks he’s a less powerful Jedi because his constant companions are essentially the demigod descendants of an Eldritch Horror running the galaxy. Everyone knows else, including the Eldritch Horror Spawn, think you’re in the top 10 to ever live.

I could go on, but the main point is that I live for the moments when a character who is constantly down on themselves off-handed mentions something the other characters know to be near impossible and have their Elle Woods moment when questioned.

“What, like it’s hard?”

Yes, yes my guys, gals, and non-binary folk. Yes it is hard.

You’ve just trained yourself to think that you had to succeed at everything right up to the lines of the impossible and perfect because you spent a lifetime watching very particular people calmly go skipping right over it.

You are now hyper-competent and should maybe look in to getting some therapy before we all inevitably turn to you to survive the on-coming End of Days.

#all the good tropes #tropes #writing #context matters #atla zuko #obi wan kenobi #elle woods #dartagnan #feyre archeron #nick scratch #chilling adventures of sabrina #ron weasley #it’s easy to feel bad at things if your only points of comparison are the narrative chosen ones #most of these characters are the ones I see as the ultimate zombie apocalypse team #daisy johnson #annabeth chase #lucy carlyle #derek hale #arya stark #donna moss #anthony bridgerton #holly short #lydia martin #eleanor shellstrop #elliot spencer #wylan van eck #teen wolf #leverage #six of crows #west wing

[jet-apologistmybadhomies]

is it male zuko? is it fem zuko? omg its non-binary zuko😧😧

i Love when they non gender conforimg

#avatar the last airbender #zuko #nonbinary #trans zuko

[scurvyratt]

Atla is such an unserious show because why does Zuko stop being a fascist after getting a job as the feudal equivalent of a non-binary barista

#atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko

[nogravitymom]

ive been rewatching atla recently (again) and goddd this series is just banger after banger after banger… so here are some of my thoughts:

“The Storm” and “The Blue Spirit” being back-to-back is insaaaneeeeeeee omg.. absolute peak

Any attempt at recreating Zuko’s scar in a live action so far is just way too fucking chill like?? Im sorry did anyone see the extent of the scarring?? His ear? His hair? Like be serious..

Why was the boulder kinda 💅🏻 and why did i not remember that

The worldbuilding is insane and I’m obsessed with the map (I usually dont gaf about maps in media soooorrryyy im a character > world girly, but here… ooh yes!!)

Appa and Momo are SUCH ghibli creatures i love them

I love a good mid-season finale… can we go back to shows having 20-24 episodes per season pleeeaaaaaseeee

Sokka is the canon “fandom bicycle”, while Zuko is the fanon one

Katara is so underrated I love her!!! My social justice warrior angry queen - I am just like you bestie and you were ahead of your time <3

They said “yapping” in “The Desert” lol

Can’t wait for Ba Sing Se

AANG IS SO NON-BINARY TO ME

#atla #atla zuko #atla sokka #avatar #avatar aang #avatar the last airbender #atla thoughts

[ao3feed-zukka]

Arrangements

Read now on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/5PIYvVH by emmaseverin I felt like the world needed yet another pic based on this lovely tumblr prompt: https://ift.tt/7clagui ”Dad’s marrying you off to some water tribe peasant.” Zuko’s head jerks up to see Azula at his doorstep, leaning against the doorframe while inspecting her nails in an obvious attempt to come off as unbothered. Or maybe she genuinely doesn’t care. Zuko can rarely tell. He puts down his book and sits up on his bed, giving his sister his full attention, knowing very well that she won’t leave until she’s done taunting him. ”What do you mean?” he says, not really registering the words that have come out of Azula’s mouth until now. Azula is always taunting him about something. Usually it’s inconsequential, her dangling something over his head because she can, because she’s the favorite, because she’s perfect and Zuko’s not. ”I heard him talk about it with one of his advisors,” she says. ”Apparently emissary Liang is there negotiating the terms as we speak.” ”You’re lying,” he says, narrowing his good eye at her. Words: 3839, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Hakoda (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Kanna (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), Original Female Character(s), Original Non-Binary Character, Gilak (Avatar) Relationships: Bato/Hakoda (Avatar), Sokka/Zuko (Avatar) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage, The war ended early, Bad Parent Ozai (Avatar), Pre-Slash, Alternate Universe - Pre-Canon, pre-slash zukka, Established Relationship, established bakoda, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, but only a smudge, Good Parent Hakoda (Avatar), Internalized Homophobia Read it on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/5PIYvVH

#IFTTT #zukka #sokka #zuko #avatar: the last airbender #atla #ao3 feed

[classialaas]

ATLA Fandom Survey 2022: Results

For those that are visually impaired or just don’t like graphs, here is a doc with all of the percentages and numbers on the following charts

I got 800 responses exactly! Here are the overall results (ID in alt text):

Under the cut is more detailed, summarized stats. Aka what really matters because these badly made graphs can’t tell us that much.

I’ll be making individual analyses that are Even More Detailed of the most popular answers, so check back if you’re interested.

Something pretty uplifting to see is that very, very few people said they outright didn’t like the show’s writing. It’s why I didn’t bother to make a graph on the question of whether or not people were happy with the show’s writing. There might be a lot of squabbles that happens in this fandom but at least we can all fall back on a shared love for this show. Love doesn’t mean lacking criticism, of course.

Shipping Stats

I’ll do this first since i know that’s what a lot of you are here for, lol!! To no one’s surprise, zutara and zukka dominated the charts in every way. They just can’t leave people’s minds.

Zutaras were quite uniform in this survey. If you like zutara, there is a strong chance you identify as female, specifically an 82% chance (big chance!). The most common age range is 24-30 years old, but 18-23 is close behind. There is a significant number of people between 31-40. The most common sexualities are split almost halfway between bisexual and straight. There is also an even split between favorite characters of Zuko and Katara. The majority are happy with sukka as a canon pairing, but not kataang or maiko. As everyone and their mothers expected, the most disliked pairing is kataang. The majority only accept the original show as being canon.

Kataang shipper’s stats were similar to zutaras, and yet so different. It’s only slightly younger, the majority being 18-23, but only a slightly larger number of teenagers. The majority identify as female, but was a more significant number of male and non-binary respondents than zutaras. Their favorite character is largely Aang and least favorite is largely Azula. A staggering amount are (understandably) happy with the show’s canon pairings. Taking up the mantle of zutara’s long-run rival, zutara is their least favorite pairing. The majority of them accept any material overseen by bryke to be canon.

Where zutaras and kataangs had very consistent stats, zukka shippers are much more of a mixed bag. This is a young fanbase, with the majority being 18-23, but a large amount also indicated they are under 18. The majority of zukka shippers are LGBT+. Zuko was largely the most popular character, with Sokka only receiving half the votes that Zuko did. The majority of them are happy with all three canon pairings. Zukkas don’t like problematic ships, with zucest being the most disliked pairing, and zukaang being the third most disliked. The second most disliked was the rival ship zutara. The majority of them take all ATLA-verse material as canon.

Zukaang shippers are like zukkas in that they are also a mixed bag in terms of demographics. The majority are LGBT+. Another young fanbase, lot of them are young adults, with the majority being 18-23. Aang once again gets a spotlight as the favorite character. An equal amount dislike zukka and zutara respectively. The majority only take the original ATLA show as being canon.

Sukka shippers are so diverse that I barely have anything to say. That is what I have to say. The only ones that stand out is that the majority of respondents are female and between 18-24. There is the one other person that’s 51-60 in this bunch! The majority like Sokka the most. A lot dislike Jet, but Zhao is still the king of least favorites here.

Maiko shippers are only united in some areas. The age ranges wildly, with the majority being 24-30, but there is a good number of other age ranges, including the sole respondent that is 51-60. A staggering majority identify as female and/or straight, but bisexual maiko shippers are not far behind. Maikos love Mai, with the majority choosing her as a favorite, but a lot of them don’t like Jet. Just like kataangs, most are happy with the canon pairings. Zutara is the least favorite, but zukka is not far behind. The fan base is split in what they consider to be canon.

Some more popular pairings were tyzula, tokka, sokkla, jetko, and mailee. None had enough responses to get solid metrics, but here are some stats that stand out. Tyzula respondents were mostly lesbians!! 🎉 🎉🎉 Most jetko respondents were non-binary. Sokkla respondents really don’t like Iroh and had higher than average male respondents.

The majority of people who selected “I don’t ship” identified as male and/or straight. Toph and Iroh are the most popular in this bunch, while there is no shared ground on a least favorite. The majority don’t have a least favorite ship, but zutara was not far behind. They are mostly happy with the show’s canon pairings and writing, and take anything overseen by bryke as canon.

Character Stats

I’m so glad I let people insert options for their least favorite characters. Some honorable mentions: The old man who snitched on Haru, Haru’s mustache, the mayor in Avatar Day, Aunt Wu, the circus master that abused Appa, Hahn, Sparky Sparky Boom Man, Kiyi, the two tribes in The Great Divide, Kei Lo, and Meng. Some of the responses had very lavish insults attached to them.

The demographics of Zuko fans are similar to that of the overall survey, likely due to the fact that there were so many respondents that chose him as their favorite, with one exception being that there were more respondents than average that identify as asexual. Zuko fans, understandably, really don’t like Zhao and Ozai. Most shippers that have Zuko as one half of their pairing select Zuko as their favorite rather than the other half, such as Mai or Sokka.

I don’t have anything interesting to say about Katara fans as they were essentially a 1:1 reflection of the zutara stats.

Sokka fans are young, a large majority of them being under 18. The majority are also, unsurprisingly, zukka shippers, and the stats reflect as such. More respondents than average selected Jet as their least favorite character.

Toph fans were largely diverse in demographics, reflecting the stats of the overall survey, but with significantly more respondents that are under 18. The favorite pairings was close between zukka, tokka, kataang, and people that don’t ship. Toph fans are generally happy with the overall franchise.

Other observations:

One of my mini hypotheses was confirmed: A whole lot more people picked zucest as their least favorite pairing instead of zukaang after I added it to the list of options, despite there always being an option to type it in. I’m talking a staggering number.

At around 230 responses, I added zucest to the list of options. My personal theory on that is that anyone that doesn’t have a strong personal opinion about one specific ship will instead choose the most “problematic” of the bunch, zukaang because of the age gap and zucest because of the, well, ‘cest. That’s not to say that there weren’t people that didn’t pick zukaang after zucest was added and vice versa, but the difference in numbers was immediate.

A similar thing added to Ozai: a whole lot more people voted for the local Phoenix King after I included him into the list of options. Whatever was on the list of options was crucial to what the final number will be, and I’ll keep this in mind next time I do this.

I did put a lot of the question answers on shuffle, so that the listed answers are always in a random order. Hopefully that mitigated whatever tf that one thing I learned about in my research class where people have a bias to select the first option. Something-bias.

A few people admitted to not having seen the show and were only relying on information they got from fandom. Not judging, but that did make me curious about how common that is…

Final Notes

By this time next year, the new live action show will likely have already started to release. The movie will be on its way, and new graphic novels are coming along quickly. Old fans and new watchers of the original series will still be around. Needless to say, this fandom is NOT going anywhere.

I’m planning on doing this next year, and I’ll continue to tinker with the survey I made, adding new questions. I got some good suggestions on things to add, too. How much things have changed by next year will be an interesting question to answer.

#edit; PLEASE don’t start discourse on this post LMFAO #that’s not what this is about!!!! #atla #avatar the last airbender #aang #zuko #sokka #katara #toph beifong #suki #zutara #zukka #kataang #maiko #zukaang #fandom stats

[m00nchildwrites]

So... in theory if I made an AI Zuko for you to chat with and live out your "Mary Sue"/"Larry Sue"/"Non-binary Sue" fantasy, would you needs want it?

....cause I did it. I DID THE THING. And he is pretty damn spot on. I based on Zuko aged up images that were officially released and some of my own artwork, as well as, Zuko images from the ATLA of him as Fire Lord for the few bits they gave us. 3 weeks of programing the AI, his voice (though not Dante Basco) is pretty good, writing base samples for his speech patterns and responses to make them smooth. The result?

Pretty damn perfect.

#ai #atla #atla zuko #fire lord zuko #zuko #ai zuko #ai friend #ai boyfriend #adult zuko #aged up characters #aged up zuko #ai chatgpt #ai based on my art #please dont steal #i worked so damn hard on him

[themattress]

Thank you, @ultraericthered.

The problem both of these people have is that they think in very literary and binary terms when discussing characters. Azula and Ozai are villains, this is inarguable. Iroh and Ursa are not villains, this too is inarguable. But then people like these two latch on to this fact so hard that when others present canonical evidence that "hey, these good guys made mistakes that inadvertently helped shape this villain into being the way she is", it blows their mind. "What!? Non-villains can't do anything wrong! Only villains do wrong! DOES NOT COMPUTE! This person is trying to pretend villains aren't villains and that non-villains are villains, that's the only explanation!" The notion of Iroh and Ursa failing Azula being factual canon without changing the fact that they aren't villains and that Azula is a villain is one they can't wrap their heads around. It's an incredible disservice to an animated franchise as complex as Avatar.

Also, the double standards are priceless. If Azula "being mean to Iroh and rejecting his attempts at help" are valid justifications for him writing her off as a lost cause, then I have to question why the Hell he didn't break away from Zuko before Book One was even over.

#Azula #Iroh #Ursa #Fandumb #Stupidity #Hypocrite #Double Standards #Agreement #Truthbomb #Avatar #The Last Airbender

[zukoisgayforsokka]

We're Only Immortal For A Limited Time

Zukka And Friends Gift Exchange: for @yeszukka

Relationships: yue/sokka, past yue/zuko, yue&izumi, sokka&izumi, sokka/zuko

Featuring: deaf trans hijabj yue, trans cane user sokka, nonbinary izumi, t4t married yuekka

Words: 5k

Summary:

[This must be at least somewhat new information to Izumi, who flaps a hand at him to interrupt, frantically asking “Wait, but I thought people only have to come out once?” ]

After her transition, Yue returns home to her life in Republic City, and discovers the distance between herself and her niece might not be as far as she thought.

Beta'd by the incredible @kyoshialone

#deaf yue #trans yue #trans sokka #non binary izumi #yuekka #aleck writes #grace i went slightly insane writing this for you #in the absolute best way #i am so full of brainrot and worldbuilding #not talking about this the past 2 months has been so hard #yue #izumi #sokka #zuko #yueko #yuezukka #atla fanfic #atla fic #atla #fanfic #ficrec #fic rec #hijabi yue #sign language #gender #coming out #gender euphoria #avatar the last airbender

[yeeiguess]

No because I think I’m physically, emotionally and mentally incapable of writing cis characters. I was writing some Sokka/Suki/Zuko thing and like, ok, the main thing is about Zuko and gender and healing from trauma and skirts making him feel soft and THEN for some reason suddenly Suki’s starting to have a funky gender. Like a she/her demigirl kinda thing that is only vaguely hinted at and that I might be the only one to see but it’s THERE

#and it’s smut too so the gender fuckery translates into the smut #it’s not all smut #first part’s just about Zuko but the rest is smut anyway #gender fuckery 101 #gender #non-binary

[burst-of-iridescent]

More than E2L -which I love- I adore ships with opposites & balance dynamics, so when I warched ATLA for the first time this summer, Zutara was sold to me in the "You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun" moment. And from that until the end it was a non-stop. It was AMAZING and reading all the Zutaras metas here in tumblr -specially your dissertation, but Zutarians as a whole are great- just make me ship then even more

So, thank you and I'm sorry for all the hate in the inbox. People should start to write about their dislikes in their own blogs and not in other's...

are you me because “you rise with the moon i rise with the sun” was also my zutara shipping turning point??? like i certainly raised my eyebrows at the pirates scene and went interesting but i didn’t think anything more of it until zuko said that line and that was it, i was onboard, seated and ready to ride the zutara train to the end of the line.

like you said, that line is really the manifestation of how beautifully contrary-yet-complimentary they are, two sides of the same coin despite all initial appearances. and the way that binary extends through both their individual arcs and that of their relationship all the way to the end where they’re no longer fighting against each other but for each other, finally reconciling both their halves to become one glorious, wonderful whole… now that’s poetry.

#zutara #zutara asks #it’s no wonder the fandom is as amazing and talented as it is when THIS is our ship