#zukka hc

[zukkaflowers]

zuko telling sokka about how his mom used to make bunny apple slices. zuko cutting them for sokka. sokka trying to cut them and failing and stuffing the ugly ones in zuko’s mouth so he can eat the pretty ones himself (the ones zuko made)

#zukka #atla #zukka modern au #zukka hc #zukka headcanon

[fanfic-gremlin-ft-trauma]

expanding on my au idc x

#atla #zukka #zuko x sokka #zukka fanart #atla fanart #blue spirit zuko #moon spirit sokka #moon spirit sokka x blue spirit zuko #moon spirit sokka x blue spirit zuko fanart #it’s finiiiisssheeddd #ngl i was giggling drawing these #I love this au so much (so the fact that my first post did so well makes me so happy!!! you guys are insane!!!) #aaaanyyyway if u have any hcs or ideas don’t be shy I will LITERALLY devour them

[your-royal-momoness]

Zuko: I can never tell when someone is flirting with me or just being friendly

Sokka: maybe we should kiss until you figure it out

Zuko: like platonically or??

#I hc that neither know when someone is flirting with them because they both have inferiority complexes #atla #trashbending #zukka #Zuko #Sokka #avatar #avatar the last airbender #I saw this on twt forever ago and I don’t remember from who

[dspd]

One of my favorite silly zukka hcs is that Zuko has always been a bit of a prissy eater and hates the feeling of greasy hands so it was a constant form of mild torture during a lot of s2-3 when he has to touch his food instead of using chopsticks.

Meanwhile, for the same two seasons he looks at Sokka who often somehow managed to get rice stuck on his earlobe or a slick of fat on his arm and, even after unlearning the whole "water tribe are savages" thing, Zuko struggles to ramp down his revulsion.

And then, after the worst ripples of Fire Nation losing, the gaang sits down to a diplomatic dinner as a representation of the Avatar or something that requires them to have a Very Serious Event, and Zuko finds out that Sokka has the ability to out priss him with chopsticks.

#zukka #post s3 #do I also hc that a lot of Sokka's silly in the show was him pretending to keep things lighthearted for the kids he feels responsible for? #YEP

[s-c-l-n]

zukka college where they spent the last year nonsensically hating each other and now theyre roommates

they go crazy the first month trying to spend as little time possible in each others presence until one night sokka is up really late studying for a test playing music and zuko walks in, stunned sokka is still up, and listens to the music.

its “his music”. why was sokka listening to what zuko would listen to ?

and so he asks sokka whats up with the music choice “surely you would listen to anything else ?”. but sokka shakes his head and says “nope.”

zuko goes to lay down and when sokka gets up to go to the bathroom, zuko puts a bottle of water and a can of some energy drink on the desk for sokka before falling asleep.

#zukka #zukka college au #I LOVE ZUKKA COLLEGE GUYS I LOVE IT SM #gaang at college is so silly to me i have sm hcs about them #ask me about them please ill answer in a heartbeat #sclnposting

[thepublishingpress]

A Civil Conversation

(Alt. title: Midnight Talks)

Zuko was feeling rather proud of himself. He had done it. He had managed to convince the Avatar to let Zuko teach him firebending. They had given Zuko a chance. Zuko absently poked at the fire with a stick. Though, not everything was ‘sunshines and rainbows’, as his mother would put it. He shuddered when he remembered the Southern Water Tribe girl’s threat. 

Hm. Perhaps betraying her was not the best idea.

He’s broken out of his thoughts when he hears footsteps. Zuko tenses; he’s ready to defend himself if Katara has come to deliver on her threat. 

“Um… Hi?”

Definitely not waterbender girl. “Hi.” Zuko narrowed his eyes at the newcomer. “Are you coming to make threats at me?”

Water Tribe boy chuckled. “Nah. I think my sister’s already taken care of that, don’t you think?”

“How…?”

“I saw her walking out of your room with a grin, and when I asked her what she did, she said the whole story. So, no, I’m not gonna bother you with threats of extreme bodily harm.”

“Um. Thanks…?” Zuko said hesitantly. The boy gave a shrug in response. “May I ask why you have come to visit me?”

“Wow, so formal,” The non-bender snorted, “I just wanted to ask you some things, since, you know, I didn’t have much time before.”

“Alright,” Zuko said, nodding, “Ask away.”

The other boy plopped down beside Zuko. “You’re the Blue Spirit?”

“I-uh…” Zuko blinked in surprise. Out of all the questions the non-bender could’ve asked, Zuko was not expecting this. “Yes. Yes, I am.”

“Oh! Cool!” Exclaimed the younger boy. “We’ve seen the Blue Spirit in posters and whispers around Fire Nation towns, you know.”

Zuko bowed his head. “Thanks, I guess, but how did you know?”

“Aang told us.”

The Avatar. His name was Aang. Zuko filed away the 12 year old’s name for later use. “Oh. I see.”

“So…” The boy in blue swung his feet like a child. “If it’s, um, not too personal, why’d you leave?”

“I…” Zuko paused, thinking about his answer. “Something felt wrong, I suppose. There was something missing that I knew the palace, my home could not provide. I felt discontent. But now…” Zuko trailed off.

“Now…?” Water Tribe boy pressed, curious.

“I feel more complete.”

The fifteen year old boy smiled. “Good for you, then.”

“Thanks.”

“So!” The non-bender said, clapping his hands together. “About you joining the team…”

“I won’t betray you, I promise,” Zuko blurted, “I know I betrayed you before, but I was unstable, but now–”

“Ah, ah, ah,”  The blue eyed boy shushed him, “It’s not about that. I think we can trust you, for the most part. What I am saying, though, is that if you are to join this group, you need to know about the members, hmm?”

“Oh. Right.”

The boy beside Zuko offered him a grin. “Let’s start with me! You know I’m from the Southern Water Tribe, and I’m fifteen!”

“You’re a year younger than me.” Zuko noted.

“Mhm!” The boy continued chattering, talking about his life in the Southern Water Tribe. Zuko eventually relaxed and they fell into a conversation, comparing each others lives, searching for similarities to bond over.

Finally, the Water Tribe boy glanced at the sky. “I should go to bed now…” He said quietly. He smiled. “It was nice talking to you, Zuko.”

“You too, um…” Zuko mentally smacked himself for not asking for the boy’s name. He had always called the members of the Avatar's group certain names in his head, such as Waterbender, The Avatar, Blind Earthbender, and Boomerang Boy. Said boy, however, laughed it off.

“Sokka,” He told Zuko, “It’s Sokka.”

“Good night, Sokka.” 

“Good night, Zuko.”

Yes, joining Avatar Aang's group was a wonderful idea. 

~*~

lol happy (early?) new year everyone!! finally got out of my writer's block and artist's block (if that's a thing ofc) just in time hehe hope you have a great 2024! <3 - basil dela cruz

(P.S: i love the idea that zuko has no idea what the gaang's real names are, so he made up nicknames. it's so silly and i simply adore it <3333)

#avatar #fanfic #fanfiction #writing #yay #zukka #if you squint #platonic #maybe #if you look at it that way #anyway #zuko #sokka #water tribe #avatar the last airbender #atla fanfiction #atla #atla sokka #atla zuko #aang #katara #toph #lol zuko is bad at names #my hcs

[franceblr]

some of my modern au zukka headcanons!

- zuko is definitely the guard-dog-type overprotective boyfriend. like yeah, college zuko is on his zen shit and the rich kid gremlin that used to terrorize his entire highschool is a distant memory, but god help you if you so much as look at sokka wrong. zuko cannot stand seeing people be dismissive to sokka: sometimes people will take sokka’s kindness for granted, or discredit his intelligence just because he’s the funny guy, and zuko just hears kill bill sirens in his head and it’s over. it’s hilarious cause when it’s him that’s being insulted, zuko will barely dignify the offender with an unimpressed stare. but you make a jab at sokka and you’re done. next thing you know sokka has zuko in a deathgrip and is dragging him away before he jumps you.

- bonus points for zuko’s resting bitch face and his extensive training in like every martial art under the sun.

- he just cannot see sokka’s feelings hurt. he can’t. sokka is so brilliant and beautiful and funny and confident, it’s easy to miss how sensitive underneath it all sokka really can be. but zuko knows; zuko guards his heart with fierce jealousy, wrapped around it like a dragon protecting his gold. truthfully sokka is capable of defending himself just fine with his endless wit and snarky remarks, and he’s just as well built, but zuko’s fury always gets the best of him.

- zuko adores sokka and dotes and fusses over him all the time. not that he’d ever admit it. sometimes it’s subtle and sometimes it’s neurotic screeching, and sokka will never miss out on the chance to bring it up and make fun of zuko’s arrogant nose scrunch and his fierce blushing. zuko always keeps track of how much food, sleep, exercise and downtime sokka gets; he often has to chase sokka with his glasses or adhd meds, always picks up sokka’s jewelry when it’s misplaced; he’ll quietly surprise sokka with the most thoughtful acts of service, like cleaning his car when sokka’s been putting it off for weeks, or take sokka on a run when the lows hit. he’s a total mom. but also dad, cause sokka still struggles with discipline despite being so hardworking and motivated. and zuko sucks at talking about emotions -he’s still working that out in therapy but he’s getting there!-, but he always makes sure to check in with sokka when sokka gets a little too funny, when he gets restless and absent and clearly something’s up. and zuko’s not much of a speaker, but he always knows just the right words to say when sokka feels like his brain is just wired against him and he can’t get it to shut up. always knows how to take a day off with sokka and press the restart button for him when he can’t seem to break out of his executive dysfunction. somehow zuko always knows how to help sokka get his life back on track after a rut, without ever being patronizing or overbearing. zuko always knows exactly the way to reassure and hold sokka when the rsd gets bad, with his infinite dragon patience and understanding he only reserves for sokka’s heart.

- sometimes zuko’s caring can become smothering, but sokka deeply appreciates not having to always be the self relying grown up with a plan, and he’s learnt to release the responsability and give in to zuko’s pampering. besides, it’s not like sokka’s any better

- sokka treats zuko with such overwhelming tenderness. he doesn’t care that zuko is 6’4 and all lean muscle and solemn regalness and cheekbones, zuko is his baby. sokka manages zuko like he’s fragile, handling his sharpest pieces with such care, it soothes zuko’s hurt and inspires him to be kind. even when zuko sometimes slips back in his old self destructive ways, sokka knows how to calm and tuck in bed the angry teenager in zuko that screams and kicks and sets himself on fire. knows that with enough kindness and firmness he’ll coax out again the mature zuko that goes to therapy and does his yoga and does his best everyday to be kind and brave. and sokka is so patient with zuko, how could he not always strive to be better and make him proud?

- sokka is aware he’ll never truly know what it means to grow up in a family like zuko’s, and he doesn’t always understand all the dynamics and triggers and layers of trauma that kind of abuse inflicts on a person. and zuko does a wonderful job at keeping things manageable and in control. but when zuko breaks, sokka is always there. sokka is always there to pick zuko up after he visits ozai in jail, and knows better not to question why zuko returns even when he cries in the passenger seat on the drive home. sokka always picks up when zuko’s having a panic attack at work and he’s begging sokka to talk him through it on the phone. sokka always sits with zuko on the bathroom floor and rubs his back when he’s throwing up from stress, and he’s always there to redirect zuko’s attention and force him to take a break when his work outs get too extenuating.

- totally agree on the common hc that zuko’s in either political science or law, and sokka is a mechanical engineering student.

- as far as hobbies go, they’re both physically active and into sports, though i think sokka would be more of a surfer/gym/basketball/track athlete type of guy, and zuko’s more of a martial arts/tennis/pilates type of dude. zuko’s also an avid reader and opera and theatre enthusiast, likely can play an instrument. while sokka engages in a variety of creative hobbies that span from painting to writing poetry to knitting to pottery. sokka picks up new hobbies routinely, and though most of them don’t end up sticking, he masters them crazy fast. he enjoys anything that stimulates his logical thinking, and him and zuko often play chess and videogames together. sokka also has the nasty habit to go through zuko’s crossword puzzles and fill out the words he knows before zuko has the chance to get to it himself.

- sokka broadened zuko’s personal aesthetic and fashion horizons. zuko still favours neutral colours (with the exception of red) and a laid back but purposeful style: he’s very anal about his pants being pressed properly and his sneakers being clean. he also wears only natural fabrics, and is well known for his perfectly ironed cotton t-shirts. he always makes sure to throw something in his outfits that nod to his heritage, whether that be in the tailoring or model of the clothes, or his accessories. he’s a serial hoodie stealer, and sokka introduced him to crop tops, which to sokka’s delight, zuko pulls off incredibly. he also may or may not have nipple piercings and a tattoo somewhere.

- sokka on the other hand is either giving athlete off duty or pride, no in betweens. he’s very expressive in the way he dresses and accessorizes, and likes to experiment with bold colours and less gender conforming stuff. most of his wardrobe comes in shades of blue though, that’s just how it was meant to be. sokka is huge on proudly wearing traditional clothes, and likes to showcase his culture through fashion. he also makes a lot of his and zuko’s jewelry. definitely has at least 3 piercings per ear, a nose ring, and is tattooed. most of the time sokka has kinesiology tape peeking out from his clothes. and dirty sneakers lol

- on days where zuko doesn’t want his hair in the way, sokka will braid it for him beautifully. but zuko always has at least two small braids at the nape of his neck, and beads woven in his hair.

#zukka #headcanon #this had been rotting in my brain for so long i decided might as well make a post or smth #even if they’re common hc we all agree on lmao

[sokkas-therapist]

Shoutout to all the soldiers who talk about their hyperfixation with friends who are super normal about it so they have to pretend to be normal about it too

#it’s me I am the soldier #this is HARDDDD #I am in fact not normal about this at all #this is 99% about Zukka #but thar 1% is for the special place in my heart where all my baby Izumi hcs live

[badgerfrogs]

modern au zuko & sokka have to get aang to teach izumi how to drive after she sat them down and told them she couldn't learn from them because zuko is always trying to get her to go on the highway and evade police "to learn" and sokka starts crying and shaking with fear any time his baby girl so much as even touches the gas pedal

#zukka #zukka dads #izumi #hc #op

[picnicbitchsokka]

got bored and made picrew zukka

picrew by: @lunevani

#and ofc i gave sokka freckles #hc that zuko has a mole near the right side of his mouth #this picrew literally had everything?? #zukos scar sokka’s necklace sokka’s hairstyle like??? #sokka #zuko #zukka #atla

[kogamitsukii]

After the gaang start to trust Zuko, there's a mad scramble to see who gets to cuddle him at night because firebenders run hot and sleeping outdoors is cold. Toph and Sokka usually win because either Toph will manhandle her way into at night or Sokka will seek Zuko out and call dibs during the day using Zuko's honour to bind him to his word. Aang sometimes wins through puppy-eyed disappointment.

#the gaang #atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko #zuko is a good cuddler #just firebender things #zukka #zuko and toph are bros #sokka #aang #toph #toph beifong #headcanon #hc #atla hc

[ash-and-starlight]

Do you have any really specific and/or personal Zukka headcanons that you’d be okay with sharing? I eat up every hc you put into your drawings like they’re candy, I was wondering if you had any others :D :D

OH boii i sure have,,, nothing coherent is coming to mind atm so ill just expose my Extensive backstories of zukka bethrotal armbands that idk if i will find a way to sneak into art.

sokka’s armband for zuko is forged back at Piandao’s mansion, and it's one of the most fine stunning pieces of jewelry ever crafted. it’s not the usual southern ivory but metal, more similar to the armbands worn as an accessory in the fire nation. it’s made of intertwining bands of gold and black meteor metal, with patterns of waves and dragon scales that seem to ripple and move when the light catches on them just right. and the pendant is a traditional blue stone from the swt.

There are no particular engagement gifts traditions in the fn, so zuko goes on a deep dive into southern water tribe ones, asking sokka’s family and friends about jewelry making and learning to engrave over the course of several trips to the swt. He makes sokka’s armband with ivory from his own first (successful) solo hunt. i’m not sure abt the material of the pendant lmao maybe gold? but amber would also be cool methinks

as for the pendant engraving they display a unique single braincell moment (untrue i just want them to match). love the fact that both of them are sea savvy navigators, love to think that in their pining era they spent a lot of time watching the stars and showing each other the different constellations and navigation pointers of their nations, so in both of their armbands’ stones are depicted the constellation used to guide sailors back home, sokka engraving the swt’s one on zuko’s armband and vice versa.

if they were sun’s out guns out kinda guys before this only gets worse during the first weeks of their engagement. shirts are banned. everyone look at the bethrotal armbands NOW.

#id in alt text #welcome to my cringe and twisted mind #extra headcanon brought to u by the art is that zuko’s knuckles are scarred over bc he spent a lot of angry teenage years just punching shit #also! extra worldbuilding hc just because #since every man in the water tribes is pictured with a necklace i hc that it holds a bit of status/coming of age significance #like ​everyone makes their own with bone/ivory from their first hunt and then it can be changed or have new elements added later on #zukka #my art #ash replies #OH EDIT EXTRA THOT #since i hc they spend time apart bc zuko has to stay mostly in the fire nation (especially in first years of his reign) #while sokka travels everywhere fixing the world along the way #the constellations could be an extra way to tell each other that they’d always come back #uwu #im so ill

[fanfic-gremlin-ft-trauma]

Firelord hair care is so important to me (and Sokka, apparently)

#zukka #zuko x sokka #zukka fanart #atla #I have this hc that touching someone else’s hair is like a huge deal™️ in the fire nation #and Sokka just #does it #Zuko doesn’t have the heart to tell him that the rest of the nation thinks they’re engaged #(not because he’s in love with Sokka what haha that would be crazy)

[lizardlicks]

I’m not deep into Zukka so idk what ideas have already been proposed but: Zulu spends so long hearing about Sokka’s master in his typical Sokka way, and it’s not until Sokka officially introduces them that Zuko realizes ‘Sokka’s Master’ and ‘Piandao, legendary swordsman and White Lotus member’ are the same man and he freaks out. Anyway Piandao helps Zuko forge twin swords out of the same meteorite as Sokka’s sword and basically Matching Swords Babey

I especially love this when you consider in the lost adventures comics they retroactively decided that Zuko had also learned his swordsmanship (or at least his initial training) from Piandao, so far a solid idk month? A couple weeks at least they're arguing over who had the better sword master only for it to turn out to be the same person, and these two dumbasses are just that confused.

#zuko #sokka #master piandao #zukka #birthday hc asks

[hyperfixationisamust]

Sokka in LoK (Oldkka????)

We were all robbed of old Sokka so fuck canon I'm putting him in

Sokka moves like he's still in his prime, always full of energy

but sometimes the knee that he hurt during Sozin's Comet will lock up and he's down for the count

totally carves his own cane. or makes one idk mans made hot air balloons he probably finds some way to make his cane some kind of cannon or sword

absolutely treats Korra like his own kid; won't hesitate to snark or playfully punch her, but will also give her advice when she needs it

he teaches Korra how to fight with weapons or hand to hand, or at least teaches her to fight while thinking outside of the box

White Lotus member Sokka feels so right; he's like a more upbeat version of Piandao mixed with less cryptic Bumi. wicked smart and quick wits with a sharp tongue but goofs off a lot so people assume he's just an old wackjob

Sokka makes it so that there's a permanent nonbender councilperson position and/or a Water Tribe representative

though they've matured, Katara and Sokka still squabble but with more words and the occasional bending of water/snow into Sokka's clothes

loves to remind Zuko of his teenage, angsty self constantly

I firmly believe that Toph told him she was gonna go live in a swamp because Tokka friendship my beloved

fuck it Suki is also very much alive and retired on Kyoshi Island and is an instructor and Sokka will occasionally drop by to talk

Sokka definitely still fights, regardless of what people try to warn him about watching his health, he's still fit, thank you very much

never got over the thrill of travelling and goes wherever his heart takes him, but always visits friends when he's in the area

still loves art and writing, tho he has improved a lot lmao

when they were first building Republic City, he may have gotten a liiitle mad when there were no non-bender statues so he made Non-Bender Row, a street solely dedicated to statues of well-known non-benders and plaques of their achievements

always calls his friends to see how they're doing when phones become a thing

speaking of phones, Sokka loves seeing all these new inventions and definitely would like Varrick; reminds Sokka of a younger him, or so he likes to say

hates Amon with a passion and how he preys on the useless feeling of nonbenders; Amon doesn't get as much attention and followers with Sokka opposing him

when he first meets Korra's group, he thinks Mako is somehow related to Zuko

Mako: it's nice to meet you, Mr. So-

Sokka: are you Zuko's long lost son or something

Mako: ???

loves messing with Bolin and constantly teases him; very proud of him when Bolin learns lavabending

very impressed with Asami; I like to think Asami really looks up to Sokka as a non-bending inventor and when he finds this out: ego boosted, Asami is his new favorite

I have a whole separate wip of young Bumi II and Sokka bonding, but just know these two are very close and love to poke fun at their other family members together

Oh they also have the same connection to spirits so they can bond over that too

When Bumi gets airbending, yeah Sokka’s a little sad, and yeah maybe he cries a little bit, but it’s fine Bumi’s still his favorite

Sokka sees so much of Katara and Kya in Kya II; very supportive when she comes out and will hurt anyone who judges her for it

loves messing with Tenzin; sometimes will call him mini Aang; has a running bet with the rest of the family to see who can get him the most red (currently Meelo is in the lead)

Meelo and Sokka are a disaster together; the sheer chaos they can and will cause is through the roof

thinks of Ikki as a female version of Aang; also like to cause trouble together, but mostly through pranks

likes to poke fun at Jinora about her spiritual connection, but he's really proud of her when she gets her airbender tattoos

Sokka: jfdslkjh go Jinora fksdljg

Kya: Uncle are you crying

Sokka, sniffling: nO-

Give me Sokka interacting with his nieces and nephews he’d be such a good uncle spirits please

definitely thinks Kai is not good enough for his grandniece

very wary of Wu, doesn't like him at first

Sokka: he's an entitled royal brat with no manners

Katara: so were you, but without the royal part

Sokka: *offended noises*

Would absolutely be best friends with Pabu and Naga; jokes that he loves them more than their owners

Sokka would be super into probending and would probably even buy a team; but that's a post for another time

Liked the Black Quarry Boar-q-pines, but when Korra joined the Fire Ferrets, he started rooting for them

he's the first one to notice how close Asami and Korra are

Asami and Korra: *smile at each other*

Sokka: oh??? what's this????

when Mako goes through the awkward phase with Asami and Korra after that whole love triangle shitshow, Sokka tells him about his own love struggles

Asami and Korra: we're together now <33

Sokka: KNEW IT

#HELLO BESTIES IM ALIVE #i completely forgor that tumblr exists and so i am back #with more atla inspo <3 #u r welcome <3 #honestly i might disappear for another year but yk yolo #sokka #atla sokka #atla #lok #legend of korra #might rewatch lok just to make more old sokka content #I love this man so much #sokka my beloved <3 #purposely didnt hc a ship for multiple ships #but zukka also lives in my head rent free so

[sukidude]

[Image ID: drawn yearbook portraits of Sokka and Zuko. Sokka is wearing a collared shirt, has large glasses and braces, and under his name it says he is a mathlete and in the glee club. Zuko is wearing a my chemical romance tshirt, has a choker on, his hair is spiky and long, and under his name it says he is in the anime club and orchestra. Zuko has signed above Sokka’s picture saying, “HAGS <3 Zuko” where the S is the middle school Superman S. Sokka signs Zuko’s, “LOZER. (JK) LOVE, SOKKA” and drew hearts around his picture. /End ID]

Zukka Week Day 2: Childhood Friends! @zukkaweek 🖤

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Modern AU where Zuko and Sokka went to the same middle school and became unlikely friends (to lovers) and signed each other’s yearbooks in cringey middle school fashion :p

#hahahahha there is SO much going on here #i hope you enjoy my modern au hc’s I threw in #sorry zuko can’t hear you over his bang #zuko is literally president of the anime club and sokka has a GREAT singing voice #plus zuko plays cello #it’s all literally canon I swear #zukka #zukka week #zuko #sokka #atla #zukkaweek2022 #nyla does the art