#zuko and azula

[cienie-isengardu]

Zuko and Azula in "The Beach"

Lately I think a lot about "The Beach" episode [x], especially about this small detail of great teamwork Zuko and Azula have during the game.

Zuko is looking ahead, directly facing their rivals (who had the control of the ball at this moment) but his body is clearly lowered to the ground, left hand most likely touching the ground, legs bent and widely spaced - a clear contrast to Mai standing near and how he stood before on two separate occasions

which is why I think Zuko willingly create an opportunity for Azula, so she could jump higher - something she definitely used to their team’s advantage. If Azula simply jumped on her brother’s back when he wasn’t expecting it or wasn’t ready, he would probably just fall face down from the impact but as the scene shows, he had no such problem nor was angry about it in the following scenes.

During the game sequences there was no dialogue shown between our protagonists, so it is hard to determine if Azula in advance called Zuko to give her a “lift” or Zuko offered on his own, or did they were that much in sync they just acted without thinking. Regardless I like this few seconds long interaction, because for me it implies how they trusted each other despite all the rivalry and bitterness from previous episodes. Like Zuko trusted Azula won’t use that moment to hurt/humiliate him by overuse of force, the same as Azula trusted in Zuko’s strength and that he won’t mess up by losing his balance. It is a small thing but no less sweet to see them working well together when fighting for the same goal - what reminds me a bit their teamwork from the previous season finale.

Interestingly, it was also the second time Zuko assisted Azula in scoring against their rivals while not scoring himself any point on screen. The first time happened almost right at the beggining of the game (second from total five sequences)

while each girl have the solo sequence of winning a point:

Azula's first attack,

later Ty Lee landing on the net

and Mai kicking the ball (and presumably scoring)

while Zuko’s two actions are shared only with his younger sister while there is no sense of competition between the siblings, something contrasting a lot with some previous and later episodes.

Azula is bossy and competitive through most of the episode and her brother lets her be that without a complaint. Azula and Zuko get along pretty well and A) do not argue (with the exception of the campfire scene and then they argue not even for the whole scene itself) and B) don't get on each nerves the way they do in the palace, with Ozai's presence looming in the back of their mind. I absolutely adore this episode, as it humanizes all our Fire Nation characters by showing them as teenagers outside the war zone but also giving us a bit of insight into what Azula and Zuko could be if Ozai didn't pit them against each other. And they could be a great team!

#atla #avata #avatar: the last airbender #prince zuko #azula #mai #ty lee #zuko and azula #fire nation #fire nation siblings #avatar: the last airbender - the beach episode is such a great mini story #look i have a lot to say about zuko and azula and their messed up relationship but this episode just make you realize how much azula & zuko #are socially awkward teenagers who have no idea how to interact with their peers #but also the deep of their bond shattered by ozai's abuse and yet somehow still connecting them on emotional level #when they can be just kids not ozai's perfect soldiers and heirs #also zuko just tagging with azula's friends is both funny and sad he has no friends of his in fire nation #while sokka will be the first boy befriended close to his own age (with aang a bit younger and lu ten some years older) #i think a lot about the tragedy of azula and zuko okay? a lot as in too much

[firenaition]

thinking about what zuko means to azula and weeping. he's a traitor but he's your brother. he held you when you were born. he's banished for being too weak to hurt your father and you learn to hate his goodness. he is somewhere in the world carrying your eyes. he misses your absent mother more than he loves you but that is the price you pay for being the one who stayed. he never grants you this same kindness. you are faster and deadlier and better but it doesn't change the fact that your brave big brother used to tell you stories of dragons every time it stormed because you were so afraid of the thunder. he is the only one who understands what it means to bear the brunt of your bloody inheritance. he crumbled under the weight of it, but you stayed. you always stay. he is half of you. you hate being betrayed.

you don't love him. he's your big brother. who could you possibly love more?

#my favorite most tortured sibling dynamic in the world #zuko and azula #zuko #azula #atla #avatar: the last airbender #fire nation #fire siblings #ozai #iroh #atla meta #poetry #atla comics

[emkini]

Guileless son, I'll shape your belief And you'll always know that your father's a thief And you won't understand the cause of your grief But you'll always follow the voices beneath

#atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko and azula #zuko #azula #fire siblings #atla fanart #illustration #chinese dragon #-slaps roof of Them- these babies can fit so much toxicity inside #if anyone tags this as a ship I will start committing crimes by the way don't be weird on my post #lyrics from mordred's lullaby #em draws

[getpissedonforjesus]

#zuko and azula #tcoaal #the coffin of andy and leyley #coffin of andy and leyley #andy and leyley #avatar crossover

[xxoxobree]

… Modern Zuko Headcanons

Prince Zuko x Gn!Reader

Contents: Fluff

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko Who makes you sneak out the house to have late night car conversations with him.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko Who has all of the cute Polaroids of you two on his mirror.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko That lets you put his hair in any silly little style you can think of. 

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko That sneaks into your window to cuddle with you after he and his dad get into it.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko That gets jealous whenever you hang out with Azula without him.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko Who keeps a hand on you at all times because he’s touch starved and loves the feeling of your skin and warmth.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko Who practiced for hours on how to ask you to be his prom date.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko Who brings you two boba from his uncles tea shop after every shift.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko Who calls shows that you like stupid but get really invested in them.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Modern!Zuko That got you a necklace with a dragon pendant for your first anniversary.

#prince zuko #zuko #fire lord zuko #atla zuko #zuko x reader #avatar zuko #zuko fanfic #modern Zuko #zuko x y/n #zuko x you #zuko x gn reader #atla #modern atla #zuko headcanon #zuko atla #zuko avatar #zuko and azula #zuko fluff #zuko imagine #zuko my beloved #Zuko one shot #Zuko hcs #Zuko atla x you

[chremes007]

Zuko and Azula in yakuza/triad heirs au !

(I’m sorry for changing zuko’s burn scar to a cut , but i think is fits this au more 😔)

⚠️content warning : weapons (gun and knife)

#zuko #azula #fanart #my art #art #atla #digital art #avatar the last airbender #zuko and azula #crime au

[feral-jackdaw]

Literally them

#atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko #atla zuko #atla azula #zuko and azula #autism #autism memes #atla meme #prince zuko

[billsbae]

siblings that would kill for each other: katara & sokka

siblings that would kill each other: azula & zuko

#atla #water siblings #water tribe siblings #fire siblings #fire nation siblings #fire nation #water tribe #water family #sokka and katara #katara and sokka #zuko and azula #azula and zuko #zuko #prince zuko #princess azula #azula #sokka #katara #avatar the last airbender #atla netflix

[zeke-best]

no make up azula looks exactly like zuko

#azula fanart #fire lord azula #atla azula #princess azula #azula avatar #azula redemption #zuko and azula #azula fanfic #prinzessin azula #atla zuko #azula zuko #zuko fanart #avatar zuko #fire nation #fire siblings #incorrect atla

[marymary-diva17]

You will be amazing on day

zuko and mom reader

life had changed for you when you had married Prince ozai, for the sake and wellbeing of your family and village. As the duty of daughter and wife had been something you are balancing, that was until motherhood had came into the equation. Now your had become a lady of the nation and a soon to be mother, in the royal family. You had made a promise to love your children and care off them, along with teaching them well in hopes they didn’t become like their father.

zuko “ mom” you are feeding some turtle duck by yourself in one of the palaces, many gardens when you had heard someone calling you. As you soon looked up to see it zuko, he soon reached you.

y/n “ hello my son why has made you run away the way here”

zuko “ I wanted to show you the gift uncle iroh sent me” zuko soon showed you a earth king blade as he sat down next to you.

y/n “ wow this is amazing craftsmanship and the words are wonderful as well”

zuko “ It say never give up"

y/n " yes it those your uncle might have a good reason for you giving you that my boy"

zuko " yes mom ... umm mom what is your family like" you had gotten very quiet when you had heard zuko asking about your family, you never told zuko or azula about your family. As your husband and azulon hadn't allowed you to speak about them, or even allowed you to go see them as well.

y/n " ......."

zuko " mom are you okay"

y/n " I'm good hey hey don't you come feed the trutepl ducks with me"

zuko " okay mom" you ahd given zuko some of the bread and he was feeding the ducks.

zuko " mom do you ever think I will be gifted in fire bending like everyone else in the family.even you are gifted as well"

y/n " well yes one day you will be an amazing fire bender but it take many years to master, fire bending my boy you and you are good already I love the moves you do"

zuko " even if I fall on my but"

y/n " yes even if you fall on your butt" you soon brought zuko close to you making him laugh, and bring him into a warm embrace. Him and azula are you most valuable treasures.

y/n " you know you coming from a very long line of proud fire benders"

zuko " I do"

y/n " yes and one day you will be added to that list of amazing fire bender"

zuko " thank mom"

y/n " you are welcome"

zuko " mom when I get older and I will be the best prince you can be proud of"

y/n " oh zuko I'm already proud of you and all you have done now, and I know you will do many greta things when you are older"

zuko " will you be there when it happens"

y/n " yes I will but if I'm not there I will be there with you in spirt and heart, no matter where you go I will always love you"

zuko " yes mom"

y/n " if you want to run along and play with your sister and her friends you can, you don't have to stay here with me"

zuko " I rather stay here with you a bit longer mom"

y/n " okay you can and hey I will tell you some great stories of spirts, so you can learn about them as I know your uncle has been telling you enough"

zuko " yes mom I will love to hear more stories"

y/n " well that good to hear" you had sat with zuko feeding and watching the turtle ducks in the pond, as you had been telling zuko tales about spirts from all the nations. You knew zuko will be amazing one day but he will have to go through a long journey, in life and experience many things as well but one day he will be amazing. Deep down you are hoping the ozai doesn't try to control him, as you couldn't bare the thought of your kids becoming like their father when they could become their own person in the end. There was also the hope that you will be there to see the grown up, and see their future selves.

#avatar #avatar x y/n #avatar x reader #prince zuko #zuko #alta x reader #alta #alta x you #zuko and azula #zuko imagine #fire lord zuko #princess azula #avatar azula #atla azula #fire lord ozai #ozai #atla ozai #fire nation #uncle iroh #fire nation royal family #ozai x reader #ozai x y/n #ozai x you

[asongofstarkandtargaryen]

Elizabeth Yu's expression when she got Zuko was priceless. It's exactly how Azula would have reacted

#azula #zuko #natla #avatar the last airbender #atla #atla netflix #elizabeth yu #zuko and azula

[zukkaonthebrain]

the fire hazard siblings and their silly kyoshi warrior lovers.

#atla shitpost #zukka #zuko/sokka #sokka/zuko #zuko x sokka #atla sokka #atla zuko #atla azula #atla ty lee #tyzula #fire hazard siblings #zuko and azula #zukkaonthebrain #suki/azula #azula x suki #azuki

[biboomerangboi]

Couldn’t resist doing this conversation between Adaine and Aelwyn with Zuko and Azula because they deserve a healing relationship like them. (Azula’s pixie cut is also inspired by Aelwyn because post trauma hair cuts are so important)

#atla #zuko #azula #druk #prince zuko #princess azula #fire hazard siblings #avatar: the last airbender #avatar the legend of aang #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #zuko and azula #adaine abernant #aelwyn abernant #adaine and Aelwyn #zee doodles #this was going to be so quick but Rana has enlighten my past to SE Fire nation fashion and I spent far to long on it

[freeryebread]

sokka and katara raised each other because they didnt have their parents, but because zuko and azula were raised by their parents, they didnt have each other

#sokka #sokka atla #atla sokka #zuko #zuko atla #atla zuko #katara #katara atla #atla katara #azula #azula atla #atla azula #atla #avatar the last airbender #azula and zuko #sokka and katara #zuko and azula #katara and sokka #siblings #they are foils of each other and i love them oh so dearly #ozai needs to die

[starlight-bread-blog]

My Interpretation of The Last Agni Kai

(Disclaimer: This isn't critisism of Zuko as much as it a small breakdown of the tragedy of the royal family. This post was also editted and it may not appear in reblogs).

Do you hear this language? "The showdown that was always meant to be". It's somewhat true, but I'd argue that it's not because of who they are as people. It's because of Ozai.

It's because they're the golden child and the scapegoat. It's because they've been put against each other by their abuser.

I would argue that she is sorry. She does love her brother, and she didn't want it to end this way. Zuko cannot see that, and he isn't sorry.

In The Beach, Zuko burns a picture of them, as a family.

To him, the picture resresents the perfect past. Before everything went to shit. But he no longer fits there. Even though he's back. He's frustrated, he hates the world, and wants to burn it all.

Especially after he has redeemed himself, he is sure there is nothing for him. His mother is gone, his father is abusive, and Azula: the prodigy, the favored one, who belittled him from the day Ozai began to favor her. She left him in the dust while making it extra dirty. She's barely his sister anymore, she's the untouchable force making his life worse.

In Zuko Alone, Azula practically taunts him over his planned murder.

This is what Zuko sees. Not a human, not a sister, but a boogeyman. After all, Azula always lies. What he doesn't see is Azula's reaction when she realizes the situation is serious. She'll never let him see that.

Azula could have burned the bridge all those years ago, when he was banished. But she didn't. She is the reason he's back home, on that beach. Ozai was her God, she was disciplined to him and only him, even more than herself. And she lied to his face so Zuko could come back home. She's cunning, manipulative and dangerous, but she loved her brother.

Zuko can't see that. Even when "she's slipping", he can't see that. Of course he wouldn't, her love for him is overshadowed by the damage she caused him, and his envy of her. She's above him, the demon haunting him. As Ozai and their history led him to believe. And he sticks to this belief, until it's disproven.

(Author's note: Azula's face here makes me want to cry, props to the animator)

She's human, his sister. And she's trurly sorry it had to come to this.

The Last Agni Kai is a tragedy. It's the story of two siblings who grew up in an abusive household, with a dad who played favorites. One made all the wrong choices, while the other could not fathom the other's humanity. They don't reconcile, they put themselves against each other. Because it's the showdown that was always meant to be. And he only recognizes it wasn't, after it's over. Now, he too, is sorry.

#next to aang's non violent solution #this sticks out like a sore thumb #tw abuse #tw child abuse #prince zuko #atla zuko #fire lord zuko #firelord zuko #zuko meta #azula meta #princess azula #atla azula #azula avatar #azula and zuko #zuko and azula #sozin's comet #the last agni kai #atla meta #atla analysis #avatar the last airbender meta #avatar the last airbender #avatar aang #avatar: the last airbender #atla #a:tla

[thegaybluejay]

Y’all ever just wonder if Zuko sees pieces of Azula in Toph and Katara?

Except not what Azula was turned into by their father, but what she could have been if she had been properly loved by the adults around her (like Katara) or if she had been allowed to find other people who did (like Toph found the Gaang).

Katara and Toph were both master benders at a young age, like Azula. They were fierce and loyal. They’re basically her foils (mostly Katara, but Toph too) and I feel like Zuko 100% would recognize that. Then they became his friends, his new family. They all loved each other to the point that Zuko was willing to take a lightning blast for Katara (he would have for anyone in the Gaang, but still).

They probably heal that big brother piece of his heart while he waits to see if Azula will be willing to heal herself.

I think about this a lot-

#avatar the last airbender #zuko and azula #sibling angst #found family #toph beifong #katara #zuko #atla