contemplating my place in the universe

new ATLA/Zutara fan exploring tumblr

[demaparbat-hp]

Waiting for the S3 photobooth promo to drop

[neko-mancy]

just saw a "only one bed" fic with the major character death warning

[dontbreakthechain]

#i guess that's one way to solve that problem

[idabbleincrazy]

“This bed ain’t big enough for the both of us.”

[polteergeistt]

[blackcatobservatory]

lovers-to-enemies

[blackcatobservatory]

So do all fics have to have an “oh. Oh.” in them? Is that like a rule somewhere?

[katara-stan-club]

[blackcatobservatory]

Katara: actually, I think I’m the one who is in love with you…

[robin-therobber]

the littlest things in the world

[blackcatobservatory]

squeeee!

[articianne]

[tosses into the air and runs away]

[blackcatobservatory]

Le sigh….

[paintedlight1]

Lord Momo of the Momo Dynasty. Your Momoness✨👑

(There is no Netflix series in Ba Sing Se)

[tonydestiel67]

Fanart #2 completed!

"You rise with the Moon, I rise with the sun!"

And they always meet at sunset!

I don't remember where I read that if Zuko knew about the necklace tradition, he’d probably forge one for Katara using a crystal from the Crystal Cave. But I loved that idea so much that I made the necklace the color of one of those crystals 🥹

[phoebester]

I love your hcs that go with your art!!!

[thesadtadpole]

Me when the obviously doomed character doesn't get a happy ending

[dunmertitty]

[blackcatobservatory]

Reblogging bc I pathologically hold out hope for the obviously doomed character, even on subsequent watchings.

[tonydestiel67]

Fanart #2 completed!

"You rise with the Moon, I rise with the sun!"

And they always meet at sunset!

I don't remember where I read that if Zuko knew about the necklace tradition, he’d probably forge one for Katara using a crystal from the Crystal Cave. But I loved that idea so much that I made the necklace the color of one of those crystals 🥹

[co2bender]

[nohardheroes]

ZUKO & KATARA

OLIVIA RODRIGO → STUPID SONG

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Live Action (S1/S2)

→ please don't use, download, or screenshot my gifs without permission or credit! these are specially made and took time to create, so please ask first!

[blackcatobservatory]

Is it just me or do a lot of Olivia’s songs go really will with Zutara?

[carnivorous-flowerr]

I love zutara with all my BEING. BUT I am a Katara stan first for everything she stands for. There would be no ATLA without her. She is more than a ship. She is such an influential character to me

[titaniarts]

my dear zutara…

[hammersanvil]

Rewatching Book 3 of ATLA and cringing at how dumb the Iroh fanservice plot twists are:

"Iroh lied about killing the last dragon before Zuko was born because he wanted to protect them! They actually deemed him pure of heart and worthy to learn the truest form of firebending🥰" .......... even though he continued to be a violent general in an evil genocidal empire long after that...? I'm questioning the dragons' wisdom now.

"Actually Iroh and all the other old guys in the show are senior members of a super secret society working for the good of the world!!" ..... even though one of them flat out refused to teach the Avatar waterbending for misogynistic reasons, another refused to teach the Avatar firebending for personal reasons, and Iroh was an evil war general barely 6 years ago so I suppose he's only a recent member?

[muffinlance]

I love AtLA as much as anyone, but yeah it is, uh. Pretty abundantly clear that the White Lotus didn't exist in the writers' room until at least season two, and they didn't have a full idea of its role in the narrative probably until season three. The timeline on Iroh "Did A War Against All The Rest Of You" Azulonson joining and being trusted so high in the membership is also. Very questionable.

Which is all to say I think it would be perfect if we got to the season three end game and realized Iroh was actually still an errand boy initiate in the White Lotus. And Piandao pulls aside the main tent flap to reveal our Supreme Grand Lotus:

Gran-Gran

Canonically traveled the world without Committing A War, thus reasonably having met and networked with most of these other people in a positive way? Check

Saw the Avatar and told her only grandkids to go help that kid ASAP, don't worry Gran-Gran's just going to stay riiiiiight here while you're gone and definitely not relive the excitements of her youth? Check

Would recontextualize Pakku's constant sour grapes face (and his reaction to seeing Katara's necklace) to "my ex left me and now she's my superior, if I don't train her grandkid she will mobilize a global movement to Kick My Ass"? CHECK

Gran-Gran for White Lotus Grandmaster 2026

[solo-walker]

i'm holidng a "GRAN GRAN FOR GRAND LOTUS" banner because I was FULLY expecting to see her make a comeback in the the final few eps but... apparently not, I guess.

*slams table yet again* WHERE'S THE GRAN GRAN SPIN-OFF

[blackcatobservatory]

A lot of fics I’ve come across lately have been working overtime to figure out how to make Iroh’s character make sense. Haven’t run across this solution yet, but you know…

[yamino]

my favorite circus freak 💕🎪🤹‍♀️

[blackcatobservatory]

Ty Lee! Seriously, there are no bad side characters in ATLA

[yorgen-sh]

The Chinese shoe manufacturer decided to demonstrate the indestructibility of their shoes

[scarlettohairdye]

And also the indestructibility of that woman's ankles

[blackcatobservatory]

If ever there was a woman deserving of the “Who is she?!?” line….