Zutara is Canon

I go by Koyomu on YouTube, where I post my once upon a time but just the important stuff series. Welcome to my account where I don't post for 3 years then go on a Zutara or CaptainSwan binge at random before vanishing again for another 3 years. For bragging rights, I am an ORIGINAL fan of the shows I post about.

[dancingmylifeaway]

Avatar is not what it used to be.

I just flat out can't be bothered to watch the movie. I headcanon everything after 2015 to be optional/fanfiction. The writers (the Ehasz duo) who worked on Avatar are not the same writers who did literally everything else Avatar-related.

Personally, I credit the further destruction of Avatar to the fans that came in during the Renaissance and are thus responsible for drumming up enough interest to get awful revival after another after another. If the show had stayed in its grave, we wouldn't have all these new fans who have essentially destroyed one of the greatest pieces of media ever made. Bryke only came back to work on it more because the pandemic fans made it popular again, and the internet fandom circles have been even further corrupted by insanity bleeding together with Avatar meta.

Call me an Avatar purist, but I don't really care. I'm just looking forward to the next big children's show to explode into popularity and lure these lunatics away from my beloved show.

[azuremart]

My favorite headcanon is Kaya spent way too much time with Uncle Zuko and it shows.

She was definitely taking notes from him. From the hairstyle to the facial expressions (and I’ve gathered plenty of screenshot proof). 😄

The new art of young Kaya II from her solo comic, along with the leaked footage from the upcoming "The Legend of Aang" movie, has officially convinced me of one incredibly precious detail.

Have you noticed Kaya’s hairstyle? Look closely at those loose side-bangs and the way her hair is framed. Now look at Uncle Zuko.

This is now my official headcanon: Zuko, our favorite dutiful 'girl dad', used to braid young Kaya's hair when she was a kid because it was the only hairstyle he actually knew how to do by himself!

He probably just learned a simple, practical style that also happened to be traditional in the Fire Nation, and little Kaya loved it so much that she decided to stick with it.

Young Kaya to Elder Kaya: Consistently pulls her hair back and leaves those long side-bangs. This is pure Zuko (or even young Azula) aesthetic. It is a very distinct fashion marker of the Fire Nation.

It’s so interesting how Kaya completely avoids traditional Water Tribe hairstyles for some reason. Water Tribe hair is always all about intricate braids, elaborate twists, ponytails, and a bunch of authentic accessories like blue beads, ribbons or hair wraps.

This isn't a traditional Water Tribe style at all. It is uniquely Uncle Zuko's style. He was the closest family friend, and this detail basically screams that he was that "cool uncle" who spent a lot of time babysitting the kids.

Uncle Zuko hairstyle… and fighting style.

The facial expression identity between these two characters just amuses me so much😅:

I just can't stop comparing screenshots of these two. I have no idea how much time Zuko spent with this family for their daughter to completely pick up his facial expressions.

Either that, or I have a very serious question for Katara.😏

[zutaraweek]

Mark your calendars for Zutara Week 2026! The big event will be held from August 9 - August 15!

Thank you @fabdante for offering their art for this year's event graphics!

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[frogpropaganda]

Disclaimer: I'm a rabid Zuko stan, he is my favorite character next to Katara. Okay, now that that's out of the way;

So you're telling me that Mai saved all of them, Zuko saw this happen, definitely knew what the consequences would be, and indeed Azula was going to straight up KILL Mai before Ty Lee paralyzed her, we know this because she got into the pose for summoning lightning, but he seems to not even think about her again until that one part of the final episode where she shows up to the palace for his coronation (how did she get in there?).

"Mai! You're okay! They let you out of prison?" BITCH WHO IS "THEY"???? HE IS THE FUCKING FIRE LORD!!!! HE IS THEY!!!!!!! WHO WROTE THIS??????

I'm supposed to buy that he is in love with her when he didn't seem worried about her a single time after she sacrificed herself for them all and then apparently also didn't think of her when they won the war? Didn't think to say "Hey! My girlfriend Mai, someone needs to find out what happened to her and where she is and report back to me immediately! I need to know if she's okay!" and then immediately have her released? Her uncle had to pull some strings???? Not Zuko, who is the Fire Lord, but her uncle the warden?????? And yeah I know he wasn't crowned yet but that's more of a ceremonial thing, he still had the authority.

And yeah I know Zuko had a lot on his plate but this is the girl he's supposed to be IN LOVE WITH, she should be one of his first concerns if you want people to believe he's in love with her.

I'm supposed to think the girl he literally tried to DIE for is just a friend and he feels nothing for her but the girl he is allegedly IN LOVE WITH he basically just left behind to die. He was willing to die for Katara, but was willing to put his concern for Mai's life and wellbeing aside for the sake of the mission.

Obviously, from a doylist perspective I don't think this is what the writers intended, but from a watsonian one, this is the conclusion we are led to.

He chose Katara's life over the mission, over his own life, but he chose the mission and his own life over Mai's life.

And I'm supposed to think he was in love with Mai and felt nothing for Katara.

Bryke you are MORONS.

[lilliarty127sv]

Your favourite ship in ATLA? And why?

Kataang (Katara×Aang)

Taang (Toph×Aang)

Azulaang (Azula×Aang)

Sukka (Suki×Sokka)

Yukka (Yue×Sokka)

Tokka (Toph×Sokka)

Ty lokka (Ty lee×Sokka)

Sokkla (Azula×Sokka)

Maiko (Mai×Zuko)

Ty luko (Ty lee×Zuko)

Zuki (Suki×Zuko)

Zutara (Katara×Zuko)

Voting ended onJun 12

I couldn't add more due to the answers being limited to 12.

Please reblog this poll for more votes and add why that ship is your favourite. (You can talk about any ship even if it isn't here).

[dancingmylifeaway]

I love that Zutara was thrown at the very bottom, presumably the poster's least favorite. Yet, it's winning in a landslide.

It is the juggernaut, after all.

[lilliarty127sv]

Actually, I put Zutara in the end for a reason, but not for this reason. I mean, this ship has potential (and I knew a lot of people would choose it), so I put it there to make people see the potential of other ships before jumping immediately to Zutara. (I see the potential of it, but it's not my favourite. No hate though, I respect others' opinions and would like if others respect mine too!)

[dancingmylifeaway]

Agreed, no disrespect. I just couldn't not notice it at the very last, then as the highest voted. We may be old now, but still got it!

[lilliarty127sv]

Your favourite ship in ATLA? And why?

Kataang (Katara×Aang)

Taang (Toph×Aang)

Azulaang (Azula×Aang)

Sukka (Suki×Sokka)

Yukka (Yue×Sokka)

Tokka (Toph×Sokka)

Ty lokka (Ty lee×Sokka)

Sokkla (Azula×Sokka)

Maiko (Mai×Zuko)

Ty luko (Ty lee×Zuko)

Zuki (Suki×Zuko)

Zutara (Katara×Zuko)

Voting ended onJun 12

I couldn't add more due to the answers being limited to 12.

Please reblog this poll for more votes and add why that ship is your favourite. (You can talk about any ship even if it isn't here).

[dancingmylifeaway]

I love that Zutara was thrown at the very bottom, presumably the poster's least favorite. Yet, it's winning in a landslide.

It is the juggernaut, after all.

[frogpropaganda]

I think the funniest thing that's been said to me by an angry Kata.ang fan who was mad I said it was giving off insecurity that they're constantly blowing up our comment sections and fighting with us on our own posts when their ship is canon is that "Zutara fans are a tiny irrelevant minority that is dying and contributes nothing to the fandom."

Like girl the literal voice actors for both characters were Zutara shippers. The best writers on the show were pushing for Zutara endgame. Even some of the animators were in on the conspiracy to romantically code them in the subtleties of their body language and facial expressions.

They invented ship week. They inspired multiple book series. They are the most popular pairing on the world's largest fanfiction website by a wide margin (for ATLA specifically). Like 80% of the female fans prefer it over the canon pairing.

The creators are so insecure about it that they felt the need to nuke and retcon the canon of Katara and Zuko being best friends because their canon pairing is so weak that it would be blown out of the water by just platonic Zutara because of how much interpersonal chemistry they had in the show compared to their canon pairings. They have to be kept 5 feet apart at all times so that no one gets any ideas because they are THAT insecure over the continued popularity of Zutara.

Totally irrelevant and contributes nothing. Okay. Can only assume they're new here.

[opheliaaesque]

another zutara relic………it’s genuinely so insane……if i had a man and i had to stare at The Scar He Took for His Dear Old Friend every time he took off his shirt, i’d never know peace personally……..people like to undo the gravity of the lightning scene by saying that zuko would have taken it for anyone - thing is, he didn’t……….he took it for KATARA…….he chose KATARA to fight with him………he wanted KATARA by his side and he outran lightning (LIGHTNING…..the SPEED OF LIGHT…….basic PHYSICS) for KATARA and he would have died for KATARA. end of speech thank you

[crabby-samantha]

Adult Zuko has gotten enough love, everybody needs to start appreciating adult Katara more

[lilliarty127sv]

Zuko is just breakdancing at this point, I mean just look at him!

Zuko in the boiling rock episode:

[sokkastyles]

It's the crowd standing around him in the second gif that does it.

"The Boiling Rock...the most secure prison for the toughest prisoners"

*cut to Zuko killing it on the dancefloor while the crowd looks on*

[frogpropaganda]

No but he *literally is breakdancing.* The moves seen animated here are based on videos of Dante Basco breakdancing.

[dancingmylifeaway]

[lyraisnotreal]

Katara sketch 🌊✨

[magicwithineleteo]

this genuinely is one of my favorite things in the world

[magicwithineleteo]

i think what i love so much about this is the fact that this is katara at her “worst” and how zuko is doing nothing but supporting her and letting her feel.

when i say worst, i mean very very very surface level. she is at her most vulnerable. she is actively angry and upset and letting zuko in to a part of herself she has protected for years. she is being very brave for allowing someone she considered an enemy into a side of her so raw.

i’m not sure how to word this right. but katara is vulnerable, yet powerful. in this episode. she’s powered by her rightful fury of the unjust murder of her mother that she witnessed. that is what is keeping her going; not any rest or food.

but her trusting zuko enough subconsciously to let him into this very delicate part of her life is so beautiful to me.

i think she allows herself to do that because he’s expressed in the past that he has also lost his mother. in the back of her head, she knows that he knows how she feels. i guess she feels safe enough to do so, even before having forgiven him.

and, clearly, he cares enough since he stayed up all night for her and is the one helping her find her mothers murderer. he didn’t have to do all of that, but he did.

he doesn’t tell her what to do, or influence her actions in any way. he simply gives her the information on who and where her mothers murderer is, helps her formulate a proper plan, and delivers her there. he lets her do what she wants, what she determines is best. giving her the agency she’s never had before.

i don’t know if any of this made sense, just me waffling bc i can’t sleep. but something about this scene really resonates with me . maybe when my brain is working better ill be able to word it but yes

[zu-tata-ara]

Big ATLA wants you to think Katara and Zuko were nothing more than co-workers, but Zuko was willing to become a murder accomplice so Katara could get closure. So

[zukitaroo]

HEAVY ON HE WAS WILLING.

[hoao]

nobody will ever do enemies to lovers the way zutara (almost) did i will go down with this ship i will be 84 years old on my deathbed pronouncing my last words: “zutara was real to me”

[seitsukino]

actually zutara shipper no.2 (after june) should be pu-on tim, the boy in the iceberg playwright. he was ON their shit.

[dancingmylifeaway]

He even knew about them being alone in the crystal catacombs. I can only imagine who he interacted with and what questions he asked to figure that out. Man did his research.

[captainswanouat]

365 days of captain swan :: day 24

[crabby-samantha]

Zuko jumping in front of lightning for Katara is romantic TO ME. Idc argue with a wall

[dancingmylifeaway]

It wouldn't read as romantic to me with any other characters. Nobody else in the show has THAT dynamic.