Welcome. Collected a lot of my original writing below for those interested. The longest meta is 12 pages on a word doc. The shortest is two sentences. Most are 3-5 paragraphs. Fics are also here. Enjoy.
ATLA Meta
Zuko & Aang The Queer Platonic Love of Aang & Zuko (the longest meta I've written)
Aang's Traumatic Processing
What Do Aang and Zuko 'Understand' w/ the Firebending Masters?
The Theme of Emotional Isolation
On Fandom's Resistance to Zukaang
'A New Drive:' Desire vs. Connection and Zuko's Inner Fire
Touch: Zuko and Aang Don't Construct Intricate Rituals
Aang, Self-Hatred, & The Blue Light of Compassion
Jeong-Jeong's Wisdom: The Pain of Fire
The Negative Capability of the Blue Spirit
Contextualizing Ozai's 'Abuse'
Zuko's Interest in Spiritual Practices
The Avatar and the Firelord: Reincarnation for Zuko & Aang
Are the Firebending Masters Heart-Shaped and Why Does It Matter?
Aang Ran Away (A Response to NATLA)
Why Zukaang?
Post-Colonial Feminisms The Impact of Yue's Sacrifice on Katara
The Girl in the Iceberg: Katara's Winning Move w/ Azula
Ophelia and Katara: Women of Waters
The Implications of an Unconsensual Kiss in Emerald Island Players
Katara as an Indigenous Female Storyteller
Kyoshi and Pacifism
Resisting Romanticism in ATLA
ATLA Resists the Pocahontas Complex, but You Don't Have To
Symbolizing Colonial Rape in ATLA
ATLA Actually IS About the Ships
Context: History & Fiction Sokka & Wan Shi Tong: The Limits of 'The Archive'
Aang's Coming-of-Age: On Rites and Community
Atomic Bombs in ATLA: The Avatar State & Sozin's Comet
Aang's Not the Fictional Orphan We're Used To
Do These Characters Need Therapy?
ATLA's Trope Subversion
A Quick Note: On Bryke and Privileged Creators
Skin & Race in ATLA
An Indigenous Deus Ex Machina
Japan, Monarchies, and Resistance to Euro-American Imperialism
Zero Relationships Are Made Stronger Through Conflict in ATLA
A Follow-up to 'Zero Relationships': Reciprocal Relationships in Times of Oppression
ATLA's references to animated works on Imperialism
The Iceberg as a Novel Visual Icon of Survival
Visual vs. Oral Cultures in the Water Tribes
How Guru Pathik's Voice Actor, Brian George Embodies the Themes of ATLA
Aang as Hamlet
A Theory on Why the Series Ends in Ba Sing Se
The Tragedies of Jet and Hama
Aang & Katara Subverting Romeo & Juliet
Buddhisms and Spiritualities in ATLA On Defending Aang's Character
Death in ATLA
Avatar Alone: On Solitude in ATLA
The Block of Ice and the Crystal Palace
Breath, Air, and Abrahamic Connections in ATLA
The Gaang, Not A Found Family, But a Sangha
ENERGY BENDING
Queer Readings The Masculine Shift in Gay Coding
Queer Rep vs. Queer Themes
Alternatives to Queer Metronormativity in ATLA Tags To Browse My Blog With:
#atla meta, #buddhism, #colonialism, #imperialism, #indigenous, #queer history, #the world is wide (cultural diversity), #history is long (historical connections), #platonic love #likealittleheartbeatrecommends (for works with similar themes to atla), #fanart, and of course #zukaang
Fanfics (of the zukaang variety): Warning Sign: (modern au, 2 chapters, completed); The Gleaners: Ā (modern high school au, one-shot) Water:Ā (post-series, 19 chapters, completed) Fluff Fanfics Can Get It: (modern college au, WIP) What Is It Like to Be Full of Lightning?: (missing scene oneshot) The Strength of My Self-Discipline:Ā (missing scene, rated M, one-shot) False Pretender: (post-series, rated M, one-shot)
Ficlets: āI will seek your light, Aangā
āItās not that Aang wouldnāt confide his feelings.ā
āRight, friend.ā
āI know you know this isnāt workingā
āThe True Blue Spiritā
āIn the velvety night, a spark burstā
āIf you walk down the spiral staircaseā
"I give my secrets to Appa"
āSo this is what peace sounds likeā
āWe didnāt have this whole idea of love back thenā
"Zuko finished reading Aang's manuscript"
