I'll save you from the pirates

I love Zuko more than I fear my finals Francesca. 24. This is my blog for A:TLA and LoK exclusively. I make art and sometimes write stories; trying to get the water tribe girl with the firebending boy is one of my favourite occupations. Currently writing a Mulan-inspired Zutara AU! (Check my links to learn more)

[paintedfirelady]

Ships aside, Azula is my favorite character (yes this is random. i just feel the need to say it).

Random but right. I’m with you on this, anon; Azula is also my absolute favourite villain ever and my favourite character in A:tLA right after Zuko, along with Katara and Sokka. She is amazing.

[kataara]

favorite a:tla relationship - sokka & zuko

Sokka: “I know, I had the same reaction. After all he’s done it was hard to trust him. But he’s really proven himself and I never would have found you without his help.”

[paintedfirelady]

LISTEN MAN I LOVE YOUR ART SM ITS SO BEAUTIFUL also your p&p au???? in awe???? and the one you have as your cover???? zuko's hair is literally perfect??? but omg aang is supposed to be collins? lskdjfa i kinda feel bad for aang lol. BUT I LOVE YOUR ART ITS SO PRETTY

Thanks for the love! ♥ 

Lol I honestly felt the Aang-Collins parallel was a liiitle forced, but I had to go with it anyway to make the AU complete. Aang, if you can hear me, I’m sorry, you know I love you   ♥

[paintedfirelady]

this is kinda a small thing but i really love how you draw zuko's scar!! i have a massive burn scar on my left leg and a lot of smaller ones everywhere else and zuko is the only character i ever see with a big noticeable burn scar like mine and how you draw it in particular i just. i really love it!

This message honestly warms my heart ♥  thank you SO much love!

[paintedfirelady]

sorry to bother you but i was wondering if you had a zutara masterlidt yet?

I have one ready but I haven’t read all the fics in it yet, so (for now) I can’t provide all the reviews and/or a small comment to the fic which is what I planned on doing. Reading these long fics takes time, but as soon as I can find 10 minutes this weekend I might try to post the masterlist that I’ve put together! Stay tuned :)

[awkwardartist83-deactivated2019]

okay but the way Zuko looks at Katara

[theadamantdaughter-deactivated2]

[zutarawasrobbed]

Right as he saw her at his doorstep.

[acciozutara]

[pegaeae]

you: logan its 2018

me: z u t a r a

[unicornships]

Parallel of Zuko and Katara with Toph who’s always good whenever you need a listening ear ~

[sokkable]

[paintedfirelady]

Hi, to convert your boyfriend into zutaranism just check out anything @marsreds has written about it. They got the best meta. Also about why kataang and maiko don't work on narrative level. Hope this helps!

Thanks :) I’ll check that out!

[aangarchy]

Katara: aang how do I get revenge on those who have forsaken me?

Aang: the best revenge is letting go and living well

Katara:…

Katara: zuko how do I get-

[readasaur]

Zuko: I’m already packed, let’s go

[artcraawl]

More ATLA!Mulan AU please ❤️❤️❤️

Well, okay. Since you asked so nicely. ;)

I tried going for a bit of a screenshot look. Don’t know if I succeeded. But hey, I tried. And learned a little doing it.

[paintedfirelady]

Rambling time: so my boyfriend and I just finished watching Avatar...

(Follow up to this post here)

After discussing the finale and our favorite things about the show, I introduced to him the concept of shipping which was completely new to him lol. And then I asked him the real question: Zutara or Kataang?

And... he didn't really pick a side; he said the finale was just great as it is and he wouldn't have changed it (which I can agree on, despite Zutara). He shrugged and said Katara was meant to be with Aang because he was the main guy anyway, but he didn't care all that much and agreed that Aang was a little too young for that.

He didn't fully approve Zutara on the other hand, he said "yes, maybe", but he appreciated Maiko more than I thought he would lol. He even gave me an interesting insight of Mai's character, asserting that their relationship (and even their constant fighting) is a part of Zuko's development as it shows how he made someone like Mai (dull and emotionless) bring out her more passionate side, so that she changes sides and betrays Azula and her country just for the love she feels for him. (Not that I don't agree on this, he's got a point on Mai, though it's not enough to make me love the couple.)

I showed him my fanarts and we eventually started debating whether or not Zutara should have happened and how.

So yeah, I have half a mind to put together some huge Power Point presentation meta lol. So here's what I'm asking: do you guys have any suggestions for metas and good essays etc that explain the real, deeper reasons for Zutara (besides fire/water) etc? I have my own but I want to do my research very accurately. Yes I'm being very serious with this.

Thanks in advance to anyone who will help me!

DISCLAIMER: some people have reacted to the previous post on the matter saying I shouldn't worry about this in a relationship and I shouldn't force my boyfriend to ship Zutara or whatever. So I need to tell you that I'm aware, this is just for fun, a personal post on a Zutara blog, just having fun discussing my favorite show with my boyfriend. I just enjoy being a nerd sometimes. There is absolutely nothing serious about this and I'm not going to force ships on my bf or break up with him because of this lol. Sounds crazy that I have to say this but one needs to be as clear as possible.

[paintedfirelady]

Your fanart is so beautiful!

Thank you! :D

[paintedfirelady]

Zutara has been canon for the last 10-13 years so I don’t know what everyone else is talking about???

Sshh anon, they're in denial. We don't have to upset them, remember?

[paintedfirelady]

Do you still believe Zutara can come real ? I mean it looks like Kataang is endgame(specially in comics)

I’m not sure I can answer this question without spoilering a few things... though I can tell you that just by watching the original A:tLA, no, at this point it would be hard to think Zutara could ever be canon. We can keep dreaming though!

[paintedfirelady]

Hi! :)You said that you visited Russia this summer :)Can I ask you? Where exactly have you been? Sorry for curiosity X)

Hi! No problem at all, thanks for asking me :)

I've been to Moscow and St Petersburg, so I guess I haven't seen much of the "real" Russia yet, I just caught a glimpse of it. Through I can tell that these two cities and their people, the atmosphere (and of course, the art and history, and even the food) were really fascinating to me. In Europe we generally have a very superficial knowledge of Russia and its spirit, so at least for me it was especially interesting to discover it.

I hope one day I have the chance to visit Russia again and get to know it better!