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Intro Post
Hello! This is a blog where I post particularly self-indulgent art, including concept art for animation projects I'll never have the time to complete, sketches, or other silly extraneous fandom things. I'll post some completed art here too.
Most of this art will be spawned from my hyperfixation-of-the-hour. I predict you'll see a chunk of one fandom, then another, then the return of the other fandom, and so on and so forth. The fandoms will be vast lmao.
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Poor thing, she's dying from cringe 😔
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A Denied Eclipse
🎨 commissioned from aethyranovastra 🫶
Put this in a museum no one will notice. This is How To Render Dot Com. Ough!!!!!!! <3 <3
It will always be crazy to me that the ATLA fandom is chill with any ship except zutara. The beef people have with zutara shippers is crazy. Like we just love the narrative and visual parallels, the angst, enemies to friends to lovers, and the way they seem to have the same fire and passion within them.
People will look down on you for shipping them like it’s amoral and yet will ship zukka like any reasons you have to oppose zutara wouldn’t apply to zukka (sorry this is a fandom space so m/m is always accepted because only a woman would be a problem 🙄). I don’t even dislike zukka but I’m getting sick of fandom spaces erasing women or acting like they’re an issue.
I also wanted to add how much I miss and adore Suki. Her and Sokka were such a great couple. Her erasure from the series in LOK + the movie upsets me so much and the fandom completely forgot about her too. It also upsets me that LOK basically replaced the Kyoshi warriors with actual cops. They really did everything to remove her and her legacy from the story.
Time for Slap to get on her soapbox again because oh my goodness this is so true!!! Like what happened to her and Ty Lee? No statues for either of them in LOK? Yikes!
More importantly, why did this happen? Did Bryke feel like she "served her purpose" after what happened in the comics? Was she just another character's future to manage? I understand the struggles of keeping stories of main characters separate and unique, but for all the pomp and circumstance of the other five, Suki gets zilche. And unrightfully so! She deserves some recognition for her role in the 100-Year War!
For all we know she could have fled with Hakoda and Haru and the rest of the folks at the Western Air Temple during TSR. But Bryke(?) made the deliberate narrative decision to have her hop on Appa. That choice should have been a pivotal moment in terms of her characterization. She ended up sidelined anyway.
She had the capability of being a pivotal character in her adult life. I mean look at what she did as a teenager! I don't know WHAT happened on that war ship but Sokka and Toph would be cooked to the rarity of Congratulations without her interference. I know there's some debate over how canon the comics are, but Zuko recognized her capability and hired her as the captain of his bodyguards, essentially. Not only for her skills, but for her companionship because they were friends! So it's easy to believe she was close with the rest of Gaang as they grew older, right? And not just because of her association with Sokka (and imo SukKa is endgame because well. Look at them ♡)! So I refuse to believe she was ever excluded from their endeavors unless her duty as a Kyoshi warrior got in the way. Suki IS part of the Gaang and I will perish on this hill.
And I will forever despise the fact that Bryke essentially sent her to Bright Futures For Bright Kids Academy and TOOK AWAY HER SCHOLARSHIP.
I digress. Justice for my girls in this fandom (Toph in LOK too because holy mischaracterization)!!!!!! They deserve more autonomy and recognition than was given to them by canon!!!!
they didn't put suki in the atla movie because her glowup would have killed us all
Zuko: And here's the captain of my royal guard: Suki
Us 2 seconds later:
Me seeing the leaked clips:
PLEASE AVATAR STUDIOS!!!!!!! PROTECT MY GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shut up. Don’t talk to me I’m thinking about how Katara and Sokka both see their mom’s face when they look at the other.
the summer sokka died
KATARA!! DON'T CAST A SPELL YOU DON'T KNOW!!!!
BEIFONG on TOPH 🗣️🔥🔥💥💥💥💢💢
the official zutara dissertation (p.3)
Part 1 | Part 2
Now I’ve proven why Zutara is superior, I’ll address the most common anti Zutara arguments (aka, the most ridiculous shit I’ve ever heard in my life).
BOOK 3: DEBUNKING ANTI ZUTARA ARGUMENTS
1. People only like Zutara because they’re dark and intriguing. In actuality, it’s a shallow relationship based purely on physical appearance.
First of all, I find it hilarious that Zutara is the shallow ship when Mai.ko is canon, but we’ll get into Mai.ko later. Second, kindly read the 2k words I wrote here about how Zutara connect with and understand one another on a far deeper level than any romantic relationship in the show, and if it’s “dark and intriguing” for two characters to have parallel character foundations and journeys, to support and comfort each other, and forge a relationship based on mutual respect and trust… sign me up, y’all.
(Also, yeah Zuko and Katara look good together. Sorry you can’t say the same about the mother and son, or the emo goth wannabes).
2. Zutara would be toxic because all they’d do is fight.
Zuko and Katara fought (physically) for much of the series because, shocker, they were on opposing sides of a war. They didn’t have petty fights for no reason (*ahem* Maiko), they were literally enemies, and it was that history that drove the two (2) big emotional fights they had in the whole series.
The first time they “fight”, Katara is yelling at Zuko in the Crystal Catacombs (Book 2: The Crossroads of Destiny) about how evil he is for chasing the Avatar and makes a bunch of generalizations about him. Then Zuko gets pissed and yells back and they blow up into a giant argument – oh wait, what’s that? She opens up to him? He sympathizes with her? She immediately stops being hostile the minute he reaches out?
The second Zuko and Katara see each other as people and not enemy combatants, they instantly connect. Katara apologizes for yelling at him and the interaction that follows is tender, open and vulnerable, with both Zuko and Katara genuinely listening to and bonding with one another. Toxicity? 404 Error: Page Not Found
The next and last time they “fight” is in the Southern Raiders, following Katara’s hostile treatment of Zuko from the moment he joined the Gaang. First of all, Katara’s anger here is entirely justified because Zuko betrayed her personally. The rest of the group hadn’t been vulnerable with Zuko or trusted that Zuko had changed, so none of them were hurt by Zuko’s decision to side with Azula. Katara, however, had genuinely believed in Zuko, offered to help him, and opened up about her deepest hurt to him – and he’d thrown it back in her face.
Zuko accepts Katara’s anger without complaint, knowing that he deserves it, and works to earn Katara’s forgiveness. He teaches Aang firebending, helps Sokka to rescue his father from prison, and fights Azula to let the rest escape. When he confronts Katara in the Southern Raiders, it’s because he genuinely wishes to understand why she still mistrusts him despite everything he’s done to prove his sincerity. He’s frustrated but genuinely trying to make amends and wants to know what Katara needs in order to accomplish that.
Both of these fights stem from legitimate grievances Katara has against Zuko, mistakes he’s made that he does need to atone for. However, what’s more interesting is the way Zuko reacts to Katara’s anger both times. He doesn’t mindlessly yell at her, get defensive, or escalate the situation. In the catacombs, he is sullen and moody until she reveals the true depths of her pain, at which point his own anger bleeds away and he reaches out to her with genuine compassion. In TSR, he is calm and contrite, willing to listen and making the effort to understand where she’s coming from so he can resolve the issue. (So toxic, amirite?)
Given that the majority of Katara’s anger at Zuko in the series stemmed from either his position as her enemy, or her hurt over his betrayal, I find it very hard to believe that they would ever “fight” on a similar scale in a future where they got together – a future where both of these conflicts no longer exist. Their canonical approach to disagreement sees them both willing to apologize, to work things out, and to try and understand each other, making it likely that any arguments they do have would be resolved in a healthy manner. Moreover, after Zuko and Katara have put their past behind them for good and established their friendship, they never fight again – and, in fact, grow closer.
Their intimacy and connection, the similarities in their personalities and motivations, and the evidence of their canonical response to disagreement, especially Zuko’s (a desire to understand and a clear evaluation of the situation to find a solution) is more than enough proof that this argument against Zutara is, frankly, bullshit.
(And if we want to talk about fighting, guess what Kat.aang and Mai.ko are doing in much of book 3? *looks pointedly at The Beach, The Southern Raiders, The Ember Island Players, Sozin’s Comet and the multiple unresolved arguments dropped in favour of a last-minute kiss, because that definitely solves everything.)
3. Zutara is a colonizer/colonized or oppressor/oppressed ship.
I’ve disproved this (factually untrue) argument in this post but to add on: Zuko turned traitor against his country, at threat to his own safety, and risked his life multiple times to bring the regime to an end because he knew he was on the wrong side of the war. Zuko fought against his own family and nearly died to protect Katara. Zuko and Katara, together, helped to overthrow Fire Nation imperialism and bring about a new era of peace. No true colonizer has ever, or would ever, do that.
Should Zuko and Katara get together, they would do so after the war. As the daughter of a national leader and a war hero, Katara would likely hold just as much power as Zuko, if not more, given that the Fire Nation is now in a position where it must offer reparations and concessions to the other nations. She would be entering the relationship as an equal and would, in fact, gain additional power by becoming Fire Lady, not subjugate herself under a tyrannical regime.
4. Katara hates Zuko/Katara is hostile to Zuko/Katara doesn’t care about Zuko and so she would never fall in love with him.
I see we’re just watching the show with our eyes closed now, lmao.
Even when they were on opposing sides of a war, Katara offered to use her special spirit water to heal Zuko’s scar. Even when she still hadn’t forgiven him, Katara reached out and put herself in danger to save Zuko’s life by pulling him onto Appa’s saddle. (Book 3: The Southern Raiders). Katara and Zuko’s entire relationship arc in Book 3 is based on the fact that they formed a genuine connection in the catacombs.
And once Zuko gains her forgiveness? Katara shows him nothing but unconditional love, trust and acceptance. She throws herself into his arms when she forgives him (Book 3: The Southern Raiders), banters with him, looks worried for him and tries to comfort him (Book 3: Ember Island Players). She fights by his side readily, invites him to join the group hug, and teases him about his baby pictures (Book 3: Sozin’s Comet Part 1). She notices that he’s frightened about facing Iroh, and encourages and supports him with a loving, tender smile on her face (Book 3: Sozin’s Comet Part 2).
She agrees to go with him on what may well be the last day of their lives, reassures him, and trusts his judgement completely when he wishes to fight Azula himself (Book 3: Sozin’s Comet Part 3). She looks absolutely horrorstruck when he sacrifices himself for her, screams his name, and immediately tries to run to him, completely forgetting about the powerful firebender in her path. She cries from pure joy when she’s able to heal him, and then stands by his side in support as they look upon a defeated Azula (Book 3: Sozin’s Comet Part 4).
Whether you see that as platonic or romantic, it is utterly undeniable that Katara loves Zuko very, very much.
5. Katara would never want to be Fire Lady because she hates the Fire Nation.
One of Katara’s major arcs is understanding that the Fire Nation is not all-consuming evil, that it is worth saving and worth helping, and it is solely those in power and their militaristic ideology that is to blame, not the people or the land. Katara never shows an ounce of discomfort in the FN, actually enjoys FN climate, risks her safety and the invasion itself to help its people, and appears excited to wear FN clothes, but I guess that was just a figment of my imagination.
6. Katara would have to give up her culture to become Fire Lady.
Firstly, someone kindly explain to me what exactly it is that Katara would have to sacrifice about her culture. She can’t dress in blue anymore? She can’t eat Water Tribe food? She can’t wear her hair loops? What aspects of her culture, exactly, would Katara have to “give up” in the Fire Nation?
Secondly, since this argument is so concerned about Katara’s culture, let’s look at what happens to her in canon – oh wait, two out of three of Katara’s children show absolutely no connection to their SWT roots? Her oldest son spends his whole life wishing he were an airbender and giving no fucks at all about his waterbending heritage despite the fact that, as the child of a mixed family, he should have valued both cultures equally? Huh, ya don’t say.
Before you say the same would have happened to Zutara, let me point out that Zuko’s arc is about unlearning this exact ideology (that one nation is more important than others) whereas Aang, at the end of the show, still prioritizes Air Nomad ideals over those of the other nations (refusing to kill Ozai because of Air Nomad pacifist values), despite being the Avatar. Yeah I see why Katara’s culture barely got a passing mention in that family.
7. Zutara had no canon romantic build-up, and Katara is just supposed to be Zuko’s surrogate little sister.
Sure, Zuko and Katara expressed no explicit romantic interest in one another in canon, but it is entirely wrong to say there was no romantic build up. Many of Zuko and Katara’s scenes together are full of romantic subtext and framing, which the writers and animators left in for some reason (cough they were supposed to be canon):
Zuko draping a betrothal necklace around Katara’s neck (Book 1: The Waterbending Scroll). The exact same message would’ve been communicated if he’d just dangled it before her, but instead the animators went to the extra trouble of creating a scene where he holds it up to her throat despite knowing full well that it was a betrothal necklace, and the implications that came with that
Katara touching Zuko’s scar (Book 2: The Crossroads of Destiny). Seriously, what the fuck is this romantic ass framing for a non-canon ship lmfao Zuko closing his eyes to lean into Katara’s touch? Katara’s thumb resting on his lips? The soft, swelling emotional music in the background? It was entirely unnecessary for them to even make contact when they could have just ended the scene with Katara saying “I can heal you” and Zuko nodding to give her permission before they get interrupted, but the writers chose to give them the most intimate scene in the whole show and then went ah yes! such platonic besties :)
Zuko covers Katara’s body with his own to protect her from rocks (Book 3: The Southern Raiders) in a perfect example of the Suggestive Collision trope, which is then followed by the Please Get Off Me trope, both of which are used specifically to create romantic tension. Really feeling the sibling vibes here guys
Zuko and Katara exchange the classic “ew wtf there’s no way I would ever fall in love with you” awkward look (Book 3: The Ember Island Players), used in literally every romcom ever to communicate denial of actual romantic feelings
Zuko pushes Aang out of the way to sit next to Katara, and Katara gives him a side glance before tucking her hair behind her ear (Book 3: The Ember Island Players), in a perfect set up for a love triangle. This is then furthered when Aang becomes jealous at the idea of Zutara in the play, even though Zuko and Katara had expressed no explicit romantic interest in each other at this point
Katara is conveniently “confused” right after watching the play (Book 3: The Ember Island Players) where she expressed romantic interest in Zuko and none at all in Aang. If she did love Aang shouldn’t this have been the point where she realized it? Also, this is the first time Aang and Katara talk about their kiss at the invasion despite it being six whole episodes ago? When they literally had a big chunk of time alone while Sokka and Zuko were at the Boiling Rock to have this discussion?
Zuko and Katara being framed almost identically to Sokka and Suki, the established canon couple, throughout the four-part finale
Zuko and Katara blush and fervently deny being romantically involved (Book 3: Sozin’s Comet Part 2) in a classic illustration of the She Is Not My Girlfriend trope (TV Tropes even points out that this is particularly common on shows where kids and preteens are the main target audience… interesting), which is usually meant to imply that there is, in fact, genuine romantic feelings present
THAT. FUCKING. LIGHTNING. SCENE. The sudden slow-motion, the dawning horror on Zuko’s face, the slow, sad violin music in the background, the desperate race to intercept the lightning before it got to Katara, the long, drawn-out, dramatic NOOOOOOO! as he literally jumps in front of her, the zoom in to Katara’s face of utter horror as she realizes what has happened to Zuko? All of it ties into the classic Taking the Bullet trope, making use of every visual storytelling trick to communicate romantic love. Zuko valiantly struggles to get to Katara, and Katara screams his name and runs to him with her hand outstretched like every cheesy romantic movie death you’ve ever seen. There is romantic coding plastered all over this damn scene, and if you don’t believe me, just substitute Sokka in Zuko’s place and tell me that doesn’t feel like we took a right turn into sweet home Alabama.
If you are going to include this many hints at romance to fool your audience into thinking that a ship will become canon, you cannot then *surprised pikachu face* when people actually think the damn ship should’ve been canon, especially when backed up by emotional intimacy, beautiful symbolism, narrative parallels and character and thematic significance.
Holy SMOKES this is amazing!!!! ^^ Rant/Splurge ahead be warned This is a really great thorough analysis on ZuTara! I am a multishipper, and a vanilla-ahh KatAang purist at the end of the day, ZuTara will ALWAYS be superior subtextually and yes THANK you for bringing its INTENTION to light!!! And quite honestly I agree if ever there were a ship to become canon in the show (outside of Sukka my GOATS) it would have, nay, SHOULD have been ZuTara.
Yes I stand by the fact Zuko would take Azula's lightning for any one of the Gaang but listen here. I feel like this has already been said in the post above but there is distinct emotional gravity between Zuko and Katara. Their conversation in Crossroads was a turning point. While everyone in the Gaang has trauma because of Ozai's actions, it's deeply personal with the SWT siblings and Zuko. Their mothers were taken from them because of Ozai's actions. Zuko and Katara responded to this trauma by holding a nasty 3-season-long grudge. It left a gaping wound where trust should be (thanks Guru Pathik). They had every right to hold that grudge, but it hurt them, especially in Katara's case. Unlike Sokka, who was willing to put his reluctance aside for the sake of ending the war, it's plain to see Katara white-knuckled her hatred of him through his redemption arc, even if Zuko approached her with open arms and understanding. But over the course of the last few episodes leading up to the finale, they got to source of that rot, TOGETHER, and took the first steps to healing that wound.
Katara held a grudge for so long, yet she was ready to forgive Zuko. And Zuko? Well, he took a life-threatening comet-infused lightning bolt for her, so you tell me.
ZuTara deniers I'm gonna hold your hand when I tell you this. I respect you but Please Reconsider. The animators had this in the storyboards. You cannot lie to me you funky yellow sketch paper.
To the OP, thank you for sharing this glorious response to the unjustly ZuTara anathema. TLDR you will pry my Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple ship out of my cold dead hands. I will step off my soapbox now lmao buh bye
My family and I were trying to walk through a flooded field and it was really difficult, so I said “Don’t worry, Katara’s a water bender!” even though Katara was not there and nobody had mentioned her.
I haven't seen Suki in any of the promotional stuff for the AtLA movie and if she's not in it I'm gonna cry and throw up
Suki erasure is not tolerated on this account.
So I have a question about this Firelady Katara controversy. I’ve seen people say being Firelady would be oppressive to Katara because of everything the Fire Nation has done to the Avatar world.
Here’s my problem, I’m a Nigerian and for those who don’t know, Nigeria was colonized by the British until 1960. If a Nigerian who moved to the UK and became a naturalized citizen decided that they wanted to become UK prime minister, would that be oppressive? Would it be oppressive for a Nigerian to become the Prime Minister of a nation that once colonized their homeland?
Or the United States (I’m not American) formerly enslaved Africans, so was Barack Obama becoming the first African American president oppressive? Since Africans used to be enslaved by the US.
Because this seems to be the logic behind the complaints about Katara having power over the Fire Nation and becoming a world leader with international reach. I mean, if this was the case, why didn’t she say she was not going to help that village in Book 3 since it would be helping the Fire Nation? Seems like she just saw people who needed help and wanted to help.
Personally, I think Katara gaining power over the Fire Nation would be a kind of poetic justice. I saw someone point out that it would be a really full circle moment for the two people who FireLord Azulon wanted to have killed within the same year ending up taking his throne and then working together to tear down everything he and his predecessors had built.
I don’t know, I just don’t see it as oppressive 🤷🏾♀️
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If I Were a Rich Man : Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway 2016 Cast Recording)
I've been listening to Fiddler on the Roof lately and this song is elementary Season 1 Sokka if I've ever heard it. This theoretical hypothetical animatic would focus on Sokka monologuing desires to, well, be a rich man. Or he just longs for stability and comfort in his shifting world. It would not take itself seriously. I mean the cow and goose are bowing to him for Pete's sake. It'd be silly. Goofy, even. But not quite a shitpost. If I could animate, this would draw inspiration from Don Bluth's films made in the 80's. Maybe I'll make a sketch of Sokka in the Don Bluth art style one day.
