#@ZK

[und3f1n3d-w0r1d]

i really like your typing quirk :> typically all caps scares me but I really like the way you type I think its fun /gen

@violetoftheforest

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[demaparbat-hp]

Crush, crush, crush!

[icrowler]

It was so much fun coloring these absolutely gorgeous lines by @demaparbat-hp . Very therapeutic to not have to worry about all the hard parts for once shdfisd. I can't wait to color in more :3

From the @zutaracoloringbook , which I 100% recommend everyone check out.

[comradekarin]

when i got on twitter and said if katara had killed yon rha, zuko’s opinion of katara’s core character wouldn’t have changed (we even see that the split second shot of him seeing her blood bend) but aang’s would have- THEY NAILED ME TO THE FUCKING STAKE YALL! they hated jesus because he told the truth!

[bloomsbury]

my loser boy gets his notebook back and immediately gets back to work 🌊

[arctik-fox]

ZK Month 2024: 1. reluctant allies

[ofswordsandpens]

it is a little funny, a little ironic, because as much as the Ember Island Players episode wants to be like "see?? you're silly for thinking zuko and katara's dynamic is romantic" it doesn't quite think through the in-world implications of the play because, conceivably, this play is built largely upon rumor, right? biased or purposefully distorted first, second, or third-hand accounts of the gaang and their journey? (and then of course, whatever artistic liberties the playwrights want to take)

Because that all begs the question - why do the playwrights think zuko and katara are together?? Like literally lmao was it just for the Drama of it all? Or do enough people in the avatar universe perceive Zuko and Katara to be a couple for it to be a far spread rumor?? Is June gossiping in taverns like "oh the fire nation prince? yeah he hired me to find his girlfriend. he had her betrothal necklace and everything"??

And how did the playwrights (or anyone for that matter) even know that Zuko and Katara had shared a Moment with one another in the crystal caverns? Were there like, Dai Li Agents spying on them from afar? Watching katara huff and stalk around and yell at zuko then like five seconds later they see her cradling Zuko's face and they're just like "bro" "bro" "no way" "there's no war in ba sing se but we've got to tell people about that."

Then isn't it also implied this play is fairly popular in the fire nation? Like how many years after the war is the average fire nation citizen convinced that Zuko and Katara are an item?

[do0hwa]

I can help you

[cyanorhis]

[strawberrymilkyumyum]

i think a lot of the hate that zutara gets, and non canon ships in general nowadays, is that a lot of people put atla on such a pedestal that they don't believe there's anything that can make it better.

for years now, i've seen so many people call atla the 'perfect show' and going on and on about how it's so well made and there's nothing that even comes close. while i don't disagree that it's an amazing show, it's not perfect, and i think a lot of people are afraid to admit that. it's okay for something you like to not be perfect, no piece of media is flawless, but people cling onto this idea that atla has no flaws.

the thing is, while there are so many cool and progressive things about this show, it's still 'problematic' (i hate that word.) there are racist moments, and themes, the writing has structural flaws, and there are parts that don't age well. this doesn't mean that it's not an amazing show - because it is. it's just acknowledging that there's still work to be done.

a lot of casual or nostalgic fans don't want to see atla as anything more than that amazing kids show they watched when they were younger and now look back on fondly. and that's fine, it is a great show but holding it to the highest standard doesn't help anyone. canon doesn't define a fandom, and it literally never has. critiquing the show, creating head canons and ships, and disliking the creators doesn't make the show any less amazing than it is. liking something doesn't mean you can't think critically about it, and it's fair for other fans to do so or simply want a different ship.

no one is trying to take canon away from you. we're all in this online space because we enjoy the same show. my dislike of an aspect doesn't make the show bad, it doesn't change what it was. i think once fans (of everything rn not just atla) realize that critique isn't hate, fandom will be a much less toxic space.

[yikes-kachowski]

Hey all!! This is my zuko drawings! With another katara teehee

I feel like zuko left his bangs out of his topknot at the beginning of his fire lordship and it started a for nation fashion trend that he complains about as an old man 👍

[demaparbat-hp]

Slow mornings in Ba Sing Se.

I needed something soft today, so here's a little sketch for @nerdylizj's breathtaking fic Forgetting is a kind of mercy.

[zutaraweek]

Saves the dates! Zutara Week 2024 will be upon us in November!

[tielmamon]

old old old college au I had of Zuko and Katara being college sweethearts, hanging out at eachother's dorms in between periods

[bloomsbury]

felt like drawing adult zutara for some reason!! 🌊❤️‍🔥

[pineapple-frenzy]

Figuring out how to draw them again cause it's been so looong