#Aang is not small... Zuko is big

[gotticalavera]

Zuko: STAY. AWAY. FROM. MASTER. AANG!!!

Aang: Don't worry! He's very friendly☺️

[Edit with screenshots of the comics "Imbalance" and "Azula in the spirit temple"]

[ssokkasmoon]

THEIR LOVE LANGUAGE

ZUKO

Physical touch - Zuko is still learning to openly express emotion, but physical touch comes naturally to him as it means of connection. Expect casual affection like hand holding, cuddling with you on the couch, and lingering hugs whenever you're together. Making love is also his way of showing all the feelings he still struggles to put into words.

AANG

Acts of Service- Aang happily handles household chores you don't like so you have less things to care about. He remembers the small things that make your life easier like cooking your favorite meal ,Little pampering back rubs when you're stressed are his love language. His support is unfailing, he'll help you with anything, no request is too small or big.

SOKKA

Physical Touch- Sokka is always finding excuses to be near you, with an arm around your waist or holding your hand. Casual physical intimacy is how he shows his love. Cuddling and lazy morning kisses in bed are some of his favorite ways to bond with you. He gives the best hugs warm, comforting and making you feel completely cared.

KORRA

physical touch and Words of Affirmation - Korra regularly expresses how much she cares through compliments, words of encouragement, and expressing what she admires about you. She's generous with affectionate nicknames that make your heart melt. She also likes to be as close to you as possible, so physical intimacy is very important to her, resting her hand on your waist,holding hands, cuddling,she enjoys each if it's with you.

IROH II

Words of Affirmation- Iroh makes sure to tell you how beautiful, intelligent, and talented he thinks you are every day. Compliments come easily to him. After passionate moments together, he whispers words of adoration and care into your skin. Iroh writes you little cute letters expressing his feelings when he can't see you.

MAKO

physical touch - Mako is surprisingly very affectionate.He enjoys wrapping you in his arms, holding your hand, gentle caresses, kissing your lips/forehead, playing with your hair. Cuddling and intimacy are big for him. Physical touch helps him feel connected.

BOLIN

Acts of Service and physical touch- Bolin secretly enjoys doing thoughtful things to take the load off your shoulders. He'll tackle household chores without being asked or cook your favorite meal. Small gestures to showhe cares. He is naturally affectionate. He loves holding hands, giving you full-body hugs, stealing sweet kisses whenever possible, and finds simple pleasures in little acts like brushing your hair or massaging your shoulders after a long day. Physical intimacy between you is a must.

TAHNO

physical touch -Tahno is very physically affectionate, especially after becoming intimate. He loves holding hands, casual touches, kissing, cuddling, and of course more passionate embraces. Public PDA doesn't scare him,Physical touch is how he feels most connected and shows his deepest affection.

KATARA

Quality Time - Katara is a fantastic listener and gives you her full attention when you're together. Date nights in are romantic - just curled up together talking for hours means the world. She loves learning about your interests. the time you spend together is always meaningful.

ASAMI

Receiving Gifts - Gifts from Her always feel personal ,something she saw that made her think of you. She pays attention to little things you mention in passing just so she can surprise you later.

JET

Quality time - He tries to spend as much time with you as possible, Jet is an excellent listener and loves engaging in meaningful conversation. One on one dates, walks together, dancing, hanging out without distractions are quality time he cherishes.

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[rifari2037]

They talked about cultural differences?? Really??? I laughed so hard 🤣

Do they realised that air and water are different too?? That their cultural are completely opposite???

Water tribe people killed animals for food, furniture, clothes, etc. That's their culture! Air nomads don't killed animals, even a fly, for any reasons, they're vegetarian. That's their culture!!

There's nothing wrong with both cultures, but if we think about it with sense, can two people with extreme cultural differences marry and accept each other's cultures easily?

No, it won't be easy. Katara and Aang got married without any problems about cultural differences because Bryke were the writers!

Do they know that Aang/Kataang stand was aware about it and wrote this???

Do they even realise that in canon Aang doesn't really like Water Tribe culture?? Yes, that's CANON!!

Katara : Bato, it looks like home! [Bato, Katara, Sokka, and Aang file inside.] Sokka : Everything's here, even the pelts! Aang : [Sarcastically.] Yeah, nothing's cozier than dead animal skins.

Katara : [Surprised and delighted.] No way! Stewed sea prunes! Bato : Help yourself! Sokka : Dad could eat a whole barrel of these things! Aang takes a bowl of stewed sea prunes and sniffs it, but looks away in disgust and sets it to the side.

Aang : Hey everyone! Sorry I was gone so long. Katara : [Turns to face him.] Hey, Aang, I didn't notice you left. Aang : Yup, but now I'm back. [Sitting down.] Sure could go for some delicious sea prunes! Aang quickly takes some bites of sea prunes, but chokes them back up, yet he pretends to enjoy them. Katara, Bato, and Sokka look at him strangely.

Hama : I wanted to surprise you! I bought all this food today so I could fix you a big Water Tribe dinner. Of course, I can't get all the ingredients I need here, but ocean kumquats are a lot like sea prunes if you stew them long enough. Aang : [Sticking his tongue out in disgust.] Great!

Aang : [Whispering to Toph.] I'd steer clear of the sea prunes. Toph : I thought they were ocean kumquats. Aang : Close enough.

Oh, btw, An ocean kumquat is a small, round fruit often consumed in the Fire Nation. That's close enough with sea prunes, water tribe cuisine.

When Aang doesn't like water tribe cuisine, I can imagine Zuko and Katara having dinner, sharing water tribe and fire nation dishes and they enjoying it because it taste similar. 😂

Fire and water are the opposite elements, that's why they are compliment each other.

Yin and Yang shows a balance between two opposites with a portion of the opposite element in each section.

Remember what Iroh said about the elements? Let's see if fire and water don't mix together, especially for Zuko and Katara.

"Fire is the element of power..."

"...The people of the Fire Nation have desire and will, and the energy and drive to achieve what they want."

"Water is the element of change..."

"...The people of the Water Tribe are capable of adapting to many things..."

"...They have a deep sense of community and love that holds them together through anything."

Young Zuko : [Zuko is shown standing up.] You can't sacrifice an entire division like that! Those soldiers love and defend our nation! How can you betray them?

Zuko and Katara would bicker and not get along well, they said?? Really??

Every time Katara is mad, Zuko just silent and listen to her. Even when they're still enemies!!

Oh, btw, Katara not 'always' threatened Zuko to kill him if he hurt Aang. It happened once. She is still mad at him not because of Aang, but because he betrayed her.

That's personal to her, she is mad not because he hurt someone else but he hurt her. I mean, if she really mad at him because of Aang, why is she connected her anger at Zuko to her mom, not Aang (again)?

And after this moment, after Katara by her own choice, forgives Zuko, do Zuko and Katara always bickering and not get along at all??? No, they're not!!

Zuko gives Katara advice, Katara listens. Katara gives Zuko advice, Zuko listens.

They reassure each other at a very important moment.

Lastly, I don't understand how Zuko and Katara, who they said would never get along, always save each other lives, even Zuko sacrifice his life to her?

[victorianbatman]

ATLA/LOK incorrect quotes

F, M & GN reader | every scenario without the readers gender being specified is Gender Neutral.

Bolin, on the phone with Mako: Mako, I need you to come pick me up.

Mako: Why?

Bolin: Y/n is busy passive-aggressively doing the dishes they asked me to do 6 hours ago.

Bolin: This house is not safe anymore.

-

Mako: Hey, whats for dinner?

Bolin: I cant tell you, its a soup-rise.

Mako: Is it soup?

Y/n: We soup-ose is could be.

Mako: Enough with the soup puns you two.

Bolin: Aww, you never soup-port our jokes.

[Five minutes later]

Mako: It was fucking tacos.

-

Mako: The stars look really pretty tonight.

Y/n: Yeah, they do.

Mako: You know who else looks pretty tonight?

Y/n: Asami.

Mako, at the same time: Korra.

Y/n: What?

Mako: What?

-

Toph: Do you do anything other than whine like a little bitch?

Y/n: Sometimes I whine like a BIG bitch.

-

Mako, not looking up from his book: What did she(Kuvira) do now?

Y/n: SHE SMILED!

Mako: At you?

Y/n: No, at her dumb friends, but she looks like an angel.

Mako: Go away, Y/n.

Y/n: Shut up, I watched you pine after Korra while in a relationship with Asami.

Mako: Go on.

-

Korra: We can bake these cookies at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or 4,000 degrees for 1 minute.

Lin: That’s not how you make cookies.

Y/n: FLOOR IT!

Bolin: How about 4,000,000 degrees for 1 second?

Lin: yOURE GONNA BURN THE HOUSE DOWN!!

Korra: IM GONNA HARVEST THE POWER OF THE FUCKING SUN TO MAKE COOKIES!!

Y/n&Bolin: DO IT!

Lin: NO-

-

Korra: I’m small, but knowing.

Tall!Y/n: You dont be knowing what the top of a shelf looks like though.

Korra: …

Tall!Y/n: …

Korra: Bitch.

-

Bolin and Mako watching Y/n from a distance chase a squirrel.

Bolin: Thats the person I see myself married to in the future.

Bolin: Thoughts?

Mako: …

Bolin: …

Mako: ..and prayers, bro.

-

Y/n: My autistic friend(book 1 zuko) is my favourite person on the planet. I asked if he would still be friends with me if I got a mullet and without looking up he said “we are not friends” like ok bestie.

-

Korra: Theres only one thing worse than losing.

[Tips over paper saying ‘losing Y/n’]

Y/n: Me.

Korra: No-

-

Y/n: Are you sure you’re ok?

Zuko, crying: Yeah, it’s just these onions, man.

Y/n: …

Zuko: …

Y/n: Those are potatoes.

-

[Asami, puts on chapstick]

Y/n: What flavour is that?

Asami: oh its [chapstick flavour].

Y/n: Lemme taste.

Asami: Sure.

[hands chapstick]

Y/n, kisses Asami

Y/n: Shit it does actually taste like [Chapstick flavour].

[Asami blushing like crazy]

-

Y/n: Aang, why do good people die young?

Aang: When you are in a garden full of flowers, which one do you pick?

Y/n: The ugly ones.

Aang: Exactly- wait wait what, why?

Y/n: Because ugly bitches dont belong in my garden.

-

Toph: Hi, im your doctor today, I’ll be drawing your blood as soon as I’m done with my capri sun.

[Misses the hole four times before finally getting the straw in]

[Y/n, sweats profusely]

-

Sokka: I have the sharpest memory, name one time I forgot something.

Y/n: You forgot me and Suki back in the fire nation 3 weeks ago.

Sokka: I did that on purpose, try again.

-

Y/n: Listen to me, love is a scam.

Bolin: You’re making a valentines card for Mako right now.

Y/n, points glue gun at him: You’re on thin fuckin ice.

-

Zuko: Whats with the napkin on the glass door?

Y/n: Aang keeps walking into the glass door, so I thought this might help.

Aang: Oh cool, a floating napkin!

[Walks into glass door]

[myjlla]

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Avatar: The Legend of Aang)

Journey - part 1

Takes place in Book 1, Episode 1 - The Boy in the Iceberg

Pairing: OC x Zuko

There is no beta read and I use Grammarly since English is not my first language

Zuko x OC MASTERLIST here

Water -> Earth -> Fire -> Air..

My late father used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace. When the Avatar kept balance between Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar mastered all four elements could stop the ruthless firebenders. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years have passed, and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the war. Two years ago, The men of my Tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving their wives and children. Some people believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and that the cycle is broken. But I haven't lost hope. I still believe that somehow the Avatar will return to save the world.

The icy winds of the Southern Water Tribe howled softly over the frozen landscape, carrying the scent of salt and puffy snow through the air. Yula stood at the edge of the palace docks, wrapped in thick blue furs, her fingers gripping the strap of her bag as she took in the sight of her home - this was all she had ever known. And now, she was leaving it behind.

Her heart pounded with mixed emotions. Excitement, nervousness, sorrow. This journey to the Northern Water Tribe was a necessity - she needed to master her sword fighting, the only form of protection available to her. As a firebender in hiding, she was forbidden from using her bending, forced to suppress a part of herself to ensure her safety. She had long accepted this burden, she herself didn't want to use it, but it didn't make leaving any easier.

Nearby, Kenzo stood tall, his expression serious yet laced with sadness. He was staying behind to oversee the tribe with their mother. After their fathers death, it was the three of them, now without Yula - only two.

All the men had left to fight alongside the Earth Kingdom against the Fire Nation.

Yula had no doubt that he would be an excellent chief, but it pained her to leave him with such a heavy responsibility.

"You'll do great, Kenzo," she said, forcing a reassuring smile. "I know you will."

Kenzo let out a small huff, crossing his arms. "And you’ll become the best swordswoman the Northern Water Tribe has ever seen. Just don’t let them push you around."

Yula chuckled. "I wouldn’t dream of it."

There was a pause. The weight of this farewell settled between them. Kenzo hesitated before stepping forward and pulling Yula into a tight hug. She clung to him, squeezing her eyes shut, savoring the warmth of her brother’s presence for just a few moments longer.

"Be safe," he murmured. "Write to me when you be there."

"I will," she promised, pulling away with a small smile. "Before I go, I need to see Katara and Sokka."

Kenzo nodded. "I heard they’re down by the shore."

With a final glance at her brother, Yula turned and made her way through the village toward the snow-covered shoreline. The sight of familiar figures - two of her dearest friends - made her chest tighten.

Katara and Sokka stood near the water’s edge, preparing their canoe and their fishing equipment, completely unaware of her approaching footsteps.

"Planning to catch dinner without saying goodbye to me first?" Yula teased, causing both siblings to turn around in surprise.

Katara’s face immediately softened, a bittersweet smile gracing her lips. "Yula… you're really leaving."

Sokka, on the other hand, puffed out his chest, putting on his best nonchalant expression. "Yeah, yeah, we knew this was coming. Not a big deal or anything."

Yula smirked at his act. "Oh, really? So you’re not going to miss me at all?"

"Pfft, miss you?" Sokka scoffed, crossing his arms. "I mean, sure, who am I supposed to spar with now? The kids guys in the village can’t even lift a sword properly! But no, I’ll be totally fine. Totally."

Katara rolled her eyes, though amusement twinkled in them. "You’re terrible at hiding your emotions, Sokka."

Yula laughed before turning serious, her gaze flickering between the two of them. "I just wanted to thank you both. You've been some of the best friends I could have ever asked for."

Katara stepped forward, wrapping her arms around Yula in a warm hug. "You're like an older sister to us, Yula. I’m going to miss you so much."

Yula tightened the embrace. "I’ll miss you too. But don’t worry, I’ll be back before you know it."

When they pulled away, Yula turned to Sokka. He stood stiffly, clearly torn between maintaining his cool-guy facade and actually expressing how he felt. After a second, Yula decided for him and pulled him into a hug.

For a moment, Sokka remained frozen, trying to hold onto his composure. But it only took a heartbeat before he melted into the embrace, holding her tight. "Okay, okay," he muttered, voice slightly strained. "Maybe I’ll miss you. A little."

Yula smiled against his shoulder. "I knew it!"

When they finally pulled apart, Yula took a deep breath, glancing toward the small ship waiting at the docks.

"Take care of each other," she said firmly, giving them one last look. "And try not to fight too much."

Sokka scoffed. "No promises."

Katara smiled softly. "Be safe, Yula."

With one last nod, Yula turned and walked toward the waiting ship. A Southern Tribe soldier helped her onto the vessel, and as she settled into her seat, she gazed back at her friends. They stood side by side, watching her with expressions of sadness and encouragement. She lifted a hand, waving at them, a small tear slipping down her cheek, though a smile remained on her face.

Katara smiled back, and Sokka waved, his usual confident grin faltering just a little.

As the boat drifted away, Katara glanced at her brother. "You already miss her, don’t you?"

Sokka sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah."

Katara nudged him gently. "Come on, we have to go fishing."

I don't own any rights to characters other than Yula and Kenzo (and their mom and dad). I don't own any story lines and plots other than these related to my OC.

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[impossiblycolorfulpanda]

The way Bryke treats Zutara shippers in general is just slightly disgusting. Making fun of them whenever the opportunity arises and using the ship as the butt of jokes too many times like… that’s a solid 70% of your fanbse you’re making fun of. They’re the reason you’re even on the map. Shut up Bryke. I don’t know about 70% of the fanbase, but even if it were only a small portion it’s still just…rude and unprofessional to mock your fans? I think about this a lot because I was 16 when the show ended and I know a lot of other Zutara shippers were also teenage girls, and Mike and Bryan were adults. Two grown men making fun of teenage girls who liked the show and the characters they had created. I don’t care how “obnoxious” some of the fans might have been to them - and I’m sure there were fans who were also out of line - but Mike and Bryan were the adults and they chose to act like children, and mean, spiteful children at that.

Ya telling me, and you know what else? They are a big reason why Zutara is so popular in the first place. Bryke are the primary showrunners, what they say goes, they are in charge of approving/allowing what scene goes in the series.

They didn't have to make Zuko say "I'll save you from the pirates" right before trying to uncharacteristically bargain with Katara with an uncharacteristically clam demeaner while unintentionally proposing to her, since the necklace reveals to be a betrothal necklace.

They didn't have to let Zuko and Katara be locked in a cave together with crystals that almost look similar to the crystals from the cave of two lovers. They could've been locked in two jail cells far away from each other.

Speaking of which, Oma and Shu didn't have to be colored red and and blue respectively in one of the flashback scenes (the red one even looked like Ozai) and have their respective nations be at war against each other. You could tell they really, really wanted that story to parallel to Kataang but did a piss poor job of it. For one, Aang and Katara's nations never fought each other, not like how the Fire Nation and Water Tribes were going at it.

Zuko didn't have to be vulnerable with Katara in that cave and briefly explain his banishment and still act calm around her. She didn't have to offer to heal her scar with the only spirit water she had. Jet's ghost be like. "Are you kidding me?! Thanks a lot!" Katara didn't have to be the very first person to touch his scar before bringing the water out and Zuko didn't have to let her touch it and neither of them had to stand their for 5 seconds as the music amps up.

Katara understandably threatened to waste Zuko if he looks even slightly suspicious, and yet she pays no mind with Zuko bringing both Aang and Sokka to life threatening side-quests beyond Katara's supervision, both of which end with Aang getting over his pyrophobia and Katara and Sokka being reunited with their father and Sokka reunited with his girlfriend. Bryke let all of this happen.

Zuko didn't have to be the one to give Katara the means to find emotional closure and finally overcome her trauma. Katara didn't have to open up to him about the much more grisly details about her mother's death and have Zuko compliment her mother's bravery, all before Katara finally decides to forgive Zuko.

They didn't have to have June tease about Katara and Zuko dating multiple times. They didn't have to allow Zuko and Katara share the "parental figure for the gaang" mantle. They didn't have to spend the last scene Aang and Katara have before making out with them having another heated argument while Zuko and Katara spent their time working together to usurp Zuko's way to the throne.

They also didn't have show parallels/symbolism, after parallels/symbolism, after parallels/symbolism.

It's Bryke's fault that Zutara caught so many people's attention and they have the nerve to mock and ridicule them for disagreeing with their personal self-insert fantasy that does not matter to the narrative. The whole thing with basing Kataang off of a little boy having it down bad for an older big-sister-like figure who doesn't feel the same way doesn't help Bryke's case at all either.

[geothewriter]

Vermillion Seas Cardinal Skies: Chapter 28 - Mending the Broken

The time has come for acts of restoration. Of the spirit and of the body. And of the…jewelry? The Avatar is so back.

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Goooooooood Day to y’all! It’s that time again! Chapter 28 - Mending The Broken, eh?! I’m excited to share this…because I’ve had these scenes floating around my head for over a year now! A YEAR! I can’t believe we’ve finally reached this point! <3 I know I’m slow to write, but I’m just glad I’m still putting these out and have kept the consistency for this entire time. Once again, and always, THANK YOU @achillmango! You’re the bomb and absolutely amazing for editing these chapters! You’re *killing* it! Thank you, as always! Now, please enjoy the first bit of Chapter 28 - Mending the Broken!

It’s only a few more weeks until the comet, till the world ends unless Aang can save it. Katara isn’t sure he’s ready, but he has to be. He must be. Yesterday needs to be the last time they have a free day until after they win, or else she just knows they won’t. Last night was fun, and those new bending moves everyone came up with would be amazing in combat, but Toph’s right. There’s just not enough time to practice, to get good at them, to make them work.   She would love to blast steam in the Fire Lord’s face. Make him pay for what he did to Zuko. But…that isn’t her. Not really. Unless he threatens him again, then maybe. But really, what’s the point in thinking like this? There’s not even enough time to think about mastering new techniques, and besides that, today’s going to be special. Today’s that big bending training exercise that Sokka’s been bragging about nonstop. The cobbled path leading across the grassy slope away from the house has seen better days. She smiles at a few flowers that are having no trouble pushing through the tiniest gaps between the rocks. The grass is overgrown, too, but she doesn’t mind it. With just the tiniest bit of tender love and care, this place will look spectacular. Turning her gaze across the ground, the path ahead disappears over the hill, and she wonders if she’ll have the opportunity to come back here. To this island. With– “Hey, Katara!” Suki shouts gleefully as she bounds toward her.  She must be coming to watch whatever Zuko has planned before the big group training session he mentioned at breakfast. The other girl’s been surprisingly quiet this whole morning, and besides her greeting, the only other sound is some small argument making its way across the grass. The stress must be– “Isn’t it wonderful?” She asks, “How liberating it is?” “I beg your pardon?” Katara pauses to look at Suki, finding a knowing smirk plastered on her face. “You know!” She pauses. “When Zuko came to talk to us last night, I thought it was going to be worse than it was, and I thought I knew what it was about. Boy, was I wrong. It was embarrassing, but it was over quickly. But wow! He’s one to talk!” “That’s– what are you talking about?”  This conversation is becoming increasingly uncomfortable. She swears, if Suki starts talking about any details involving her brother she won’t hesitate to blast her with water. “So…?” She asks accusingly.  “So what?” Katara responds with her annoyance clear in her tone and continues walking, leaving Suki behind her. The other girl grabs her arm and spins her to face her. “What is it, Suki?” She growls, having about had enough of this. “You don’t have to play coy with me, Katara. I know what’s going on. I saw Zuko coming out of your room last night.” “Suki, I–” “Besides, like I said. It’s liberating! The world could end in a few weeks, and here we are, just living. Anyway,” Suki twirls forward away from her, “See you and Zuko with Toph in a few minutes!” She adds with a wink. They didn’t do anything.

Continue reading on AO3.

[thepublishingpress]

In The Midnight

It all started when Katara and Aang decided to play match maker.

“Hey, Sokka, why don’t you tell Zuko about your crush?” Aang said teasingly.

“Oh, yes,” Katara agreed, grinning, “We all know about him! At least let Zuko in on the secret.”

Sokka turned bright red. Zuko (aka said object of admiration) tilted his head curiously at Sokka. Oh, no. Absolutely not. “I-I do not have a crush on him!” Sokka instantly denied. “It’s just admiration for a capable fighter!”

Toph smirked. Dread instantly filled Sokka. “Oh, really, Snoozles? Your heart rate says something entirely different…”

“Shut up, Toph!” Sokka shrieked.

“Uh, you know,” Zuko said, “It’s kinda confusing not knowing what’s going on.”

Sokka coughed. “Uh, sorry, Zuko, but we’re talking about… er…” Oh, Yue save him, how is Sokka supposed to say they were talking about Zuko?

Toph rolled her eyes. “Since Sokka won’t say it, I’ll fill it in for him,” She offered. When Zuko nodded, she continued, much to Sokka’s horror. “Who we’re talking about is the Blue Spirit.”

“Who I most definitely do not have a crush on!” Sokka hastily added.

Zuko blinked, his cheeks reddening a little bit. Sokka wanted to scream. “O-oh…” He said. This just made the rest of team’s grins widen. 

Oh, how he regretted ever confiding in them about the Blue Spirit.

“So, Zuko, what do you think? Does Sokka have a shot?” Katara asked him, raising eyebrow. Sokka glared at her.

The Fire Lord glanced away, still blushing. “Well, he can like who he likes, I suppose. It's an… interesting crush…?”

“It's not a crush!” Sokka shrieked, though he definitely noted how Zuko didn't seem too disapproving about Sokka’s admiration (and only admiration!) for him. 

Toph scoffed at Sokka’s weak denial. “Yeah, we totally believe that.”

~×~

Sokka was writing in his diary, bemoaning his predicament to it, when he suddenly flinched from a knock on his window. He slowly stood up and walked over to the curtains.

And when he drew them back, he nearly screamed.

Right there in front of him was a blue mask with white accents, dao blades strapped to his back. Sokka had to proccess for a moment before realizing it was in fact the Blue Spirit.

Also known as Zuko.

Zuko knocked on the window again. Sokka hurriedly opened them, fumbling a little bit in his haste. 

“What are you doing here?” Sokka whispered, confused.

Zuko said nothing, simply extending his hand out to Sokka. Come with me, he seemed to say.

Sokka reached out and clasped his hand with Zuko’s.

~×~

It was exhilarating, jumping on rooftop to rooftop, air gushing against Sokka’s face. Also, he was still in shock that Zuko had got through all the trouble to get up in his costume and mask paired with the dao blades just to get Sokka on a da- NO. Sokka meant a trip. Yeah. Like the Boiling Rock.

“Where are you taking me?” Sokka asked Zuko. Zuko didn’t answer, stubbornly sticking to the “silent” bit of silent warrior, instead using one of his dao blades to point to a rooftop with some glowing lanterns.

Tui and La and all the other spirits, did Zuko set this all up?

Sokka was rather flattered.

Unfortunately, they had to make a big jump to reach it. (Sokka may or may not have yelped a little bit like a kicked seal-puppy.) He tried his best to not cling to Zuko too tightly.

They landed peacefully with a small thud.

Zuko sat down cross-legged on the roof, Sokka following suit. 

It was nice and quiet.

Sokka was feeling a bit more bold at this point. So, reaching his hand out, Sokka placed it on top of Zuko’s.

Zuko’s head turned to face Sokka, and Sokka smiled at him.

“You can talk, you know,” He told Zuko. “Or take off your mask. I know it’s you, Zuko.”

There was silence for a few moments. Sokka’s heart raced, wondering if he’d made the wrong move.

Then, Zuko said, “Okay.” His left hand reached up to take of the Blue Spirit’s mask off. “Have you–” Zuko paused. “Have you always known?”

“When you first tried to join our team,” Sokka said. “Aang told us you were the Blue Spirit.”

“And that– and that doesn't change anything?” Zuko asked in a small voice, as if Zuko being the Blue Spirit would ruin everything for Sokka. 

Cursing Ozai in his head, Sokka immediately said, “Oh, Zuko, it doesn't change anything– except for the fact that it might’ve made me like you more.”

Zuko managed a smile. “I got you to say it.” He said. 

Sokka looked at him questioningly. “Say what?” 

“That you like me.”

Sokka jokingly threw his hands up in defeat. “Curses! Foiled again!”

Zuko laughed. Sokka grinned, glad to be able to make him laugh, but there was one question on his mind and he had to ask it. “Do you like me too?”

Zuko stared and stared. Then he burst out laughing even harder. “I set up all of this for you, dress up as my abandoned persona, and you have the audacity to ask me if I like you?”

Sokka glowed red, but he managed to say, “So… we’re together now?”

Zuko nodded, and that was all the confirmation Sokka needed. 

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honestly screw ozai i hate him

anyway i hate some of the changes natla made to avatar and it makes me mad just thinking about it and i think ive made my parents think ive gone insane

but do i still want a second season because i want to suffer through the changes just to see toph? yes, absolutely

[aangarchy]

Do you have any Aang-Druk headcanons? I like to think that when Zuko’s dragon egg hatched, he called Aang in a panic because he has no clue how to raise a baby dragon 🙏🏻

ooooo i've never really thought about this before, but here's a list of some i came up with after reading this anon

The name druk came from Aang wanting to say the word dragon and doing his famous airbender sneeze in the midst of it: "dr-UKCHOO"

Zuko did in fact call Aang in a panic, bc up until the moment it hatched he had absolutely no idea the golden gemstone the sun warriors gifted him was a fucking dragon egg bc of course he wouldn't think of that why would he think the piece of gold they gave him is alive????

Zuko figured bc Aang lived 100 years ago, when there were still dragons, he has to know something about dragon hatching and taking care of a baby dragon. Aang arrives w a bunch of hay and things to take care of baby bison bc no, Zuko, he never met a dragon and he got frozen at age twelve of course he doesn't know what the fuck a dragon would eat

To teach Druk how to fly, Aang took the small dragon with him on a ride on Appa and held him in the air as long as his arms could carry him so he would get used to the flow of air around his wings

During his first few flights alone, Aang followed Druk on his glider to make sure he was alright whilst Zuko paced the halls of the palace like a worried mother (curlers in hair and all)

When Druk and Aang inevitably returned from their flights a bit too long after sunset Zuko ripped both of them a new one and grounded both the Avatar and his pet dragon. Other generals and world leaders are very confused as to how the firelord manages to treat the Avatar like a son, and the Avatar allowing it, but here we are

Izumi was born not long after Druk, so they have the same connection a child and the family dog would have. They play fetch w the femur of an ostrich horse bc nothing else is even remotely big enough for a teenage dragon to chase

Druk can absolutely 100% understand human speech, but pretends not to when Zuko tries to lecture him on not eating palace staff

Druk and Bosco get along swimmingly, and Bosco has attempted several times to climb Druk for a joyride but alas his bear paws don't allow him to grab onto anything and he topples off before they even make it off the ground

[gascreates]

them :) dino refs finally complete, so now i can make all the joke comics i want

design thoughts under the cut

aang- second hardest design to ge through. at first i couldn't decide on a species, and then i couldn't get the colors to work. believe it or not, bright yellow right next to bright blue is painful to look at. so instead i opted for an all orange color pallette. does he look like a candy corn? yes. and we love him for it. puny lil candy corn avatar

katara- sweet baby so easy, love her, perfect design, no tears shed except for joy. also GIGANTIC. non negotiable part of her design tbh. and aquatic dino!! spinosaurus was the only choice. the sail is meant to look like her necklace! isnt that cool. im so cool and talented.

sokka- nanuqsaurus is! maybe a cold weather dino. possibly. so we did that. he's smaller than his sister and he's mad about it :) also, him face is warriors paint!! and i know that atla water tribes didn't really have anything to do with orcas, but I love orcas and i wanted to give sokka some recognizably hunter-y pattern. so, orca white markings.

toPH- i am ENDLESSLY SUGFERING. do you know how many times i flip flopped on toph's species. do you understand how many hours i spent debating over the benefits of triceratops vs protoceratops?? ankylosaurus vs. pachysephalosaurus???? my agony is unending. im still unsure. sacrificing the concept that toph could take down a t rex (trike) for the small n unassuming character theme (proto). also the badgermole looking markings are cool i guess

zuko- this is where you pretend that im bot playing favorites when it comes to dino species. why is he a deinonychus? cuz i like big raptors, that's why. go away. dont look at me. he's cute. he looks like a bird and i love that for him. also something something aang and zuko similar species that specialize differently based on how their environments changed them, zuko an echo of the potential of flight and aang an echo of the potential to hunt. flock bird vs pack hunter. same but different.

height chart:

i really cant say if it's accurate at all to the real dinos, but i was lazy and didnt want to do math, so it's just eyeballed heights. the important part is that we understand how tiny aang is and how massive katara is

[zvtara-was-never-canon]

Reason season 3 kataang sucks compared to the first two season is cause they got less focus episodes.

All through season 1 and 2 there’s tons of hints and episodes where it’s obvious they’re setting up endgame they have crushes on each other, they care about each other a lot.

Come season 3 and the main focus is the war. They’re’s like three episodes which focuses on them and their feelings and that’s about it til the very end. It makes sense the whole point of the show is the war and final battle. They should’ve just had a lil bit more scenes and episodes focused on their relationship season 3.

Or technically speaking how it should’ve went woulda been.

1st two seasons they’re falling for each other.

3rd season they’ve officially together without actually being together

They set it up correctly then fumbled third season.

The main focus of THE WHOLE SHOW AND EVERY SINGLE SEASON is the war.

We have Kataang moments, both big and small, in episodes:

One, The Awakening (Aang looking at Katara in awe when he realizes she brought him back from the dead, Katara freaking out when Aang leaves to fight alone)

Two, The Headband (jealous Katara, iconic Kataang dance)

Three, The Painted Lady (Aang being into Katara without even realizing it's her, saying she's like a super hero for helping the village, and then them blowing up a factory together)

Eight, The Puppet Master (Katara using bloodbending against Hama to save Aang from getting a bad case of sword through the chest)

Nine, Nightmares and Daydreams ("You're my forever girl")

Ten, The Day Of Black Sun Part 1 (the kiss Katara clearly enjoyed)

Eleven, The Day Of Black Sun Part 2 (Katara cuddling up with Aang to make him feel better after the invasion fails)

Twelve, The Western Air Temple (Aang not allowing Zuko to join the group until Katara agrees to it, Katara only agreeing because she'll do whatever Aang thinks is best and then threatening to kill Zuko if he ever hurts him again)

Sixteen, The Southern Raiders (Aang letting Katara take Appa, one of his last connections to his pacifist culture, on a mission to kill a man because realizes this an important journey AND knows Katara well enough to understand she won't actually take a life)

Seventeen, Ember Island Players (Aang clearly being afraid that Katara might not like him back and Katara explicitly saying she doesn't think of him as a brother)

Twenty One, last part of the finale (Kataang kiss to make them officially endgame)

11 episodes out 21 (or 10 out of 17 if we consider the multi-part episodes as just one single entity) with about the same amount of focus on each half of the season. That's a fuckton of focus - way more focus than things like the mistery of what the hell happened to Ursa or Iroh's grief for his son got in the entire show, let alone in a single season.

And that's without mentioning that all the set up in the previous seasons means that the writers COULD have given Kataang a bit less focus on the final season if they wanted to because that's the thing with a good story: it tends to assume the viewer doesn't have amnesia and doesn't need to be beaten over the head with the same information every single episode.

Did the show REALLY fumble it, or are you just trying to force an issue where there is none?

[avatar-legends-confessionblog]

Hello, are you looking for a new atla ship? Sick of the ship wars? Consider with me, if you will, joining the zukaang fandom.

Do you like grump/sunshine trope? "I don't know why but I thought this thing would be a lot faster." "Appa's right Zuko, in our group, typically we start out our missions with a more upbeat attitude." "I can't believe this." - literally them.

Do you like the yin/yang trope? Zuko's flaw is literally his aggressive approach to his problems which is foiled by Aang's flaw of passive approach to his problems. They are the definition of yin and yang.

Do you like forbidden love? Even beyond the whole "Avatar and Firelord" thing, they both have to have bio children. They are tragic as hell if you want them to be.

Do you like excessive parallels and reading way too much into symbolism? The writers spent way too much effort in building the parallels between these two and there's always more to say about them.

Do you like shared trauma and similar backstories? They literally had an entire episode dedicated to showing how their backstories mirror eachother.

Do you like (lovingly) making jokes at Zuko's expense? What's better to tease him about than his absolute obsession with the avatar.

Do you like parallels to past lives? Zukaang has simularities with Sozin-Roku and Oma-Shu and there's even Kuzon.

Do you like m/m but never felt much connection for zukka? Zukaang is full of connection.

Do you like being canon but kataang just didn't do it for you? Zuko is literally quoted as being the person closest to Aang in his life and there's an official picture of them holding hands as adults and the culmination of the zukaang hug is iconic just like the kataang kiss. They're like an inch away from being canon.

Do you like enemies to lovers but zutara never caught your eye? Their inevitable friendship was built since book one when Aang asked if they could be friends.

Are you sick of antis? Zukaang has two (2) whole anti arguments: the age gap which is nothing between adults, and the idea that Aang is related to Zuko bc Roku was his great grandfather which doesn't make sense unless you consider Korra and Katara to be married. Beyond that people don't care.

Do you prefer small but active ship fandoms to the big name ship fandoms? Zukaang is right on the border, big enough to be plenty active but small enough to be free of drama and full of likeminded people.

Like talking about your ships but rather do it through group chats instead of tumblr? We have an active discord server.

If any of this appeals to you, feel free to join us, we'd love to have you! :D

X

[isthei]

atla small town modern au

it’s katara & sokka’s hometown in the southern water tribe, which is being taken over by ozai’s industrialist company as a factory town

their dad is the mayor but he’s gone missing so vice mayor bato has been handling the work and sokka is running his and katara’s household

(hakoda’s missing because ozai hated that he was enacting anti-firecorp policies)

bending is still a thing. katara is a starry-eyed soul who wants to leave her small town to learn waterbending in the big city

sokka is a total pragmatist who thinks the town would collapse without them (he MAY be right)

aang is an undocumented immigrant from the air temples who was sent on the run w gyatso towards the nwt with crucial info to bring to journalists to bust open the evils ceo ozai wrought upon the air nation (e.g. labor exploitation, chokehold on clean water sources)

he got this quest cos he’s still the avatar in this au

got waylaid and separated from gyatso (who might be dead?) and ended up in the swt town

now uses his bending in secret to stack shelves in the local supermarket while trying to figure out how to get to nwt

(he may or may not be putting it off because the responsibility terrifies him)

unbeknownst to aang (and most everyone), the situation in the air nation is getting worse—actual violence is starting to happen

the water damage siblings take him in because they figure it’s their responsibility as the mayor’s kids. but over time they find him so endearing he becomes practically family

zuko has been disowned from his father’s giant conglomerate and believes that by catching the runaway avatar he will be brought back into the family

he pushes iroh into moving into town. he thinks iroh doesn’t know it’s to catch the avatar

in the meantime he picks up a job at the local boba shop and accidentally becomes a vigilante

(sokka develops a huge crush on the mysterious blue spirit)

unfortunately for him the description of the runaway has been switched around, and he thinks toph (another runaway in the same town) is the avatar

toph is friends with aang and is gleefully misleading zuko

she and aang are both out of school youth. toph spends most of her time trouncing people in sports at the local courts but her spending money comes from a huge stash of cash she took out of her parents’ safe before running away

aang is a regular at the boba shop and befriends zuko. zuko thinks aang is just the avatar’s friend and aang thinks zuko is neat. they bond over being new to town

azula comes to town at some point and immediately realizes that toph is not the avatar

(iroh knew all along but doesn’t tell zuko because he a. it’s a good lesson for his nephew and b. he finds it funny)

BONUS:

azula enrolls in the local school trying to find the avatar, accidentally develops a homoerotic rivalry with katara instead

iroh takes her in and sets off her redemption arc

[mdhwrites]

What Were the Palismens' Point and Did They Succeed?

I got a really long ask that started with asking me how I would have handled the Palisman. For a question like that, I believe there are two core tenants that need to answer. The TL:DR though for this is that despite the Palisman having presence since S1, their point in the story is only made clear in S2 and then their point is useless except for Luz, weakly, because of how TOH defies normal genre convention, in a way that is very counterproductive, when it comes to character climaxes.

Anyways: The questions.

What is the narrative concept of the element we're talking about?

What is the point of the narrative element?

For the Palisman, this isn't clear until Hunting Palisman. Before then, they are glorified broomsticks with one episode acknowledging their agency but at the end of the day in S1: They're just glorified broomsticks. Hunting Palisman very clearly and bluntly states what their point is.

They are a physical manifestation of the witch's will and desires. You can only obtain one with a clarity of purpose and conviction. This is also the point of them: They are essentially character statements. The grand thesis of whoever that palisman is connected to. Honestly, as far as creative uses of magical items to present the culmination of a character, the palisman are...

Exceptionally stock standard. Like painfully so. Anyone watched a season of Power Rangers? Yeah, the Palisman are just the battlizer. If you watched Winx Club like... AT ALL past the first season, maybe even requiring that long, it is ANY of their power ups because they always come with a big character growth moment that defines who they are as a person. It is maybe one of the basic fantasy tropes out there to have self actualization be a power up.

And this isn't just me being hyperbolic. Even from their first introduction, it is presented as a part of a witch growing up. That the school grants witches their palisman but that Luz will have to earn hers. Once she does, she has a loyal companion and the ability to fly. Even at Hexside, you still have to reach certain age to get a Palisman. They're not just giving them to kindergartners. The show itself, by all accounts, says this is explicitly what they are. It's even why Hunter can have Flapjack like he does because the two are their most at sync the closer Hunter is to being Cale- Being the good person he always was. -_- Before then, during moments like Eclipse Lake, they are out of sync, just like he says.

There's just a small, tiny, MINISCULE problem with this concept. Barely noticeable so I'm probably making a big deal out of no- HOW DO YOU HAVE TWO CHARACTER CLIMAXES LIKE THIS IN THE SAME MINUTE AND THEN ONE OFF SCREEN!?

TOH has this weird aversion to character climaxes, at least traditionally paced ones. This is any episode focused on the ending of an era for a character. When a hero falls to the darkside, with the entire episode, or episode after the fall happens at the end of one episode, being about his fall to the darkness. When the scoundrel decides that there are indeed things worth more than gold and has to grapple with that. The end of Book 2 of Avatar spends a lot of time in its last couple episodes grappling with what is a character built up over the entire season: Which side of Zuko wins out for his future? This is balanced with Aang's character climax with the guru with asking questions about how much Aang is willing to give up to the job of the Avatar instead of being the free spirited, loving kid he's always been. A LOT of time is given to this.

TOH hates giving time to ANYONE who isn't Luz. Very few people get real character climaxes of this sort of variety. Willow essentially never gets one and Gus never gets one. You could Watching and Dreaming and Labyrinth Runners specifically but those episodes aren't about self actualization. A VERY common thread with character climaxes is a choice the core character has to make in order to make things right. Meanwhile, in both episodes, HUNTER is the one to make the choice and actions to fix the problem. It is not about self actualization that then prompts a better, more refined character... It's honestly just one problem of the character amongst many like most kid's show episodic issues. This is ESPECIALLY true for these two because Gus' having this level of confidence issues has never been a thing. The closest to ever come to it is the Human Society episode and, well... That happened like a season before Labyrinth Runners with MAYBE one more hint at the S1 penultimate episode from the orb giving him a pep talk. Otherwise, he has confidence. Willow's is worse because she's NEVER taken on others burdens like they talk about. The stories they tell do not sound like Willow at all and Gus, her best friend, has NEVER called her 'Dependable Willow' before now. It has all the hallmark fingerprints of a long running kids show retconning elements to have a plotline this episode. You know, during the season that was SHORTENED.

And this is without recognizing that their palismans have NOTHING to do with either episode, at any time. They are absent from being a part of their self actualization and why shouldn't they be? They already bonded and obtained their power up back in Hunting Palisman. Both made declarations and received a palisman for it because... What the fuck?

This is the core of why when I saw the initial question, I kind of went "I can't do them better because they're pointless besides giving the fandom Patronus stand ins for OC creation." They don't do jack shit.

Amity gets this THE WORST. She makes her palisman off screen, before the shortening took effect, and we only get told what it was... As a part of comforting Luz. Her character thesis, the embodiment of who she is, her will made manifest and it's used narratively to try and comfort her girlfriend. The words actually don't matter because a character climax should not just be words. It should include action alongside it. A showing of their character alongside them telling you, if they tell you at all.

This is also why Luz's character climax blows on this front. Not only is it not well built up to (I despise Luz's character climax) but it also doesn't have action behind it. It's a big statement before she... Just shows off Stringbean to her friends and then gets ready to go fight the Collector? What does that have to do with Luz? What does that have to do with 'wanting to be understood'? It's not even like her goal is to show the Collector understanding now that she's figured this part of herself out. As far as we can tell, her goal was to kick the Collector's ass right up until the Collector tried to show he was an uwu baby, please ignore the murder stars and the fact that I actually know the consequences of my actions (he KNEW King would hate him for the dreams and so is shown to have understanding of his actions upsetting people) and yet did them anyways. Obtaining Stringbean is meaningless besides the meta context of "She just like me fo real" for the people who identify with her.

All of this because TOH won't commit an episode to just finishing a character's arc, or even part of it. I have LONG been complaining about how Escaping Expulsion IS a character climax for Amity but she's in like a collective four minutes of the episode. It is the complete refusal to continue to be who she was. To be willing to throw away even her family in the pursuit of her own happiness and desire to choose her own future. For her to be such a small part of it centers her motivation on Luz because she hasn't had enough time to explain or put focus on why she doesn't want to be who she has been. It's always just on "I wanna be with my friends." or "I want to protect Luz." or "Luz and her friends make me happy." As such, the motivating factor being Luz's life being in danger doesn't make it feel like Amity self actualizing, it makes it feel like a young lesbian throwing away everything for someone she has known for like two months. That what matters is not her character but just that this is another step towards Lumity for her. That's not exactly great, is it? Especially not with how much they want Odalia to shoulder the burden of the fact that Amity CHOSE to be pure evil to Willow for YEARS. For her to be cast off so easily... Well, it just doesn't hit right. Not like it should for a climax like this.

Almost every character climax in the show suffers from stuff like this. Eda's big farewell in Agony of a Witch? She's in like four minutes of it and barely spends time with Luz so we never get that deliberation before Eda chooses to lose her life. It can't even be said that the season built up to it because Luz and Eda haven't had a plotline together since Adventure in the Elements. At best? Grom. And Grom doesn't exactly help build up how deep their connection is, does it?

And so how would I do the Palisman better? I'd just remove them. They are not used for the purpose they were built for and the show doesn't do the elements they're connected to in a way that would ever work for them. They have no point besides being cute and marketable but otherwise? They're entirely superfluous.

Which is a pretty shitty thing to say about something that's meant to represent the best your character can ever be. See you next tale.

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[purple-astronaut]

I came up with an urzai AU, where they had 8 kids, but ozai did not become Fire Lord.

Iroh became fire lord, and when that happened, ursa and ozai got out of the capital and moved to a small village in the fire nation with 6 of their kids and azula and zuko staying in capital (After everyone had to convince ursa). After/during the war, ozai and ursa adopted children whose parents had died no matter where they were from.

In this AU, I was thinking that there was one airbender (besides aang) who survived and feld to the earth kingdom and had kids. Their blood line somehow got to the fire nation, and someone gave birth to a baby who had a lot of airbender features, so they left the baby on the beach in a basket, ursa finds the baby and tells ozai they are taking her in and she won't take no for an answer.

And ozai finds two water tribe babies when he is on a mission with Lu ten (they wash up on the shore). They take the babies back and try to figure out what to do with them, but ursa saw them and takes them in. Then, some of Lu Ten's soldiers found an earth kingdom toddler, so Lu ten gave him to ursa.

All of the kids and their ages:

Zuko, 15

Azula, 14

Ming (earth kingdom), 12, earthbender

Kam (water tribe), 10, waterbender

Koalro (water tribe), 10, waterbender

Jamma (air nomad/ mixed heritage), 6, airbender

Kiyi, 4

Ozai ll (fire nation/ adopted), 3, non-bender (in the future)

They moved out of the capital to protect their children and because they were done with political issues and all that stuff. They moved into a big house with a big backyard, so all of their kids could train and run around.

Zuko takes the gaang to meet his siblings, and aang is super excited to meet zuko's airbending sister. Azula was already there to zuko's surprise. Kam and koalro were very happy to meet people from the water tribes and a master waterbender. the same goes for ming with toph. The whole gaang was so confused with their family dynamic, but it worked for them.

Ozai and Ursa love all of their kids, so zuko doesn't get burnt, and azula is ok (because I say so). They do their best to introduce all of their kids to their cultures (with the gaang's help if they were willing to help and the kids want to learn). They gave their kids names from their cultures.

Ursa did not want to name their last child ozai II, but ozai managed to convince her by saying he would change the baby's diapers till he stopped wearing them, ursa never touched a diaper again.

Im gonna work more on this AU

[digitlivy]

5 am atla hc for tonight: gaang friendship bracelets (made by aang)

toph: textured beads that have different patterns engraved in each color so she remembers which bead is which color

katara: porous beads that can absorb a small amount of water in case of emergency

zuko: flint and steel beads so he doesn't need to be anxious about losing his bending again (he can work on holding fire like he did with aang before they performed the dragon dance form)

sokka: moonstone beads (he thinks it's actually made of the moon and makes him feel connected to yue) and leftover meteorite bits formed into beads

suki: clay beads made using the pigments used in the traditional kyoshi makeup to help her remember her warrior friends no matter how far she is from them

aang: he made the bracelets a bit too big for everyone because he didn't want them to be too small and have anyone feel left out because they couldn't wear it, so they each removed a few beads from their bracelets and formed aang's bracelet, leaving room for him to add any charms he wanted to from his adventures