#TLA+

[goldberry-edition]

by sansa_sue

[paintedpatroclus]

princess yue

[certificated-angst-enjoyer]

[rhythmgameurl]

[purrincesskittens]

@muffinlance I see your Zuko gets adopted by old sweepy and propose to you Zuko gets adopted by a random scholar at the Ba Sing Se University.

Look in Yuka's defense she has a lot of siblings, and Zuko at a quick glance could pass as her youngest brother. Yes, he should be at home still nowhere near Ba Sing Se, but her siblings end up in the strangest of places so she wouldn't put it past him to show up randomly. Doesn't help she already wears thick lens glasses, and her eyesight is just getting worse from all the reading in the dark she does. Also, she was deep in her research for the paper, and the kid she mistook as her brother was really useful at finding her just what she needed for her paper. He was also apparently an expert on Avatar research, able to spout off all kinds of facts and quotes where he got that research from. By the time she realizes this kid isn't her little brother, she's decided to adopt him anyway, and she will absolutely fight the Di Lee for him. He is her new research partner, and she'll list him as one of her sources if she has to. Then they can't take him as he is an integral part of the development of the culture of Ba Sing Se. Besides, the kid sucks at hiding the fact that he is a fire bender and needs someone to take him under their wing. Half her family are firebenders anyway. She may be small and mousy, but she can be mighty when it comes to her research. She is totally willing to throw hands with the Di Lee if it comes down to it.

Zuko isn't sure what to make of the small mousy scholar he accidentally stumbled upon while trying to find more research on the Avatar. Nor is he sure how he became her research assistant. All he knows is she started calling him Koji and talking to him like she knew him or rather knew this Koji and handing him scrolls to put away and requesting more works on the Avatar some he hadn't read before as Ba Sing Se was the one place he hadn't been able to break into until now. Then he starts spouting off his Avatar knowledge between what he knows of the current Avatar and what he read in old books and scrolls she just jots down what he said without ever once looking up at him. By the time she realizes he isn't this Koji person, she has apparently decided she is keeping him. She escorts him home or to the tea shop when she is done picking his brain for the day or treats him to good food and makes sure he gets enough to not only fill his belly but also to bring home to Uncle. When he gets fired from the tea shop for fighting Jet, she hires him permanently. She even argues that Jet is clearly delusional and needs help not to be carted off by the Culural Police. He is clearly scared so badly he can't see he is safe and that there is no war in Ba Sing Se. So Jet gets an involuntary stay in one of Ba Sing Se's finest mental hospitals with his own personal Joo Dee to look after him. It's around this time that Uncle realizes he may have to fight this young lady for custody of his nephew. At least he is staying out of trouble and expanding his intellectual knowledge.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Okay, on a more serious note about “Avatar Seven Havens”, the one thing I’m disappointed about with the series is that it seems like Avatar Studios is too afraid of continuing the thread from Korra. I feel like there was a lot of room to really explore the state of the world after Korra, such as the new Airbenders trying to form their own nation, new alliances being formed, the Avatar feeling more and more like a relic of the past due to the advancement of technology.

Instead, they went the post-apocalyptic route. Sounds interesting, but it also feels like it was done because the writers were either afraid of continuing the world expansion started by Korra or just didn’t know how. Personally, I’m leaning towards they didn’t know how considering how Legend of Korra approached more serious topics (coughnonbenderdiscriminationcough). So instead of dealing with things that are beyond their capabilities, such as complex politics, they wipe the board clean so that it’s back to spirits and magic.

That’s the one thing I’m disappointed by. I’m actually fine with everything else. Korra being a hated figure could work as a meta-narrative on Korra’s actual reputation in the fanbase. The Avatar being a hated figure is something I actually really like since that’s a natural development for this kind of character. If there’s a superhuman figure existing in the world whose main responsibility is keeping the peace between the nations, then none of the nations actually have freedom/autonomy since the Avatar is the world police. It makes sense that the Avatar would eventually be hated once the people realize they have to abide by this superhuman’s authority, especially since the Korra series introduced democracy.

But the post-apocalyptic setting…it feels like a cop-out. In my opinion, it feels like Nickelodeon didnt want the Avatar Universe to get too complex, so they reset the world in a way that the main focus will be on more cartoonish concepts. Sure, post-apocalyptic can still be dark, but the politics of Korra (and even ATLA) are gone now. Even though I have MAJOR gripes with how Korra approached politics, the show at least had the courage to take it on. But now, Nick seems to be pushing for the Avatar Universe to be a lot safer and to take less risks. I mean, look at the ATLA Netflix show, they took away Sokka’s misogyny because they thought it was too much for present day audiences.

I guess we’ll see how this goes. I like some of the ideas, but I’m skeptical overall.

[moon-axolotl]

Okay but… Korra was 100% leading Asami to bed in this scene, right???

I mean Asami is biting her lip and Korra has a soft smile (dare I say slight smirk?!) on her face….and the eyes, man. The eyes.

And look at the way she’s leading Asami onto the bed!! And then she’s so pissed that Su interrupted them….

*whispers in fangirl* because they were going to bang

(Panels from “Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire - Part Three”)

[headcanonthings]

Zuko: So what’s for dinner? Sokka: I can’t tell you, it’s a soup-prise! Zuko: … Zuko: Is it soup? Sokka: I soup-pose it could be! *winks* Zuko: Please, enough with the soup puns! Sokka: Wow, you’re soup-per mean. Zuko: STOP! *one hour later* Zuko: It’s fucking tacos?!?!?!

[dyingroses]

Avatar: The Last Airbender + text posts and stuff

[douglasbradburyverne]

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER premiered 20 years ago today (Feb 21, 2005) on Nickelodeon

[oxygenisachoice]

[goldberry-edition]

Katara 💙

artwork by maku Katara necklace by Goldberry Edition

[paintedpatroclus]

“on sokka’s seventeenth, looking at the moon hurt. so, he looked at zuko instead.” - breakable heaven, ch. 10 by @sokkalore

[certificated-angst-enjoyer]

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" what in the name of spirits are you?"

A sketch of my fav avatar i have been working on

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Oh Kei! Suzuki Fronte TLA, 1962. Another motorcycle maker who entered the car market via the Kei sector because motorbike motors work in cars too. Suzuki's first automobiles were manufactured in 1955 with the Suzulight but they only made 43 cars. The Fronte developed out of a van version of the Suzulight and derived its name from the front-engine/front-drive configuration. It's reputation was significantly enhanced when Frontes came in first and second in their class at the inaugural Japanese Grand Prix with two more Frontes coming in fourth and eighth places. Suzuki continued to use the Fronte model name for its Kei cars until September 1988 though it was subsequently applied to rear engined rear wheel drive models.

[yikes-kachowski]

All my adult gaang designs in one place!

Aangs skin tone is mostly incorrect in the first drawing. I used the wrong skin set

I should redraw toph and sokka. I wanna do suki but I'm drawing a blank on headcanon to contribute to a good design. Let me know if you guys have any good ideas or design recs let me know!!

Sorry for reposting old stuff. My grandma is in active heart and liver failure. Its hard to draw right now