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kids don't want a live action atla series, kids want a prequel about just what that cat did to get in trouble with the fire nation

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ophelia but make it the best waterbender

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zuko definitely shouldve been allowed to drop just one f-bomb in atla…i think he deserves it.

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thinking about zutara again. about how in every scenario, if they were to develop feelings for each other, it would be katara who makes the first move. contrasted to aang, who kisses her first because he cares more for katara knowing that he wants her than he does for katara saying she wants him. this on its own is another romantic trope and aang is a child (and there's a reason katara initiates the finale kiss) so this isn't supposed to be a vitriolic criticism of his character but...

there is no way zuko would do the same. if they ever got together it would be katara's choice, it would be her decision. even if zuko wanted her, badly, he'd never push it on her because he cares what she thinks of him and he's trying to encourage his own patience, and her trust is too valuable for him to ever screw up something like that on purpose. zuko doesn't want to be that person anymore, especially around katara. zuko is a reckless character at times but when it comes to katara he's always patient, persistent but at a deliberate distance, considerate even if he's not always sure what she needs. it's lovely.

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Katara + sk8

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Turtle Ducks ^^ Took my time to create a more detailed piece in the last couple of days! I recently rewatched Avatar and really enjoyed all the scenes where Zuko and Iroh were featured! It made me so nostalgic, so I decided to paint this as an homage to these awesome characters! Hope you like it :)

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“Astrid and Hiccup are in their thirties when they are the Viking king and queen of New Berk. Their kids have their parents’ personalities but switched up a bit. The girl has some of the nervous side of Hiccup and carries note-books like him. The boy displays the adventurous, turbulent side of Astrid.” — Pierre-Oliver Vincent, Production Designer

A page for the haddock kiddos I just had to share, Of our darlings Nuffink and Zephyr. I love that from the short final sequence alone we at least got to see little snippets of their personalities come through. :’) These kids were designed so heckin well.

Oh hi hello- you see that top first board right there, yes? It killed me, goodbye everyone it’s been real .. I love the Haddock family sm ok bye ❤️

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Ngl Sokka isn’t my favorite character but if he was female I’d be absolutely obsessed. Obnoxious jock girl who is always wearing a tank top and flexing her muscles? Thinks she’s way funnier than she actually is? The swagger? The sass? The cringefail comically bad luck? What a dream. Literally my exact type. Cringefail smartass buff jock femme. You don’t understand, if fem!Sokka was canon this blog would be 90% thirst posts about her.

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i’ve been wanting to make ATLA fanart but did not know who to draw first lol but yaaayyy i’ve always loved yue’s design, will draw her in moon goddess form soon ✨

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sorry I couldn't do all of them 😭 but I hope one shot will do for now 🥹💜

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Katara was always my role model as a child

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you know what i noticed about kataang shippers is that, they have made multiple blogs (even titled in the url) fully dedicated to bashing zutara. like whole blogs full of nothing but hating zutara and everyone who ships it.

i don't see the reverse. yes, there are zutara blogs with lots of aang/kataang critical posts. but these blogs also have content that's focused on zutara (posting about the ship you actually do like! imagine that!) and most are content creators as well. i can't think of any blogs that are purely anti-kataang or even mostly anti-kataang.

idk to me it just seems like zutara shippers are better about staying in our lane and enjoying what we like instead of devoting *that* much energy to hating ✌️

Oh definitely, I think in the past few years I’ve seen two blogs called something along the lines of “Zutara isn’t canon” and post nothing but angry anons whining about people shipping Zutara. And of course, the “fandom police” guy who is very obviously a right winger poorly applying social justice concepts in an attempt to win ship discourse, and who thinks anything non-canon is stupid.

It’s funny because how do you miss the point of fandom this badly? It’s transformative. There are only so many ways to tell the exact same story. There is a reason why it’s very common for non-canon ships to be more popular among fans than canon. It taps into the creative aspect that so many of us enjoy.

And for Zutara specifically, I’m actually glad it isn’t canon. I like that it’s open-ended and that I’m free to write it however I want, because to be completely honest, I think the creators would have completely botched it if it was canon. I mean, I actually like Maiko quite a bit too but I don’t like how rushed their ending felt. I don’t like how it felt like Mai reappeared to be Zuko’s prize. And given the straight up creepy things I’ve heard the creators say about Zutara over the years, I have no doubt they would have made me hate it via poor writing.

Plus you’re right, at the end of the day, fandom is about enjoying what you want to enjoy. Making entire blogs dedicated to telling people they’re stupid because they don’t adhere to canon as if it’s a religious doctrine doesn’t seem like you’re enjoying yourself too much. Sure, I’ve made posts critical of tropes, characters, relationships, etc. that I don’t like, but ultimately I spend my energy on what I actually do like.

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i heard she was the bees knees  😔

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Dammit, I like one Breaking Bad meme and suddenly my For You page is full of catboy Saul Goodman 💀

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Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus v. viridescens), family Salamandridae, PA, USA

Subspecies of the Eastern Newt

photograph by David Hand