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I just saw a post about why someone doesn't like the water and fire nation war swap au's and, extremely valid. It's not for everyone and I think a few of them do just try to blatantly swap the roles of Zuko and Azula with Sokka and Katar.

But I can also see a world where they did swap and this is literally how I think it could have gone down. (this is one of the au's that lives rent free in my head).

So, the water and fire nations don't swap exactly. what happens is that there was the start of the 100 year war but at some point the water tribe went to war and won against the fire nation. because of the atrocities the fire nation have caused up to this point they see themselves as a sort of force of keeping the fire nation in check. the water tribes literally gain control of the seas, isolating the fire nation onto their islands.

Now, a lot of time has passed and the fire nation has tried to gain their freedom back- because the water tribe put STRICT rules about their travel across the other nations- and they're in an alliance with the earth kingdom to fight the water nations.

Now this isn't the water tribe that we know and love. These people have been hardened by water tribe propoganda. They believe they HAVE to keep the other nations in check so there isn't another genocide and if a few fire nation soldiers have to die for this to happen then so be it. But, all it takes is for the wrong person to get in power. For the Fire Nation this was Sozin, Azulon and Ozai. For the Water Tribe it could be some other generals, it doesn't HAVE to be Hakoda or Arnook. Especially for Hakoda since he's the chief but it's an elected position (I think? otherwise I think Hakoda's dad would have to be chief before him since Kanna is from the Northern Water Tribe). Some other guy could be in power anyway and Hakoda could just be a general following orders.

The only way the redemption of the water tribe works is if Katara and Sokka stay true to who they are in canon. Katara needs to get over her firebender prejudice. Sokka needs to go through his feminist arc. But in the meantime we do have one of the youngest, brightest war generals in Sokka and a bloodbender in Katara who can and will use their powers to keep anyone from the fire nation and now earth kingdom in check.

On the reverse, Zuko and Azula will be slightly different but that's due to the environment they grow up in. In canon they grow up privileged and while abused there is that safety net of the palace and guards to fall back on. In the reverse au they are still wealthy but their status is significantly limited. They're only powerful within the fire nation. Worse, they're targets for the water nation and Ozai is an idiot so of course he's going to try and put his kids on the line to win a slither of power.

Zuko and Azula are still themselves basically but the only difference is that they believe in the freedom of the world and not just the fire nation. In fact, if you want to make them both still believe in the fire nation you can do that. This can be a redemption arc for everyone.

the point is, as soon as Aang is out of that ice bubble his job is still the same, the only difference is he's working with two fire nation royals he needs to speedrun to get some empathy and then tackle the other two hunting them down.

You can have your cake and eat it, you just need to change the stakes.

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Zuko 🔥

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on account of today's temperature reaching 33° im bringing back the most iconic moment of 2024 aka the GQ China Heatstroke Photoshoot

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another go at my gaang redesigns

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taking the crumbs of venetian agna qel’a chewing biting gnashing on them until there aren’t even bones left and then spitting out. carnevale northern water tribe style

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i feel like i see a lot of zukka posts about sokka flirting with zuko and zuko not picking up on it (because he's autistic and/or has trouble believing someone would be into him) and while of course it makes sense for zuko to be oblivious it's kinda funny that people are depicting sokka actively pursuing zuko when if there IS any zukka in canon it's zuko seeing a cute boy going on a reckless quest and IMMEDIATELY being ride-or-die. like he smirks and shows off his fire-breathing and sokka's just like "okay yay he helped with the plan" completely unaware bc he's focused on the mission and also suki. sokka tells suki to go escape bc she's been there longer and she says she'll stay with sokka and it's a sweet couple moment and then zuko pipes up "i'm staying too" like yes i am also with sokka :) even though he was literally the one who convinced sokka to stay and look for hakoda so him staying wasn't really in question. like the whole episode he is trying to be super supportive to sokka and maybe make some small attempts to flirt and meanwhile sokka's mostly just thinking "i'm a worthless piece of shit who got my father in prison" "omg suki!!!!" "hmmm how do we escape?" "omg dad!!!!" "hmmm how do we escape (again)?" and zuko is barely in there at all (except maybe as part of the escape plan)

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With more and more Ao3 authors restricting their works to the archive (due to AI scraping), they're going to be losing guest interaction. And probably generally feeling down because. You know. AI is stealing their hard work.

So! Now is a great time to stop by your favorite authors/stories and drop them some comments! They really appreciate it!

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heyyy everyone lets pretend its still chinese new year and all run to read @ranilla-bean's gorjust fic Pride of Place, which invented lion dance, faggotry and australia. crazy to think none of this existed before. linking the old post asw bc im attached to it okay

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rewatching Avatar is so weird because Sokka is literally the only thing keeping them alive and fed. He constantly is like,

'guys we're out of supplies/ we need to stop/ we're attracting too much attention with the flying bison we should walk' etc.

Like in the ´The Storm' when they're completely out of money and supplies the one to get a job in hopes of making money (he never actually gets paid, the world hates him) is Sokka.

In 'The Waterbending Scroll,' it's Sokka who's concerned about their lack of supplies when Aang sends them in a wave down the river, and is making sure they're careful with their spendibg when in town shopping.

He's also seen to catch fish and gather nuts (I know more often than not he fails to catch things on screen but it's implied he's the one that does most of the hunting and gathering)

It's like- Aang totally would have starved to death or gotten completely off track with often they're completely out of food and money

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since i tragically cannot actually squish his little punim, drawing him is the next best thing

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sokka decides to invent a new sport and comes up with this hot new thing where you kick a ball around a field

he's thinking of naming it after himself

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Kustaa’s Second Favorite Apprentice 

Another fanart for Salvage by @muffinlance

I am in love with this story, I have so many sketches about the lovely scenes MuffinLace creates. Please give a chance to it even if you are not a big fan of fanfictions. 

I sized up Seal Jerky a little bit, I wanted to make him comfy for Zuko. I am pretty sure he will grow this big if he keeps feeding him. 

Also excuse my background skills, I have none. 

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Yeah he's fucked

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“sokka was ‘supposed’ to be the next avatar had the cycle not been interrupted, and that’s why he was so well-rounded in his skills and interests” okay well that’s not how that works actually, but it is a fun hypothetical to entertain regardless because being the avatar would definitely exacerbate his psychological issues in undeniably juicy ways, and i am nothing if not a staunch supporter of subjecting sokka to further torment

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just a zukka sketch for y'all in these trying times

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so many male characters are held back by the fact that they're not wearing earrings when they so clearly should be wearing earrings

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turned down a date because i want to go swing my sword at a tree later tonight. alone