#katara

[zukosdualdao]

the argument that zutara could never be healthy together because they’re both ‘too emotional/angry’ and would have explosive fights

is kinda of uncomfortable rhetoric about a) a character who is an abuse victim whose abusers try to use the fact that he is ‘too emotional’ and ‘unreasonable’ against him and b) and a character who turns out not to be a one dimensional well-spring of hope and love and has the people in her life, most notably her main LI, treat any emotion that veers outside of the box as her not being ‘true to herself’. and also ‘unreasonable’. (not necessarily said about either of them but VERY OFTEN implied.)

katara and zuko both tend to get angry when they feel (often based on actual evidence, though in zuko’s case in particular he’s sometimes projecting this onto iroh due to abuse he’s endured from ozai and azula) their emotions aren’t being taken seriously.

and the funny thing is… once they start bonding, they actually take each other’s emotions very seriously.

zuko has no real reason to think katara will do anything about yell some more when he says he’s sorry about his mother and extends his empathy, but he does anyway, because he understands what it was like to lose his own mother.

katara could very easily and understandably get angry and lash out when this guy who’s been chasing them around the world starts talking about his problems in the crystal catacombs, but instead she shows him compassion.

when zuko hears katara tell him why she hasn’t been able to forgive him, he understands and tries so earnestly to figure out how to make it up to her. once he realizes how much she’s still hurting (and always has been!! the whole show!) over kya’s murder, he spends the whole episode trying to help her get closure.

when katara sees zuko is worried about reuniting with iroh, she lends an ear and reassures him without minimizing what he’s feeling.

like… i don’t know man, i think they are actually pretty deeply in tune with each other’s feelings and careful not to minimize or make light of them. i’m not saying they’d be a perfect couple ((because that doesn’t exist)) but that their canon relationship actually shows a lot of healthy development on the emotional communication front, and i don’t see why that wouldn’t extend to a potential romance as well.

[dustbunny31]

It’s dangerous to go alone, take this. Hope you enjoy this wip!

[arctik-fox]

[memopmiff]

Omg you’re also an azutara AND kataang truther??? ILY!!! Would love to see ur take on kataang someday.

ILYTTT!!! I drew adult kataang for an art trend sometime ago but it’s not really in my usual art style. But yes azutara and kataang 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️💯

[cyanorhis]

[zukosmosis]

katara putting braids in zuko's hair will always make me weak in the knees and if i had talent i'd draw it

[kendraunderstress]

they can never catch a break 💔 i love them IDCC

*sighs in woc*

[sokkastyles]

Let me be clear and emphasize that even if this were true, it wouldn't matter one little bit because Azula doesn't deserve empathy from either of them, since she just tried to kill them, and I find it extremely suspicious that certain people are trying to praise an indigenous girl for having empathy for a racist colonizer in order to make Azula's actions seem less bad or her victims worse than her. Katara's bleeding heart does NOT make her your good victim stereotype.

Which is also funny, because Azula stans praise Zuko in the same offensive way for being a good little victim about as much as they demonize him for not being that, as above.

And all that in a scene where Zuko and Katara's expressions are completely ambiguous. Katara looks more openly emotional than Zuko, who just looks sort of sadly resigned but determined. Whether Katara's tears are for Azula or for Zuko is unclear, though, and it's Zuko whose back she had her hand on for support, the same hand that chained Azula to that grate. The scene emphasizes, if anything, how Katara feels about Zuko, before any interpretation of how she feels about Azula. Even shutting her eyes against Azula's violent tantrum can be interpreted as sadness that Zuko's own sister tried to kill him, and relief that the terror is finally over for both of them, as she stands protectively by his side. The music and Azula's tears are meant to emphasize the tragedy of the situation, but trying to paint Zuko and Katara's reactions as in opposition to each other is a deliberate misrepresentation of the text. It would be like if I said that Zuko had more empathy for Azula than Katara because when he saved Katara, he shot the redirected lightning away from Azula, whereas Katara continued to fight Azula.

But what it really boils down to is the fact that violent people will take any opportunity to use the empathy of their victims against them. Katara shuts her eyes because she can't turn off that instict toward empathy, even for people who don't deserve it, whereas Zuko, who has been told time and time again that he should empathize with his abusers, just looks empty and tired. They both look emotionally drained by the experience but determined to stand together, nonetheless. Much has been made about Katara looking away, but as she does it, she leans towards Zuko, who removes his hand from his arm and stands with an open posture because Katara is there to support him. They are, neither of them, alone. That's what makes this moment a triumph for them both even as it's a tragedy for Azula.

[sev-rh]

"oh wow I can't wait to read the backs" "read the backstory" ......fuckkkk the highlight for me in this is that somehow ursa and azula relationship became even more messed up. Those two can not catch a break and also kind love the idea of azula and katara being relucant co parents who don't like each other but then bonding over the lost of the child and they are the only ones who get it.

what do you mean? of course they can catch a break! look at those loving mothers with their children.

I think that what would hit Azula the most would be how easy it is to love a child, and still Ursa made it complicated (for her own reasons!)

[artist-ellen]

Remember when I said I would post group photos on tumblr so that IG could have a chance to catch up? Well, group photos might be a bit of a misnomer... most of these turned out to be "pairings" photos lol.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram, tiktok or check out my coloring book available now \ („• ֊ •„) /

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[fuzzychildchopshop]

tea time

[beifong-brainrot]

Slowly gearing up to an adult Kataang kinda-redesign, so have some headshots I did as practice lol Along with several facial hair ideas for Aang that I probably won't incorporate into the final design but I think they're goofy and funny.

[icrowler]

Play Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne pls...

[queen-morgana91]

This is the official ig account i'm dying

[carimelmari]

Hello??? I love this?? Her eyeshadow too??

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