#mailee headcanons

[the-genius-az]

The first time Azula and Ty Lee heard Mai's laugh, they carved into their souls that they were going to make her laugh for their entire lives.

[ihavea-natural-curiosity]

decided to draw some stuff for pride month!! (there are more but they’re in progress!!)

i’m trying to figure out how to color hair bare with me 😭

the usual, please don’t repost, reblogs are appreciated

[zukkacore]

Coupling a few different headcanons together and I don’t remember if divorce exists in ATLA or if Mai is Izumi’s mom but part of me does think it would be funny if Zuko invented divorce specifically for Mai’s sake & so with her alimony from her failmarriage she’s free to spend several years being roommates w Sokka while they go to the university in ba sing se except this is not so that she can be employable her goal is to rack up as many useless degrees as possible.

One of her and Sokka’s favorite pastimes is attending essentially university workshops for open “mic” nights for like spoken word and stuff. Sokka kinda enjoys the artistry, Mai just wants to not be bored so she approaches these evenings with more irony-poisoning than he does. Mai thinks it would be very funny to sign Sokka up when she thinks he isn’t looking but much to her chagrin he’s actually better at making up poetry on the fly than he is writing it (not that he’s bad he studies different forms for fun™ like he’s basically a lit minor, but he also over-edits bc he’s extremely self critical).

Sokka Is good at spoken word but not in the way where it’s like, the hard hitting unpacking trauma kind of slam poetry, Sokka has never unpacked a trauma in his life, but under pressure he’s good at striking the right balance of comedy and the tiniest bit of vulnerability and clever wordplay. (This is also why he’s not that good at poetry he sits down and Thinks about, especially when asked to write anything abt himself bc he finds it incredibly navel-gazing and embarrassing). Still, Mai continues to play this joke on him when he least expects it, mainly bc she loves committing to the bit. She eases up for a while bc he starts to suspect her too much only to spring the bit onto him again whenever someone comes to visit just for maximum embarrassment, either Toph, Katara, or Zuko. Toph thinks the whole thing is hilarious. Zuko and Katara both find poetry night deeply moving, but Katara finds Sokka specifically being forced to vamp deeply funny.

She’s tried it w Suki but suki doesn’t even flinch & Mai wonders if it’s bc she’s just that supportive or if she’s just not that discerning when it comes to art. The real answer is that she is plently amused and will tell Sokka in her own time but also Sokka has embarrassed himself in front of Suki enough times that she doesn’t blink an eye at anything. Aang also is not fazed but that’s mainly bc he 100% wants to get in on the fun.

In retaliation, Sokka has gotten Mai on stage before but bc mai would rather die than spout poetry her time always ends up basically being musings abt her life that’s pseudo-workshopping material for a Tight Five & like… it’s not really poetry but the crowd is laughing including the guy who throws ppl out when ppl don’t stick to the correct form (on those specific days). So nobody is going to stop her. She tells a lot of really dryly delivered jokes abt her shitty childhood and her failhusband Li from the tea shop and it takes a hot sec before ppl realize holy shit, she’s actually talking abt the fire lord. And also jokes abt discovering lesbianism. Which she’s thoroughly embarrassed abt being late to the party about. & even more embarrassing to be a dyke secretly love with her best friend. Afterwards, Sokka and Mai do have to correct the other patrons who approach them bc they’re convinced Sokka is the dyke she’s in love with. But they’re just friends. (I don’t know how mining comedy out of blatant dyke drama would work if we’re right to assume Sozin invent homophobia in ATLAverse but w/e).

Also. Sokka WILL boo & heckle her out loud when her material stinks. But if anything, this gives her a chance to do crowd-work which she’s good at. So even tho it’s 100% genuine ppl do start to suspect it’s staged.

I also think part of Mai racking up unemployable degrees includes assignments where she makes really off-putting and macabre interactive exhibits/art installations bc she’s trying to work on authentically expressing herself & wants to be an unpalatable as possible to make up for the years of being a perfect daughter. But she also thinks being too earnest is deeply cringe so even tho her pieces are self evidently kinda tortured and gloomy, as a way of preserving her dignity her artist statements are intentionally as brief and opaque as possible for the highest impact comedic punch.

[tragedykery]

the idea of mai being absolutely weak for ty lee's puppy eyes is incredibly funny to me. the most stone-faced girl ever breaking .3 seconds into a staring contest because well. it's ty lee and grumbling her acquiescence. ty lee never uses her puppy eyes against mai in public because they've got a reputation to uphold but once they're alone? free game baby, and boy does she use her powers for evil

[dragonfoxandfound]

Poly ship headcanon: MaiLee likes 'taking care' of Sokka and Suki when work keeps them apart.

[katarasmomsnecklace]

I wanna talk about all my fav ATLA ships cuz being a multishipper can suck sometimes

I wanna look at ship tags and not see hate for another ship in them

SPREAD THE LOVE

KatAang: Classic friends to lovers. Couples who commit ecoterrorism together stay together

TAang: She was a punk He did ballet what more can I say. But like actually they're so fun to analyze with what we have in canon, they legit give soulmate vibes.

ZuTara: SHOT THROUGH THE HEART another fun one to analyze, opposites attract/enemies to lovers it's a good time

KaToph: They're defined by overcoming their "weaknesses" Katara fought for her right to be a master despite her gender and became one of the most powerful benders because of her will to fight. Toph literally invented a whole new bending style BECAUSE of her blindness. Love them

MaiLee: Bad bitches deserve bad bitches, we love a sunshine and sunshine protector. Their fighting styles compliment each other as do their personalities

MaiKo: 'I love Zuko more than I fear you" will never not be the hardest line in the show. *doesn't care she got pickles* "HOW FUCKING DARE YOU SHE SAID NO PICKLES"

Ty Luki: I just want Suki to show TyLee the ropes of being a kyoshi warrior. They have so much they can teach each other also if you like the Airbender! TyLee headcanon there's something poetic about her unlocking her powers with kyoshi's fans

YueTara: MOON AND OCEAN NEED I SAY MORE

ZUe (I actually don't know their ship name) we in rare pair hell but SUN AND MOON NEED I SAY MORE also applies to Yue x Azula you guys come up with the coolest scenarios that put either of the fire siblings in the north pole, this fandom is so creative

ZuKKi: Let Sokka pull lol but actually a King and His Guard and King and his Ambassador, it's like Sukka is great but make it better

Mai TyLee and Suki should be a bigger ship cuz I swear I'm the only one that sees it (help me name them)

Tell me about your favorite ATLA ships I freaking love these characters and I love when they love each other

[burst-of-iridescent]

Can I get your thoughts on this post claiming Mai and Toph are very similar (and that Zuko clicked with Toph immediately because she reminded him of Mai)? https://at.tumblr.com/i-was-talking-to-momo/everyone-else-took-a-really-long-time-to/nyh2nz26iuay

whoooo boy, there are a lot of (sometimes just blatantly untrue) assumptions being flung around in that post.

much of what op says about mai reads more like headcanon than anything actually shown to us in the show (when was mai stifled to "the point of being incredibly depressed and borderline self-destructive"? when do we learn in the show that mai taught herself to throw knives out of boredom? how did mai "never learn to interact with people her age" when she's been friends with ty lee for years and seems to have no problem socializing at a fire nation party?) or is barely substantiated within the show (mai's alleged "repression" at the hands of her parents is told to us - not shown - in a single scene in the third season).

on the other hand, there is actual proof for toph being sheltered and repressed by her parents: we see the difference between who she is on her own/with the gaang vs with her parents. the toph who fights in earth rumble tournaments and picks her toes and speaks her mind without hesitation is not the same toph who wears dainty clothes and allows herself to be led around and meekly obeys her parents' wishes despite her own desire for freedom. there is a clear distinction between who toph feels she has to be, and who she really wants to be, and this is made clear from her very first episode.

by contrast, mai has the same apathetic, indifferent demeanor almost all the time, no matter whether she is with her parents, her friends, or her boyfriend. even in the rare cases that she does show emotion, usually smiling or smirking around zuko, it is undercut by the lack of true understanding and connection in their relationship, which makes her show of emotion feel meaningless and shallow (the only time that mai does seem to show genuine emotion and vulnerability is around ty lee, but unfortunately these moments are too far and few between for me to consider it real depth and growth for mai, much as i ship mailee). unlike toph, there are no real cracks in the facade with mai, which seem to imply that the way mai acts is who she really is, not who she feels she has to be.

i also have to laugh at this part: "Out of the entire gaang, Toph is the one that Zuko understands and empathizes with the most."

toph is the one zuko understands and empathizes with most, huh? that must be why toph was the first person in the gaang zuko felt a kinship with and reached out to - nope, that was katara. well, that's why he opened up about his deepest conflict and trauma to her and she did the same in return - whoops sorry, katara again. never mind, at least zuko and toph took an intimate field trip together related to their moment of connection over their shared trauma - oh wait.

i don't disagree that toph and zuko would have a strong friendship, or that they wouldn't be able to bond over similarities in their upbringing, but unfortunately the show just didn't expound on their relationship as much as it did with zuko's relationships with aang, sokka, and (especially) katara. it's blatantly false to imply that zuko bonded or clicked with toph the most out of anyone in the gaang, and even more so to say that it was because she reminded him of mai - both because toph is vastly different from mai, and because zuko himself didn't truly understand or click with mai in the first place.

ultimately, much of the problem with mai's character comes down to the fact that she's extremely underdeveloped (and the season that tries to expand on her character is also the one where her arc revolves almost entirely around her boyfriend) so comparing her to toph - a main character who received far more depth and development in a single episode than mai did throughout her whole arc - is a task doomed to fail from the start.

[justanisabelakinnie]

What characters do you headcanon as lesbians? Not just for Encanto, but all your fandoms!

I'm glad you asked me, friend!

Hmm...let's see...there's Isabela and Luisa in this fandom, we all know that already.

But besides them, my favorite lesbian headcanon would have to be Ty Lee from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Each of her interactions with boys just screams comphet, especially the nameless bums on the beach! And she has much better chemistry with Azula and Mai, and--look, regardless of what you think of either the Tyzula or Mailee ship(I am okay with both), you gotta admit that Ty Lee having feelings for either of the two ladies is infinitely more believable than her having feelings for a boy. Especially since she reminds me very strongly of myself: we are both bubbly, girly, pink-loving, and friendly with people we are close to, and often dismissed and not taken seriously, yet tougher and cleverer than we look. Her interactions with both genders reminds me of my own struggle with comphet and grapple to come to terms with my lesbian identity, it all reads as incredibly lesbian to me, to the point where I feel uncomfortable(if not personally attacked) when I see her in m/f ships. And with how widespread femme erasure is, Ty Lee being a proud femme lesbian would be awesome rep to have! but the show's over so 😥 but oh well, I can still have it as a hc, it gives me comfort all the same!

From the same fandom is Azula. For much of the same reasons as Ty Lee, except her comphet would be even stronger. but once she gets over it and undergoes a redemption arc I can see her and Ty Lee being an incredibly loving power couple together lol.

Anyway, I also hc Misa Amane as a lesbian, a hc which is only strengthened by this post.

I also hc Sonia Nevermind and Chiaki Nanami from Danganronpa as lesbians bc I ship them and they're way too pretty and femme to get with boys hahahahhahahha~!

Also, Queen Elsa, obvi!

Also from Disney, Charlotte la Bouff definitely had a thing for Tiana and only thought she wanted the prince because it's a "required" part of the fairytale dream and I will not be convinced otherwise. In the sequel it will turn out that Naveen has a pretty sister or female cousin whom Charlotte will marry so that she and Tiana can be sisters/cousins-in-law and both have their princess dreams!!!

And for live-action movies there's Regina George from Mean Girls(this one doesn't even need explaining, it's literally the same as miss pyromaniac princess above but without the abusive dad lol), Jennifer Check from Jennifer's Body.

All the Vocaloid girls minus a select few are lesbians because I say so.

Also from the mha fandom: Mina/Jirou/Tsuyu are a poly lesbian couple, perhaps a qpr since Mina is canonically cupioromantic and I'd hate to take that away from her.

And finally, Annabeth Chase.

I think that's it for now, I def have more that I can't remember bc it's too much to add here lol. Maybe I'll put them in another post for my lesbian/sapphic ships in general.

Anyway thanks for asking because I love to ramble about my lesbian ships/hcs/stories and ideas! Take care!

[sokka-with-his-hair-down]

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[maileeweek]

thank you for a great mailee week 2023!

navigation:

all mailee week 2023 posts

prompts:

day 1: 5 + 1 / gender/sexuality/pride

day 2: hair / post-canon

day 3: disability/neurodivergence / modern au

day 4: kyoshi island/warriors / first kiss

day 5: secret relationship / growing old together

day 6: tattoos / running away

day 7: friends to lovers / free day

types of works:

fanart / fanfictions (you can also find fanfictions in the ao3 collection) / analyses / headcanons

mod posts:

mod.txt / mod.answer

other:

mailee week buildup / the 2022 navigation post

all mailee week submissions are also tagged with op’s url!

[the-genius-az]

I have a great idea!

Maizulee and its reincarnations.

Azula is the Queen destined to take over the world.

Mai is the Spy destined to be in the shadows.

Ty Lee is the Knight destined to be in the light.

What am I talking about? I'm talking about both of them being destined to rule the world! but that can only happen by being together.

They have had several predecessors who did not achieve their destiny, and why? fights, wars and massacres.

Before them, the previous spy and knight fought for the Queen, fighting and ending up dying, unable to achieve their objective.

And the same thing always happens! but now? that could change.

Nowadays that has changed, and now Mai and Ty Lee are not only tied to the Queen, but also to each other.

[leantailean]

💚 👅 💢 for the ship ask game? thanks ^^

hi, anon, thanks for the question!

Ship that you find most sexy: Zuki, i think. They are both stubborn and brave warriors, proud and striving for dominance. Suki is the head of the Fire Lord's guard. Seriously, it is impossible to imagine a hotter couple and more mesmerizing and intriguing scenarios than between these two.

Ship that you secretly like: Mailee. They are so sweet, so kind to each other, and care about each other so much. My headcanon is that Ty Lee basically always had a little crush on Mai, but she never confessed her feelings to her.

Ship that is most misunderstood: I think it's Toko. I've answered in detail here.

Come on, people, ask me!

[moonlitxeuphoria]

Character Headcanons: Mai

1: sexuality headcanon

- badass knife-throwing bisexual ⚔️

2: otp

- Mailee 🩷🖤 (though I’m not opposed to a polycule that includes Azula ❤️‍🔥)

3: brotp

- I feel that Suki and her would vibe so well, but another good one would be her and Zuko but a couple years after they’ve broken up.

4: notp

- Maiko (I don’t dislike it as much as I used to though, but I prefer them to be friends rather than romantically involved)

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

- She has a bunch of scars on her hands from learning how to throw knives, they’ve healed up overtime though due to her taking care of them immediately so they wouldn’t be too apparent but they’re still there. Aside from the fingerless gloves she wears looking great fashion wise, she also uses them to semi hide them away.

6: one way in which I relate to this character

- we both have killer RBF 😭

7: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

-Her being passive until it benefits her (in all honestly though I feel like that’s the fault of bad writing 😭)

8: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

- I’m pretty neutral about her but if I had to put her in either one, I guess she’d lean more towards being a problematic fav.

[chocomd]

Ty Lee for the ask game! <3

Thanks for the ask, Rach! 😊

002 | Give me a character & I will tell you

How I feel about this character:

Ty Lee is the perfect combination of cute and bubbly, yet incredibly talented and deadly. This subversive combination is a pretty common and overused trope, but add to that her fighting style (taking her enemies down from the inside), the way she copes and gets through life, and her relationship with and ultimate betrayal of Azula - her subversiveness becomes more than a surface-level trope and is actually woven into her entire character. She's more perceptive and understands people better than she lets on. Even though she doesn't have a lot of airtime that focuses on her character, the moments she does have are pretty significant and full of hints that there's much more to her than meets the eye. tl;dr Ty Lee is a fantastically nuanced character and I love her and she's one of my favorite FN characters!

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

Mai or Suki. Mailee is cute; Tysuki is galaxy brain.

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

Mailee. They would be the yin/yang of friendship 😂

My unpopular opinion about this character:

Fandom tends to remove the traits that make Ty Lee interesting and flatten her character into a one-dimensional bubbly airhead.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

I'm actually pretty satisfied with what happened in canon. ATLA gave us ample hints that there was more going on with Ty Lee beneath the surface, and sometimes less is more.

my OTP:

Tysuki! Two former enemies who were on opposite sides of the war, now in the same sisterhood of the Kyoshi Warriors and inhabiting each other's lives? Suki, who is usually so practical and grounded, finding in Ty Lee a free spirit and a breath of fresh air? Ty Lee, who has such a deep desire to be recognized and loved for who she is, seeking a place where she can truly belong and call her home? (And yes, I am thinking of your incredible Tysuki fic, Baobao - everyone go read it RIGHT NOW!) There's so much going on with Tysuki and there's so much potential to explore and they're kind of an obvious fanon ship because hello Kyoshi Warriors that I'm surprised that more people aren't shipping them.

my cross over ship:

I have no idea. I'm terrible at crossovers 😅

a headcanon fact:

As carefree as Ty Lee appears to be, she rarely lets her guard down - and when she does, it's mostly around Suki.

send me an ask about a ship or character, or 5 characters you want me to rank!

[zukkacore]

what are you avatar ships? /gen

Answering this question first btw just bc the answer is easier.

Anyway wouldn’t it be funny if I zukkacore came out as a zukka hater. I’m not gonna self censor this time so this better not show up on the tag

Fav is zukka obviously. I also like Zukki quite a bit as a sucker for a good polycule. In terms of all canon relationships across the series yuekka is probably my favorite, but I do also like Sukka, they’re cute what can I say! I also like yueki (Yue/suki) quite a bit & Mailee.

This is also an embarrassing one but as a kid I liked tokka quite a bit and I still have a soft spot for nostalgia reasons but I do know why that one is like iffy, if it’s a comfort to anyone I would only really go for that one after a MAJOR timeskip (like at least a decade maybe more fjdkdkdk). As a kid I definitely related to toph’s crush on Sokka & as an adult now I tend to headcanon her as a dyke but also like to be fair I also think having a crush on Sokka does not exempt a person irl or in the fiction from being a lesbian (considering I did and I am a dyke as well) FNDNDN. If anything he is the gateway. I broadly prefer to interpret their relationship as more sibling aligned these days.

In lok I like korrasami, kyalin, and wuko. In the broader Atlaverse I also like rangshi.

There are quite a few relationships I can like enjoy given the right context or are kinda ambivalent about. Most of the canon relationships are like fine I guess (except mako.rra which blows. And I actually like Mako quite a bit I think ppl overdo the mako hate). Sometimes it’s not personal, i don’t think it’s awful I just don’t like the relationship that much bc it’s like. Oh I don’t headcanon the character as straight or whatever (I really liked ma¡ko as a kid for instance but like as an adult I’m like wow that’s the most beard4beard thing I’ve ever seen). I don’t even hate zvtara (sorry to be cringefail I decided to censor anything I felt kinda negative abt to be nice). It’s not awful like I get it and I do think it’s the by far the best derivative of the same cringe boring het enemies to lovers ship that gets popular every few years I just see them more as friends. They’re very much giving “we would make each other worse” and like. I love making each other worse but it’s not for me.

Also my self indulgent secret ship is that I think sokkla (sokka/Azula) would be cool bc they would be intellectually combative. Like they would make each other worse and I WOULD like to see it. I do generally hc Azula as a dyke tho, not that Sokka couldn’t also be…. Anyway.

This ended up being way more long winded than I intended. Ty for the question!

[maxarat]

Zuko,Ty Lee and Izuku for the character ask!!

Ooh ok, ty!

Zuko

Sexuality Headcanon: They aren't attracted to girls but are to everyone else. Uses bi as "two or more genders"

Gender Headcanon: transmasc agender (they/it/he)

A ship I have with said character: Zukka, and I'll also put Tyluko cause they're cute

A BROTP I have with said character: It and Aang!

A NOTP I have with said character: Controversial opinion but Zuko and Mai. It's fine, I just think that's a lesbian and a masc aligned person who's not attracted to girls

A random headcanon: He has BPD and regularly attends therapy (if therapy exists in that world)

General Opinion over said character: I love him, he's so relatable (why does everyone relate to him? That's kinda sad)

Ty Lee

Sexuality Headcanon: Pansexual

Gender Headcanon: Transfemme bigender! (All pronouns, most use she)

A ship I have with said character: MaiLee (goth x pastel, hello?) And Tyluko

A BROTP I have with said character: Her and Sokka!

A NOTP I have with said character: Ty/zula. Maybe in a different universe, but in canon Azula has done too much to them

A random headcanon: Ty Lee is part air nomad and 100% a pastel goth

General Opinion over said character: Love her! Ty Lee is so sweet and deserves so much better

Midoriya

Sexuality Headcanon: Ace gayro

Gender Headcanon: Binary trans guy, he/they

A ship I have with said character: Midoyama my beloved

A BROTP I have with said character: Him and Jirou!

A NOTP I have with said character: Baku/deku. Mido is too good for that to even be an option

A random headcanon: Midoriya is Beta Israel, or Etheopian Jewish!

General Opinion over said character: That's me but not white and if I had a gender and 110% better, love this kid, aspire to be more like him