#zukka arranged marriage

[ace-t-fic]

Zuko: You've secured your sister's fate over your own, I respect that-

Sokka: *he has to bench 160- no 180 tops*

[zukkaflowers]

zukka arranged marriage au where mid-20’s sokka is fuming for WEEKS leading up to meeting his future husband because he can’t get married, he has WORK. but then zuko arrives and he looks like, well, zuko, and sokka is suddenly fine with the marriage and insisting they sleep in the same room to get to know each other better before the wedding.

[cooking-with-hailstones]

A theoretical framework of how arranged marriage, and reproductive politics could work in the Avatar universe.

(Mostly focusing on the ATLA era, but can extend to TLOK as well)

Why? Because I am a sucker for a good arranged marriage story, I’m fascinated by the politics that they necessarily entail, and I am deeply curious about the ways that same-sex arranged marriages can work diplomatically, socially, and politically. Also, no one can stop me!

(There was an excellent thread about how same-sex arranged marriages could work, esp in a feudal political system, that I cannot track down for the life of me, but I’m drawing heavily from what was discussed in that thread. If you know what I’m talking about, please send it to me.)

So: realistically, humans are gonna human, and during peace times, humans fraternizing with other humans leads to unions, and, well, babies. I imagine among border communities and non-benders, relationships with people outside your nation would be fairly commonplace. The hardline intra-nation relationship standard seen in ATLA would be mostly a product of the 100 year war, rather than anything particularly inherent. 

Canon has also established that arranged marriages, especially among the leadership and nobility of each nation, is not unusual (Ursa and Ozai, Yue and Hahn, etc.) We see political alliances through marriage a few different times through the series. 

We also know from canon that strong benders most often hold major leadership roles - not always, but boy it sure helps. This would incentivize intra-nation marriages to ensure that strong bending prowess stays in the family, if you will. Furthermore, it means no one who’s got the wrong flavour of bending for your nation would end up in a position of political power. 

The importance of leaders being strong benders seems to matter less in the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom, but there is still the implication that these leadership roles wouldn’t go to a bender of a different element. And again, since the leadership and nobility of the Northern Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, and Fire Nation all seem to be inherited titles, there might be extra pressure to ensure that the blood “stays pure”. 

The Air Nomads and Southern Water Tribe seem to be the notable exceptions. I do not know enough about Air Nomad culture to really factor them in here, but I have some ideas that I’ll save for another time.

So, in our world, arranged marriages have had and continue to have lots of political and cultural importance - it’s a way of integrating families, a means of consolidating wealth and power, ensuring peace between warring or disputing factions, etc. However, in the Avatar universe, this presents issues for benders. We know from Mako and Bolin in TLOK that two parents from different nations can have children who can bend either element. If an earthbender were suddenly a viable contender for the chieftainship of the northern water tribe, or a firebender inherited a high-ranking position at the Earth Kingdom court, that might become problematic very quickly! (And by the time we get to TLOK - entirely viable as a premise! I would love to see this idea explored more, but I’m getting off topic)

Thus, my proposal: same sex political marriages. 

Any political union that crosses the boundaries of the nations could be between same-sex spouses, to ensure that lines of succession do not become complicated by virtue of the Wrong Flavor of Bender being born, while retaining all of the political, diplomatic, and strategic advantages of an arranged marriage. As with arranged marriages in our world, I imagine there would be a spectrum of parents who would want their child’s active involvement in choosing their spouse, to children who grit their teeth and marry their parents choice of spouse in the name of Duty (hi Yue), to children who are forced kicking and screaming into the union their families chose for them.

An example: Imagine a wedding between two daughters, one of Fire Nation nobility and one from a Water Tribe leader. This union could be MAJOR for shipping and trading, strengthening economic ties between them and ensuring dominance over favorable shipping routes for select fire nation and water tribe merchants. (Now I'm imagining an au of fire and water bending seafaring merchant houseboat lesbians…)

Now there are two diverging ways to pursue this: A. one where these marriages are still expected to produce children, and B. one where these marriages are expected to NOT have children.

In scenario A: Each member of the marriage could be expected to have children via a surrogate or sperm donor from the appropriate nation. The inheritance of each parent would go to the child they sired, but the expectation would be that the offspring are raised by both parents, and share aspects of both cultures. These children would be considered the legitimate heirs of the parents whose genes they share, while having the advantages of being raised with parents and siblings from both cultures: they would be highly sought after diplomats, traders, mediators, and negotiators. The inclusion of surrogate/sperm donor genetics also helps diversify the gene pool among the nobility. I imagine the surrogate or sperm donor would be from a suitable family - not nobility, but not peasantry. Ideally people with a family history of bending. There could be high levels of cultural cache in helping to sire the nobility’s children, even if you cannot legally claim them as your own child.

In scenario B: If the expectation is that these unions won’t have children - or at least any children that would be recognized as legitimate - then this is a convenient way of, uh, well, pruning the family tree of undesirable genetic material. This could include weak benders or non benders. The children who are considered strong benders/desirable would be expected to marry and reproduce with someone of the correct nationality, with the correct flavor of bending, while the non bending, weaker bending, or otherwise undesirable members of the family are convenient tools for families to use for political unions where they don’t risk weakening the line of succession with… whatever it is that the family might not want. These married-off members of the family still hold significant power and influence, they're still considered useful. They just don't get to pass on any inheritance to any children they might have. 

(Both of these feature flavors of eugenics that are gross in their own unique ways! I am not endorsing this! Eugenics is bad! This is an exercise in world building, and hoo boy the eugenicist potentials in the Avatar universe are something I think about a LOT, and on a related note I'm still mad about the handling of the equalist subplot in Korra…)

Anyways, those are my thoughts as they stand now. I fully welcome any feedback, further ideas, headcanons, etc!

[zukkaart]

Another unhinged Zukka fic idea

Arranged marriage trope, Ozai marries Zuko off to the prince of the southern water tribe to

a) strengthen ties after the end of the war

b) legally renounce Zukos inheritance of the throne bc he will be unable to produce an heir

Sokka tries to make the best of it but Zuko wants nothing to do with him and basically just says “stay out of my way and I’ll stay out of yours.”

Zuko overhears someone talking about how Sokkas ex-lover that broke his heart is coming on a diplomatic mission from the earth kingdom (Jet?)

Zuko finds Sokka cornered by this man from his past, and also finds himself facing a surge of primal instinct to protect him.

He calmly and casually struts up to Sokkas side, somehow still managing to look every inch the perfect poised heir-to-the-throne he was raised to be despite the thick polar clothes hindering his movement.

Zuko wraps an arm around the slightly shorter mans waist and places a chaste kiss where buzz cut meets wolf tail.

“Who are you?” The slightly disheveled looking man growls, jaw clamped down on a piece of wheat that hangs out the side of his mouth.

Zukos poised smile is replaced by a sharp frown as his gaze snaps from Sokka to the man in front of him.

If looks could kill- he probably would have burst into flame on the spot, and Zuko would surely try.

“I’m Sokkas husband. Who the fuck are you?”

I apologize for nothing

[waterfire1848]

Avatar AU - A world where the South Pole didn’t fold and Princess Katara or Prince Sokka are being married off to Prince Zuko or Princess Azula for an allience, but before their families can arrange any marriage the four are kidnapped so that the alliance doesn’t happen and they end up all the way in Ba Sing Se and have to travel home together.

[princecosmosanon]

Suzukka/Zukki Arranged Marriage AU Omegaverse Regression fic

Regression: A trope where a character, often after dying in an awful and tragic way, is brought back in time with their memories before the worst begins and does their best to fix what went wrong.

Zuko, as an Omega gifted to the Southern Water Tribe to be Sokka’s mate, he struggled to integrate into their society. After a few years, however, without warning, the Fire Nation broke their treaty with the Tribe and killed everyone, including Zuko. So when Zuko wakes up just after receiving a facial scar from his Agni Kai against his father, he determines to never let what happened before come to pass.

This fic will be told from Zuko’s POV. It will also have language barrier shenanigans, which is something I’ve wanted to write for a long while.

Content Warnings include: racism, xenophobia, canonical child abuse, violence, sexual harassment, and general omegaverse trends and tropes. There will also be moments when Zuko, in his second life and still as a minor, remembers details of his past life’s adult sexual experiences. Later there will also be some teenage sexual exploration as well as explicit sexual situations, referenced and full on out, between adults.

In his first life, Zuko was not banished after his Agni Kai, instead he was stripped of his previous princely duties and shuffled into marriage training. A treaty, a promise, had been worked out between the Fire Lord and the Chief of the Southern Water Tribe; the firstborn Omega of the Fire Nation royal family would be wed to one of Hakoda’s children, and in return they would stay out of the Fire Lord’s war and thus earn the Fire Nation’s protection.

Zuko struggled with his change in role, often ignoring his teachers or being obstinate, though not enough to draw his father’s wrath ever again. By the time he’s sent off to be married at the age of 20, he has accepted his role grudgingly.

Zuko was never quite able to make a good connection with his new mate or the Southern Water Tribe. He learned so little of their language in that time, Sokka being rather cold towards him, and Sokka’s Beta wife, Suki, tolerating his presence. Zuko often stayed only in his room, except after a time he felt compelled to try to give Sokka a child and fulfill his duties as an Omega.

Then, one day, he was suddenly locked into his room and refused to let out. It took some fighting and awkwardness, but eventually Zuko heard—the Fire Nation had broken their treaty, or, they were claiming the SWT had broken it, at least. Zuko was certain it was a lie spread to defile his homeland’s honor, but before long he learned the truth.

One night, Sokka and Suki unlocked Zuko’s door. Zuko could only barely understand what was going on, and he was scared as Suki led him away into the dark, cold night. They had only barely left the outskirts of the village when the fight broke out; this time it was clear the Fire Nation was invading with intent to kill. Suki tried to get Zuko into a small skiff, tried to ensure their mutual survival, but they were cut off on their escape route by Azula.

Zuko tried to reason with his sister, did everything he could to talk her down, but in her eyes he only saw wrath and… pity. Then she killed Suki and, without further hesitation, also Zuko, saying all the while she should have known he would have turned against his homeland. Zuko died screaming while engulfed in blue flame.

Then Zuko woke up. Again. Like he had at the age of 13. His face in agony and his mind reeling from memories of his past life. This is where the fic truly begins.

Once again, he was brought back to the moment his whole life changed. At first, Zuko wanted to believe it was all a terrible dream, but when he heard his father once again repeat what his fate would be now that he was stripped of his place in line for the throne, he couldn’t bury his face in the sand.

Dread filled him and for the first week of his convalescence he only knew fear and misery. But then, one night while Zuko was dreaming fitfully, he had a thought. What if… he did things differently? What if… he set a course for fate that would ensure not only his own safety, but that of the people he had grown if not to love then at least to respect?

And so, Zuko Does Things Differently.

He takes all the knowledge he retained from his previous life and followed through with his classes to perfection, earning the praise of his marriage tutors and their firm approval. He snuck in lessons on SWT language, doing his best to supplement what he knew with all else he could find on it to ensure a swifter, smoother integration process into the tribe.

He also finds an uneasy friendship with his sister once again; with himself no longer in position to vie for the crown she finds his company quaint at first. But he listens to her, really listens, as she eventually begins to unload her stress about her situation onto him, often in little bits meant to pick at his own inadequacies… but he now sees the truth in the matter. Azula believes in securing the best future for the Fire Nation at all costs. He can respect her for that even if he thinks her loyalties are misguided. Still, he finds himself re-growing an old fondness for her and believes she starts to reciprocate.

And then, at 16, Zuko made a request of his father. He asked to go live among the Tribe early. At first his father was resistant but when Zuko spoke to Azula, he convinced her he only wished to ensure he had a proper grasp on their “enemy” before he was fully entrenched in their politics. And Azula, after years of Zuko lending an out-stretched hand, offers her own in the form of convincing their father it’s the perfect way to further gain the SWT’s loyalty and trust.

It helps convince her, perhaps, that Zuko suggested also sending back letters; ciphered in codes only the two of them understand, so he can let her know if anything traitorous is at hand…

So it’s settled. Zuko sails south, accompanied by a translator he only partially needs, and is brought once again before the Southern Water Tribe. But things are different, almost immediately.

Whereas in his past life Sokka either ignored Zuko or, at best, treated him indifferently, now he is openly hostile. Young, angry, and unaccepting of the situation—the reality of his future marriage to an omega not if his choosing—Sokka makes Zuko’s first day in the SWT as unwelcoming as possible.

It doesn’t help that Sokka’s younger sister, Katara, is just as vicious of not more than she was in his previous life. And Chief Hakoda, who had at least been welcoming, does not have time to deal with a child during one of the SWT’s worst fishing seasons in decades.

Zuko finds himself isolated much like his last few precious days alive in his last life. And for a time, Zuko thinks maybe he was foolish to ever think he could change anything. It’s clear he will never truly be one of the SWT and he no longer belongs in the Fire Nation either. But still, Zuko keeps his temper in check, knowing his old tantrums never worked out before. He remains polite and as calm as he can, until at last, one tribesman, Bato, takes pity on him.

Bato does what no one ever did for Zuko before; he explains the usual comings and goings of the Tribe, their culture and history, and he explains the truth behind Sokka’s mother…

Bato is also the one to suggest Zuko try sparring with Sokka during his warrior training. At first, Zuko is certain that’s a bad idea. He wasn’t allowed to train in weaponry anymore after he was declared only fit for marriage in his previous and current lives, but he retains more knowledge of his swords and firebending then he did in the past so… he tries. And finds that Sokka actually enjoys the challenge as they fight. It’s exhilarating for Zuko, too, who had thought this part of his life over forever.

For a time, things seems fine between him and Sokka and Zuko is still learning so much about the Tribe. Then comes a trip to Kyoshi Island, which Zuko is brought along for so he can learn more about the Tribe’s trade culture. It’s there that Sokka becomes distant again, almost mean and aggressive once more, and Zuko learns why. This is where Suki lives. Sokka’s Beta partner from his previous life.

Zuko can’t believe he almost forgot Suki! She usually ignored him in his last lifetime, but she was a constant presence. A reminder that Zuko was only meant to be a physical proof of a contract between nations, who also was tasked with birthing Sokka’s future heir. But Suki was Sokka’s true love, even if he hadn’t shied away from Zuko’s bed.

Zuko wonders in this life… will things be different? Sokka only met Zuko in their last life after he and Suki were together, but with Zuko already a physical presence, did that change things for Sokka and Suki?

At one point, while sorting through his thoughts, Zuko accidentally traps himself in a grotto where he went to hide and think on his plans. He didn’t realize it was the place Sokka and Suki would go to explore their still budding sexual feelings; and thus he’s forced to endure a really awkward blow job and fingering experiment.

It’s also when Zuko decides he won’t be in their way; he never had Sokka’s love before and he won’t steal his happiness this life either. Zuko confronts Sokka the next day when they get a moment alone, and he encourages Sokka to be with who he wants to be. At first Sokka is suspicious but that fades when Zuko explains he expects their marriage of convenience to be just that; Sokka is free to be with whom ever he wishes as long as he also tries to fulfill their role in securing an heir.

It’s a logical agreement, one that Sokka is happy about and Zuko can live with. Then Sokka actually introduced Suki to Zuko, already having explained their agreement to her, and thus she insists on becoming Zuko’s friend for being so understanding. Zuko is shocked, she never had anything to do with him before the night she tried to help him escape on the day of their death, but he finds himself happy for the change.

And thus, time moves on and Zuko grows more familiar to the Tribe. And all this time he has been sending letter after letter to Azula, telling her of his situation, the truth in ciphers just for her eyes. He never hid the Tribe’s contempt for him in his writings, but as time goes on he allows himself to remain truthful; they do not hate him anymore and he has become familiar in their eyes. Perhaps one of them, but he assures Azula he remains faithful to the Fire Nation above all else. He can only pray she believes him.

When the time comes for the wedding, Zuko is younger than he was on his first marriage night. Sokka has only just turned 18, Zuko having already reached that age half a year prior, but they’re willing to move forward with it, both having come to a mutual understanding. The Chief gives his blessing. Katara storms off in a rage. But Sokka and Zuko are content with their lot. Suki is also there; she’s set to marry Sokka less officially three months later, after enough time has passed for Sokka and Zuko to share a heat that they are assured will surely result in a child. (Zuko has never had it in him to suggest it’s possible he won’t ever bear a child; his previous life had been barren, despite how they tried again and again.)

The next morning it’s revealed Katara had brought back a stranger who seems to have been locked away inside of an iceberg. The boy is energetic and strange in a way Zuko isn’t sure how to read, but he doesn’t seem dangerous. He’s kind and obviously smitten with Katara. It’s cute.

When it’s time for Suki to marry Sokka Zuko expects to be sent to a separate room, possibly even the one that was his in the past, but instead he is welcomed to stay. At first, it seems they only want to have one another while he watches, but in time he is also brought into their bed, and Zuko has no thought beyond how this possibility never even crossed his mind.

After about six months of being married, and three with Suki as well, Zuko is surprised once again; Azula, for the first time, has written him back. She wants to see him, she writes, and now that he is wed, she is officially in-laws to the SWT’s leadership, so surely they can host their beloved Omega’s sister for a time? Zuko is worried and perplexed. Azula isn’t asking, she’s insisting on coming. She also did not use a cipher that he can figure out. It seems she wrote her letter exactly as if she has nothing to hide. Or else, she doesn’t have anything other than the direct contents that she wants Zuko to know.

For the first time in a while, Zuko dreads…

Azula’s visit is met with as much fanfare as Zuko can drum up. He knows she expects to be treated like the crown princess she is, so he convinces Sokka to have Hakoda pull out all the stops for her arrival. And of course, Azula arrives a day before she originally stated, trying to throw them off, but Zuko knows his sister better than to expect less than that.

He doesn’t know what other curveball life plans on throwing at him, but now with Azula in the midst of the Southern Water Tribe, with Sokka and Suki seeing him as equal partners, and with Zuko now fully entrenched in his role within the Tribe, he knows he won’t just die easily this time. He has people to help protect, a land and a culture he wants to see thrive. Come what may, he will never again let himself die a hopeless, helpless death.

[azulasnailtech]

@zukkaweek​ Day Two: Arranged Marriage

AU: After the near-death of his beloved son, Lu Ten, Prince Iroh makes quick work of finishing the Siege of Ba Sing Se with a decisive, blazing victory. The Fire Nation, though stretched thin across the Earth Kingdom quashing rebellions and trying to stop the remaining government and military from regrouping, now sets its sights on conquering the Water Tribes, to achieve Sozin’s vision of complete world domination. Prince Iroh—entrusted by his father, Fire Lord Azulon, with more power and responsibility than ever in the wake of his triumph over Ba Sing Se—decides to try a softer approach.

((If you consider strong-arming a man into marrying his kid off to a (royal, colonizing, ash making, probably murderous, definitely evil) stranger by threatening to melt his whole village a softer approach. And don’t think Sokka missed the threat against his little sister either. He knows it’s still years off, but he’s going to accept his fate, bide his time, wear red silks, play the part of a doting consort... and when opportunity strikes, he’s going to kill the Fire Lord, kill the crown prince, and hey, hopefully he’ll get a chance to kill this future husband of his he hasn’t yet met too.))

[image id: six gifs of Iroh, younger and with dark hair, sitting at an elegantly decorated desk, writing on a scroll. He is flanked by two Fire Nation soldiers standing at attention in full armour, including masked helmets. The first five gifs are captioned: To Chief Hakoda of the Southern Water Tribe, from the desk of Crown Prince Iroh, Dragon of the West. I trust that word has by this time reached you of the Fire Nation’s most glorious conquest of Ba Sing Se. We now seek to share our prosperity with the Water Tribes, by any means necessary. But where earth is stubborn in its very nature, water is adaptable. We need not bring a burning war to your shores if you do not wish it. I instead invite you to join my family in welcoming a new era of cooperation and enlightenment by arranging a marriage between my nephew, Prince Zuko, and your firstborn child, as soon as both reach the age of majority. If you refuse this offer, I wish only the best of luck to you—and the waterbender we know your village harbours—when it comes time to rebuild Wolf’s Cove. In the sixth gif, Iroh begins to laugh. It is captioned: It will take all the luck you can get to be left with even a puddle after the Fire Nation is through with you.]

[zukos-firebending]

ID: Digital art of Sokka and Zuko from the waist up. Sokka is burying his face in his hands, blushing. Zuko is turned slightly away from Sokka, but is looking over. He has one hand raised to gesture while he speaks, and he looks curious or confused. Both characters are dressed nicely, with Sokka wearing layered blue tunics and lots of metal and bone jewelry, including a thick bone earring acting as a gauge in his lobe. His nails are light blue. Zuko wears layered red and gold robes, a gold collar and a small gold flame hairpiece. His hair is half in a bun and half loose down his back. Image is signed and dated 2022. END ID

For day two of @zukkaweek : Arranged Marriage! Aka, a lesson on how NOT to make a good first impression on your fiance— by Sokka and Zuko.

As much time as they took, I loved drawing all the clothes and ornamentation.

[julchenawesome]

Zukka Week 2022

Day 2: Arranged Marriage or Childhood friends

It's not enough art based on @avatarthelastbackbender fic "A Song of Ice and Fire"?

Not, not for me.

Even if it's an slow-burn? YES

I love this fic, and deserves a lot of fanarts, and when i think about an arranged marriage this is the first thing that come to my mind.

@zukkaweek

ID under here!

[ID: A Mixed background in red and blue tones. In the middle are Zuko (left) and Sokka (right). Both wearing Southern robes for cold, and also brown gloves. But Sokka is behind Zuko, holding a bethrotel necklace under Zuko's neck (also looking this neck of him), who is looking away in the red side. Both serious, but seems there is something in the aire. Red and blue lights mixed in Zuko's face, showing how his confusion about who he is truly loyal: the Targaryen family, who sold him, or the Starks, who are his new family for marriage. Sokka, in the other side, is only with blue lights, showing he is clear about where his loyalty lies, except that the way he looks at Zuko. Hands almost touching in the left, it seems everything is mixed for these two. END ID]

[zukkafanfictionarchive]

Super adorable arranged marriage AU with a lot of fluffy zukka spending time together. Placed in the southern water tribe and ft some solid world building. Definitely worth a read https://archiveofourown.org/works/22884811#main

[turnupswritessometimes]

Opinions on zutara?

I planned to write a Zutara Spiderman-esque fic once, with The Blue Spirit as a vigilante superhero. The first draft has been sat around for ages because I just didn't feel into it.

Which kind of sums up my feelings on Zutara in general - neither particular way. I don't love it, but I don't hate it. They're both really great, and really well-written characters and their interactions are very interesting as they unfold. Particularly in Book 3! I love that Katara is the last to welcome Zuko into the group and that he earns that welcome. But as far as romance goes,,,I don't see them working well together, honestly. There was a great analysis that they're actually too similar for a long-term relationship to work (in terms of temperament), and yeah! I think that's true! I like seeing them interact as friends more than romantically.

(Though, I don't have any big Avatar ships anyway, I'm not that huge on Kataang either.)

There is some really beautiful ship art, though! The fire/water thing works really well and there are some artists with brilliant, dramatic ideas when it comes to these two.

[ja-basement]

Zukka arranged marriage AU, except Zuko is engaged to Mai.

I'm envisioning extreme pining, repression, angst, etc.

Maybe I'll come back and refine the wedding picture later, but I just had to get the ATLA itch out of my system quickly :)

[zukkaweek]

Day 1 - August 11th

Ba Sing Se or Jasmine Dragon | Fake Dating 

Day 2 - August 12th

Accidental Kid Acquisition | Zukka As Dads

Day 3 - August 13th

Kyoshi Warrior Sokka | Blue Spirit

Day 4 - August 14th

Culture Sharing | Arranged Marriage

Day 5 - August 15th

Zuko Joins the Gaang Early | Gay/Bi Awakening

Day 6 - August 16th

Cave of Two Lovers | Disability/Chronic Pain/Chronic Illness

Day 7 - August 17th

Boiling Rock | Touch or Touch-starved | Free Day

[cooking-with-hailstones]

I am having thoughts about how arranged marriages and political unions would work in the atla universe (esp same sex political unions and the implications of benders being expected to reproduce) and I will articulate this further at some point. Right now it's all very nebulous.

Ok update I posted something

(also DMs/ask box is always open to fellow brainrot enjoyers)

[zukkaart]

Lmaoooo zukka arranged marriage is SO GOOD to think about

Zuko: I have to do what’s right for my country. My entire life is suffering. I will never be happy again.

Sokka: holy shit my new husband is JACKED

(I’m partial to the idea that after they fall in love they like elope which is funny cause they’re already married but they didn’t mean it until now)

Omg yes this 😂😂😂

I can imagine them sitting the rest of the gaang down and being like

“Okay we have something to tell you… we’re getting married”

And everyone else is like ????? We know????

And they’re like “no no no like for real” And then everyone freaks out (in a good way) and chaos ensues

Also I love the grumpy/sunshine trope because it’s just so THEM. All of Atla sokka was like “cactus juice!” “Foo foo cuddlypoops” “This is Katara my flying sister” cut to Zuko “I don’t need any calming tea!” “You’re just a child” “I’m never happy”

I’m soft for them

[areeees]

Does anyone know if there’s like an arranged marriage zukka fic, where their like, princes of their nations?