Rare Pair Month 2021 Day 5: Disguise

some Ty Lukos for the soul

Somebody asks zuko why ty Lee and she says “because I was the prettiest.”

Cut Fruit 🍎🍓🍈🍊🍑

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In Asian cultures, one of the most common forms of affection by a parent is to carefully peel and cut fruit. My mom would typically cut apples, but parents will prepare any fruit that’s available. I am loathe to think Iroh wouldn’t do the same for Zuko.

(this is also a nice article that explains the feelings behind it more)

whoever wrote on tiktok after the finale that “anna’s taking care of sarah whilst joel’s down there taking care of ellie”, i’m in ur walls tonight

Consequences

“You killed him?!” Aang shouted. “What about forgiveness? You said-“

“I never said anything!” Katara glared. “Forgiveness may work for you, Aang, but I never said it would for me.”

Aang turned towards Zuko with rage plain on his face. “Zuko, how could you let her?”

Zuko’s eyes narrowed. “I didn’t ‘let her’ do anything. It was her decision.”

“So you’re really okay with Murder?” Aang glared.

“He was a murderer first.” Zuko reminded. “He slaughtered hundreds- thousands even- and you’re really saying things would be better if he were still around? That Katara is just as bad as him?”

“Murder is wrong.” Aang scoffed. “No matter how you justify it-”

“My mother killed my grandfather,” Zuko said gravely.

Aang’s eyes widened. “What does that have to do with anything?”

“It means that women usually have reasons for killing men. And most of the time, those reasons are noble.” Zuko clarified. “But I do find it telling that you think Katara is unable to make her own choices and needs to rely on the permission of a man to justify her actions.”

“I never said-”

“No?” Zuko questioned. “Then why are you asking me about her decisions when Katara has been here this entire time and can speak for herself?”

All 12. I just need time to do the actual calendar bit but it’s almost done and will be up on my ko-fi shop as soon as I’m done.

Look, you can pry the concept of Camila, Darius and Eda having a support group for parents of ‘should be extinct kids’ out of my cold, dead hands.

Obviously based on this iconic image:

My favorite platonic ship

okay you can all blame @frccdomfightcr for this one bc we have this hc where zuko likes make jet laugh with shitty philosophy/psychology pick up lines

edit: apparently tumblr is resizing shit so here’s the dialogue if u can’t read:

zuko: hey jet jet: yeah? zuko: are you lacanian psychology? jet: uh– zuko: because a lot of people don’t understand you, but i do. jet: … jet: PFFHAHAHAOHMYGOD zuko: was that one good? jet: Y-YES!! AHAHAHA

everyone always writes jet as super suave and zuko getting all blushy and easily flustered and thats great but have you considered; jet tries laying on the charm and saying the lines. three quarters of the time zuko has no idea what he's talking abt and misses the insinuation entirely, sometimes throwing a 'none of that bullshit' look bc when he has no idea what ur saying he assumes hes being proverb'd on. the other quarter of the time is him just blinking confusedly in response and being like 'oh. uh. thanks?' and giving a sweet little smile. zuko, due to being an unsocialised gremlin boy, sometimes just says sorta romantic things in a super intense way seemingly out of nowhere - like 'you know, i think could stare into your eyes for hours and never get bored' - with literally zero shame or impulse control. every time, without fail, jet goes super wide eyed and stumbles over his feet and words, attempting to respond in the charismatic way but sounding so choked up and flustered that he butchers it every time (zuko thinks those attempts at suaveness are the cutest things hes ever seen and goes to hold jet's hand every time he gets like that)