#Azula is my child

[beeturtlle]

Maizula nation please where r u

#maizula #azula #mai atla #they r so. #i think we as a fandom ignore how obsessed azula actually is with mai and all the boiling rock situation #my god when she find out abt mai's new boyfrriend and she just WHOS THIS IMBECILE. #IJUST HTINK THEY R PPERFECT TOXIC YURI AND YOU ALL SLEEP ON IT #Mai its like #imagine the worst person you ever meet it's now crying like a child demanding you answers #what do you even say in here

[drpoisonoaky]

the comics have a lot of bad things but i think this is not one of them.

#unredeemable my ass #she’s just a hurted child #atla #azula #avatar the last airbender #atla comics

[bee-treehouse]

Azula always lies

#avatar #avatar the last airbender #fanart #atla azula #avatar fanart #azula #atla #artists on tumblr #my artwork #azula child #zuko's agni kai #agni kai #azula always lies #headcanon #avatar art

[hellengomes]

Azula without makeup/lipstick

#atla azula #avatar the last airbender #Avatar edit #Atla screenshots #princess azula #avatar the legend of aang #prince zuko #Zuko #Ty Lee #Avatar a lenda de aang #atla #azula deserves better #fan edit #screenshot edit #feel free to use #Azula screenshots #my edit :) #nickelodeon #Azula without makeup #actual human child azula #atla edit #edits

[okiedoketm]

Unfortunately, Azula’s first memory is Zuko.

The details are hazy. She is two, maybe three years old. Holding something. He quickly snatches it from her hands. Pushes her forcefully into a bow, head to the floor.

Then Father is there. He grabs the object Zuko took from her. Raises his voice. Smacks Zuko. Leaves. Zuko cries.

It’s a rather dull first memory. Not even about her.

~ ~ ~

Her second memory is much better.

She is almost four, watching Zuko’s lessons. She’s figured out how to firebend for a few weeks now, but hasn’t told anyone. Instead, she is watching. Waiting.

Zuko runs through the same kata he’s been trying for days. The same steps, same motions. Azula can see acutely where he falters. Can see Father’s eyes narrow, his mouth mangle in distaste.

She hops to her feet and strides onto the field, beside Zuko. Father barks her name, but she ignores him.

“Like this, Zuzu,” she says, and performs the motions, but turns her foot where Zuko keeps it planted.

Fire bursts from her hand, a perfect blast.

When the light dissipates, Father is smiling. Father has never smiled before. A thrill rushes through her.

~ ~ ~

Azula is five the first time she realizes just how stupid her brother is.

Unlike Zuko, she has never been struck by Father. It’s actually quite simple. If you make Father happy, he won’t be angry enough to hurt you.

Zuko, for some reason, still hasn’t figured that out. And he’s had two years on Azula to get there first.

They’re at family breakfast. Zuko drops his fork under the table. He crawls under the tablecloth to get it. Father scowls.

“I’ve mastered my intermediate forms, Father,” Azula says, “I begin advanced training today.”

Father turns his gaze to her, a smile forming.

There’s a thud. The table shakes. Father frowns, and puts a bored hand over his glass. Azula does the same - quick and calm enough that it seems she did it on her own.

Zuko scrambles out from under the table, holding his head where he undoubtedly hit himself.

“But I’m still learning the intermediate forms!” He says desperately. Azula fends off a cringe. She just played the biggest card in her hand to make Father happy, and Zuko is wasting it.

“Zuko,” Father says sharply. Zuko flinches. Azula wants to strangle him; he should know that Father hates displays of fear.

“It’s okay, turtleduck,” Mother says softly, but urgently, “Sit down.”

Azula wants to strangle her too. Father hates-

“What did you just call the boy?” Father asks, voice dripping with venom.

Idiots. Azula thinks fiercely. Shut up.

“It’s nothing, Ozai,” Ursa says placatingly. Azula wants to tackle her and melt her lips closed. “Zuko just-”

“Zuko,” Father cuts her off, “Needs to behave himself at the table. Or else he won’t be allowed to eat at all.”

He stares at Ursa with hatred that could melt steel without fire. Ursa, to her credit, doesn’t buckle and blubber like Zuko would. She nods tersely and returns to her breakfast, only shooting a discreet look of urgency to Zuko.

It’s messy, but passable. Azula would have actually responded with words, and with dignity, but Azula would never let herself draw so much ire in the first place.

Zuko finally, finally takes a hint and starts to return to his seat.

“Azula,” Father turns back to her pleasantly, and the slight tension in her shoulders vanishes. Her card is still in play. “Perhaps I will join-”

SCREECH

Azula snaps her head to the noise. Zuko is frozen in place, halfway through scooching his chair on the marble floor like a fucking dog-monkey.

“Father is speaking,” she practically spits at him.

Zuko’s eyes widen.

“Azula!” Ursa exclaims. Azula whips her head to her, too, fresh vitriol ready on her tongue.

“ENOUGH!” Father’s voice booms, echoing off the high ceiling.

The table shakes, more violently than before. Azula primly covers her glass with her hand. There is a searing flame of rage in her chest, hotter and fiercer than any chi she’s ever had. She had been crafting this moment for a week, and Zuko ruined it with his incompetence.

“Take the boy and get out of my sight,” Father orders Ursa.

She stands and gathers a petrified Zuko, scooping him up gently from the chair. Like she has all the time in the world to-

“Now,” Father growls, and Ursa drops the gentleness, practically dragging him from the room.

“Should I leave as well, Father?” Azula asks.

Father sighs.

“No,” he says tiredly, cutting into a sausage and popping it into his mouth. “Someone should remain to enjoy the morning.”

He puts the cutlery down and dabs at his lips with a napkin, despite the fact that Father has never let a stray crumb or droplet of any kind touch his face since the day he was born.

“I was hoping to watch your lesson today, but it seems like I will be too busy teaching the boy manners.”

Father stands, dropping the napkin atop his half-eaten food.

“Perhaps tomorrow, Azula.”

“Of course, Father.”

When the doors close behind him, she is alone in the massive room. After ten seconds, when she is sure he’s gone, she snatches a piece of toast off Zuko’s plate and coats it in searing flame, burning it to a puck. With a shout of pure, unadulterated rage, she throws it at the wall. It shatters into a shower of burnt gluten and embers.

The hall is silent, and her angry heaves of breath are deafening.

Then she remembers herself. Azula is five years old and a princess, not a tantrum-throwing toddler. With a wave of her hand the debris are smothered, and she shoves away from the table. The chair doesn’t so much as squeak.

“Clean that up,” She snaps at a servant. “Bring a fresh plate to my room.”

~ ~ ~

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#avatar #atla #avatar the last airbender #atla fic #azula #child abuse #child abuse tw #my fic #better (fic) #screaming into the void

[somewhereincairparavel]

Can I just add that Zuko is much much more than his romantic relationships? Like forget Zutara, Maiko, Jinko, or even Zukka. They're all great ships, don't get me wrong, but the way Zuko picks himself up every time he falls and eventually ended up being close to azula's equal in the final Agni Kai, should be talked about more. You have to remember that he was considered a very dull kid compared to azula, his talents paled in comparision to her, he didn't shoot blue lightning like she did, yet he was able to sustain the fight for SO long that even azula began to feel inferior.

He was born as a "dull" kid with "no spark" according to ozai, he was a considerably slow learner compared to Azula, and had to work twice as hard as her to get to azula's "basic" level. He had to watch as his sister was being put in a pedestal and most likely had to listen to people badmouthing him as being "not worthy" enough to be a ruler.

Yet he never gave up?? It's easy to give up in his situation considering that he'd been belittled by his dad and sister his whole life, heck, he'd been PUBLICALLY humiliated by him. Yet he had the resilience to prove his worth.

He has a backbone of fucking steel that really inspires me tbh.

#Like I relate to Zuko's personality in scary levels. I am also considered a dull child with “no spark” within me #I wasn't a fast learner or had natural aptitude for stuff that many people had. People told me that they saw no passion or “fire” in me. #And some of my cousins are exceptionally talented and bright like azula #And I've always had low self esteem because of that #But seeing Zuko reach the heights of success by never letting those insults belittle him is just great and improved my perception #Makes me happy knowing that so many people in the fandom really like a character who's morally similar to me #atla #avatar the last airbender #prince zuko #atla zuko #zuko #aang #sokka #katara #toph beifong #the gaang #princess azula #azula #iroh #uncle iroh

[the-genius-az]

Mom's daughter?

Azula never felt Ursa's love, did her mother really love her? If he did, why was he never there? Why isn't she there when you need her?

She still remembers those times when she cried in her room and no one came, or when she wanted the same things as Zuko and her mother only gave them to her brother, regardless of whether she asked for them first.

The times she looked at her mother and only saw rejection and sadness in her eyes when she looked at her. Why doesn't her mother love her? Is she really not worth enough to Ursa? Is it her fault that she felt so sad when she was born?

#Azula #Ursa #Zuko? #atla #avatar: the last airbender #Slight mention of postpartum depression. #Ursa had depression after she had Azula #which is why she feels rejection for her. #Azula was a child raised from neglect and abuse with as much toxicity as poison. #I don't blame Ursa #I blame Ozai and Azulon. #But Ursa will feel my disdain for what she did and did not do for Azula. #Azula deserved to be loved #Children deserve love and patience #they are barely living #isn't that supposed to be exciting and beautiful? So why don't others feel empathy for them? #I apologize #I'm a little emotional from watching a video with a baby crying while his mother doesn't do anything and ignores him. #translator #traductor

[puppyeared]

Atla live action 😐

#thats my honest reaction 😐 #to be fair ive only seen 20 minutes of the s1 finale bc my parents are watching it but. mmmmm kinda mid #like. the casting is definitely an improvement since the last time they tried a live action but it feels like the writing falls flat #or maybe im being harsh bc ive only heard negative criticism on it beforehand. but fr anytime u bring up the original its already #good and not just because its the original. so much fucking detail went into it to the point of someone noticing azula wielding mai's knive #to how well thought out irohs character is used as a way of uniting the cast especially as zukos foil #i heard that sokkas sexism was toned down and i have to agree that feels like a cheap move. like i get WHY they think it would be better #but its not about how that reflects on real world its about how it affects the story. sokka starts out as a misogynistic asshole because #it makes it that much more impactful when he changes. toning that down makes it flatter and makes his character development weak #and someone pointed out they didnt even make him wear the kyoshi warrior uniform and i know it feels like such a small detail but #come on man. they did that in the original because not only does it help him really walk in their shoes - wearing 'feminine' clothing and #makeup and having suki explain its significance but it also ties in with the shows theme of harmony and intersectionality #i was also disappointed when they had the fire sages explain how the water tribe draws power from the moon because in the original it was #IROH who explained it to aang and everyone else BECAUSE we as the audience is under the impression hes with the 'bad guys' #and it builds up to how he learned from the other nations which reconciles his past as a war general and his character overall #AND its an excellent starting point for the cast and audience to understand how the nations arent as closed off as you would think #plus you would think its only fire nation doing propaganda but they expanded on that with earth kingdom censorship and it WORKS #a lot of things in the live action also feel arbitrary like. they gave momo a near death experience for 5 minutes for no reason #im firmly on the stance of bringing back filler moments instead of putting major events right after each other so that u give your #audience a sense of time passing and to really absorb the story. but i think thats more like shock value than filler and yeah its a small #thing to gripe about but those things build up and its really annoying. the thing abt avatar filler moments is that however small #its at least meaningful. hell even the beach episode emphasizes how isolated zuko and his friends are as child soldiers #i also swore to never watch the first live action since it was that bad but i really liked the stylized tattoos they used for aang #anyway. those arejust my thoughts. im not gonna watch the rest because im a ride or die for the original aftr growing up and #rewatching it at least 20 times as a kid. but theres definitely room for improvement and i wish ppl wouldnt take it as 'better' just cuz #netflix is adapting it. i wouldve killed for them to just reanimate the entire avatar series and touch NOTHING ELSE no redub #no changes to the story. just reanimate the thing and leave the rest alone and youd make easy money just the same #ALSO its very jarring not hearing jack desena and dante basco voicing sokka and zuko cause their voices were the most recognizable to me #i get that its because its live action but im allowed to feel a little sad abt that. and uncle irohs accent was really soothing #yapping

[stardust948]

So we all know how small the Fire Siblings are compared to their parents meaning they inherited the short gene from Iroh. Based on this, I headcanon Kiyi being the only one to get the tall gene and growing at least a head taller than her siblings.

#atla #atla headcanons #royal fire family #kiyi is ozai's child #change my mind #ozai #ursa #iroh #zuko #azula #kiyi

[hummingintheback]

A friend of mine was making me choose between Azula and Lin as my top favorite. Bitch had the audacity!

She then asked me where was Azula during LOK and I said "She probably died and got reincarnated as Lin's attitude"🙃

#where is the lie on that #lin beifong #azula #i believe Lin is really azula's child and just had the undercover name kanto #i want to make them my nth personality so bad

[mugentakeda]

this is actually one of the most fun parts about building on lu tens blank slate ass. Is there truly anything more eldest sibling-like than being a narrative haunter. how does his death make and break the relationships of everyone in the family. in what ways was his death the jenga block that toppled the whole tower over and destroyed everything even more than it was destroyed before. how was his presence the only thing keeping the tenuous peace

#i refer to him as zuko and azulas brother so much i forget hes their cousin #its true though. the middle child zuko post changed my brain chemistry forever #the negative effects his death has on iroh and zukos relationship….. YIPEEEEE!!!!!!!!

[coulsonlives]

Omg, Dante Basco ships Zutara! My life is complete.

#EDIT: taking this from the zutara tag and locking bc some of y'all are NOT it. #this was never supposed to be a 'gotcha! see i told you your ships suck and mine rule! i have the VOICE ACTOR on my side!' post #i like most of the ships in this show. i'm just happy to learn at least one of the voice actors even ships something #like the amount of ppl who reblogged this to shit on other ships when i also ship those things.. i'm right here.. #have some common courtesy please i beg. because why are we acting like if you ship or post about zutara you have no other atla ships #and that you hate all those other ships #icb i just walked into all of that #ALSO apparently azula is totally irredeemable i guess? i didn't get that impression at ALL #she's a groomed child with clear mental health problems and idk if i can get behind her being irredeemable #doesn't have to be forgiveness but cmon. why are people so pressed about her coming to terms w her actions and finding adequate peace #can we just enjoy the show and not rip each other apart #anyways here are the og tags: #i'm watching the lwatla series with him #every time there's a kataang moment he says 'kataang!' too in a knowing way lol he knows all the ships before he's even seen the show #it's so funny #aang #katara #atla #atla aang #atla katara #avatar the last airbender #dante basco #shipping

[aroace-hoe]

Azula is such a Girlboss, I can't

Ozai sends her away from the capital to go and find her brother and uncle, that's the only reason she's not in the palace all this time.

On the way to do that, she decides to gather up the girlies and go hunt down the Avatar, as a fun little side quest.

And then the Avatar is in Ba Sing Se - the one city the Fire Nation hasn't conquered yet - so, oh well, might as well just conquer the Earth Kingdom too, while we're at it. We don't want to let the trip go to waste, after all.

Oh! Zuzu is also in the city! How perfect, shall bring him home too, and the traitor uncle.

Not only did she fulfill the first mission Ozai had sent her to do (also, notice how she only goes back home after she manages to find a way to bring Zuko and Iroh back, not a second earlier. that was her one goal all along), she also "killed" the Avatar AND did the one thing no other Fire Nation royalty had managed to do in 100 year's war.

She's the definition of a Girlboss.

#azula defender until i die #she's my child #princess azula #atla azula #azula avatar #azula #fire nation #ozai #avatar the last airbender best show #atla best show #avatar the last airbender #atla #atla zuko #zuko #avatar aang #prince zuko #she is a girlboss #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #her way into the fucking sun if she wanted to

[bluescreenli]

yknow. some part of me wonders if the reason why Eveyle hates Alear so much is because she thinks they abandoned her

and she’s just. what’s the word. the thing people do when they talk mad shit about someone else when hurt by something they did to feel less shitty about being hurt.

she’s huffing mad copium is basically what i’m saying. she was hurt learning about Alear’s existence not only because that means she isn’t Daddy’s Special Little Princess anymore, but also because that means Alear left her. she wasn’t good enough for them. and you know how Fell Children are about that kinda thing.

#fe engage #veyle #alear #feh #fallen veyle’s forging bonds good #also wanna point out that this sorta dynamic happens all the fucking time in irl abusive/toxic families #like it looks ridiculous to outsiders when abusive families throw pissy fits when someone cuts ties. but to the family #it’s someone abandoning them out of selfishness #and a younger sibling who’s already deep deep in her toxic father’s clutches and doesnt really know what happened? #oh yeah. she will absolutely buy into the narrative that alear is a good-for-nothing spineless traitor #instead of a child scared for their fucking life trying to get the fuck outta their abusive environment #because the alternative is acknowledging that maybe. alear had the right idea. maybe sombron doesn’t love her. #anyway eveyle is azula-core lol #my adhd rambles

[hellengomes]

I edited Azula's design (from The Day Of Black Sun: Part 2) to look a little closer to how it was in season 2

#atla edit #screenshot edit #Azula #atla azula #atla #princess azula #avatar the legend of aang #avatar the last airbender #Azula edit #feel free to use #Avatar a lenda de aang #nickelodeon #My edit :) #Atla screenshots #actual human child azula #Edits #Avatar #fan edit #i tried #azula atla #azula screenshots

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

I know it sounds like a parody of that edgy meme with Batman and the Joker, but speaking entirely genuinely, I related to Zuko as a boy and now I relate more with Azula as a woman

#my child is fine #welcome to my twisted mind and so on and so forth #there's a they wolf in my closet #zuko #azula #avatar: the last airbender #trans #transgender #transfeminine #transfem #transfemme #lgbtq+ #queer #gender #time keeps on slipping slipping slipping into the future