#i can firebend

[hanadoesstuffwrong]

Thinking abt the air nomads:

What if, after the war, once the dust has settled a little, Aang goes back to travelling, hoping that maybe he can find at least some trace of surviving airbenders. As an added bonus, he gets to do more of the exploring and wandering that he had to put on hold.

Toph goes with him ofc. She only just got a taste of real freedom and it was overshadowed by ever-present impending doom. While she's on speaking terms with her parents, she isnt quite ready to be back under their roof on a permanent basis. The rest of the gaang have their individual homes and responsibilities that they get back to, though they join for the odd field trip or adventure when they can.

So anyway, they're touring all over the world and over the years they notice just how displaced so many people have become. EK citizens who barely escaped the blaze but lost everything; FN military now decommissioned with no idea how to carry on; people looking for a new start in the hard-won peace. Maybe it starts with Toph heading back to Earth Rumble, where a group of young runaways scrounge for cheap fights to make a little money.

At each turn they find more and more people with no homes to return to and no family to protect them; runaways escaping the roles the war forced them into. Gradually, Aang and Toph start to see that they aren't so different from themselves. They just want a new start.

So they decide to give them one. They clean up the temples and set up villages in the surrounding areas (helps to be master earthbenders), where people can arrive and stay as long as they need. Travellers and refugees pass through in droves, sometimes choosing to stay and rebuild their lives there, sometimes continuing in their wandering with a guarantee that they'll always have a place to return to should they have the need.

Over time, the lemurs grow in number and even some flying bison calfs (hybrids with a relative species maybe?), can be seen in the skies. Whenever the founders visit, it isn't the same but Aang feels a little more at home.

The first time someone asks Aang to teach him his philosophies, and expresses his desire to become a monk, how can he refuse? Maybe it's a former soldier, somebody who's done terrible things, looking for a path to redemption. So Aang teaches him, and then he teaches others. And though they may not be airbenders, they are as earnest and faithful as any nun or monk Aang knew before. The temples become filled with new faces: Firebenders, Earthbenders, Waterbenders and non-benders all wearing Air nomad orange and yellow.

Aang always feared that it would be his responsibility to have airbender children, and the idea of forcing that on someone he loved terrified him. Maybe that's why he waited so long before acting on his feelings for his best friend, his travelling companion, his fellow-village builder and temple-restorer. How could they have a truly happy relationship with this pressure hanging over them? He wishes he could be content with the new way of things that he and his friends have created. But he knows that he can't be the last airbender forever...

Nobody knows why some children can bend the elements and others can't. Is it blood? Is it blessing? Is it the land in which you're born? Or is it the simple allocation of fates decided by the values and norms you're raised believing in? Is it enough to be surrounded by the culture and beliefs of the Air Nomads? Nobody knows...

All they know is that nobody sees it coming when the six-year-old daughter of two non-bender villagers from the Earth Kingdom and Northern Water Tribe sends herself flying twelve feet into the air with a sneeze.

#oops it became a taang au how did that happen #i just think it wld be neat if the air nomads worked more like irl monks/nuns #not necessarily celibate but still made up of people who choose to follow the way of life #instead of the iffy implications of all monks/nuns having no choice because they were born airbenders #i dunno it's iffy to me #taang #my posts #atla #atla headcanon #do we need to rewatch Ice Age 2 ppl?? #repopulation is not a good reason for two people to be together! #avatar: the last airbender #i do also think that given them being nomads the fire nation probably want able to wipe the air nomads out completely #bu they just had to survive in hiding/ in a very diluted form #maybe like the sun warriors do #airbender!Ty Lee my beloved #also wld reflect the themes of unity vs division well if there were more than just airbenders among the air nomads #like how a waterbender can be a ruler of the Fire Nation or a Firebender can run a tea shop in the Earth Kingdom #toph x aang #edited cos someone got upset at my introduction and while i reckon they were willfully misreading i didnt want anyone to misconstrue #to clarify -> any child of aang's wld be an air nomad but there's no guarantee they wld be an airbender #esp if he had a child with an earth or waterbender #and we see how this had a negative effect in canon #hope that clears things up xx

[trashfactorysstuff]

those avatar questions that would not let me sleep.

Rise new sub bending, nose fire breathing.

#I see him so capable. #but serious question #can firebenders can do that? #iroh #Ozai

[klm-zoflorr]

Fire type girlfriend you need to keep her warm (no she doesn't need it. But she likes the attention. She needs it. Please handle with care)

My interpretation of Agnes Crumplebottom uh. Sorry. Uh. Montaigue. Montorque? Montauk? Minotaur? These last names are getting confusing

#agnes montague #the desolation #tma art #tma fanart #my art #tma #the magnus archives #magpod #klm-zoflorr #oh yeah again. i know blah blah blah auburn hair. i do not care canon can be whatever i want also black hair suits her well #am i just influenced by atla and the black hair of every firebender? perhaps.

[ponytailzuko]

made art about zuko in the cooler like "hm cold dark closet id be claustrophobic. that would suck.." i forgot he went in the seal hole. Like he was in a cold dark cave. that could've lead anywhere. underwater. no light at all. he is so fucking insane like he firebended underwater. zuko could stay in the cooler for days i fear. honestly a nice brisk day for him.

#cal.ibrations #part 2 i draw zuko underwater guys! #nice visuals there! #'no one can firebend in here its too cold' #in season 1 katara literally cases zuko up in ice like aang 2.0 and zukos like. Anyways. Ignored.

[pumpkinrootbeer]

i do think it is legitimately very funny whenever someone tries to make the claim that lavabending is inherently a very slow subbending and therefore not good in a fight. specifically when using that argument against Bolin's skill as a bender.

Sure, I feel like in very specific instances with Ghazan that could be a fair argument to make. It takes him a moment to destabilize the Ba Sing Se wall and for him to kick up enough lava to destroy the airbending temple. (to the point I would argue that if Bolin had been versed in lavabending like he was in s4 he would have swept the ground with Ghazan), but in moments where he's actually in a fight his lava is incredibly quick.

Just the lava frisbee on its own is an incredibly quick move

But making that argument with Bolin in particular is absolutely batshit when outside of lavabending he is an incredibly quick fighter. I would say it is one of, if not the, most defining things about his fighting style. He moves very, very quickly and uncharacteristically agile for a earthbender. This is a known thing. Like

I am not the first person to say this but no other earthbender does backflips like he does. And THEN with lavabending he is just as quick if not more so

Bolin since season 1 has had an uncanny knack for bending incredibly fast, and his lavabending is no exception to that rule. It's honestly something that haunts my brain all the time because how quick he is with it low-key breaks the balancing? a little?? Like earthbending was always shown to be very strong but in turn it was slower than other types of bending, but with Bolin that doesn't really seem to be a hangup he has.

#:v #bolin #legend of korra #NO ONE IS DOING IT LIKE HIM.... #the way people will sit down and try to convince me with their whole chest that mako is a better bender is wild. #Like mako has a lot of other strengths but I would not say he stands out as this uniquely strong firebender #honestly except for azula most of the firebenders we see are talented for sure but none of them like Otherworldly strong when in bending #Again not saying he is weak but if you want the Strong bender of the lok group it's Bolin hands down 🤷 #obvs Korra is strong but she's the avatar she's going to be strong #Bolin is just a guy he's a kid for the majority of it a child who has had zero formal training #and I would argue could beat the majority of the beifongs #with the exception of toph but even then it's not gonna be this easy toph sweep #sure toph can metal bend and is an incredibly skilled earthbender but also Bolin is also very skilled and has Hot Rocks #tho tbf I hate comparing those two can't they just both be good? #anyway Bolin solos su and the chief in a real fight I will die on that hill Specifically #s4 Bolin I mean it's the lava diff #god I sound like a powerscaler put me down now guys #anyway. Bolin 🔛🔝

[mugentakeda]

the successful aftermath of the first ever (improvised) top surgery, invented by master katara of the southern water tribe and performed on fire lord zuko (circa 104 ag)

#sokka is a prodigy inventor that specializes in engineering and tactics. #and katara is a prodigy that specializes in EVIL SURGERY and ANATOMY MURDER. she just doesnt know it yet. #and zuko is her NUMBER ONE ENABLER #its like how azula is a prodigy in firebending and zuko is a prodigy in breaking and entering #hes like I bet you anything we can use bloodbending for good things (trying to make her feel better about it) #and it leads to unethical medical practices (because they cant do anything legal and normal for fun together) #she didnt even come up with a plan for how she was gonna do it she free styled and it worked #sokka hates them both so much hes never leaving them unattended together for longer than 5 minutes ever again #atla #avatar the last airbender #katara #zuko #blood tw #alicias art

[ash-and-starlight]

Pls!! Your thoughts on the trailer that dropped for the live action!!

the only thing i genuinely loved about it was suki and her cardboard headband

#i was never gonna watch it but yeah. best i can say abt it is mid. sorry #some things should stay animated!!! #oh wait there’s also a lil scene of azula with her eyes glowing?? oBSESSED with the implications of that #give firebender freaky glow eyes <333 #u can throw out the rest #ash replies

[avisisisis]

Something I love about ATLA is that it doesn't force the "forgive the villain" on all the characters. It's been left clear that Ozai is a bad person, and there's no chance of redemption; the only reason he's not dead yet is because Aang is a pacifist

The one episode where a character is supposed to forgive someone who has hurt them in the past is the one where Katara is off to kill a man (which, fair) and Zuko helps. In that episode, even if Aang is telling her to let go, she doesn't forgive him. She never will. But she spares him. Not because she thinks he doesn't deserve death (he does), but because she's not willing to continue the cycle of violence

Killing someone can have a very important impact in your entire being, mostly depending on who you are as a person. Aang would've never recovered from killing Ozai. Katara wouldn't be who she is now, had she taken her revenge on the man that killed her mother

And the best part of it is that Ozai doesn't deserve to die. Not in a "I'm defending him" way (ew), but in a "he deserves worse that than" way

Taking away his bending was the perfect punishment for him. He believed bending made you superior and he never cared enough to train something besides his bending. What a loser. Zuko and Azula wouldn't be restrained by something like that

He's alive. Nobody has forgiven him. Nobody ever will

#on a “ozai deserves smth worse than death” mood #which is. my everyday mood but we're not talking about that #read a fic where ppl were mad ozai was still alive #zuko clarified that he's still alive not only bc that's what aang wanted but bc death would be a mercy for him #that's the man who ruined everybody's life(s). you can't tell me we can just let him die like that #and they're not even torturing him. he's just in prison #but he's so fucking weak that not having his bending = torture #pathetic #honestly what did he even do? his entire family was better than him #zuko was better at any kind of fighting and he learned firebending from the fucking dragons #azula is. azula! she bends blue fire and is the best at lighting n stuff #iroh created a whole new bending technique and broke out of prison w no bending #ursa killed the fucking fire lord #i mean sure ozai can shoot lighting out of his hands. but so can iroh! so can azula! #his 14 year old daughter is better than him #she could kick his ass if she wanted #but that's her dad right there and the obssession she has w pleasing him is straight up unhealthy #man. poor azula #anyways back to the point: ozai is pathetic #loserlord indeed #atla #avatar the last airbender #fire lord ozai #zuko #aang #katara #azula #uncle iroh #avis' post #avis talks

[3cosmicfrogs]

im gonna be real with you chief, i may not like the natla, but i enjoy natla zhao even more than OG zhao. og zhao was a sleazebag but natla zhao is like your bitter workplace enemy Michael who works in middle management. entirely and utterly pathetic, serving officecore loser. giving a bit of a gay-but-votes-conservative vibe. which to me is very enjoyable, i liked having him on my screen.

#i do think that the natla managed to flesh out some background and side characters in interesting ways #but that this only worked because those side characters arent integral to the themes of the story #and so can be reshaped as u see fit without changing the story much #tho idk how much of that was actually written and how much the cast acted their ass off #i WILL say every actor on that show does a great job trying their best to salvage the burning trainwreck that is natla #the acting is very good. it is however also the only thing that is good. #hmmm. i did THINK i noticed some stylistic choices in firebending style in the natla? like more focus on THROWING movements than in the og #im neutral about that #zhao #natla #atla

[samtamdan]

My favorite panels from Azula's comic

Baby <3

IS THAT SOZIN?!?! HIS GRANFATHER FROM URSA SIDE?? I DONT NOTICE HIM BEFORE

There's something in this image that I love and I can keep it out of my mind

I'm glad to see her first firebend, she was like 5 or 6 in that pic

That's literally the worst thing you could say to her, Ursa

She feels bad for hurting her exgf

No reason to love it, I just do

#i already can see people saying that she kill that turtleduck in her first firebend #that turtle duck isn't alive #its obviously a toy!! #azula #ty lee atla #avatar the last airbender #mai atla #azula in the spirit temple #tw! #spoliers

[sweaters-and-vertigo]

i have a teeny, tiny superiority complex because i didn’t watch the atla live action.

#but i appreciate the ones who sacrificed their mind to watch the show and report back #y’all are so brave. thank you for examining the danger and relying the information back to me so i wouldn’t have to. #i have read so much about this show and i will literally never watch it #i actually intended to but got locked out of netflix when it premiered #then i heard all the shitty things about it and said “fuck that noise” #they took everything from me #they took away zuko’s character development for the sake of “time” not even gonna touch that it makes me so angry #they took away sokka’s character development for the sake of being “woke” #which was actually very very un-woke of them #they took away katara’s passion & anger and made her a flat boring person #i loved her anger so much???? #they took away our shock at the OG southern air temple ep #seeing monk gyatso in a room full of firebenders he had been forced to kill >>> seeing the actual genocide as if we didn’t already know #they took away aang’s sweet childishness and made him way too mature #it sounds like the only people who enjoyed it were zutara fans because of the scarf scene #y’all can keep it. it’s yours. i don’t want it. #atla original #avatar the last airbender #atla aang #atla zuko #atla katara #atla sokka #avatar the last airbender aang #avatar the last airbender katara #avatar the last airbender zuko #avatar the last airbender sokka #aang #katara #sokka #zuko

[noahmullariii]

I could talk about Aang and Zuko all day. they're everything and more.

#aang #zuko #atla #best friends forever #most underrated brotp #i mean we always talk about zuko's friendship with katara and toph and even sokka before the romance (if you're down for zukka) #but aang is like... zuko's guiding light in life. even before his redemption! remember iroh saying he gives zuko hope? #this phrase can take so many shapes and forms and i love thinking about the evolution of that statement throughout zuko's story #he would die for all of the gaang by the end but he would burn the world down for this kid. no questions asked #zuko's redemption always hinged on aang first and foremost #and aang just really wanted to believe there would be one (1) firebender worth being an avatar for. he was manifesting hard #and zuko became just what he needed

[chiptrillino]

ok now i have to ask

why do you hate the cape (from the comics)?

Welll... -inserts edna mode no capes montage-

But in all honesty... I understand tradition costom and representation. But the whole design for zuko is just... heavily weighing him down. And the cape makes it worse.

I dont think a cape is a good idea when somone fights with fire. Exspecially somone that does lot of spinning or sometimes brakedancing moves.

You want to make zuko look badass? Scrap the cape, return his swords. Because where are they?

Give this man his swords back dang it!!!

The only time we see in canon zuko wear cape is when he sneaks around and hides in the third season. With a hood!

What does he hide this time? (Probably himself because he is ashamed and embarrassed that he has to wear...THAT)

All my frustration aside the design is... alright. Its a good and flexible redesign of the former fire lords ones. I can live with that. Just NO CAPE

#chip!ask #zuko #i cant be the only one that thinks that? #at the end its just pixels but... ahhh #idk i am sure some comes at me like 'actually capes are not so much of a hindrance' whick okay fine valid #but in the show zhao wore one and imediately took it off once a fight began #even azula lost hers in the agni kai #and ozai immediately burned off his entire outfit #so i guess its canon that capes only look and are impratical for firebending! #idk what the EK deal is #i guess because they dont spin and move as much can wear them. #not much of a hindrance the weight is good for them! #and yeha aurbenders are also the exeption to the rule i think #they can use it fir pratical prupose! #but still!!! #no capes for zuko! jasnt this boy suffered enough???

[krimsonrose]

FINALLY, actual proof. I have found what the difference is between jet propulsion and jet-stepping.

Jet Propulsion [ID: Picture of Azula propelling in an upward motion on a sustained jet of blue flames]

Jet-Stepping [ID: Picture of Azula propelling herself on blue flames with the movements of someone seen running forward]

I always wondered why Azula was using actual running movements or in this case stepping movements when she propelled herself at Zuko in The Last Agni-Kai. Well now we can say she was jet-stepping before moving into a sustained usage of jet propulsion.

#I wish I could have found a good gif of azula from the last agni-kai showing actual jet-stepping and not just propelling herself forward #but it's good to know that you can tell the difference by looking and seeing if the firebender is making movement with their legs #azula #firebending meta #atla #avatar: the last airbender #my stuff

[tkachuksoralfixation]

1st sentence ask game:

Connor is one second away from absolutely losing his marbles.

Been brainstorming this for a while and since you gave me a really amazing idea in the discord server i give you: avatar au

I did this game entirely wrong and just used the sentence as inspiration rather than as the first sentence.... And then this fic is 1.1k. so. Yeah.

Anyways! Ficlet under the cut 🥰

For a majority of the years he's spent hiding, Connor has experienced true peace. 

The destiny that was preached to him ever since he was old enough to understand the concept of fate and prophecies never quite faded away. Every day, he relives the pain, the guilt, the shame of running away. Initially, Connor traveled the world alone, nearly starving and surviving solely on dedication and foraging. He was incredibly lucky, after two years, to have found solace on Kyoshi island. 

It wasn't exactly a place, in Connor's mind, that he would seek out for his hiding. But the Kyoshi warriors offered him protection and their secrecy, along with a home, training, and anything else he could possibly need or ask for. And, well, Connor wasn't exactly in a position to deny their services. So, four years later, he's somehow managed to stay hidden while still keeping himself in decent shape. 

While he did run away from his fate, Connor did still believe it would eventually find him. That he still had a duty to avenge the Air nation. What he didn't expect, however, was that it would find him today. 

Grocery runs have become pretty standard for Connor in the past year. He travels by foot to the nearest village, picks up anything and everything he or the warriors need, and heads back to their secluded village. No problems have ever found him. The folks in the surrounding village never recognize Connor, and even if they do, they never ask. His privacy is protected on Kyoshi, and that's part of the reason he loves it so much. 

That is, until now, when he's on his usual grocery run, and a stranger shoves past him with complete disregard of the bustling streets around them. Normally, Connor would apologize and move on, but this guy stops and addresses him directly. 

“Watch where you're going, you flaming hog monkey,” the stranger snaps, his voice aggressive and rough.

Connor opens his mouth to apologize, but he freezes. The man before him stares at him with icy eyes, a vaguely familiar face glaring at him expectantly. Immediately, he's taken back to the day he ran, to the faces of the soldiers who infiltrated his home. The faces of uncaring, soulless puppets of the Fire Nation, wiping out his friends, family, everyone he knew. 

He's older, now. He's grown into a rather nice looking young man, and if Connor wasn't haunted by his past, he probably would've never recognized him. But he relives that night over and over again, and he has the faces memorized. This man is no different. 

Yeah. Connor is one second away from losing his marbles. 

“Well?” The soldier hisses, his face contorting into an intimidating frown. “Are you just going to stand there and look stupid? I have places to be.” 

Connor rapidly blinks, trying to tie his thoughts together. What is he supposed to say again? What even instigated this aggressive behaviour? Wow, it's hot outside today. Where the hell are his words? Why does his tongue feel heavy? He's fucked. Oh, spirits, the Fire Nation found him and they're going to torture him for the rest of his life, fuck, what is he supposed to do? He could run. He could easily take this guy out, probably. That is, if he's a regular soldier and not a firebender. If he was, Connor was fucked. 

Oh, Spirits, Connor is fucked. 

Thankfully, someone else interrupts their awkward encounter and snaps Connor out of his panicked state. Unluckily for Connor, however, it's another soldier. Fuck. 

“Could you stop disappearing on me, Leon? It's almost like you really don't wanna be around me,” the second soldier announces with a grin, clapping the first— Leon, he picks up— on the shoulder. He's the same height, with curly hair and a decent build. Yeah, Connor doesn't stand a chance against these two. 

“It's because I don't,” Leon retorts, still glaring at Connor, “I'm trying to get this idiot to understand he needs to watch where he's walking.” 

Connor swallows hard as the new guy's eyes drift towards him. The three of them sit in silence for one moment, two moments, then three. When a flicker of recognition ignites in the second soldier's eyes, Connor knows it's time to book it. 

“Um,” Connor quickly scans the area for the quickest escape route, “I’m really sorry for running into you. I, uh, I really do have to get going, though. Sorry, again.” 

Just as Connor goes to scurry away, the second man grabs him by the wrist. He whips around, eyes wide like a deer in headlights. No, no, no, this isn't happening. He can't let this happen. He can't get dragged away when he's finally found peace. Or maybe this is destiny finally catching up to him. Maybe he should give in and let himself be taken, face his fate head on. 

But he meets eyes with the second man. His face is kinder, the only lines on his face caused by the grin he currently wears. There's no animosity, no malice, not a hint of nefarious intentions in his body language. That confuses Connor. Shouldn't he know who he is by now? Shouldn't he want him dead? 

His question is answered in an instant. The soldier simply smiles apologetically towards him before he speaks. “Don't mind him, he's just cranky from the long boat ride,” he says, making light of the situation, “I'm Matthew, by the way. You seem familiar, do I know you from somewhere by chance?” 

And that's Connor's cue to leave. “Thanks, Matthew, but I'm positive you don't,” he quickly stumbles through the sentence, pulling his arm away. “I really do have to go. I'm sorry for running into you again.” He says it as confidently as he can, and then he's walking away as quickly and inconspicuously as he possibly can. 

As he walks away, he hears the two of them bickering still. He feels incredibly lucky as he takes the path back the way he came, keeping to the treeline to avoid being followed. There's no way Matthew will go very long without realizing where he recognizes Connor from. He remembers Matthew pretty vividly. He remembers his hesitant face, back then, young as he was. He remembers meeting his eyes, silently begging him to have mercy. 

And, well, that night didn't end the way Connor wishes it did. Somehow, though, he feels like what Matthew just did was a semblance of an apology. 

He knows he's lucky. 

He also knows it's not long before his location is no longer a secret.

#tkachuksoralcreations #hrpf #mcmattdrai #kind of? #i dont wanna tag the individual players so #anyways. to give a little context for this au #square and i decided that in this au there can be more than one avatar so that we could have more than one generational talent as an avatar #so far i only have Connor's storyline figured out (adjacent to Aang's) but I'll figure out who goes where later #but matthew and leon are firebenders! #Matthew's been on a journey to find Connor ever since he found out that the journey to find the last airbender wasn't to protect him #and that the massacre of the airbenders wasn't because they waged war on the fire nation #and leon is just there so he can prove matthew wrong and bring the airbender back on his own #but. well. they both kind of fall for the skittish guy that is the last airbender #huzzah #lmk what you guys think and if youd like to see more of this :) #it was super fun to write!

[questioningdragons]

Also, can we talk about how it took years for Hama to invent bloodbending, but Katara figured it out in a single evening, just by becoming aware it was possible and seeing a brief demonstration?

#Avatar #Atla #I know these kids are all scary strong benders for the drama #But I wonder how that would be justifiable in universe #There's obviously different levels of bending (see Azula and her blue flame and lightning) #Is Aang a particularly strong Airbender? Or just a really quick learner for an Avatar? #Considering Roku took 12 years to master the other three elements and Aang had a few months he's obviously the latter #And then Toph is obviously a very strong earthbender #I don't know that any other benders could use it as an extra sense #(Ooh but now I headcanon that a sufficiently strong Airbender could) #So yes different levels of bending #But does the show ever explain why that is? #It seems to be more than study and instruction method #Zuko and Azula were presumably trained the same #(At least in the beginning) #And as far as I can tell Zuko is an average firebender #So is it just innate talent? #Also I think we need to talk about the fact that of the three scary strong bending girls only Azula actually had formal training #(Or rather Toph learned the basics from a master but had to teach herself the rest and Katara's skills were only refined by Paku) #(That is not spelled right...) #What would Toph and Katara have been like if they'd had actual training? #What would Azula have been like if she'd been as isolated as they were?