I’m always very confused by people who thought Katara and Zuko were going to end up together and thought that Aang and Katara were forced. In each season they had essentially a whole episode screaming it in your face that they had feelings/would end up together:

• The Fortune Teller(S1): This entire episode is basically one big lead up to telling you that Katara would look at Aang as a serious love interest once he grows up. Also, it’s unclear whether the fortune teller is a fake at the end of the episode because while she may have been wrong about the volcano, she’s right about everything else (the umbrella, Aang’s battle, etc). And when she told Katara that she would end up with a powerful bender, it’s literally pointed out to us—in WORDS—at the end of the episode that that bender was Aang.
• The Cave of Two Lovers (S2)- Katara is the one who brings up kissing and in an embarrassed-maybe-I-have-feelings-for-you type of way. It has also been confirmed by creators and voice of Katara that they kissed in that episode.
• The Headband (S3)- Katara gets visibly jealous when the Aang is dancing with a girl who obviously has a crush on him. Then when Katara and Aang dance, there is a clear connection between the two of them and it looks like they are going to kiss.

Every single season made sure to let you know where the endgame was. Yet people who ship Zuko and Katara argue that there were all these moments: he gave her this look (while he was attacking her), he kept her mother’s necklace (after he stole it to hunt her down), etc. It’s all very abusive. The main argument comes from halfway through S3 when she forgives Zuko, and they begin to have a friendship. Except the problem is, is that the entirety of S3 shows Aang and Katara’s growth from friendship into a relationship. (See: Katara’s extra protectiveness over him after he died, Katara leaning into Aang’s kiss on Day of the Black Sun, The Headband, Katara threatening Zuko specifically if he hurt Aang, etc.) Not to mention the fact that the writers literally made fun of Zuko/Katara shipping in Ember Island Players.

No one watched the show and thought that Aang and Katara were going to be together in the first or second season, but it was pretty obvious from the beginning that they were going to do a “last episode and now the main characters are a couple” thing. So, if Aang and Katara came as a surprise/seemed forced to you, then you either were paying too much attention to Sokka or you got too caught up in wishful thinking.

I see a lot of people posting that now that they’re adults and rewatching avatar, they wish Katara and Zuko had gotten together. But rewatching it as an adult has made me even happier that they didn’t end up together. Yes, Zuko changed and had one of the best redemption arcs I’ve ever seen in a show, but you also need to remember what he did to Katara. He constantly tried to kill her and her friends, stole her mother’s necklace to get leverage in a situation, hired an assassin to kill them, chased them all over the world trying to hurt them, and the second she trusted him, he betrayed her. However, people took those moments and made them something they weren’t. This was a show aimed at children and having her end up with a person—even though he changed into a great guy—that tried to murder her on several occasions, just sends a terrible message to young girls, and just overall demonstrates a very unhealthy relationship. As women, we have enough tv shows and movies telling us that it doesn’t matter if a guy treats you bad at first, as long as he changes, it’s all good!

So yes, Aang was two years younger than Katara and looked a little bit like Caillou. Still, he treated her with respect, he complimented her, and if he ever hurt her/made her uncomfortable, he apologized immediately. That is the type of relationship little girls should be shown to choose.

And honestly, what’s great about the show is that both Katara and Zuko both got into relationships that were healthy for them. What else could you ask for?

Xhara - Original Character for the Avatar the last airbender series

Xhara

My ATLA OC

OC: Xhara from the Avatar the last Airbender fandom

Facts:

She is the sun spirit keeping the sun alive and the fire Nation afloat the only problem… she’s from the northern water tribe and has no control of her abilities. Though she is not much harm they treat her as a hostage in fear the fire Nation will capture and use her to strengthen them.

She wants no part in the war and only uses her fire bending when absolutely necessary. She is also able to bring enhanced growth to plants and flowers (being the sun) but that’s all she can do with the earth.

Joined team avatar to escape the northern water tribe and though treated unfairly she still wants to make sure they are safe from the fire Nation and often feels guilty for the nation’s crimes

She can be very sweet and very reserved. She could spend her life in a library or a garden and be happy. She loves reading and is a genius but puts most of that into the study of flowers and plants. She might be nice but she is also snappy and reckless at times especially when people try to control her that is typically when she will control the most.

Xhara: why are you so cute?!

Zuko: call me cute again and I’ll burn you

Xhara: no you wont you cute wittle baby waby ILYSM

Zuko: try me one more time

Xhara: no you won’t you love me too much plus you’re too adorable

Zuko: *death glare of a thousand fires*

Xhara:BBY

After they get into a fight and she be on some dumb ass shit and now she wants to be friends…

Xhara: *rolling over towards zuko* sppppsss…hey love are you awake?

Zuko: *violently throwing himself around towards her* bitch the fuck you want now?

Incorrect Katara quotes using Heather (same VA) from Dragons: Riders of Berk

50 shades of Honor.

• I can’t

Mcfarlane Avatar-The Last Airbender 5" figure wave Katara, Aang, Sokka

(I didn’t get Zuko since I prefer him in his post Book 1 look)

mental state: sobbing over this picture

Root tootin Americaang

If any of my followers are into Avatar….

Airbenders can hear inconceivable frequencies and hear every sound as complex as a drawn out symphony.

Waterbenders can smell things that would be faint to anyone else.

Firebenders learn the deep complexity to the spectrum of light from childhood.

And Sokka… is pretty handy with a boomerang.

(or, bending has a place in even the most mundane places of a bender’s life, but the spirits didn’t leave non-benders without any advantage)

Four nations, five senses - a_6yearold_inside - Avatar: The Last Airbender [Archive of Our Own]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38652570

(Tagging@jamiejar because it’s their fault)

this scene was ELITE

When the world needed him the most he ‍ vanished ‍♂️

Alright, alright so here’s my try of making an Aang wallpaper. Was going for a glitch effect with a bit of glowing so I think I did pretty good. Right?

Anyways credit to moi and yeah no reposting anywhere.

So excited about the Avatar Studios announcement! I had some time after some freelance so here’s ya bio (ik Aang doesn’t really firebend in the first few seasons in this outfit but fire fun to draw)