This comic is based off of a headcanon I saw in the tags someplace, somewhere (I can’t find the post !! ) that Zuko has a surprisingly nice singing voice. The lyrics are based off of ‘40 East,’ a beautiful song by the Avett Brothers (my favorite musicians!).
This comic was very experimental, style-wise. It was so fun to play with lighting!
(The pictures are from a trip to the beach I went on with my friends. Hopefully I edited out the signs of modern teenagers– there may be a Pringles can in the darkness I failed to black out )
[ID: A digital comic of the Gaang. They lay next to a campfire, covered in blankets. Sokka sings badly: “Rockabye baby, in the snow tooops,” Suki covers her ears and says, “The is the OPPOSITE of a lullaby…” Katara looks angrily and says, “Augh, Sokka, cut it out!” Aang clenches his teeth while Toph raises a fist and says, “SOKKA, MY EARS!” Zuko smiles warmly. Sokka turns angrily and says, “WELL. If no one likes my singing, why doesn’t SOMEONE ELSE do it?!” as Katara sticks out her tongue. Aang then says, “Hey, Zuko! Do you know any Fire Nation lullabies?” The Gaang looks surprised. Zuko says, “Well, I guess I know one…”He clears his throat and sings, “Sleep, darlin’, rest your head, I’m moooving through the night toward you. Sleeeeep darlin’ I’m ooon my waay to you. Let go, oohhhh, Let goooo, oooooooohh.” He ends, and the rest look at him in awe (Toph is asleep) Then, they smile. Suki says, “Zuko, that was amazing!” Katara says, “I didn’t know you could sing!” Aang says, “You have a delicate, grainy timbre, Zuko.” Zuko smiles and says, “Oh, uh, thanks. (I have no idea what timbre means)… My mother used to sing it to me.” Sokka raises an eyebrow. “Wait. you have a mom?” Zuko frowns. “Uh, yeah. Everyone does.” To Katara and Aang’s horror, Sokka continues, “Oh, I know that… but I was just thinking– since the rest of your family are MURDEROUS, WAR- HUNGRY PSYCHOPATHS–” Zuko looks angrily at Sokka, “YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME,” then plops back behind his log. The Suki says, “SOKKA!”Katara punches Sokka and says, “WHAT WAS THAT?!” Sokka puts his hands on his head and says, “I don’t know! I don’t know why I said that!” Aang says, “Sokka! That was a chance for some character development!” Then, Zuko yells, “I CAN HEAR YOU” Toph blearily wakes up. End ID.]
