Best Siblings Of Their Verse Btw

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found a wip from a year ago ill definitely never be touching again

i love azula but if her stans love her too then at least actually like her canon character yk 🤦‍♀️

I wonder when the inept Azula stans will realize that this innocent, sweet, caring young Azula “before she was corrupted” doesn’t exist and was never canon. She was not once shown to be some perfect child that got turned bad by Ozai (or Ursa? because people still think she did it? Somehow?). There was never a moment where she was purely friends with Ty Lee or Mai without an ulterior motive.

And no this isn’t saying she was “born evil” or that she has no chance of not being that ever, but more that those tendencies to be manipulative/selfish/cruel have always been there and that she was constantly exposed to an environment that brought out and encouraged those tendencies rather than teaching her to know better.

Ashes of the Academy does not change that. If anything, Ursa’s fear towards the academy being Azula’s downfall shows that she does NOT think her daughter was just “born evil” or anything like that. Again, nothing in the show, the books, or any of the comics infers that Azula was ever not like how she currently is because her environment and influences were consistent from the day she was born.

Too many people want to just say one singular person or thing is at fault for Azula being the way she is, and all of them are wrong. It’s a combination of her extremely manipulative and evil father, living in a country that was upholding the ideals of her father, her mother being largely unable to connect with her, and her status allowing her to get away with her worst tendencies unchecked. Stop reducing the characters you like into a checklist of one-dimensional traits and backstories and you may find them more interesting.

has anyone done this yet

I find it so funny that Zutaras, for generations, wrote entire think pieces about how Mai is:

1. Too Apolitical and apathetic to be a Firelady

2. Completely selfish and always acting in her own best interest

3. Would only hinder Zuko’s progress as a Firelord

All in attempt to diminish her character and try and prove Katara of all people would be a better Firelady.

Now we have CANON to confirm that Mai is fearless and a staunch advocate for undoing years of fire nation propaganda. And that she’s willing to drop everything to help Zuko in a noble cause - including teaching a new generation of kids the truth about the hundred year war.

Suck. On. That.

lost my mind at his new outfit . look at his little bracelets

did you guys know i love piandao

so sick of “the comics didn’t happen!” “i don’t consider them canon!” grow up omd yeah they weren’t perfect but so fucking what 🤦‍♀️

Don't play with maiko fans. They..... hate their own ship, apparently?

Personal take: Even in 2025, I adore Maiko being emo teens 😄. I hope they keep their emo vibes in the future content.

Ps: imagine Izumi being a sweet girl, all smiles and giggles, while being raised by two edgy parents 😆

im so funny IM SO FUNNY.

guys zuko’s not dead trust me. the slow laugh that will slowly journey from my throat to your cochlea will forever vibrate in your skull once seven havens comes out and we’ll find out that zuko’s actually chilling in the spirit world and is very very very very very alive and i am not in denial

first meeting.