Fire Siblings - Blog Posts

Part 2 of all my atla screenshot redraws

Part 1 here

Can you do an art of teenage Azula and Zuko in some fancy outfits doing mirror selfies together?

Of course!! I actually made a drawing for this request before I just struggled so much with zuko so this took 3 tries I hope you like it!

Plus the picture Azula actually took:

Got a sad one here, Azula reaction to learning Zuko died? e.g it's not even her fault, the gaang have to tell her, he just - - didn't make it through one of their adventures. How hard does that hit her?

Hii! So I FINALLY did this request after awhile because I was struggling so much with it 😭

I think Azula would first see it as a victory but later when she's alone she would break down

I wanted to make a fully rendered piece but I ended up just coloring sketches instead so I’m genuinely so sorry if that’s not what you wanted

i'm so honored you followed me back omg 🙏🏻🙏🏻 would you ever draw like a soft moment between zuko and azula?

Of course! Here's a rare soft moment between the baby fire siblings

Screaming crying throwing up I love them

"I heard you telling someone you'd be partying from dusk till dawn. It's dusk. So we're here 😸"

Look at them playing like normal kids ☹️

imagine atla but zukos a girl. THE POTENTial. shes a moody lil 16 year old. with a half shaved head. and a ponytail. she gets periods (these always fall during the worst times). shes still an amgsty little boi but shes just female. this means that zuko and azula are sisters. THEIR SISTERS. that lowkey just makes their relationship even better cause they can fight over clothes etc. they would get makeovers and spa treatments together. BUT THEIR SISTERS SO THEIR ARGUMENTS ARE TEN TIMES MORE EXPLOSIVE. idk why zuko wouldnt be as good friends with mai and ty lee but the actual potential. and imagine uncle trying to raise a grumpy teenage girl. bro went through it with lu ten pretty ok but zukos more angsty than lu ten was. also iroh probably had to deal with zukos first period like LMAO THATS HILARIOUS HE DOESNT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIMSELF AND JUST BREWS A CUP OF TEA AND HOPES IT GOES AWAY. also if zuko was a girl everyone would 100% have shipped him (her?) with sokka cause atla came out in the 2000s and heteronormative things were m a j o r (said as someone who is younger than gordon cormier so thats basically an assumption based on my unhealthy amount of time spent on the internet)

inspired my this AWESOME AMAZING NEW FAV FIC: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25385173/chapters/61556134

homophobic lesbian icon fujozula strikes again

extra:

as the hype around AtLA grows due to the live action - i HAD to plug one of the best fics i've read from the fandom written by @armjail

AMAZING !!!! my babies as literal babies finally getting the care they deserve!!

Crown Prince Lu ten and his little cousins

I need more of him and his relationship with fire sibs

the royal family needs to stop changing the colors of their fires. wtf is this

"Maybe You Should Worry Less About the Tides, Who've Already Made Up Their Mind About Killing You..." Old Azula draft I attempted to save. Apologies for the inactivity, my mental health is lowkey mirroring Azulas rn LOL

Azula's Motivations in ATLA

I haven’t been in the ATLA fandom long enough to know how popular this opinion is, but I think at her core, Azula wants to be accepted, to be loved, to belong.

I think you can tell a lot about a character by finding out what breaks them. Looking at goals can be helpful, but a lot of the times goals can mask true desires.

What truly begins to break Azula is the betrayal from Mai and Ty Lee. She's also strangely bothered by the belief that her mother thinks she's a monster. In the scene where she hallucinates her mother, Azula only breaks down and shatters the mirror when her mother says she loves her. As if Azula desperately wants it to be true but can't believe it, so she lashes out.

In the finale when Ozai leaves her behind to go destroy the earth kingdom, she says: “I thought we were going to do this together” and “you can’t treat me like Zuko”. She’s desperate to belong, to be accepted by her father. And even though she’s had his approval for her entire life, she’s immediately afraid of being cast aside.

While she is pretty obsessed with succeeding at everything she does and doing things perfectly (ie “almost isn’t good enough”), I think the real reason she’s so obsessed is because she believes she must earn her worth in order to be accepted.

Azula hasn't had many experiences with healthy relationships as a child so she makes people stay by instilling fear and proving her worth. Power and success aren't what she truly desires. They are more so a means to an end.

I also think in the last Agni Kai, she breaks down not just because she's defeated, but because Zuko and Katara defeat her together. A painful reminder that other people have support they can rely on, but she has no one.

It's also really interesting to compare her to Zuko because I don't think Zuko has the same motivation at his core. Yes Zuko became obsessed with chasing the Avatar to be accepted by his father, but really it was about his honor. Zuko saw acceptance in the Fire Nation as a means to an end for his own worth and honor.

And that's the reason Zuko isn't satisfied when he's back to belonging in the Fire Nation again in season 3. And he's not satisfied in the Earth Kingdom with his uncle's support, nor satisfied being accepted and trusted by Katara in that cave.

I'm not saying Zuko doesn't care about or want acceptance from people, just that there is something deeper motivating him.

When Azula pushes people away, it's defense mechanism. When Zuko pushes people away, he's yearning for something more.

best siblings of their verse btw

🔥 Family Portrait 🔥

your honour i love them that’s all

[ Surrounded by Ozai Loyalists. ] Sokka: We need to do something to scare them off. Zuko: Good idea! Azula! Go down there and ask them on a date!

I saw this and thought of the Royal Fire Siblings. I can't stop laughing at the accuracy 🤣

Zuko and Azula would have been a terrifying finely oiled machine if ozai didn’t do his whole let’s pit my children against each other shtick.

They damn near killed Ang the one time they worked together.

no one can ever make me hate this duo

Uncle Iroh: Remember, a falling knife has no handle.

Azula and Zuko, in unison : So, catch it by the blade!

Uncle Iroh: …I worry about both of you.