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Zukka

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WELL.  This took me over a month.  Partially due to some serious endurance issues with ANIMATION.  WHAT IS ANIMATING OMG HOW DO PEOPLE DO THIS FOR A LIVING!?!?!

Tumblr made me squish down the GIF, so apologies for the potential lack of smoothness.  And to all the real animators who see this…I TRIED XD

I included 1 key frame here, and the rest of the 20 key frames are posted on my Pattttrrreeeoonnnnnnnnnn with HD download options! As well as a movie version of this (TIS GOOD), and an extra special key frame that didn’t make it into the final.

Katara: Yeah, Zuko's advisors are insisting on this crazy idea.

Toph: Sparky claims that there is already someone he is interested in though. Who is it?

Sokka already at the Firelord's palace:

Zuko: What does it say now?

Aang: 'Sokka's Bi'.

zuko li shang

🤝

days turn into weeks turn into months and eventually, hakoda tries to nudge him in the right direction. he uses gender neutral pronouns in regard to sokka’s future s/o and blatantly states that he’s accepting among other things, just to make sure that sokka’s not staying in the closet because he doesn’t think his family will love him anymore. but then, after an unexpected comment one night, it hits him.

sokka doesn’t realize he’s into guys.

it’s no secret that sokka can sometimes be very oblivious, so hakoda decides to play matchmaker. he encourages sokka to spend more time with zuko, invites him over for dinner, gives them cash to go out and do things, and it seems to work. sokka has to be realizing something, because he’s suddenly being really flirty and awkward around zuko the way he used to do when he liked yue.

finally, the day comes that sokka sits down and asks to talk to his dad. hakoda complies immediately, and talks through everything with sokka, helping him come to terms with the fact that he’s into guys. sokka explains that he’s still figuring it out and he’s a little afraid of his feelings, but hakoda walks him through it and promises that whatever happens, it’ll be okay. there’s just one problem.

when he was explaining how he realized he was into zuko, sokka detailed exactly what he felt, and how their dynamic changed when they started spending more time together. hakoda should have been listening to what sokka was saying, and joking about how he kind of knew all along, but he couldn’t. he was in no place to make fun of sokka for not realizing he was in love with his best friend.

zuko with no gay:

gay with no zuko:

no gay no zuko:

gay zuko:

Zukka - College AU (WIP)

RISE ZUKKA NATION!!!!!!!

This is officially my most favoritest thing I’ve ever animated.  I can’t believe it’s real.  JUST LOOK AT THEM.  They wreck me.

3 key frames posted to give insight to my process - if you’d like to see ALL THE FRAMES please consider supporting me on the pattreeeoonnnn <3 You’ll get the frames, HD downloads, and my never-ending gratitude! Also, they’ll be the first to see the final product!

Zukka w/ the gay angst for the WIN!!!!!!

Toph: Be gay, do crime.

Aang: But, Toph… We’re not gay.

[Sokka kissing Zuko in the background]