The chase is better than the catch

Drawing Korra is too much fun.

Because like, Narook's Noodles being the Wolfbats hangout even after they stop being the Wolfbats makes it seem like they just enjoy being there. Because they're hanging out at their friends dad's place. Also all tho posters of Tahno on the walls are the equivalent of putting your kid's homework on the fridge.

But you know what else we'd get? Bolin and asami bonding to show us the lead up to him being the one she picks to accompany her when facing Varrick. You could make it that he's the one she consistently went to when rebuilding her life after her father because he was such a bright presence that it added levity. Give me a b-tier antagonist where the main focus is building the bonds between the krew and the rest of the named cast we have.

I want to see Pema mothering Bolin, Mako, ans Asami because yes they're older teenagers but they don't have parents to rely on and she's always eager to lend a supportive shoulder.

I want to see mako and korra at a good point in their relationship because regardless of how it ended they still dated for 6 months and clearly cared about each other the entire time. Give me mako and Bolin brother bonding and the tension as we see Mako step away from pro bending, the thing that kept them close for so long.

The airbending kids and korra getting into trouble, heck make it an antagonistic that the kids can be an active part in taking down.

I know it would be a tough ask but with how much I do love each of the antagonists we got and how bustling republic city is, I think there's a big opportunity for a story to work within the time we have.

It would also let us see them potentially face down other benders so we can see Mako go toe to toe with another firebender, something we really didn't get in korra.

Bolin tries to train Pabu to fight crime.

Unfortunately, to a ten year old, the concept of “training” is a bit different then the adult definition

Lin is rethinking every one of her life choices

Here goes my interpretation. It still works I think.

When Lin heard that Bolin wants to train his fire ferret to be a police dog she didn't know what to even say. How trainable are fire ferrets, really? She wanted to dismiss it outright, but other animals aren't unheard of in search units. Maybe this could work. That if Bolin is patient enough to actually train Pabu.

My full #AvatarFanzine piece, “Being The Leaf”! Thanks for organizing this Charles!

the bending brothers in my atla/tlok swap (where i just kinda stole one of iroh's outfits for the time being)

Naoki found herself fleeing to an earth kingdom settlement near ba sing se that just barely made it out the otherside of a the fire nation encroaching where she hid her fire nation heritage and met san. Naoki and San were murdered in a mob after Panzo found her whereabouts and paid to let slip a rumour of her past.

For a couple years Mako, who has been going by his father's name and hiding his firebending, and Bolin have been making their way across the earth kingdom pulling various scams and cons to make enough money to make ends meets as well as escape the numerous gangs, officers etc when found out to be fire nation. All until they meet an earthbending fighter by the name of Toza who takes them in after a change of heart surrounding a match he was paid to lose. Remarking on Bolins skill as an earthbender as well as the puppydog eyes from bolin and pabu, toza shows bolin the ropes of the ring.

By the time they meet Korra, they've found themselves fighting in the upper rings of ba sing se with higher amounts of money from more prolific betters, despite Tozas weakness gambling. With Mako picking up odd jobs here and there around the city to attempt to break even on Tozas spending.

Korra Book 1 nostalgia.