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zutara week 2026

Zutara Week 2026 Day 1: Dreams

I had two ideas for this prompt so naturally had to do the most!

I really love the idea of Zuko and Katara stealing away to rest on Appa whenever they get the chance, so I made the little gif <3

For the second piece, I wanted to show that even in their dreams they can’t help but think of the other because they’re lovesick fools…

ZUTARAWEEK2026: DAY 1 - DREAMS

"𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰..."

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I originally made this for a zutara week prompt but I don't even remember which year it was for now because I never posted it lol.

Image Description

Series of sketches combined into an narrative sequence illustration featuring Katara and Zuko from the show avatar the last airbender. Top left, Zuko is talking and Katara is listening, they are walking side by side. Top right, Katara looks down at Zuko's hand which is pictured in an aside bubble. Underneath that sketch is a closeup of Katara and Zuko's hands, Katara's pinky linked with Zuko's. The final sketch is a portrait of Zuko surprised and blushing. The overall colors used are warm tone, with a pink background.

I also included some process work!