#cloudbabies

I'm so glad I made this AHHHH okay so I've been a fan of Cloudbabies since I was 2 (I have phases with it) and I've been rewatching it (again) recently and oh my gosh I forgot how peak the show was and then I had an urge to draw one of them so then I found the Baba Green drawing (image 3) and knew I had to spend 5 hours making my own 🥹

She curled up into herself for just a moment longer before twisting her body and rolling off the bed that she still couldn’t quite believe she had been sleeping on for most of fifteen years.

If Aang says one more thing about my back, I’ll pull out my pelts and he can sleep alone.

She scoffed to herself and shook her head. They were parted too frequently as it was. There’s no way she’d send him away.

Opening the shutters over the garden answered her primary question.

Down below in the garden, Aang held little Tenzin in his lap while Kya played her pipa beside him, and Bumi danced with his pipes.

Sokka would love to draw this. His art has gotten so much better over the years.

A wave of her hand brought enough water spilling over the windowsill to lower her gently to the garden. The children were oblivious, of course, but she saw the moment that Aang noticed her descending on her impromptu waterfall.

The smile on his face was so gentle and goofy that she had to return it.

“I want to thank everyone for playing so nicely this afternoon. I had a lovely nap.”

At the sound of her voice, Tenzin startled in his father’s lap and jumped up to run to his mother. Bumi and Kya stopped playing just long enough to switch tunes, and suddenly, everyone was dancing to Secret Tunnel.

Bumi reached over and took Tenzin’s hands, spinning him around to their matched cackles while Kya kept playing and singing.

Katara looked up, and Aang was right there in front of her, tall and handsome, with eyes only for her.

His kiss had a whole other playtime in mind, and she melted against him.

Behind him, Kya stopped playing, and Katara heard the pipa get laid down on the grass.

“Daddy! You promised!”

His forehead dropped against hers, but she could feel the chuckle inside his chest.

“You’re right, my little waterspout.”

He gave Katara a quick peck and stepped back, twisting and folding himself down to be eye-level with his little girl.

Kya looked up at him, and raised her hands to be picked up. Aang pulled her in close, and stood to turn to face Katara.

Her heart melted at the sight of matching flower crowns on two of her favorite people.

And then it melted again as Bumi struggled to carry Tenzin closer, both wearing crowns of their own.

Katara knelt in front of her children, wrapping them all close to her chest. She looked up at her beloved husband, and assured them all.