WAR is OVER

There’s been wide speculation for years about why Zuko didn’t tell the Gaang about how he got his scar in the series. The consensus is that they didn’t have time, which is strange because the answer is rather obvious.

If Katara found out, she’d go out of her way to kill Ozai herself, and her next field trip with Zuko would be to the Fire Nation castle on a full moon to crush Ozai’s heart in his chest with her bloodbending.

Aang: wouldn't it make more sense for Zuko to do reparations as the fire lord? These payments seem like they're about something else. And why does he call you babygirl and sign it xoxo?

Zuko said, “When I saw the Dai Li attack you, I didn't think. I just helped.”

And I heard, “When I saw Azula attack you, I didn't think. I just jumped.”

Manifesting the Final Agni Kai in NATLA.

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Sketches + full view of the lightning burn under the cut!

Zuko helping Katara with chores

Momtara and Dadko

Zuko comforting Katara after confronting Yoh Rha

Katara using bloodbending to heal Zuko’s lighting wound

in season one, after they fight in Agna Quela, the building collapses, right? I noticed that he actually fell on top of her in the rubble, which may be a future parallel to the falling rocks.

Obviously, there’s “I didn’t think, I just saved you.” So the lightning scene is being foreshadowed. That’s such an important scene that it needs to happen, but catacombs gives me confidence they’ll dial it up. Example: Katara will run through Azula’s flames, burning half her clothes off, without thinking. We will get Zuko reaching out and probably flat out trying to crawl to her. Also, I think Katara might seriously consider killing Azula when she thinks Zuko is dead…

They’ll almost kiss after Agni Kai, but Azula screaming will interrupt them.

She will also save him when he’s falling from the sky, like in the original. But it’ll be framed front and center. Like, she’ll barely catch him.

They’re totally setting up painted lady and blue spirit for southern raiders, huh.

The flower connection can’t be there for no reason, so I think he’s gonna give her a painted lady flower.

The scene outside Iroh’s tent will be massively played up, and they might hug again. Iroh will notice and ask Zuko if something is between them. He will blush and say something like “uncle, there’s a war going on…” and if a girl can dream Iroh will be like “that didn’t stop Oma and Shu…” or “love is brightest in the dark…”

Southern raiders will add more visual parallels to Suki and Sokka. SUCH AS - Zuko putting a blanket on Katara while they’re on Appa. She’ll also start crying and collapse into his arms.

If ember island players happens, I can’t even IMAGINE how ham they’ll go with Aang’s jealousy. In the original, Sokka sees them portrayed as a couple and smirks, so I totally think he’ll tease them. They’ll keep Katara’s uncertainty.

I think they’ll go from Aang turning down cosmic energy for Katara, to for his friends and found family in general. Like they made cave of two lovers about all types of love, while keeping the romantic interpretation for Zuko and Katara by adding more romance tropes and less Aang.

Bonus: the first word he ever says to her is “you…” can you imagine if when he shows up at their camp, that’s all she says before drenching him? When/if she threatens him over Aang, she’s getting riiight up in his face.

She’ll change his bandages and dress him before the coronation, replacing Mai in that scene, therefore making more sense.

Last Maiko interaction COULD be boiling rock. He’ll look back at her as they leave.

Ya know how in his coronation scene, the camera pans to Katara absolutely beaming at him? They’re gonna make suuure we all catch that. And he’s gonna look back… if he drops her name, saying he couldn’t have defeated Azula without her… oh boy.

Azula will use her to provoke him. Ty Lee will tease him like June. Mai will get jealous.

“I wish you would be more [lists attributes of Katara]”