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Mal's Avatar: The Last Airbender rewatch: The Firebending Masters 3.13
Thinking about zukaang in the blue spirit episode and how Aang got a bunch of leaves so Zuko wasn’t laying down on the hard floor. Like he really wanted to make sure that Zuko was comfortable 🥺 The small details makes me emotional over them.
#they’re soulmates your honor#the way that this happened after the storm episode -#brotp: do you think we could have been friends#zukaang: soulmates#my post#zukaang#atla#aang#zuko#aang x zuko#zuko x aang#and the way Aang is just patiently waiting for him to wake up#and then considers that they could have been friends#but plot twist they became friends still in the end#zukaang is so special to me ok !!
Can we talk about this moment some more. The way that Aang knows he’s shorter but he raises his arms higher to give Zuko a big hug. The way he closes his eyes and smiles so happily. And look at the way Zuko literally hugs Aang. Like his freaking head goes on Aang’s shoulder. He literally dips his head to Aang’s shoulder. They’re best friends and became life long friends. This is the enemies to friends friendship with perfect parallels that makes my heart go so soft.
#and now we’re friends#do you think we could have been friends#my literal fave brotp#atla#avatar the last airbender#avatar#aang#avatar aang#aang the last airbender#atla thoughts#atla aang#zuko#atla zuko#zuko x aang#aang x zuko#zukaang#atla zukaang#brotp: do you think we could have been friends#my post
Sometimes I think about this moment and how Zuko looks away for a second when Aang says “And now we’re friends.” It makes me emotional because throughout the whole series, we see Zuko having no real friends. His companion in the first two seasons is his uncle Iroh. When he goes back home he has Azula, his sister, Ty Lee (but they don’t really talk and is more Azula’s friend) and Mai, his girlfriend. Even in the flashbacks, we never see him hanging out with a friend. Like in those flashbacks, we see him hanging out with his mom while Azula hangs out with Mai and Ty Lee. So when I see him look to the side I can’t help but him think “yeah, I finally made a friend.” And then I get even more emotional when I think about the blue spirit episode where Aang asks “do you think we could have been friends.” I love their friendship so much.
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i see a lot of posts on here about Zuko’s parallels with every member of the gaang - and that’s true - but I hardly see any posts about how Aang really made every member of his friend group into their best selves.
His faith and friendliness to Toph gave her the courage and a way out of her abusive home. He helped her have an avenue to explore and work through emotions and stuff with her parents. Can you picture the Toph we meet in “The Blind Bandit” sitting with Appa and trying to make a conversation the way she does in “The Library,” just a few episodes later? Toph wanting to know if friendships can transcend lifetimes, and then knowing that they do. Toph learning to let the people who love her, the real her, help her. Toph hearing Aang say, “We just got the family back together,” and never disputing that they are one.
Aang changing Katara’s life by being someone who believes in her bending, that she deserves to have a teacher and willing to back up her dream 100%, even if that means jeopardizing his own training. Aang validating her as a fellow waterbender every step of the way (“or two waterbenders” “sifu Katara”). Aang helping her be a kid, again, and to have fun, but also showing her the world he loves. Aang comforting her after Hama and Jet and knowing she needs to face Yon Rha, and also not wanting her to hurt herself in the process and always giving her the space she needs to work through things. Aang, helping her roast Sokka every step of the way, too, and working to be a part of their family.
Aang helping her and Sokka by stripping away their false ideals of maturity to actually be mature. Sokka, “there’s no time for war with the fun going on,” becoming goofy and respectful and trying to cheer Aang up. Aang taking his ego down a couple of notches but also always supporting him as a leader, and Aang being someone Sokka respects to defer leadership to “whatever you decide, I’m with you.” Aang reassuring Sokka about his dad and Yue and the invasion. Do you think Sokka added rainbows to pictures before he met Aang the smiley optimist?
And god, Aang and Zuko. Aang saving his life even in scenarios Zuko had given him plenty of reasons not to. Aang believing they could have been friends. Aang being the reason Zuko gets to join the Gaang and redeem himself. Zuko’s life changing radically the moment there was actually an Avatar to chase, and he had a path forward on which he could learn his father was wrong for the first time? Aang going along with Zuko wanting to meet the dragons, and learning from them. Aang giving Zuko a new purpose of being his teacher and his friend before the war was over. Aang sparing Ozai to also spare Zuko’s conscious that his best friend didn’t murder his father. Aang, someone who would have every damn reason in the world to hate Zuko, helping him let go of his anger, to find a new drive, to be “best friends,” lifelong friends, and to rebuild the world together.