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aang (& by extension, kataang) headcanon:

aang genuinely doesn't have any expectations for his children in terms of bending. with bumi it's simply because 1) he's just so happy to be having a kid w katara he honestly just wants the kid to be happy & healthy and 2) they already have quite a lot of bending in their lives and he knows tons of great nonbenders, so it's okay either way if their kid has bending or doesn't! they'll be great no matter what! and after bumi kya being a bender is a fun surprise and then when tenzin turns out to be an airbender aang straight up cries because he's already so happy with what he has and yet he's been given a kid to pass on airbending to (bc although he's taught many people what he can about the culture, he hasn't been able to teach anyone actual airbending and that opportunity is more than he ever thought he'd have and it makes him so happy).

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Kataang Week headcanons pls? Specifically post-war?

Happy Kataang Week! I have written some post-war headcanons for Kataang in the past (can be found here) but am always open to writing more! 

loved your maiko headcannons! do you have any kataang ones? :))

i am always down to talk about the sweetest couple in atla 🤧

- late night dances are absolutely their thing. they'll be sitting and reading/relaxing, the house is quiet, and aang will grab both of katara's hands and pull her into a dance (who needs music when they have each other?)

- i LOVE the headcanon that katara kisses aang's bare shoulder after they get together and he's wearing his off-the-shoulder robes on the regular

- they get engaged pretty young (maybe 18 and 19 respectively?), but they don't actually get married until years later

- katara loves it when aang brushes and styles her hair (especially braids) - he's got a knack for it - and of course aang loves anything that makes her happy, so he does it whenever she asks

- aang likes making katara jewelry, including beads for her hair; katara enjoys bragging about her boyfriend/husband as a jewelery maker more than as the avatar tbh

- aang cries when each of their kids are born, when they take their first steps, when they say their first word, etc. (he gets very emotional when he's proud). katara can't help but gently kiss his forehead every time

- speaking of kisses, they are a very physically affectionate couple. the transition to a romantic relationship was pretty easy for them because (as we see in the show) there's no one they're more touchy-feely with than each other

- aang loves forehead and cheek kisses, katara adores neck/jaw and wrist kisses. and of course neither of them are ever opposed to a classic kiss on the lips ;)

- they love sparring together. if they're only allowed to use waterbending, katara usually wins; it's a free for all, aang often scrapes a victory. of the two of them, aang is more likely to pull some mischief and make sure they get up close and personal with each other, wink wink nudge nudge, when they're sparring. katara pretends to be annoyed but she loves it

- katara totally has a thing for aang's tattoos

- they both have nightmares. when katara has them (often about her mom or azula killing aang), aang knows to hold her tightly for as long as she needs. when aang has them (often about the loss of his people and losing to ozai), he withdraws, but katara will sit and meditate with him just to remind him that's he's not alone

- they're absolutely the cheesy, perfect couple everyone is envious of but also couldn't be happier for

- katara helps aang make formal robes in the style of the air nomads as he gets older (like what he wore in the finale)

- katara cries when tenzin reveals himself to be an airbender (aang is more quietly overjoyed) because finally, finally aang is no longer the last

- katara is kind of possessive and has a jealous streak that can sometimes run a mile long but she's pretty adept at keeping it contained in public. aang does not mind when it comes out in private ;)

- after aang's funeral, katara shuts herself off from the world for a month, maybe two. (think like adrian monk after trudy died, if anyone gets that reference, although evidently not for as much time.) sometimes she blames herself for not being able to heal him

- katara is the most beautiful person in the world to aang, especially in those quiet, intimate moments, like when they've both had long days and collapse into bed together, giving each other tired but happy smiles because they always have each other

- aang is an early riser. katara is not. most people are terrified of katara when she has to wake up early, but aang just thinks her grumbling is adorable (and he always has tea ready for her when she wakes up)

- katara tries to travel with aang whenever she can, but sometimes their schedules just don't line up. when that happens, they write all the time (bonus points if aang hits a major growth spurt during a trip he takes without katara and she has to do a double take when he returns)

- aang is very much the guy who says "i love you" all the time (because he loves katara and wants her to know it!!) and katara blushes every time. aang thinks it's the cutest reaction in the world

How do you think each member of the Gaang's individual reactions were to Aang and Katara getting together? We know Sokka's and to a point Toph's, but reimagine their reactions from your own mind, if you would.

sokka: i do think he'd freak out on walking in and seeing his little sister kissing the avatar, for sure. i mean, that'd make anyone do a double take lmao. but i think sokka also knew that aang and katara getting together was a long time coming. there's a cute ficlet out there that talks about sokka noticing how katara smiled at aang the way kya smiled at hakoda, and i absolutely agree with that headcanon. sokka could tell, just from watching their interactions, how deeply katara had fallen for aang (and of course how intensely aang reciprocates her affections). her pulling aang out the avatar state in the desert, her reaction when the spirit water brought aang back, her nursing aang back to health, her dance with aang in the cave, her absolute unwavering faith in aang - sokka knew. she loved aang, she loved aang more than anything. it scared him, a little, to see his baby sister putting her heart out there, but there's no one he trusts more with her heart than aang, and he's happy for them. but if he catches them making out in his presence one (1) more time, he might just lose it.

toph: she's like thank the spirits it took these two idiots long enough!! it's about time!! she can feel heartbeats, after all, and boy was it exhausting how katara and aang's heart rates skyrocketed around each other as they danced around their feelings because of the war and fear of losing each other. (it was also exasperating to feel how flustered both of them got whenever the other happened to be in less clothing than usual. toph thought aang's off-the-shoulder robes might kill katara.) obviously, she'd never want to pressure them, but it's lowkey a relief when they finally confess. she definitely proclaims as loudly as possible that she knew their getting together was only a matter of time and probably makes a joke about how she didn't need her earthbending to see that they were meant for each other/bound to get together. she also knew katara would make the first move (teo and the duke both owe her the earth kingdom equivalent of ten bucks).

zuko: there are two potential ways i can imagine zuko reacting. first possibility - he is genuinely confused when they announce their relationship. why? he thought they were already together. after seeing aang and katara hug in the crystal caves (combined with aang's death glare) and the way katara wept when azula killed aang, plus how katara threatened him when he first joined the gaang, he really thought they were already a couple. what else was he supposed to think?! (this line of thought makes his reactions to people accusing him of being with katara even funnier because he's like what the fuck she's dating the avatar do you want aang to kill me?! i just got him to forgive me! jury's still out with katara!) alternatively - he thought they were together at first, but eventually realized aang and katara were in love for all but actually admitting it to each other. he had too much on his mind to think a lot about their relationship - teaching aang firebending, his father, what happened to mai at boiling rock - but he hoped they'd get past whatever was preventing them from being together. after the events of tsr, he understand more than ever just how important aang was to katara and vice versa, and as a result he's very happy for the both of them when they finally make it official.

suki: i love the idea that katara actually talked to suki about her feelings for aang sometime around eip, about her confliction because she's already lost aang once and she's terrified of losing him again, even though she knows with all her heart that aang will defeat ozai and wants nothing more than to be able to express how much she loves him. so for me, suki knew directly from katara how much she loved aang, and of course suki knew how much aang adored katara as well (aang is far from subtle. bonus points if aang went to talk to her about katara, too). her heart ached for the both of them - she knew how lucky she was that sokka was willing to pursue a relationship with her in the middle of the war - and she's beyond happy that they finally feel comfortable enough to officially be together. she's the first person to congratulate them by pulling them both into a hug (followed by toph loudly saying she called it, of course).

honorary mentions:

mai: during the time between zuko's coronation and the ending scene in ba sing se at iroh's tea shop, she was able to quietly observe the relationship between aang and katara. in some ways, it reminded her of herself and zuko when they were young. blushing at every compliment, shy glances when the other wasn't looking, making every excuse to be with the other person. in other ways, it doesn't. she and zuko's love was innocent, initially, and not that aang and katara aren't innocent, but there is a maturity to their relationship she is almost awed by. and not even just a result of the effects of the war - they are, she understands, soulmates, and she can't help but smile when they return to iroh's tea shop hand in hand.

iroh: aang and katara, at long last, are finally free to choose happiness and love over the pressures of perfection and power that came with war. he couldn't be happier for them.

Kataang Week headcanons pls? Specifically post-war?

Happy Kataang Week! I have written some post-war headcanons for Kataang in the past (can be found here) but am always open to writing more!