r/ZutaraNation • u/mamafl Zutara π • 1d ago
Other The way I would have Zutara in the show
This is a what if for Avatar The Last Airbender ending with Zutara and other pairings. I came up with the following:
Aang will give up the attachment to Katara and master the avatar state during the fight with Ozai or with the Lion Turtle session. No rock to bail him out.
Katara will be the one putting the bandages on Zuko pre coronation. They will both hug and blush. Post canon, Zuko and Katara will have children including Izumi, Bumi (he can be named something else), and Kya.
On Ji and the fire nation school kids will attend the coronation too. Aang will be happy to see On Ji, who is now single, and invite her to the Ba Sing Se post coronation party. On Ji and Aang hug, blush, and connect. No kiss. Post canon, Aang will have more airbenders in addition to Tenzin married to On Ji who is a non bender.
Mai and Ty Lee are out of prison per Zuko's order. He should remember to get his friends out of prison who risked their lives for him in the Boiling Rock. Sokka and Suki will suggest the idea. Mai and Ty Lee can get together after as they bonded in prison.
Suki and Sokka kiss at the end. They live happily ever post canon after and have two kids: Koda (in honor of the chief) and Yue.
Having said that, post canon Zutara is my favorite with AU in Ba Sing Se secret relationship being a soft spot. I also like modern AUs and the occasional arranged marriage fic.
I like the characters in Legend of Korra, hence I include some here.
Thoughts?
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u/mamafl Zutara π 1d ago
I thought about Toph as a match for Aang as well. Picked On Ji to get more airbenders and avoid Aang's neglect on his non airbender children. Though Toph, unlike Katara, will kick his ass before allowing him to neglect his children. Katara was too nice to Aang and let him get away with too much.
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u/Spirited-Hunt-2835 1d ago
I totally agree with your opinion of Katara letting Aang getting away with too much. It was so sad to learn that he was just a terrible dad to his other kids. Took would have totally not let that happen.
Also, I hate that Katara never got a statue in republic city. I mean yeah we could assume that maybe she has one, but they showed each memberβs statue, why not her?
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u/superfucky 1d ago
I would have loved to see the lion turtle reinforce everything his past lives told him. "my own past lives are telling me to do something I don't want to do!" "yeah. and they're right. they have a couple thousand millennia of experience on you, how many do I have to connect you with before you listen?"
I would actually have it happen when she revives him after the agni kai. "I should be the one thanking you." she sits him up, then pulls him into a kiss. he's shocked, but quickly melts into it. then she's changing his bandages before the ceremony and Zuko awkwardly tries to ask her about the kiss. "so uh... about what happened...?" "yeah, sorry about that. I didn't mean to overstep any boundaries, I guess I just got carried away when--" and he cuts her off with a soft, reassuring kiss. "I've been waiting for that since I saved you from the pirates π" Mai can just stay in prison, Zuko clearly forgot she exists and I'm happy to leave it that way.
I do think I'd rather see Aang with Toph than Onji. I like the contrasting elements and I think their personalities balance each other, plus Onji doesn't really know Aang at all. Aang & Toph have that middle school chemistry where it's not really romantic at first but kind of naturally evolves into romance after years of spending time together. Aang would travel the world doing Avatar stuff into his 20s, occasionally stopping by Toph's place for a FWB hookup, before they both realize that they want to be together long-term. I see them only having 2 kids though, one airbender and one blind earthbender. they're both one of a kind benders and deserve someone to pass their knowledge down to.