Airblazer
Warrior Sokka 
^My favorite FF6 Character^
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Post by Airblazer on Jun 25, 2008 19:14:21 GMT -5
^No I don't think I have heard of Stormbenders. I'll go ahead and give it a read. And perhaps it will enhance my current liking for Zutara, increase what intrigues me about Zutara currently. And maybe I'll become a full blown Zutara/Kataang shipper after I read this since you said it's the best fanfic you've ever read. *goes and reads*
By the way thanks for the karma! *karmas back*
EDIT: Wow the characters were really kept in character! Their personalities were captured brilliantly! And as I was reading this, I was careful to make sure I read anything Zutara in it. There was that moment where Katara was healing Zuko's cut. Katara spoke to him in a way that you could actually see her saying that to him in the show. As I've said earlier, their personalities were captured brilliantly. Somehow, even if Katara was getting angry at Zuko since she said he was infuriating, in a way, it shows that she cares about him and so that moment seemed very sweet to me. There she was healing him while she felt angry at him for cutting himself, but deep inside, she's actually showing that she cares about him.
I've seen people who love each other do this before, some people show anger in the place of love and care in which anger=love+caring. What I mean is, some people express love for others through anger. I hope I'm making sense. You get what I mean by all this?
So when Katara expresses anger toward Zuko, it can be viewed as a way of showing that she cares. I mean, he did get cut and so she's worried that he cut himself.
*continues reading*
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Post by bagpipe turtle on Jun 25, 2008 19:44:35 GMT -5
^I'm a little late on this, but you are totally welcome here, Airblazer. We welcome everyone.  And thanks for the compliments on my sig. ^^ Hm... The reasons I like Zutara? Well, it's kind of hard to explain, as Nymph said, because it's like a love that just is. But, you know, Zutara is a dynamic and changing relationship that just fascinates me to no end. From the second episode, they were visually paired up and it just caught my attention. And I just love the "two former enemies overcoming their differences to save the world" story. It's soo romantic.  Here is a rehash of seasons one and two Zutara, which marked the beginning of something great.  I'm also glad another person was influenced into reading Stormbenders! Good job, Nymph. Airblazer, I agree 100% about the anger = love/caring thing. Even though it's pretty clear in the beginning chapters they aren't in love, the way they act shows they care for each other a bit. Yay! (And by the way, guys, the reason the images get big and small is because Proboards scales the original images down so the big size doesn't stretch out the board. Sometimes is takes a few seconds for the scaling down to happen, though.) |
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Airblazer
Warrior Sokka
^My favorite FF6 Character^
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Post by Airblazer on Jun 25, 2008 20:08:48 GMT -5
^Thanks for the whole welcome thing! And your welcome for the compliment! It's a beautiful sig, the colors, the words and the font used + mixture of different fonts, the expressions of Katara and Zuko...I must say, NICE! And yeah, I know what you guys mean by liking Zutara the way you guys do. It's like falling in love, you fall in love with someone and you don't know why you love them, you just do. You can't really come up with a true reason for why you love someone even though you can say they are nice or that they are sweet or whatever, it's just something that you can't really explain but you feel it. So it's like that with Zutara, you can say that they look good together, etc. etc..but you can't completely explain why you like it to 100% completeness, you just like/love it. And I can't fully explain why all of a sudden I thought of Zutara as being warm when in the past, I've never really thought about it as such. And now I seem to be pulled towards to Zutara, to be drawn towards it. I can imagine how warm it is to see Katara treating Zuko the way she does to Aang but I don't know the reason why that drew me to Zutara. And cool! I guess I did make sense when I talked about the whole anger=love+caring thing. You know, I'm glad I came here, I'm learning more about Zutara and I'm learning more about the Zutarians point of view. So other then warming up just to Zutara, I'm also warming up to Zutarians too! (Oh and, now I know why the images enlarge that way...Heh...he...I thought maybe my posts did that! or my sig) karma to you when my hour is up bagpipe! Anyways, stormbenders is a good story thus far, I have to read the rest of it. I'm analyzing it as I read through it so it will take me awhile to finish it and plus, I'm kind of multitasking right now so I might have to finish the rest of it another day. Yup, added it to my bookmarks! ^_^ |
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Ana
Metalbending Cop 
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Post by Ana on Jun 25, 2008 20:33:25 GMT -5
And I don't particularly like either of them so they can torture each other.   If I had to pair Aang and Mai with someone besides Zutara I'd pair Mai with Sokka (which is cracky but so hilarious ) and Aang with On Ji (they were cute and I think their personalities work better than Taang). Oh, I liked this post. Mainly because you got real pretty screencaps. I, personally, started reconsidering Zutara is this picture. The How much could you forgive? really caught because forgiving your former enemy so much that you fall in love with them seems quite romantic. |
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Post by starsandflowers on Jun 25, 2008 21:15:28 GMT -5
*pokes in* Hi, guys! Um, I'm new? LOL. I've been sort of lurking through this forum since forever and just recently decided that it was high time that I joined. I really love how you guys are sane and friendly towards each other, unlike the other insane parts of the Avatar fandom. Anyway, I've been a hardcore Zutarian since I read this awesome fanfic that opened my eyes to the awesomeness of Zutara. Before that, however, I couldn't understand why people shipped it because it seemed so ludicrous and impossible. After reading that awesome fanfic (I think it was one of those Zutara capture fics), I began exploring the Zutara fandom and well, you can say that I fell in love. As to why I love Zutara, I can't really explain it. This ship manifesto explains it more eloquently than I ever could: community.livejournal.com/ship_manifesto/202746.htmlIt's kinda long but it's worth the read.  I also found this really awesome Stormbenders fanart. It's pretty spoilery for those who haven't read chapter 13 yet. drisela.deviantart.com/art/Zutara-proposal-SB-CH-13-89377586  |
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Post by bagpipe turtle on Jun 25, 2008 21:41:40 GMT -5
^Nyah! New Zutarian! Welcome to the Catacombs *karma* I love your icon, by the way. Hunny... aww. The manifesto is really long, but beautiful. Thanks for posting it. And you read Stormbenders! Very good. I love that art, Drisela did a fabulous job illustrating that scene. @ana- Ooh, that's a really pretty fanart. The "How much can you forgive" is a really poweful message, I agree. Airblazer- Please tell us what you think of later chapters of Stormbenders. I love seeing people's reactions. |
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Post by nymphadora on Jun 25, 2008 21:49:20 GMT -5
Welcome starsandflowers! *karma* Wow this Catacombs is getting a really good start! Thanks for the karma Airblazer! *hugs* I love the proposal fanart starsandflowers. I love love love that scene. We're, uh, a bit over obsessive with Stormbenders here. lol It's like our canon and we had intense discussions. The manifesto was really cool too. The pic you posted Analeisa was so pretty. |
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Post by starsandflowers on Jun 25, 2008 22:20:52 GMT -5
Thank you very much for the welcome. My new personal goal is to help you guys reach a new thread by the premier of the finale! ^_^
About Stormbenders: Words cannot express how much I adore this fanfic. It's one of the best Zutara fanfics I've ever read and I'm really happy that Kataangers/Maikoans enjoy it too. I really love how the Zutara romance is progressing. It's not too rushed or too slow and it has just the right amount of sexual tension to keep us at the edge of our seats. . My favorite part about Stormbenders is Fandomme's characterization of Zuko. The innuendos he manages to slip in and how Katara never seems to get them makes me LOL every time.
@ Airblazer and Analeisa: I'm really happy that you guys are giving Zutara a chance. It's a really fun and beautiful ship with a lot of potential.
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Airblazer
Warrior Sokka
^My favorite FF6 Character^
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Post by Airblazer on Jun 25, 2008 22:39:52 GMT -5
Airblazer- Please tell us what you think of later chapters of Stormbenders. I love seeing people's reactions. Sure thing bagpipe! I'll be reading some more when I can find the time to do so, so I can analyze it and all the good stuff . By the way, here's the karmatic karma I told you I'd give you *karmas* Thanks for the karma Airblazer! *hugs* You're welcome for the karma! *hugs back* and thanks again for your karma earlier!  @ Airblazer and Analeisa: I'm really happy that you guys are giving Zutara a chance. It's a really fun and beautiful ship with a lot of potential. Heh...he...yeah, I'm beginning to see it's beauty and I'd like to learn more about Zutara! By the way, welcome aboard dh! I hope you enjoy being here! ^_^ It's certainly the best forum I've ever been to (and the first forum that I've joined). I like this forum a lot! Hope you do too! I'll give you a welcoming karma soon as it's possible for me to do so! |
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Post by bagpipe turtle on Jun 25, 2008 22:49:11 GMT -5
@stars- Ooh, with all these people around, we definitely will ge to a new thread before the finale. Or will try our darndest. >.> And you are so right about Stormbenders, it's not even funny. The relationshiop is perfect because it progresses slowly enough and without many big, defining moments so it seems like not much has happened, but they have progressed leaps and bounds from the beginning of the story. Zuko's innuendos... XD Airblazer- Thanks for the karma... can't wait to hear what you think. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2008 22:57:38 GMT -5
starsandflowers- Welcome to the zutara thread. It's great to have new zutaraians You all posted a lot while I was gone. All the art I saw was terrific. The zutara thread is so lively. It makes me happy. Also Stormbenders is awesome so I'm glad Airblazer is reading it, new Stormbender addicts is always a good thing.
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Post by Victim ~*of *~Circumstances on Jun 25, 2008 23:14:07 GMT -5
YAY! So many people! Oh, and welcome Starsandflowers!x3 Wow, Analeisa and Airblazer are here! Tis a party for sure! *I think I've had too much chocolate* Zutara is just too big to capture in words. Basically what has been said by that manifesto and Deana and so many others. Tis just a beautiful ship.=3 Although this isn't Zutara I just want you guys to listen to this piano solo cause it reminds me of all of the Avatar (mostly main) ships. I've been spazzing about it for a full 15 minutes! It's just so beautiful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEbUSZ3pEk0 |
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Post by starsandflowers on Jun 25, 2008 23:16:22 GMT -5
@ Analeisa: Thanks for the welcome! DH is a great forum and I really like how most of the shippers here are sane, friendly, and open-minded. That's kind of rare to find nowadays since the Avatar fandom seems so divided by the "ship wars." Anyway, I hope that you enjoy Stormbenders. It's really made of all kinds of awesome and I am excited to read your reactions to every chapter =)
BPT: I'm confident that we'll be able to reach a new thread by the finale. I mean, we've already reached 7 pages and it's been only two days! I predict that there will be new Zutarians posting here when the new episodes air in July and they'll probably help us keep this thread going.
I'm really anticipating the new Stormbenders chapter! Hopefully, Fandomme will update by this week.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2008 23:20:58 GMT -5
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Post by starsandflowers on Jun 25, 2008 23:36:53 GMT -5
That fanart is so awesome!
It makes me squeal like a fangirl everytime I see it.
I love how Zuko is looking at Katara with such love and affection.
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If I had to pair Aang and Mai with someone besides Zutara I'd pair Mai with Sokka (which is cracky but so hilarious 
