“Happy Birthday, Hugo." 

this took an hour and I regret every second

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Headcanon

Aang a few years after the war thought it would be a good idea to write up a will of sorts, mainly because while he doesn’t have many personal things, he wanted to make sure Appa and Momo were taken care of should the worst happen.

He chose Sokka, Sokka snottily and loudly cried happily when he was asked.

Sleepy time on the couch

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idk, maybe Sokka's just really emotionally attached to his boomerang because he lost his mother and he's really scared of losing his father and the boomerang is literally designed to always come back to him 🥺

Been working on this rottmnt animation for 2 and a half days without sleeping:')

Hope y'all like it ;0;)

I know this is my first post but I’ve gotta post this even if it isn’t bnha bc sokka is my fav and the character analysis is so good!!! The validation??? The appreciation?? I love it! Social is best character change my mind

ok so i screenshotted this moment because i thought it was pretty cool

the first time we get to see all four elements working together for a common enemy, blah blah blah, but i started laughing because

sokka’s fucking boomerang. sokka threw a fucking boomerang at princess azula, renowned lightning bender and heir-apparent to the throne of the fire nation.

and sokka threw a boomerang at her.

We all know that Sokka bears resemblance to his dad, but can we just take a moment to appreciate how much his mom looks so much like him in the flashback from the southern raiders?

It’s that concerned, reassuring, and yet somehow determined look. It’s one that only a true leader could bear. And this says a lot about Sokka’s own personality too as he develops into a leader and warrior throughout the show.

1. a) sokka crying because he his father is going to war and he cannot join him b) hakoda crying because his son rescued him from being a prisoner of war

2. a) sokka crying because he could not rescue suki from being captured.  b) suki crying because sokka came to rescue her

3. a) yue crying because she cannot protect sokka  b) sokka crying because he could not protect yue

i find it very interesting that unlike the other prominent characters in the series, we rarely see sokka cry. there are plenty of moments in which crying would be appropriate, and in that same circumstance, aang and katara would shed tears without hesitation. even toph and zuko, who feel the need to conform to an invulnerable ideal and “show no weakness” cry more readily than sokka does, who only cries once in a moment that is neither a flashback (to before the men left the tribe) nor played to comedic effect. it is why that moment in “the day of black sun” when azula is baiting him is all the more impactful. 

sokka is someone who refuses to show weakness or rely on others, and it is likely that he has internalized the notion that any display of emotion is a weakness. while he is very expressive, he does not wear his heart on his sleeve like katara does. he cares deeply, and is overtly loyal, but he is also hyper-rational and thinks any display of vulnerability on his part is a fault.  

even though toph is more detached and logical than katara and aang, she is also in tune enough with her emotions that she cries freely when she is upset. and though it is clear that ozai held zuko to a very similar standard of masculinity that sokka holds himself to, in which crying is a weakness, zuko still cries quite a bit throughout the show. 

after hakoda left when sokka was 13, sokka made it his mission to take responsibility for the tribe, for katara, and for anyone he comes to care about over the course of the show. whenever someone he loves gets hurt, he considers it a personal failure, that he could not protect them. it is his greatest weakness, and azula is able to exploit it by reminding him that he was unable to protect suki. in a way that is usually unlike him, he lets his emotions get the better of him despite knowing full-well that it’s a trap. since he became the quote unquote “man of the tribe” when he was 13, he has successfully remained composed – and thus, not “weak” – but it is the reminder that he failed to protect someone that undoes him. 

sokka’s immense guilt over not being able to save suki or his father wracks him, and he willingly – irrationally – puts his life on the line to save them both at the boiling rock. he will do anything he can to save those he loves. though sokka prides himself on his logic, he will always put his loyalty and devotion first, above reason, above rational detachment. 

sokka cried exactly three times in atla, each time because he was unable to protect someone he cared about. and they all cried over him too. 

Assorted Nicknames Toph has for Sokka

Snuffles (canon)

Caveman (mix of someone telling her the Omashu caves story and also Toph sticking him in a cave once when he was pissing her off)

Crabmeat (a crab tried to eat him)

Fishfood (a fish tried to eat him)

Birdseed (Sokka has bad luck with animals)

Loverboy (c’mon, royalty sees him and are like o.o, anyone have dibs on that?) 

Shorty/Short Stuff/Strawberry Shortcake (he becomes the tallest before Aang’s growth sport and Toph is in denial)

Baby Bro (related to above, but also made Sokka cry, so Toph keeps saying it <3 )

Adopted (this one confused Katara bc she can’t tell if it’s suppose to be an insult or a compliment)

Porcelain (a teapot breaks and Toph pretends to think it’s sokka’s skull)