Ashtonq247 - Weeeeeeeeee

there are only so many world leaders, right? and they’re all beholden to sokka in some major way…

the avatar: will be 35 years old and still have a pavlovian response to sokka saying “all right everyone, time for bed!” 

the firelord: so ride or die it’s honestly concerning

the earth king: owes to sokka his newfound knowledge of basic critical thinking skills

chief of the northern water tribe: his daughter seemed to think he was pretty dope before she turned into the moon

chief of the southern water tribe: thinks her brother is an idiot but has good ideas sometimes, and appreciates the fact that he doesn’t care whether or not he gets credit for them as long as they’re implemented 

not to mention that toph is basically a one-woman weapon of mass destruction who does not listen to anyone—with the crucial exception of one person—and guess who that is!

and he’s basically an honorary member of the white lotus???

basically what I’m saying is sokka secretly rules the world

I’m doing my school’s inktober thing, but imma draw each prompt w/ teenage mutant ninja turtle stuff!!

Day 1: Chimera

Ice cream kitty is soooo fun to draw lol

Me at just…life?

is kaminari a furry. it’s for research

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Sokka says “Suki!” with the exact same inflection and level of enthusiasm as he says “Boomerang!” and that’s really all you need to know about him as a person

It kind of saddens me to see that not many people talk enough about Sokka's pain and sadness. Everybody knows Aangs pain of losing everyone he every knew and loved, his friends and family. His culture, his people, his very way of life.

Katara everybody knows as well. She mentions it rather often. Which is understandable, she lost her mother at a young age. Anyone would be hurt and traumatized by that. And I'm not saying we shouldn't talk about either of them, or try to lessen them in any way. Both felt much pain and sadness and both should be allowed to feel it and I'm so super honored to be able to share in their adventures.

But Sokka also lost his mother. He doesn't show as much pain or sadness as Katara. But I believe this has to do with him be a family man more than anything else (something I will discuss in a future post so forgive me if this point seems short at the moment).

Sokka and Katara father left them and they BOTH felt it, they were both hurt and betrayed. They both reacted differently and I think both reactions are justified according to their culture and personality.

Sokka was also in charge of taking care of Yue. Who became the moon spirit. This isn't touched on often but we do get scenes where we see this hurt him terribly.

He thought he had lost Suki, and this also cut deep at his heart. He lost so many people to this war, in one way or another. Yet he rarely ever shows it.

He always laughs and jokes and keeps things upbeat. When he's gone the team has a hard time staying energized. But more than that, he has become their emotional center and I think he knows it. They all feel pain and sadness and they need to keep tabs on one another constantly to make sure their alright. But no one really does that for Sokka, because he's determined to make sure they don't need to. They have to much else to worry about.

We see one clear example of this in the swamp. Katara see's her mother and Sokka sees Yue. But while Katara lingers on this for a moment, Sokka immediately brushes it off but we saw just a scene ago that it does pain him. But his sister and his best friend are in danger, so he brushes off his own feelings and reassures them their is a solution and explaintion.

One of the few scenes we ever get where we see his passion seap through is when Azula mentions Suki and implies she been hurt, and/or killed. Sokka cries but again shakes it off, perhaps not easily but much more so than most people possibly could.

Even his need to have an explaintion for everything shows hints of trauma. He believes in science, not faith. He needs a logical answer for everything. We see this often in our own world. People who have had loved one's die, or had to experience great trauma tend to look at one of two things. Faith and spiritual beliefs (which can be healthy), like Katara. Or science and pure logic (which can also be healthy), like Sokka.

Both siblings are in pain and both are looking for ways to be healed and to help others. But we see and understand Katara. Sokka however does his best to remain hidden. Katara looks to others. Sokka trusts others, but only really looks to himself.

Katara and Aang had each other. Even Zuko had Iroh. Sokka only ever wanted to have himself. Not because he didn't love his sister or his friends, not because he didn't trust them. But because he did love and trust them, and never wanted to burden them. He understood someone needed to keep them focused and even distracted. Or the pain could very easily consume them. We know this, because it's what he does for himself too. Keep things funny, keep things on task, don't be distracted.

Sokka like so many others in the show is an amazing character and I'd love to see more people talk about him on a deeper level. He deserves that, after all he did for the team, and for the audience.

They remind me of em sometimes lol