Now We All Know @the-cloud-whisperer Is A Gem In A:tla Fandom But This Fanfiction Is Simply The Masterpiece

now we all know @the-cloud-whisperer is a gem in a:tla fandom but this fanfiction is simply the masterpiece because i had to pause after every paragraph to catch my breath and contemplate my entire life. there's too much reasons, but these are what absolutely will keep me awake at night and day;

1. aang as zhao feiyan

aang really becoming like this in her fanfiction.

we all know aang is the icon of unisexuality, and cloud just has to slap me that reminder for making our boy playing this role by shang xirui: in pink dress, pearls, feathers, ribbons, and twirling fabric above the drum. simply celestial. like, damn, my brain won't shut up on praising cloud's galactical brain!

(this intricate figurine is produced as a tribute to winter begonia's zhao feiyan role! it tops the original design worn by yin zheng (the actor) that he legit preordered nine of it. everything about winter begonia is just that majestic and aesthetic－this drama is the talk of the century. male dan peking opera players simply are winners.)

this pic will never really leave my mind ever since the show flooded my aunt's timeline on weibo. this role is just that legendary that my favorite figurine studio, myethos, done a manufacture project for her.

i just... i can't simply read cloud's fanfiction without this imagery of aang out of my head, knowing that such beauty exists. no, i can't, your honor.

2. multiple theatrical roles of zukaang

aang and zuko. avatar and fire lord. kuzon and lee. zhao feiyan and yu meiren.

their inherited identities, their disguises, and their roles in legendary stories.

so many names and titles they carry for each other in the stages of their journey. what is life, if not a mere stage for our acts, after all? it's not enough that zukaang has countless parallels in a:tla universe. cloud really put one more impactful role for them, all wonderful women. it puts omashu tale to shame.

peking opera is a huge topic since zhang yixing's music video and winter begonia, so to read zukaang involved in it, with her writing, feels like entering nirvana for me. one cycle of samsara feels enough for me knowing i do live to read this. i performed many theatrical play for my major during college which defaultly makes this fanfiction pure treasure.

3. better plot and dialogues than canonverse

cloud always does that. this story has beautiful dialogues just like in her works titled seven bowls of tea and qixi festival. in heavy plotted stories, she makes every characters actually communicates as people raised by war through differences in caste and norms, with authentic cultural references.

and here, in to know the sound of his voice, it gives more depth, impact and better fate to every major character involved (zuko, aang, iroh, jet) just by having them bound through/after opera in a city.

unlike in the canon show, the ember island player is greatly entertaining but the aftermath of it is like a comic relief level of effect before the serious plot is back at the pace. almost does not hold multilayered significance except actually showing the toxicity of mysogynistic view in fire nation.

what happens between zukaang in cloud's fic is poetic. through becoming the performer and the spectator, forming allegories within legendary stories that they watch/perform and enjoy together, their decisions after every encounter within each other's disguise: those literally are what will shape the world. the conclusion of the war. the growth of everyone surrounding them.

i wanna gush more but it would spoil everyone. just. it's one click away to reading a masterpiece. i wasn't ready (i never am when it comes to her story), but i'm glad i am still alive to read her grandiose works.

Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Aang/Zuko (Avatar) Series: Part 18 of Cloud’s Zukaang Fics

Notes: IT’S DONE! @zukaangweek

Warnings: aftermath of medical trauma / life-threatening burns (no character death)

Chapter Summary:

“你知道什麽是知音嗎？” “Do you understand what it means to know the sound of one’s voice?”

“我知道。我一直都在聼。” “I do. I’ve been listening all along.”

Zuko and Aang come to an understanding.

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Work Summary: Written for Zukaang Week 2021 Day 4: Ba Sing Se AU, and Masks (SFW). In which Azula doesn’t overcome the Kyoshi warriors and infiltrate Ba Sing Se from the inside; Jet doesn’t attack Zuko at the tea shop until later; and so the whole latter half of season 2 doesn’t happen as planned. Instead, Zuko gets to live a somewhat okay life as a tea server and Fire prince in exile. Meanwhile, in between searching for Appa, building a zoo, and making Joo Dee question her career choice, Aang stumbles into a role as an opera singer in the Upper Ring, and Zuko is captivated by his performance. Heavily influenced by Beijing opera and specifically the 2020 Chinese drama Winter Begonia.

💖: my Zukaang master post

💛: my AO3

💚: my Ko-Fi

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happy vesak day from borobudur temple in central java, indonesia ♡ sabbe satta bhavantu sukhitatta. may all be blessed with happiness, semoga semua mahkluk berbahagia.

as per tradition, indonesian buddhists along with citizens of all age and religions commemorate this national holiday with wishes and prayers through thousands of flying lanterns over borobudur temple. this whole event of celebration is deeply missed, after being postponed for two years due to pandemic.

buddham saranam gacchami, om mani padme hum. may our souls continue to be filled with kindness, truth, and compassion for every beings ♡

zukaang | नामरूप / ཎམརུཔ | nāmarūpa

zukō, an ex-member of triad, was commissioned by mainland government to find and secure the missing tulku of tibet, in exchange of his mother and sister's safety. as he unveiled the case using leads provided by his uncle's underground network, he realized that the prophecy told by pathik, a pilgrim from trilokinath temple, had come to reality.

the child and his parents reportedly escaped public's grasp four days after golden urn ceremony, and had taken new identities in separate places along with all living witnesses. another child, who was not selected by divination but backed by government support, was placed on the throne of panchen lama in tashilhunpo. bloodied anti-han riots took place in lhasa a night after; adding another conflict as a wake up call regarding his ethnicity in every part of the world zukō stepped his feet on.

it was during 1998, a year of sociopolitical turmoil in batavia and suwarnadwipa, where he met a youth named aridharma－commonly known as āng by the pribhumi, who bore most signs as the lost bodhisattva. but it was out of zukō's expectations that he would face resistance by āng himself as he tried to take his target back home, even though most of their kin fled the country out of fear; terrorized as the scapegoats of segregation.

"you were sent here not so we can return," was what the youth told him while standing in front of dangpö sanggyé tanka, bhagawadgita slokas clutched in his hands, "nothing remains for us in motherland. everyone else seeks safer sanctuary; a windless place, so their flame wouldn't flicker out. yet here we are, in this soil of equator, bound by each other's prakriti and purusha to keep ours alight even under the storms."

because prana lies dormant even in the hollow of veins－forever inescapable and haunting in its course, like the nightmares and sins that follows him no matter where he goes－and by looking through the eyes of the deity's incarnate, zukō knew, that he would do well to remember that.

－ based on case of missing tibetan panchen lama and may 1998 riots of indonesia. a modern au set in south, east and southeast asia; exploring identity in the eyes of ethnicity, politics and religion.

based on their hilarious smooth like butter moments on tiktok 🥺

stream butter by BTS / 방탄소년단 💛

Your art is so pretty and wonderful, thanks for sharing your amazing work! I love how you draw Zukaang!

omg TYSM 😭♥️💛♥️💛 i'll make sure to improve my works by drawing this magnificent couple so i can give the best to all of you!! sharing my zukaang fanarts has been a huge pleasure of mine trust me

Oh tidakkk ternyata sepuhhh 🙏 sungkem dulu saya hehe

aaak wkwkwk sesepuh itukah 27 tahun :') tenang diriku masih ngikutin dari mulai jaman candy candy 1977 sampai jujutsu kaisen 2020, jiwanya masih muda 😉 also glad to know there's fellow female naruto enthusiast kayak kamu beb soalnya jaranggg bgtt ♡ よろしくお願い いたします!