r/TheLastAirbender Jin Flair when? 1d ago

Fan Art [hrlshnv] Jin Asks The Important Question.

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u/LazyLurker29 1d ago

The way she’s prodding at his face is really cute lol.

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u/BarelyInvested 1d ago

Shes got a really long arm

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u/brezenSimp 1d ago

Literally arm bending

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u/Kasra2008 1d ago

Yes i think theyre supposed to do that

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u/Ecstatic_Mango_5336 39m ago

Guess he’s become a back bender from the great back bending master Sokka

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u/Elektron_Anbar 1d ago

Jinko fanfictions and fanarts are truly the rare gems. Always great to find

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

Jin has some great art/fics for a one episode character.

And a book!

She’s amazing

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u/EmergencyLeading8137 1d ago

A book? Where!?!

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

“City of Echoes” by Judy Lin

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u/Actual_Archer 1d ago

Wait, canon stuff? Not just fanfic?

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u/Enalye 1d ago

Yes it's canon

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u/Madhighlander1 1d ago

'City of Echoes' by Judy Lin. It begins shortly before Aang arrives in Ba Sing Se and ends shortly after the liberation.

Smellerbee and Longshot also play prominent roles, but it's the first Avatar anything as far as I know where the Avatar themself is mentioned-only and exists only in the background.

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u/ali94127 1d ago

I suppose Zuko Alone is another. Several of the comics would also apply.

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u/Ok_Mastodon_9412 1d ago

Any examples ? I perfere long stories

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

Grassfire is really good, and the writer updates enough that it might actually finish.

An Unknown Variable An alive Lu-Ten is the MC, but Jin and Zuko feature prominently.

A Distant City is cool but hasn't updated in over a year.

And from Fanfic Ashes to Ashes and Burning Bright

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u/comrade_batman 1d ago

✋🏼 Absolute Cinema 🤚🏼

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

Jin also thinks he looks better in green.

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u/Even_Kaleidoscope278 1d ago

The Fire Lord marrying an Earth kingdom commener has so much potential for interesting stories

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u/Final-Mountain8200 13h ago

Honestly

Biggest rejection of old ways of fire nation royals

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u/mamaguebo69 1d ago

What we could've had 😔

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u/Zaikial 1d ago edited 1d ago

What could have been plays in the background as they leave ba sing se...

Edit: typos

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u/Mongoose42 1d ago

They deserve to have a “pauper to princess” romance together.

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u/Falcon_Gray 1d ago

What’s that? Is it when a prince pretends to be a commoner and falls for a commoner girl who doesn’t know he’s the prince. He also reveals he’s a prince but she doesn’t believe him at first until some part of the story reveals he really is like his assistant or something? Then they get married and have a fairy tale wedding.

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

Yeah, something like that. Standard Commoner/Royal romance.

I once outlined some fanfic concepts for it. Including Azula trying to help mentor Jin for the 'Fire Lady' role or at least hanging around her because Jin's one of the few people around Azula doesn't have massive personal baggage with.

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u/Falcon_Gray 1d ago

Oh that does sound interesting but I don’t think Azula and Jin would get along well. Jin is too nice and probably wouldn’t fall for Azula’s tricks.

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

Yeah, I've pondered what a feasible dynamic for them could be, other than "There's just something about Jin that Fire Nation royals like."

Personality wise, Jin is Ty-Lee adjacent, so that might help. But overall it was just pondering a 'Jin Fire Lady' story and what characters would be involved.

Other pondering stories were things like "What if Jin really was a Dai Li spy?"

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u/Falcon_Gray 1d ago

Oh right I get it. Is really does act a lot like Ty Lee so I wonder she wears a mask like TY Lee does to hide her own insecurities.

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u/Kooky-Sector6880 Republic City is rightful EK clay 1d ago

She does when she met with Zuko part of the reason she took him on a date to the lamps was because she was projecting how her dead parents met and fell in love on to him.

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u/Kooky-Sector6880 Republic City is rightful EK clay 1d ago

Jin would get rapidly pissed off at Azula like half the reason she leaves calligraphy school in the book was the elitism of her classmates was pissing her off.

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u/The_Kreepy_Krab 1d ago

I wonder what her reaction would be if she realized she had a date with the Prince of the Fire Nation...

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

She did find out at the end of the “City of Echoes” book

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u/Renzo-Senpai 1d ago

What she said?

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 22h ago

Something along the lines of “Either the Firelord has a twin somewhere in the Upper Ring or I kissed him!” And confirmed she knew from the Firelight Fountain that he was a Firebender.

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u/IceBlue 1d ago

Something about the angle on her left hand/arm feels off.

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u/Coco_snickerdoodle 1d ago

In order to get that arm angle she would have to be sitting directly behind Zuko. That or her left arm is uncomfortably long.

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u/Malumlord 1d ago

I ship them both.

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u/Meowkart9521 1d ago

Gosh I loved her because I don’t like Mai, she was obviously entertaining that guy at the ember island party like Zuko deserved better in my opinion

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

Yeah Jin/Zuko had a good dynamic for all of the five minutes they had.

Perky Girl & Grounded/Dour guy is just a fun dynamic.

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u/apdhumansacrifice 1d ago

she wasn't, i love zuko but he way overreacted like he does in most cases

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u/Character-Coat8685 1d ago

If i was zuko i also kick that guy ass

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u/apdhumansacrifice 1d ago

sure but was your girlfriend letting him hit on her? and if so why would you even want to stay with her in the first place, let alone start a fight because of her?

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u/Character-Coat8685 1d ago

Yeah, I see what you mean—it was just flirting, and maybe I overreacted. But for me, it wasn’t about controlling Mai or assuming anything about her feelings. I just don’t like seeing people tested like that. I am not a perfect boyfriend 

BUT I KICK HIS ASS ANYWAY ( maybe it’s jealous or scared of letting them go )

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u/apdhumansacrifice 1d ago

honestly it's completely ambiguous, all we see is like a 2 seconds scene with no audio where mai is looking generally at his direction while his talking, i am fine with any theory people have, but it's not obvious shes doing anything wrong

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u/Character-Coat8685 1d ago edited 1d ago

I get why you feel that way about Ember Island, but I actually like Mai because her love for Zuko was real and unwavering. Even when Zuko went against the Fire Nation and her and ignoring her . she didn’t abandon him in the Boiling Rock, she literally risked everything, going against everyone, even Azula, just to save him. She wasn’t flashy or over the top, but her loyalty and courage showed how deeply she cared. Ember Island was a messy moment, sure, but it was just one night her love for him was steady, quiet, and proved in the hardest moments, not just the fun ones. That’s why I think Zuko deserved Mai (yeah but in comics its concerning)

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u/Meowkart9521 1d ago

Oh i forgot about her setting him free actually, she did win me back by that point my bad I forgot that happened, but i still love this girl

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u/ConcentrateOne 1d ago

She was obviously entertaining that guy? Can you elaborate?

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u/viper_in_the_grass 1d ago

She was talking to a guy at a party, which wimen are not allowed to do.

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u/Meowkart9521 1d ago

I would have told that random guy to fuck off not even looked at him idk

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u/ConcentrateOne 1d ago

So because she was just listening to him that means she was entertaining the guy? So are you just not allowed to socialize with new people otherwise it’s cheating?

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u/christina_talks 1d ago

You don’t talk to people at parties?

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u/apdhumansacrifice 1d ago

the whole scene lasts less time than it usualy takes to get a guy to fuck off and stop bothering you, zuko looked at her for a whole second and a half before getting mad

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u/SerafRhayn 22h ago

Agreed. Jinko is one of my favorite ships in ATLA

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u/Islanderman27 1d ago

All I want is a Jin in my life…:(

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u/terra_terror 1d ago

I don't care what anybody says. The only girl that would have done great with Zuko long term is Song.

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u/Rexosuit 1d ago

Who is that again?

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u/terra_terror 1d ago

The girl with the burn up her leg. Her family helped Iroh after he drank tea made from a poisonous plant. She seemed to understand Zuko's anger in a way that most other people didn't. I liked how her gentle optimism balanced out his personality and cynical mindset.

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u/Rexosuit 1d ago

I remember her now. She was super early in the first season

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u/terra_terror 1d ago

Second season. It was right after Zuko and Iroh had to go on the run from the Fire Nation

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u/Rexosuit 1d ago

Oh yeah, that was season 2. Wow, apparently I need to rewatch

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u/koplowpieuwu 1d ago

This is Suki erasure

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 1d ago

"Zuko and his Earth Kingdom Harem" is a ship that has been discussed before.

Who all you want to include in that harem is up to you.

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u/koplowpieuwu 1d ago edited 1d ago

In all honesty I think Zuko is also shippable with a lot of water tribe and fire nation. I reckon he could fall in love with most people that are either good at caring for him, which the abused child in him needs, or good at leading alongside him, which the overworked adult fire lord in him needs. Suki is imo special as being able to do both (Katara too, but I don't wanna start a shipping war under a wholesome Jin thread)

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u/terra_terror 1d ago

That only works if they are in a poly relationship with Sokka imo

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u/RecommendsMalazan 1d ago

Bro they're all like 15, its impossible to say if anybody of that age would do great long term with anyone else.

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u/terra_terror 1d ago

Bro, it's a cartoon and a bunch of fictional characters. We can ship them with whoever we want.

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u/RecommendsMalazan 1d ago

Never said otherwise.

But if you can make a judgement on the viability of a long term relationship with two characters, can I not put forth my own opinion on that topic?

As ridiculous as thinking you can judge that when one of the two characters gets all of like 5 minutes of screen time aside...

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u/terra_terror 22h ago

I'm allowed my opinion. You are too, but you aren't contributing to this conversation at all with the one you have. You're just being judgmental and insipid. If you don't like shipping ATLA characters together because they are teenagers, don't bother clicking on a post dedicated to it.

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u/Mean-Choice-2267 1d ago

Sigh…. What we could have had with these 2

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u/DrWilli 20h ago

I'm gonna die on this hill, but this ship was much better than Mai X Zuko and the only reason we needed Mai X Zuko to be a thing is for Mai to have a reason to betray Azula

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u/JinFuu Jin Flair when? 19h ago

Hah, my "die on this hill" moment/spicy take is that the "You miscalculated" line wasn't earned.

Mai/Zuko always felt like the 'safe/expected' option for both of them.

And when I originally watched the show I thought Mai was actually going to give up the noble life she allegedly hated and like, go join June as a bounty hunter apprentice or something.

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u/jpdelta6 1d ago

Omg, more of the best relationship in that shoe.

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u/CaramelTurtles 1d ago

Jin was so cute

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u/Brave_Nectarine7656 19h ago

My heart still aches thinking they did not workout. They look so cute.

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u/Enough_Fruit7084 9h ago

holy shit, this post made me realize this is Jin from City of Echos

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u/SerafRhayn 22h ago

Gah, I wish they were together

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u/4893_Alt_Accounts 19h ago

Idk how much I’ll get burned at the stake for this, but Jinko is my favorite Zuko ship

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u/Le_DragonKing 14h ago

To be honest I ship Zuko more with Jin than Mai