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One of my favorite Lok moments is Lin and Suyin doing their best to kill each other and Bolin just being like "that's just how siblings are" when Korra tries to stop them

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you know what would’ve been nice to see in book 4?

if they had made wu actually be a genuine political foil for kuvira and mako actually support him.

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*bursts through the door* angst au during the hundred war wu isn’t a prince but comes from a wealthy family and he meets mako who’s a soldier for the fire nation during one of the scouting missions that the fire nation set out to invade ba sing se and they have to love each other in secret and mako is being sent to the final battle and wu has to see his boyfriend walk away and he wouldn’t know whether he’ll die or live in the battle

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I've got a hc of my own. Wu decides to get serious about learning self defense to impress Mako. He has seen Asami in action and learns she has been taking self defence since childhood. he begs her to teach him and she reluctantly agrees, and during their lessons (with korra hanging out and watching) this is when they become friends with him and realize he likes Mako and decide to "matchmaker" them. Add details if you like!

yes yeS YES OH MY GOD

Asami reports to Korra that Wu is acting weird and seems like he’s /into/ mako, and korra is like “hmm, I’ll sniff around mako and see what his situation is like. maybe they’re a good match? They have spent a lot of time together.”

All korra has to do is mention Wu around Mako and he gets that Look in his eye that she’s seen before when he was crushing on Asami. She thinks back to all the times she’s seen him looking at Wu with that Boyfriend Smile that he always gives him and is just like “yup he definitely returns the feelings, time to make my move”

Korra’s approach is the most unsubtle thing in the world. She invites him to drinks and as he’s taking his first sip she goes “so. you and Wu like each other, don’t you?” “WHAT? why would you? no! He’s terrible, uh, face-wise. This is all very offensive and frankly, and how do I know YOU’RE not dating Wu, huh? check and mate!”

Korra deadpans “I literally took you to a queer bar, dude. Have you taken one second to look around this place? If anything this proves MORE that you’re into Wu, because your mind must have been preoccupied thinking about him all evening. God, you must be a horrible detective. How do you keep your job?”

Mako looks around and sees the drag queens and curses and pulls his jacket over his head like a moron and says, in a serious, pissed off whisper “I keep my job because I don’t go to places like these, korra. Have you ever thought about someone other than yourself for one second? Did you maybe think I didn’t WANT to be called out like this, in public of all places?”

Korra curses under her breath, realizing the huge mistake she’s made and slams her drink down in one gulp. She motions to Mako to do the same and they head out and walk to a quiet place where they can sit and talk. 

Korra has a long, honest talk with Mako, and since they find a place that’s hidden he’s able to spill the beans about everything, including why he’s so nervous about being out. Korra says “But Asami and I are out! We’re like, an iconic couple now. Queer people are hotter than ever now!” “It’s not like that for…us. You know. Guys. We get this whole masculinity complex, which completely gets inverted when you have a crush on a guy and it’s just…it’s hard. I don’t know why it’s harder for me than it is for you and Asami, but I can’t help but get this sinking feeling everything is going to go wrong if I…you know, tell people about this. I’m not where you guys are yet, and you can’t pressure us into dating, okay?”

Korra gets it and comforts him and tells him she won’t make any moves to push them together until he gives her the okay and it’s SWEET and LOVELY and BOTH MY GIRLS LOVE AND SUPPORT MY BOYS

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Angsty Wuko AU where Mako and Wu dated before season 1 when Mako was a pro-bender and Wu was a student at boarding school in Republic City. They broke up when Wu was abruptly called back to the Earth Kingdom and Queen Hou-Ting made him cut all contact with his Republic City friends. Of course Mako has no clue why his bf abruptly ghosted him and writes it off as being used and discarded by a rich kid who got bored.

(This would make Mako and Asami's relationship very different - they might not even date because Mako is soured on relationships with big class differences, I'm not sure)

Anyway, Wu picking Mako to be his bodyguard is very

Wu POV: gonna finally reunite with a lost love!

Mako POV: the universe is punishing me. Not sure what for. But it's out to get me.

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Wu with an overbite is a headcanon of mine I love. Give the man messed up teeth. (Fun fact, I got hate mail due to a post I made about this years ago.)

As an overbite-haver myself, you'll get NO hatemail from me about this headcanon!!! (And nobody else better send hatemail either!!!)

This got me curious about the history of orthodontics, because my instinct is that because Wu is royalty, he might have had access to dental and orthodontic care that others wouldn't? But during that time period we didn't have a lot of evidence based dentistry and orthodontics so even if he had better access to dental care it wouldn't have done as much as modern braces!!

what if he had a cute little gap between his front teeth

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Wu suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder

I sometimes think about how terribly traumatic it must have been for Wu to know that he is the only survivor of his ENTIRE family.

We are not shown or mentioned the deaths of other members of the royal family, but given how people reacted after Queen Hou-Ting's death, it was most likely a massacre. A name: Princess of Lambelle.

Here are my headcanons:

He was not asked to identify bodies nor was he told how his parents died

He also did not attend any funerals other than his parents

For the first few months he suffered from insomnia and later had nightmares about his parents and great aunt.

His attachment and dependence on Mako began because he met him during this especially vulnerable time, having him there made him feel protected and safe.

Mako slept in his room.

When he had nightmares, Wu would try to convince Mako to sleep in his bed because as a child he would sleep with his parents when that happened.

Mako refused to sleep with him and Wu would spend the night awake.

Her carefree, eccentric, impulsive, and womanizing attitude is partly a response to trauma.

Beyond the status and wealth that the jewels give her, Wu was so angry about the lack of them because they were the only things she had left from her family.

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When Wu is a child, he has a big family. Mother and father, grandmother and grandfather, great auntie. Family means love, laughter, joy, time spent together, and the warmth of a hug.

Then mother and father die. Grandmother and grandfather follow not long after.

When Wu is a child family comes to mean a revolving door of people, Nannie’s and tutors and servants, and Great Auntie.

As Wu grows up he has memories, a stuffed badgermole from his parents, a couple of photographs, and Auntie.

Family is the tense silences that follow one of Auntie’s explosions. It’s the tears shed into the worn fur of an old toy. It’s loneliness and duty and distance.

When Auntie dies—is killed, murdered, has the air stolen from her lungs—Wu has no family. He still has the badgermole and his photographs, as he took those to university before the riots in Ba Sing Se, but he is truly alone. He’s supposed to get a new bodyguard soon, which he supposed is something, at least.

Wu of the Hou-Ting Dynasty, King of all the Earth Lands, and Glorious Defender of Ba Sing Se, 54th Earth Monarch has a big family. It took a while—change comes slowly to the Earth Kingdom, and it’s people—but family has come to mean love and laughter and joy, in the way it did when he was a child.

He and Mako, his husband, spend evenings listening to probending games on the radio and take daily walks through the city. Bolin and Opal visit often, bringing their children, who run through the palace, playing games and tracking mud through its halls. When Korra and Asami visit, Korra and Mako disappear to spar while Wu and Asami play Pai Sho. They all gather in the evenings, gossiping over a glass of wine, forgetting the cares of their positions for a night. Pema can’t visit as often, but she writes, offering advice and sending stories of her kids. Mako’s family, his Grandma Yin and Cousin Tu and all of the others, accepted Wu with open arms and continue to treat him as one of their own.

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You'll Be the Death of Me Ch 7: The Truth

Summary:

Mako deals with the aftermath and faces some hard truths.

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How Mako wakes up in the morning when he's 56 and has spent the past month working doubles at the youth center he founded

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At least I’m a nice devil that will point out typos on this fanfic you will inevitably write

Uh oh. the first step of my fanfic writing process is an idea dump document....

I blame @creampuffqueen

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Security Chapter 5: Confrontation

Please enjoy!!

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Uh oh. the first step of my fanfic writing process is an idea dump document....

I blame @creampuffqueen

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Cannot get the image of elderly wuko sitting on the porch in luxurious bathrobes doing crosswords and people-watching like judgy old queens out of my head

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Mako, sighing: Korra you gotta stop jay walking

Korra, continuing to jay walk: miss me with that gay shit

Mako: WHAT GAY SHIT THE LAW???????

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Korra: *bolts awake in her bed in cold sweat*

Asami, groaning and opening her eyes: Korra? Are you alright sweetheart?

Korra, putting her hand over her heart: I think, I think I’m okay. I just had an awful nightmare

Asami, now sitting up and putting an arm around her: I’m sorry, my love. Do you want to talk about it?

Korra, shivering in horror: I ended up getting married to Mako. It was so scary I started crying in my own nightmare

Asami, stroking Korra’s hair: don’t worry, it’s alright. You’re with me, marriage to Mako and his fuck ass eyebrows can’t get you here

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For @korrasamiweek2024 Day 3: The Beach oops actually it's Day 7: FREE DAY

“I think I still owe you a ride.” Korra swipes a hand through her hair, and the shining dark strands feather back down to frame the dusky rose blush blooming across her cheeks. “Well I'd hate to make a liar out of you,” she says. “You're not too busy?” Asami thinks about the mountain of expense reports wating for her back in her sweltering office, about another night spent doing math—and not the fun kind—until her eyes glaze over and she falls asleep at her desk without eating, and she briefly entertains the idea of walking into the sea right here and now. Instead she swings a leg over the side of the jet ski and checks the kill switch, feels the corner of her mouth twitch up into a smile and beckons Korra over with a quick jerk of her head. “Hop on.”

A 1980s Lifeguard Korra/Jet Ski Saleswoman Asami AU beamed straight from my twisted mind to yours, in which a melon meets a terrible fate, an unexpected connection turns into something more, and Asami remembers how to have fun.

Rated E for Everything Under The Sun (extreme horniness, jealousy, angst, romance, explicit sillygoofy smut🔞, and a happy ending)