#bakoda fic

[erisenyo]

Some Bato/Hakoda for @dilf-cember, anyone? Featuring longing for a dilf and also despairing at his obtuseness? Technically late for Week 1, Old Scars/War Wounds, but I'm still counting it:

Bato's bedroll smacks against the ground, jerking Hakoda's gaze up from his oh-so-studious examination of the rather-pungent jar of salve to find Bato staring at him, mouth happen open.

"What...did you think I'd say to that?" Bato finally asks, slow.

"I..." Hakoda hadn't really gotten that far, to realize there was anything to think over. "Yes?"

Bato snorts softly, kneeling to straighten out his bedding. "Does that work for you, usually?" A sideways glance through his lashes as he stretches to flatten the blanket. "Does everyone strip just because you ask them to?"

 "I--what--I mean, no! But--or, yes, rather, or--" Hakoda snaps his mouth shut, flustered by his own...fluster. And by the fact that he doesn't want to say no. Traditionally the answer is yes, and traditionally Hakoda would never ask unless he already knows its a yes, but also, "I just asked you to take your shirt off."

Bato somehow raises an eyebrow at him and eyes him askance through his lashes at the same time, pointed.

"Your scar," Hakoda defends himself, waving the salve at...something. "In the weather--and burns can tighten up, and..."

"And you wanted to feel up my chest?" Bato cuts in, teasing and kneeling up to make a show of flexing like one of those ridiculous wrestling posters they find all over the Earth Kingdom ports for the Earth Racket or whatever its called. "You know you just had to ask, 'Koda."

Hakoda sputters wordlessly in his own defense, mortified to realize he's blushing as he suddenly thinks about it, which--what. He and Bato have been friends since before they could walk. They've swum and sweated and bathed together, bunked down and huddled up. Since when does the idea of Bato's chest--

"'Koda." Hakoda starts, bobbling the salve and clutching it to his chest, his heart pounding from the near-miss as he looks back at Bato's suddenly serious face. "You only ever have to ask."

I know, Hakoda almost says, except that feels too serious somehow, and also like maybe that thing is happening where he gets all caught up in the wrong things.

"Yeah, well," he says inanely instead, fumbling for what to say next. Ship and spear, he's being weird. He can tell he's being weird. He needs to stop being weird, so Bato doesn't think he finds his burn scar off putting or shameful or-- "Just looking out for my bud. Gotta keep that right hand mobile, right?" he teases weakly, mustering a grin. "That's what friends do."

Bato stares at him a long moment, still in a way Hakoda doesn't know how to read, and Hakoda is suddenly achingly aware of that fact, and the weird buzzing feeling in his chest, and also that his grin his going to edge into grimace territory in a few more--

"Right," Bato says, finally turning back to finish laying out his bedroll on the opposite wall of their little tent from Hakoda's. "Right. That's what friends do."

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: The tale of a world at war, won by children trying to heal.

Author: @silveryinkystar

[sockfus]

dad bod hakoda. and the crowd cheers

[the-velociraptor-writes]

maybe someday I’ll write the fic of Bako and Hakoda’s Insane and Terrifying Road Trip, during which they apparently convince several different groups of people from all around the world that a) they know the Avatar, b) the Avatar remembers them, and c) they need to come help and invade the Fire Nation. and they do it so well that everyone actually agrees to it.

and then they kiss w tongue at some point obviously

[mushyposts]

Hakoda and Kya and Bato are my little characters now!! They are mine! They are my little barbie dolls. I love them! I am having so much fun rn. All im gonna say is Teen/Young adult Hakoda has such an ego and he thinks he's such hot shit and he's also so repressed I love him.

[chaotic-tired-bastard]

Okay quick thingey if you want to read a really good Bakoda fic with Outsider POVs that is both funny and slightly squishy then read suspend your disbelief by citrina it's AMAZING and one of my fav Bakoda fics :)

[waterfire1848]

Just wanted to post a quick update. I am going to make Sail Away a longer story, but I have no idea how many chapters it’ll have or when I’ll update.

[law-of-nines]

Yesssssss please

i don’t have many followers on this blog to answer but if i wrote a zukka au featuring the following, how interested would people be?

- autistic zuko/adhd sokka (i’m on the spectrum and i’d have to do some more research about writing adhd characters but i think there should be more fics with neurodivergent zukka)

- trans zuko (i’m not trans but i’d be sure to research & read about trans experiences & write about zuko being trans respectfully)

- zuko abolishes the fire nation monarchy and moves to the south pole as an ambassador and to be with his friends and with sokka, who’s working as an engineer and co-chief-in-training in the southern water tribe

- !!!!chief-in-training katara!!!! she and sokka split the role so that sokka can do his engineering work & train in the arts and katara can dedicate some of her time to traveling with aang (this co-chief thing also results in plenty of sibling snipery and banter)

- homoerotic sparring practice

- nerd4nerd zukka

- sokka with chronic pain from his leg injury

- plenty of southern water tribe worldbuilding

- it would contain very little conflict/no actually dangerous stakes for characters & relationships because i like writing fluff, if anything it’d be low-stakes drama

- it would probably be mostly one-shots too but in a series, i’m not much one for longfics since im a writing major which takes most of my creative energy and i write fics mostly for fun

- zukka pranks and fun

- white lotus member and cultural liaison to the southern water tribe sokka

- plenty of vacations and the gaang healing from cptsd/the effects of growing up in war

- writer/poet zuko

- katara and zuko sleepovers (they’re like “me and the bestie<3” but they actually are just besties)

- katara loving zuko and sokka but kind of hating zukka at first because she doesn’t want to think about her brother and her best friend kissing (among other things)

- perhaps some love letters?

- reparations and decolonization from the fire nation with the help of zuko

- zuko righting his nation’s wrongs while also not shouldering the burden all alone and getting to heal as well

- zukka sneaking around like teenagers in love

- bakoda (ft. trans bato), mailee, and possibly pianjeong and maybe yueki (i’d have to figure out how to fit it into the canon universe) would certainly make appearances as well, along with the rest of the gaang

- sokka and katara’s family loving zuko and considering him family too

- disgustingly in love zukka

- zuko’s complete and utter inability to lie

- sokka and aang’s brotherhood

- sailing trips and campfires and life in the southern water tribe

- zuko’s little sister kiyi visiting!!

- sokka’s grandpa energy and pai sho mastery

- druk... but in the southern water tribe

- hawky

- jin’s return ft. song

- human heat pack zuko

- southern water tribe kids and communal family!

- sokka’s eternal battle against the spirits

- zuko crying out of happiness when the fire nation trade ships come and he can eat fire flakes again

- zuko and aang competing to be the best sons-in-law

- zuko and sokka’s debilitatingly intense baby fever

- baby izumi in the southern water tribe later on!!! baby izumi & southern water tribe culture!!!

- healthy, supportive relationships and friendships filled with compassion and kindness

- and more!

[erisenyo]

for hakoda/bato prompts i'd love a cute little domestic scene, maybe just an evening of relaxing after a long day of politics or something?

For @dilf-cember, "Old Friends to Lovers" -

"How's your shoulder?"

Hakoda quickly un-hunches his back at the reminder, grunting a little as he straightens. "Fine."

Bato huffs an amused, knowing breath, steps familiar as he pads over the furs to drop down behind Hakoda. "That good, huh?"

"Fabulous." Bato's long, strong fingers settle on either side of the knot under his shoulder blade. "Great." Light, testing pressure that has Hakoda's breath catching in anticipation of relief. "I could take an entire destroyer by myself."

"I can tell," Bato says dryly. A gentle squeeze makes Hakoda twitch. "Good day, then?"

"Long day," Hakoda sighs, bowing his head to stretch the tight muscles, suddenly feeling the stiffness all down his spine. "You?"

"Long day," Bato agrees, wry. Hakoda makes a mental note to make sure Bato does his stretches later. He probably had his shoulders at his ears all day. "Kinok thought the proposal went well, at least."

Hakoda hums as Bato works slow, steady circles over his shoulder, satisfaction warm in his chest. "It did. Sinaaq's going to support."

Bato makes a pleased little noise. "There's a steal." He spreads his hands wide, encouraging Hakoda to lean back into him, to meet the pressure of his hands with the weight of his body. "Purmik's back to just wanting to build a second harbor."

Hakoda snorts, thoughts already heavy and hazy enough that he can't work up the energy to be annoyed about it. "We can set Sokka on him again." Bato chuckles, a warm puff against his neck, and Hakoda bites back a smiles, tilting his head in silent encouragement. "Or Danrade, if we want to be nice about it."

Another breath of laughter just before Bato’s lips brush the spot where neck meets shoulder. "Kanna threatened to push Ahivak into the harbor, if he didn't stop getting Purmik worked up about it."

Ahivak's going to be mad about that tomorrow, and probably half the Northern Representatives with him, but, "If Ma threatened it, he deserved it," he murmurs, demonstrating the unstiffness of his ahoulder by reaching back to tangle his hand in Bato’s hair.

Bato snorts at the blatant falsehood, hand sliding from the bottom of Hakoda's shoulder blade, slipping around his ribs. "Trouble for tomorrow, then?"

"Hm." Hakoda covers Bato’s hand with his own, tangling their fingers together. "Trouble for tomorrow," he agrees, guiding Bato’s hand downward, ready for a different kind of trouble tonight.

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: On the day before Ba Sing Se falls, Katara decides two things: 1) not to stop for a cup of tea; 2) consequently, the fate of the world. Behind the walls, Zuko loses sleep, runs errands, contemplates treason, and drinks a lot of hot leaf juice—not necessarily in that order.

Author: @eternalgirlscout

[sockfus]

bakoda but bato has been in love for hakoda for so long that when hakoda realises he also loves bato he is so angry because he has spent so long longing for someone who only just started loving him back

[narrativelysignificantturtleduck]

a short list of tender dilf romance recs:

Mirror by @kdmcolorfulmagic

Rating: M

Word Count: 13k

Something in Bato snapped, and before he could stop himself his arm was swinging out, catching the boy clean across the jaw. He panted, staring at Hakoda’s shocked face, then looked at his own fist in horror. He just punched the chief's kid. His dad was going to murder him, not to mention the rest of the tribe— A sharp blow knocked him out of his horror, and he yelped, clutching at his bleeding nose. “Wudja do that for?!” Bato demanded, pinching the bridge to stop the blood. “Why did I do that? You hit me first!” Bato stared. Hakoda didn’t seem at all sorry. Neither was Bato, honestly. ~ Or, when Bato is eleven he punches a boy. This inexplicably leads to one of the most important relationships of his life.

thick with ice by woodland_elf

Rating: G

Word Count: 4k

When Bato was a boy, the spirits showed him a vision of his destiny: he would sacrifice his life for his one true love.

(don't worry, the death isn't permanent)

This is How You Fall in Love by CSHfic & VSfic

Rating: T

Word Count: 5k

You can see in color once your soulmate falls in love with you. He’s sure Hakoda has readjusted to only seeing shades of gray again—until Bato goes and falls in love with him.

taking care by @meteor-sword

Rating: T

Word Count: 3k

Hakoda helps Bato care for his scar.

A Mighty Ocean or A Gentle Kiss by @kyischaotic

Rating: T

Word Count: 11k

It's the night of Fire Lord Zuko's coronation when Bato and Hakoda finally find a moment of peace to themselves.

Bato knows he shouldn’t stare but isn’t strong enough to look away tonight, too mesmerized by how the ocean-blue eyes of his best friend burn in the amber glow of the Fire Nation lights surrounding them. So beautiful that it makes him want to curse the Spirits for always keeping him just out of reach. The man he’s loved for as long as he can remember. An ache as familiar and instinctive to him as breathing.

What he doesn’t expect is the way, tonight, Hakoda stares back.

all the quiet nights you bear (seal them up with care) by @unliikelylovers

Rating: T

Word Count: 2.7k

When Bato awoke, there was a familiar, comforting weight behind him that he hadn’t felt in months: Hakoda’s solid form behind him, Hakoda’s arm thrown over his left side, the tickle of Hakoda’s breath on his neck. And there was the new: the numbness in his left side, the dull, prickling ache. He hadn’t done his prescribed stretches the night before and now his arm was stiff, bent at an odd angle, and in awful pain. -- or, Bato returns from the abbey

love's not for show by @rarepairnation

Rating: G

Word Count: 3k

Sokka is utterly convinced that his dad and Bato are together, and enlists the gaang in trying to tell them they're okay with it. The only problem with his master plan is that they're...not.

Take My Hand (You Can Take My Whole Life Too) by @616hakoda

Rating: G

Word Count: 10k

“I love you.” And that made Bato freeze. His entire body stopped moving, and he thought for a moment he was going to be set on fire as a joke. Bato didn’t know how he managed to leave the ballroom but soon he found himself standing outside the large doors. Doubling over in pain, he coughed up flowers upon flowers. He fell to his knees and felt as if life was actually leaving his body. And maybe in some way, it already had.

It's been a while, but I still feel the same. by @engagedzukka

Rating: G

Word Count: 1.7k

If there is any benevolence in the universe, Hakoda thinks as he looks up at the stars, let Bato be the one thing I don’t have to lose.   Hakoda waits for Bato to meet him at the rendezvous point.

and why not? self promo:

my heart dreams

Rating: T

Word Count: 4.6k

When Bato and Hakoda get married for legal reasons, Hakoda's jokes about their marriage wreak havoc with Bato's pining heart.

And then he gets injured in battle, and something comes to light.

also check out @bakodafleetweek

applying the otp:true filter on the bato/hakoda tag is like watching the sky part after a storm and a beautiful rainbow shine down from the sky. goodbye million zuko fics with background relationships, hello tender dilf romance

[mugentakeda]

its not right to me whenever bakoda only happens After kya dies in fics. All three of them were freaky frotters.

[chaotic-tired-bastard]

Rozin or Bakoda

And since you mentioned it once in an ask, Pakku/Iroh? >:3

BAKODA. OH MY GODS BAKODA. I L O V E THEM. MY GODS MY GODS MY GODS. I CANNOT SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM. MY SKRUNGLY TRAUMATISED DADS WHO JUST WANT TO BE GOOFY AND HAPPY BUT THE WAR PREVENTS THEM FROM DOING SO AND THEY HAVE TO FIGHT TO SURVIVE IN A DYING WORLD. OH MY GODS.

Not my thing, but those who like it are free to have fun w/ it!

[thegaangneedstherapy]

ZUKKA/BAKODA FIC RECCCC

We'll play hide and seek (to turn this around)

Sokka gave him a sheepish smile. “It’s…well, you see, there’s this boy…”

Hakoda sighed and set down the sports section. This was going to take a while.

“He works at Barnes & Noble. At the big information desk in the middle. Every Saturday. And I really want to ask him for his number, but it’s super awkward because there’s always this other guy working the information desk at the same time. He’s old, like you. But I have a plan." Sokka’s eyes lit up deviously. “You come with me to Barnes & Noble today when they’re working and distract the old man. And while you have him distracted, I’ll swoop in and get the goods!”

Sokka has a plan to ask out the cute boy at the bookstore. Hakoda is a begrudging participant until he meets the boy's beautiful older coworker.