#bakoda fic

[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 :)

[erisenyo]

i’m not anon from before but i must also say words… hakoda treating sokka like a child, OR like in day of black sun with the invasion plan presentation, just throwing him off the deep end and watching him fail? whereas bato at the abbey gave him comfort like home with the way the room is decorated and the food, and he took him ice fishing (proving he’s An Adult or whatever) and then gave him the mark of the wise… bato refusing sokka’s advances at first because sokka’s obviously not old enough and he loves hakoda but sokka just keeps pushing and pushing because. he told me i’m an adult now with the ice fishing! he told me i’m wise! he believes in me! and bato tries to ignore him but he eventually tells himself. well. sokka DID finish ice fishing. and both of them are so lonely, “away from the pack” like they say in the show, and ugh hakoda eventually finds out of course and bato has felt terrible the whole time and sokka doesn’t understand why hakoda’s soooo mad at bato. yeah dad and bato kinda had a thing going but warriors take care of each other when they’re away from their lovers! warriors help each other out! and sokka’s a warrior. he’s been in battles, he’s indirectly killed people, he lead an invasion! he’s not that young- right? he’s not a kid anymore? dad’s just being overprotective. he knew what he was doing. he knew what he wanted. maybe. maybe it would’ve been nicer if bato had just held him like dad used to do when he was little. maybe he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. maybe it doesn’t feel great anymore. but sokka could never tell that to anyone- a warrior’s tough. a warrior knows how to handle pain.

This one's really striking a chord, huh? Hakoda not knowing how to be a dad to Sokka, but also not knowing how to stop treating him like a kid because part of Hakoda froze when Kya died and Sokka was 10 and everything else has just been papering over the pain and throwing himself into things that make him seem fine (being Chief, being a warrior) without touching on the things that hurt (his kids' grief, because it calls too much to his own).

And Bato being able to see the ways Sokka is growing up that Hakoda doesn't, and also seeing where Sokka needs comfort and support that Hakoda can't give, just seeing *Sokka* and stepping up to support him--and how jarring it must be for Sokka when Bato suddenly steps back, because Bato didn't mean to support him like *this.* How hurt and doubtful and insecure it would make him, to have the person who has been supporting him as an adult suddenly so no, not actually an adult, not like that, not really, I believe in you but not with this.

And Bato sliding kicking and screaming into a bad idea but unable to stop himself, unable to counter all of Sokka's arguments and justifications and challenges because part of him *does* want it, too, which is part of the problem. Bato never set out to do those things to get *here* but here they are anyway, and now Bato can't look at Hakoda, can't be his second, can't think about him, can't be his best friend, without being painfully aware that Hakoda would view this as a betrayal--because it is, part of Bato would point out. A betrayal of an affection that Hakoda never accepted, but still *had.*

And Hakoda always knew he had it, too, and was kind about it, and maybe sometimes took a little advantage of it but life is messy when you've been friends with someone for so long and through so much grief, but it's still going to make Hakoda finding out so much worse. The ugly things suddenly forced to light, all the pain and frustration between them, Hakoda feeling like his son has been used and Bato feeling like Hakoda is just treating him like some option to have on deck the way he always has, and Sokka still fighting to be heard because what's the big deal calm down get over it, it's just sex, it's just what warriors do, it's just what *adults* do. Right?

And that would be a second knife to the heart for both of them, that for Sokka it's just sex, that he was willing to wade into something so messy and upend years of history for something so casual, that Bato thought it was different this time and once again he was wrong.

And oof, anon, a knife to the heart for me how you needed with Sokka realizing once he's in it that actually, he was seeking support, not sex, and mixed it up, and now he doesn't know how to get out, now he feels like he has to keep going because Sokka can never bear to see the people he cares about hurting if it's in his power to help them. And he learned how to be a warrior and a man from his dad, after all. So Sokka knows that a warrior and a man never shows that he's hurting.

(In short--everyone needs a whole lot of therapy none of them are getting lol)

[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!

[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

[mugentakeda]

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

[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

[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.

[atla-confessions]

i’m an atla (& tlok) fan and i absolutely hate that i rarely see certain ships. it’s annoying as a multi shipper. like give me some good fanart once of less popular pairs and especially rarepairs. i like fics but it lacks visual stimulation, i just need some fanart. just give me some ty laang, aangji, teoaang, teophaang, teo laang, kuzaang, sukitara, harutara, song x katara, jinkotara, jintara, maitara, teokka, teoph, toph x smellerbee, the doph, tysuki, tyazuki, azuki, songko, jetko, yue x zuko, mai x june, maizula, jin x ty lee, azula x june, jinzula, azula x yue, smellershot, hama x kanna, yagoda x kanna, hama x kanna x yagoda, iroh x kanna, hakoda x kya, hakoda x bato x kya, bakoda, piandao x hakoda, ursa x hakoda, jeongdao and xin fu x yu

and then there’s tlok too, i want to see, asami x iroh ii, huan x eska, huan x desna, huan x ikki, opal x eska, mako x jinora, mako x pema, mako x lin, mako x iroh ii, senna x kya, pema x kya, pemalin, tahko, and tahnorra. i mean there’s so many possibilities and i didn’t even name them all, just give me more of it omg

X

[narrativelysignificantturtleduck]

Forgive me if you've already talked about this, but tumblr search being what it is I couldn't find for sure. Have you ever posted about the potential Drama that might have occurred when Bato rejoined the water tribe warriors and told Hakoda he did Sokka's ice dodging trial? It feels like something a father might at least feel sad about, if not a bit resentful, that someone else had to take on that ritual for his son. We only really see Sokka and Katara's side of that odd situation. Since you've talked about these characters a lot I was wondering what your thoughts on it were.

i feel like i've mentioned it before but idk if i've directly discussed it and if i have oh well. another post be upon ye

i think hakoda would be Fine with it. by which i mean he totally wouldn't be but since it's bato he doesn't want to Say he's not fine with it. and he thinks he Should be fine with it bc bato's always been fatherly to the kids and really, he's glad they got to do the ritual with someone who loves them. really bato. it's fine.

he feels guilty, mostly. shouldn't he have remembered sokka's 14th birthday? couldn't they have tried to make it back? bato shouldn't have HAD to step in! if it were some random other warrior he wasn't as close to, or (heaven forbid) someone from the northern water tribe, it'd be very straightforward. he'd be upset at that person for usurping an important father-son moment. he could externalize it. but he can't blame bato bc bato's his friend. so he just blames himself, and doesn't say anything about it.

i'm not sure if bakoda happening would help or not. it would legitimize bato's claim to being sokka's father, and that could make hakoda feel better about the whole thing OR it might make him feel like his feelings are irrational and make him shove them down even harder.

eventually, it would burst out - as repressed things do - in an "i know it's not your fault bato but i can't help but feel like a bad parent and resent that you got to do that and i didn't" kind of way. a little bit like katara in "the awakening". and bato, who probably suspected that hakoda was feeling more than he let on, accepts it gracefully and lets hakoda cry on him for a bit.

speaking of "the awakening", the hakoda of that episode seems to have thought a lot about the way he left his kids and how they might resent that. he immediately picks up that katara's also talking about him when she talks about aang and says all the right things to her. it seems like he has worked out some issues offscreen.

while writing this i'm now starting to think i addressed this in my bakoda fics. or maybe i saw it in a bakoda fic once? idk. definitely a good bakoda dynamic