#firenaition’s AU

[katydoodles]

I can’t get enough of them 🫣 @firenaition

[firenaition]

“the first time aang says he loves azula, it's in the middle of a high-stakes game of uno.”

modern au with the gaang + azula, mai, & ty lee playing uno in aang's basement in a 'that '70s show' kind of way

[foxcort]

2023 AO3 Year-End Fic Review

thank you for tagging me @praetorqueenreyna 💚🤗

What is your AO3 account?

foxcort @ ao3, but im also gonna link my account on squideworld (which has nothing rn but im going to start posting there instead and its got about the same vibe as ao3)

2. How many words did you write total in 2023?

i wrote 10773 words and it was all for acotar!

3. How many fics did you publish in 2023? How many multichapters vs oneshots?

i wrote 6 fics for the entire year (which is surprisingly more than i originally thought!), 5 of which were oneshots and 1 of which was a collection of drabbles. im hoping to start writing at least 1 multichapter in 2024

4. What was your longest fic? Your shortest fic?

my longest was a heart of scales and storms at 2785 words, which was a feylin mermay oneshot and my shortest was spring memories at 714 words, which was the first fic i contributed to this fandom (and one that has a very special place in my heart)

5. What was your most popular fic? Your least popular fic?

comforter was my most popular fic at 447 hits and my least popular was a court of ice and fire at 43 hits, which is completely understandable considering its an oddly specific au and the only chapter i have posted is tamlin-centric, but i still love the idea and hope my muse can come around to contributing more to it this year!

6. What fic didn't perform as well as you thought it would?

hmm maybe a heart of scales and storms? the statistics show that it only got 53 hits, but i still remember the comments i got for that fic and @haniaaaaaaaaaaa drew ✨this✨ beautiful art piece inspired by it! so from the reception the fic garnered it feels like it should have more than 53 hits but honestly i had so much fun writing it and i remember smiling so wide my face hurt for days after bc of the comments/artwork that it didn’t feel like it didn’t perform well (as far as hits go)!

7. What fic performed way better than you thought it would?

oh wildfire at 192 hits (this is a lot for me lol), which was an erisweek entry and the first time i ever attempted writing from his pov. honestly i don’t expect any of my character-centric stuff to take off, so i was pleasantly surprised at how it performed!

8. What was your favorite fic you wrote in 2023?

most probably comforter, more specifically the neslin chapter. i’ve had this super angsty, acosf divergence multichaptered neslin idea in my head for a while now, but i suck at long term fic planning and like most people i want to jump right into writing the interesting parts of it, so the neslin chapter was a scene from that idea and i felt so happy writing it and getting into the mindsets of nesta and tamlin in that au.

9. What was your favorite fic that somebody else wrote in 2023?

definitely rosemary by @bittermuire (thank god for this survey because in my effort to link the fic i realized ITS BEEN UPDATED!!! and as i read through it, i became even more convinced this was 100% my most favorite fic of 2023 💚) honestly, anything muire writes has me immediately hooked, but its the characterizations of the archeron sisters in particular that are so special to me. especially in rosemary. it also happens to be an october/fall fic, which are bonuses and pluses as far as im concerned. if you love the archeron sisters, give rosemary a read. if you need more convincing, allow me to provide one of my favorite quotes from the fic—

Lucien Vanserra watched her leave, his heart threatening to give out, and cursed himself a thousand times. Then another thousand times. Then, drowning in table salt, dreaming of her hair, thinking of getting himself a few sessions of therapy, he decided he would not, could not possibly, let her go. / rosemary (ch.1) by iriy @ ao3

honorable mention to plus 4 by firenaition @ ao3, because this is a fic i read at least once every month, a fic that i've shown and begged my rl siblings to read and quite possibly my favorite azulaang/atla fic of all time

10. Tag your friends to have them do this year-end fic review as well!!

if you haven’t done it already and you want to, do it! and tag me too, i love reading these!

[struggling-author]

Saw the cheerleader azula and skater aang au that was created by @firenaition

I did see it!

I‘m not super into any modern AU but the idea of mascot aang with cheerleader azula is just too cute🥰

[katydoodles]

Not my AU but it belongs to @firenaition

YES it is a very good AU. I latched on very quickly and I still think about it a lot.

So how I think of the AU…..

Azula would just have been taken away from her father and placed with her Uncle Iroh and Zuko. She still struggling with the shift in reality, taking out all her frustration into cheer/school and lashing out on everyone. She aims to be perfect at everything and is the ranked 1st student in her class. Till Aang comes around.

Aang transferred to Azula’s private school. Aang is an adopted son for an ambassador and goes to private school (with the Gaang). Is a prodigy but just wants to have fun, skate, do his work, getting high, hang out with his dog Appa, and is avoiding the realities that wait him once he graduates.

This infuriates Azula because now she is not the top student, Aang is. So when they get paired up to work together on a semester long project, hell nearly breaks loose. All cuz their teacher wanted to see what would happen.

Thus the shenanigans begin, and their relationship changes.

I saw the @katydoodles cheerleader azula and skater aang au, it’s so good? Do you want to message me about it

Hello, Nico!

Yes, it's an excellent AU. One of Katy's many hits.

If you'd like to talk more about it, feel free to reblog this post with your thoughts.

[katydoodles]

I have something to add to @firenaition modern azulaang au about azula being a cheerleader and aang being a skater, imagine Aang becomes a mascot to be close to azula and get away with teasing her?

You should definitely draw that situation

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

AANG WOULD BE SUCH A TROLL!!!!!!

The mascot would be a fire-ferret.

He would hype up the crowd during their routines, and try to mimic her! He would do all these flips and jumps and try to irritate her during the games. OH THE MYSTERY OF WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK!!!

She would have no idea who was behind mask and be so irritated about it. She finally catches on when one game he bring out a skateboard and does some tricks.

I love this

[katydoodles]

@firenaition Cheerleader x Skater Boy AU still has me in a choke hold.

[ernand-0]

@katydoodles any fic recommendations then? The ones I have read are mostly "Azula slowly tries to be a better person (she still has issues)" type of fics:

The Avatar and the Fire Princess by Loopy

Distorted Reality by Baithin

of the goodness, love, i still carry for you by firenaition

A Double Edged Sword by sablefalls

The Dragon and The Storm - A Zuko-Azula Role Swap AU by TheWingedSerpent

So any “I can make him worse” AzulAang fics?

Noticing a fellow AzulAang appreciator here. So I ask you the question. Which one do you indulge in more:

"I can make her better" or "I can make him worse" dynamic?

“I can make him worse”. 10000000%

Oh my gaud it’s so hot

[pleasantbeardonut]

Why do I think Aang look like Mei Mei from red panda XD I know it was fire ferret but still red panda

I have something to add to @firenaition modern azulaang au about azula being a cheerleader and aang being a skater, imagine Aang becomes a mascot to be close to azula and get away with teasing her?

You should definitely draw that situation

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

AANG WOULD BE SUCH A TROLL!!!!!!

The mascot would be a fire-ferret.

He would hype up the crowd during their routines, and try to mimic her! He would do all these flips and jumps and try to irritate her during the games. OH THE MYSTERY OF WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK!!!

She would have no idea who was behind mask and be so irritated about it. She finally catches on when one game he bring out a skateboard and does some tricks.

I love this

[muiltifandomnerd]

Imagine you draw them in these positions

I have something to add to @firenaition modern azulaang au about azula being a cheerleader and aang being a skater, imagine Aang becomes a mascot to be close to azula and get away with teasing her?

You should definitely draw that situation

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

AANG WOULD BE SUCH A TROLL!!!!!!

The mascot would be a fire-ferret.

He would hype up the crowd during their routines, and try to mimic her! He would do all these flips and jumps and try to irritate her during the games. OH THE MYSTERY OF WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK!!!

She would have no idea who was behind mask and be so irritated about it. She finally catches on when one game he bring out a skateboard and does some tricks.

I love this

[muiltifandomnerd]

Or like this

I have something to add to @firenaition modern azulaang au about azula being a cheerleader and aang being a skater, imagine Aang becomes a mascot to be close to azula and get away with teasing her?

You should definitely draw that situation

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

AANG WOULD BE SUCH A TROLL!!!!!!

The mascot would be a fire-ferret.

He would hype up the crowd during their routines, and try to mimic her! He would do all these flips and jumps and try to irritate her during the games. OH THE MYSTERY OF WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK!!!

She would have no idea who was behind mask and be so irritated about it. She finally catches on when one game he bring out a skateboard and does some tricks.

I love this

[muiltifandomnerd]

I got so many ideas for this au @katydoodles,

Wanna be mutals and I can give you more ideas about the au.

Imagine aang sort of steal azula bow and ran away from her

I have something to add to @firenaition modern azulaang au about azula being a cheerleader and aang being a skater, imagine Aang becomes a mascot to be close to azula and get away with teasing her?

You should definitely draw that situation

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

AANG WOULD BE SUCH A TROLL!!!!!!

The mascot would be a fire-ferret.

He would hype up the crowd during their routines, and try to mimic her! He would do all these flips and jumps and try to irritate her during the games. OH THE MYSTERY OF WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK!!!

She would have no idea who was behind mask and be so irritated about it. She finally catches on when one game he bring out a skateboard and does some tricks.

I love this