#midnight waterbending

[silver-tongues-blog]

believe it or not, the live action avatar show is worse than the live action avatar movie

[undertale-writing-times]

Maybe a little angst to comfort/fluff? but what midnight would do if S/O got a decently bad wound? Like not life threatening unless untreated but not a little scratch?

Thank you for asking for the avatar dudes! I love this AU so much.

Well funnily enough Hydro comes from a healing tribe of waterbenders! So, Midnight would most likely get Hydro to take care of his partner's wound.

He would still hold his partner's hand, giving it a little squeeze while Hydro healed them, and he would rant and rave about it. He tells them that they need to be more careful!

What would he have done if they ended up getting themselves killed? He might be connected to the spirit world a little, but that didn't mean he wanted to have to deal with that just to see his partner...

Once the wound is mostly healed up, a scar going to stay there most likely, Midnight takes you to the place where he was going to be sleeping for the time being and made them take his bedroll. It was very comfortable, and he tells them to rest.

He's going to be nervous about them getting hurt for a bit longer...

[creampuffqueen]

More yangvik headcanons pls Yangvik mother

using this ask as an excuse to post my weirdly specific birthday headcanons. and some others too i guess

anyway. ✨Yangvik Headcanons✨

Yangchen is a summer baby, her birthday is June 2nd

Kavik is an autumn baby, his birthday is November 23rd

This makes them 5, very nearly 6 months apart

Yangchen was a very quick baby, born after a short labor at 2:49 A.M, because she's always had a weird sleep schedule

Conversely, Kavik took his sweet time being born. His mother was in labor for almost two days, and he was born at 8:17 A.M

Both of them were born in the Year of the Rabbit

Astrology people are not allowed to fight me on this: Yangchen is a gemini and Kavik is a sagittarius

Astrology people are allowed to fight me on this because I don't know much about astrology outside of sun signs: Yangchen is an aquarius moon and capricorn rising, while Kavik is a taurus moon and scorpio rising

okay i'm done with birthday stuff, here's some other random ones:

I've talked about their heights a little bit but I finally settled on what their heights actually are. Yangchen is 5'10 and Kavik is 5'9 and 1/2. The half inch is very important

This is literally your headcanon but I love it and everyone needs to know it -> messy Yangchen and neat freak Kavik

Yangchen lives in organized chaos. She knows where everything is, but nobody else does

Kavik can't focus if a single paper is out of place. It drives him crazy

The only thing they can compromise on is that the bed needs to be made. For Yangchen it's a part of her morning grounding routine, and again, Kavik loses his mind if things are messy

Yangchen's love language is physical touch while Kavik's is words of affirmation. Yangchen gives love through words of affirmation while Kavik gives love by acts of service

Yangchen really loves when Kavik lays his head on her lap, because then she can play with his hair. Half of the time he ends up falling asleep which is also great because she thinks he's really cute when he sleeps

Kavik can't read while moving. Carriage, boat, sky bison, doesn't matter. He reads two sentences while moving and turns bright green. This makes him a very useless navigator because he can't read a map unless he's on solid ground

Yangchen is a midnight snack kind of girl. The kind of person to be up raiding the kitchen at 2am. If bagged shredded cheese was a thing in the ATLA universe she'd be all over that

I keep giving Kavik major Ls but they fit. He has a slight pollen allergy, so whenever the trees bloom in the spring he's kind of miserable for a few weeks; sneezy, congested, red-eyed, the works. He gets in a lot of healing practice during this time - mostly on his own sinuses

Okay one more cringe coupley thing they do because they deserve to be a cringe couple sometimes: Yangchen swaps their pillows every few nights because she likes the way that Kavik's smells

Lastly, my headcanon for Yangchen's training timeline! She received her arrows at 14, then spent a year in the Northern Water Tribe learning to waterbend. This is because she had to learn both normal waterbending and healing, and also because water is the element she struggled with the most. Afterwards, she spent 6 months learning earth and another 6 months learning fire, while receiving regular spiritual instruction on the Avatar State. This adds up to make her a fully realized Avatar by 16, as shown in canon. (The youngest fully realized Avatar ever until Aang comes around!)

Hope you enjoy these! Thanks so much for the ask!

[discordiansamba]

Life in the North Pole is stifling.

Being born blind and a girl was apparently the best combination of traits you could ask for if you wanted to spend a lifetime of doing nothing. Her parents wouldn't let her out of the house without a guard to escort her, and they wouldn't even let her learn a drop of waterbending- not even healing, like all the other girls.

Maybe she should consider herself lucky. Most waterbenders didn't get to stay with their families- but the Fire Nation took one look at her, and decided she was just as useless as her parents said she was. She got to stay.

It had happened when she was still really young, so she barely remembered it. Master Pakku- their tribe's best waterbender- had valiantly fought off the invasion, but they'd been smart. They'd arrived during the midnight sun. With waterbending weakened and firebending at its strongest, their forces had only been able to hold out for so long.

After Master Pakku died, Chief Arnook had chosen to surrender.

Prince Ozai had handed control of the city over to Admiral Zhao, who became the governor of what quickly became the Fire Nation's winter playground. For his valor, Fire Lord Azulon gave his throne to his son, who would go on and lead the charge against the Earth Kingdom. Omashu and Ba Sing Se soon fell after.

But Toph didn't care about all that.

She cared about learning to bend anyways. She didn't care if it was dangerous- she just knew her freedom lay on the other side of it. So she taught herself to bend, little by little. She began to understand that there was water everywhere- in everything. Once she did, it was like her whole world opened up.

(It wasn't as good, some part of her thought- only she had no idea what she was comparing it to.)

She taught herself everything she could. Some of it came to her easily- the shifting movement of the water whip felt like she'd 'seen' it done hundreds of times before. Others she struggled with- water was an elusive element, all push and pull. It didn't stay still- it moved on its own. Healing was... a challenge, but at least she had the basics down.

It wasn't important as kicking ass, anyways.

...unfortunately, mastering waterbending didn't make life in the North Pole anymore interesting. The two intruders who snuck into her window one night, however...

...finally, she thought, something interesting.

...but how did they know her name?

[princess-of-the-corner]

MHA if it was dubbed by 4kids:

The reason for the hero name Deku is completely different.

Bakugo and Aldera calls Izuku “Nerd, Lameo, etc”

Bakugo tells Izuku to run to a different country instead of what he said in canon.

Dabi gets arrested^2 instead of dying

Oh we went on a TANGENT on this in the discord both how early 2000s would've dubbed/censored bnha but also specifically what theyd do re: Chaos Children which has some extra stuff that'd get censored (mainly queerness) I'm gonna add highlights:

Everyone's names are changed to be Americanized. Izuku keeps the OfA number theme but he;s just named Nine. Katsuki is something pretentious with a K like full suburban white lady naming. Ochako is like Olivia or something. So on and so forth

We kinda dipped into Chaos Children specifically in how they'd censor the queer stuff and just have everyone be 'just friends' but something like my transfem!Katsuki is now "Katsuki was a girl the whole time but pretending to be a boy because she wants a better chance at the #1 Hero spot"

Erasermic gets the Neptune/Uranus "Cousins" treatment

I'm just going to add a screenshot to sum up the idea for censoring the Todoroki drama

Shigaraki's Quirk just sends people to the Shadow Realm

Izuku's favorite food being katsudon is replaced with chicken nuggets(eat your hamburgers, Apollo-ass energy)

Shoji wears the mask because he's a germaphobe

Can't show blood so Himiko is censored into 'draining life energy'

Similarly, Vlad King's few scenes are color-corrected so he;s just a waterbender now

Snipes guns are all nerf guns and they go full C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa and he shoots sheriff stars and such out of them instead of anything bullet-like

Midnight's whole thing is censored and they rolled with her Quirk's theming and just put her in pajamas somehow./

Similarly Mirko wears pants. Might just go the easier route of coloring her legs and claiming tights but still

Best Jeanist no longer has THAT belt buckle

The only censorship anyone is happy about is them fixing Momo's costume to be less revealing

[gathering0gloom]

An Azutara fic idea that I had at midnight.

Things proceed like in canon until 95AG Ozai seizes power and becomes Fire Lord. In this story, Iroh is slightly more bitter and vengeful about it. He comes back to the Fire Nation capital with his army and there's a battle between his troops and Ozai's supporters. The battle ends with Ozai disappearing and Zuko and Azula in Iroh's custody. Since Iroh is still grieving Lu Ten and massively projects his son onto Zuko, he names Zuko his heir and starts shaping him into a new Lu Ten; since Iroh projects Ozai on Azula, he throws Azula in prison.

In 99AG, a few weeks or months before Katara awakens Aang in canon, she is captured by the Fire Nation (Iroh maybe has a 'friend' in the Spirit World who tipped him off that there's one more Waterbender left in the South Pole) and taken to the Fire Nation capital. She's thrown in a cell close to - you guessed it - Azula's.

Back in the South Pole, Sokka (injured by the Fire Nation attack so he couldn't immediately go after Katara) somehow awakens Aang. Aang agrees to help rescue Katara and that leads to them going through some Book 1 events with just the two of them and Sokka

Azula and Katara help each other escape prison. Azula wants revenge on her brother and uncle and is in denial that her father abandoned her to rot in prison for almost five years, and Katara wants to end the war and find her brother. They start off as allies, then friends, then girlfriends (Azutara story, what else could happen?). They have run-ins with Zuko, maybe Combustion Man, and definitely Hama.

Here are a few lines I've come up with

Azula when she's first put in prison:

Azula: Release me at once! I am a member of the Royal Family, and I order you to release me! When my father comes for me, you are going to pay! Let me out! (the guard leaves and Azula starts to cry) Please.

Azula to Iroh and Zuko when they see Katara in prison

Azula: Why don't you leave her alone? Oh, wait, I forgot, picking on little girls in prison is the only way you two can feel powerful.

Azula and Katara after they've escaped and gotten new clothes.

Azula: Thanks for saying what you said earlier.

Katara: What?

Azula: You know, the thing you said to me.

Katara: You're welcome, but I said a lot of things.

Azula: That I was pretty, you said I looked pretty in my new clothes. It's been a long time since I felt pretty.

Azula to Ozai:

Azula: Do you know how long I spent, waiting for you to come back for me? I was so sure that you would. I barely slept in those first few weeks, because I didn't want to miss you arriving.

[fistfuloflightning]

Waterbender Jiang Cheng for @midnight-tourmaline 😉

[luckyrave]

Avatar The Last Airbender Episode 6 Highlights: Imprisoned

Aang, Katara, and Sokka come across an Earthbender training who immediately gets freaked out when they caught him doing so which leads them all to a village that was used by a Fire Nation for taxes and fees as a means of keeping superiority when they came across the same Earthbender Haru and his mother . It had been as such for quite sometime when it came to some of the Earthbenders in the village and in particular to Haru's father who had kept prisoner a while ago.

Katara and Haru were able to have some heart to heart when it came the gift of being a bender, and how there is always a positive side things that having this ability should not be something to fear. All the while, they come across an old man who was trapped in a bunch of rocks that led to Katara persuading Haru to do the right thing by saving the old man's life.

As a result of this, Haru was taken captive later at midnight by the fire nation soldiers after the old man who he had saved instead had ratted him out. Katara couldn't help, but feel bad for what happened to Haru, but it was also where she makes the decision to fake earthbend in order to find where Haru and the other Earthbenders were taken as prisoners. All in which would lead to a hope that they could be freed.

It wasn't necessarily an easy thing for Katara to have pulled off upon her initial arrival to the prison where she saw the shattered spirits of the Earthbenders. That didn't stop our lovable waterbender girl from doing everything possible in order to give them the courage they needed to fight back for their village and in a sense reigniting their courage thanks to her efforts.

Finally, Aang and Sokka are able to take part in th assist with Katara to help all of the Earthbenders escape by taking The Fire Nation's ships back hope. Only for things to be not as great as it might have been because in midst of all the commotion the necklace which had belonged to Katara's necklace went missing, but that brings an end to my highlights for Avatar The Last Airbender Episode 6. Catch you all again for my highlights on the next episode.

[thepublishingpress]

A Civil Conversation

(Alt. title: Midnight Talks)

Zuko was feeling rather proud of himself. He had done it. He had managed to convince the Avatar to let Zuko teach him firebending. They had given Zuko a chance. Zuko absently poked at the fire with a stick. Though, not everything was ‘sunshines and rainbows’, as his mother would put it. He shuddered when he remembered the Southern Water Tribe girl’s threat. 

Hm. Perhaps betraying her was not the best idea.

He’s broken out of his thoughts when he hears footsteps. Zuko tenses; he’s ready to defend himself if Katara has come to deliver on her threat. 

“Um… Hi?”

Definitely not waterbender girl. “Hi.” Zuko narrowed his eyes at the newcomer. “Are you coming to make threats at me?”

Water Tribe boy chuckled. “Nah. I think my sister’s already taken care of that, don’t you think?”

“How��?”

“I saw her walking out of your room with a grin, and when I asked her what she did, she said the whole story. So, no, I’m not gonna bother you with threats of extreme bodily harm.”

“Um. Thanks…?” Zuko said hesitantly. The boy gave a shrug in response. “May I ask why you have come to visit me?”

“Wow, so formal,” The non-bender snorted, “I just wanted to ask you some things, since, you know, I didn’t have much time before.”

“Alright,” Zuko said, nodding, “Ask away.”

The other boy plopped down beside Zuko. “You’re the Blue Spirit?”

“I-uh…” Zuko blinked in surprise. Out of all the questions the non-bender could’ve asked, Zuko was not expecting this. “Yes. Yes, I am.”

“Oh! Cool!” Exclaimed the younger boy. “We’ve seen the Blue Spirit in posters and whispers around Fire Nation towns, you know.”

Zuko bowed his head. “Thanks, I guess, but how did you know?”

“Aang told us.”

The Avatar. His name was Aang. Zuko filed away the 12 year old’s name for later use. “Oh. I see.”

“So…” The boy in blue swung his feet like a child. “If it’s, um, not too personal, why’d you leave?”

“I…” Zuko paused, thinking about his answer. “Something felt wrong, I suppose. There was something missing that I knew the palace, my home could not provide. I felt discontent. But now…” Zuko trailed off.

“Now…?” Water Tribe boy pressed, curious.

“I feel more complete.”

The fifteen year old boy smiled. “Good for you, then.”

“Thanks.”

“So!” The non-bender said, clapping his hands together. “About you joining the team…”

“I won’t betray you, I promise,” Zuko blurted, “I know I betrayed you before, but I was unstable, but now–”

“Ah, ah, ah,”  The blue eyed boy shushed him, “It’s not about that. I think we can trust you, for the most part. What I am saying, though, is that if you are to join this group, you need to know about the members, hmm?”

“Oh. Right.”

The boy beside Zuko offered him a grin. “Let’s start with me! You know I’m from the Southern Water Tribe, and I’m fifteen!”

“You’re a year younger than me.” Zuko noted.

“Mhm!” The boy continued chattering, talking about his life in the Southern Water Tribe. Zuko eventually relaxed and they fell into a conversation, comparing each others lives, searching for similarities to bond over.

Finally, the Water Tribe boy glanced at the sky. “I should go to bed now…” He said quietly. He smiled. “It was nice talking to you, Zuko.”

“You too, um…” Zuko mentally smacked himself for not asking for the boy’s name. He had always called the members of the Avatar's group certain names in his head, such as Waterbender, The Avatar, Blind Earthbender, and Boomerang Boy. Said boy, however, laughed it off.

“Sokka,” He told Zuko, “It’s Sokka.”

“Good night, Sokka.” 

“Good night, Zuko.”

Yes, joining Avatar Aang's group was a wonderful idea. 

~*~

lol happy (early?) new year everyone!! finally got out of my writer's block and artist's block (if that's a thing ofc) just in time hehe hope you have a great 2024! <3 - basil dela cruz

(P.S: i love the idea that zuko has no idea what the gaang's real names are, so he made up nicknames. it's so silly and i simply adore it <3333)

[lesbiancruzramirez]

hi hi hi i've always thought that chick should be an earthbender, he's so earth-coded, anyways that's all ^_^

HI YES. thats so true. in fact, using this ask (tumbkr fuvking deleted the other one you sent its in the void now) to explain the equivalent of racing in this au: pro-bending from legend of korra!!!

excerpting from the wiki now for those not in the know:

a popular sport originating in republic city that involves two teams of three benders, one from each of the main bending arts besides airbending. The objective of the sport is to gain as much territory within the ring as possible within three minutes, or, alternatively, to drive the members of the opposing team over the edge of the ring.

so the racers in this au are pro-benders, but it does works a little differently now compared to legend of korra. in the very popular piston cup circuits, the format is usually a 1v1 or 1v1v1, with the competitors needing to be a different bender than the other. sponsors are also more common! the format is double elimination based, there are qualifying rounds and such beforehand and also a points system. 1st placer gets 3 points, 2nd placer gets 2, and 3rd gets none. between rounds, competitors are given a brief break to rest and consult their coach like boxing coaches sortof ? ya !

so the big tiebreaker match still happens between strip, chick and lightning and the outcome is still the same, i just havent quite fully figured out the mechanics of how everything goes and i have the florida 500 equivalent match with storm v cruz mapped out in my head better but thats for another post. along with the doc lightning stuff.

and this is tentative as im not a big cars 2 fan but i think the miles axlerod stuff would go something similar to the equalist movement and mater, holley and finn could be the nonbenders trying to investigate and stop all the conspiracy stuff while a fun tournament with a mix of pro-bending styles and formats can still happen, the piston cup leagues only allows bending in it's pure form with none of the sub-elements unlike the republic grand prix i assume itd be called now

and now the racers list i got so far!

lightning mcqueen - firebender

strip weathers - waterbender

chick hicks - earthbender

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cal weathers - waterbender

bobby swift - earthbender

francesco bernouilli - firebender

shu - firebender

carla - airbender

raoul - earthbender

miguel - earthbender

jackson storm - waterbende

tim treadless - firebender

louise nash - firebender

river scott - waterbender

junior midnight moon - airbender

i dont have quite a good read on some of the other ones or ones from the games that im not too familiar with but willing to take suggestions

and last but not least our avatars!

doc hudson - the avatar, born in southern water tribe

cruz ramirez - the avatar, born in a small earth kingdom village

[kakasaku-week-2023]

Thank you everyone for participating in this year’s KakaSaku Week and making it such a success! Don’t forget to reblog all the art, and of course co scream at the authors in their comments on AO3. Hopefully we’ll see everyone next year!

For future events and more KakaSaku goodness, be sure to give us a follow at @scarecrowsandcherryblossoms!

Here’s the 2023 Master List, under the read more!

Day 1: Historic AU

Trapped in a Small Space—Innocent—"Never cruel or cowardly."

Art 🎨

a barmaid and a pirate by @mayskalih Innocence, the language of flowers by @aerie-skysinger historic au by @this-is-my-canon WWII trapped historic au by @xenea-aesthetic

Fics 📝

Shield by @tsume-inuzuka Undone by xylazine Salvation and Slaughter by @petriikore My Fate is in Your Hands by fusionblitz28 Hey Princess, Let’s Go by kaoruhana08 Ruination Be Damned by @sakuradeservedbetter91

Never cruel or cowardly by Crystalina The Lady and The Coward by @alittlewooy Midnight Stranger by FeralSaturday My Cruel Lady, My Cowardly Samurai by Fountain_pen Sharp Tongues and Foolish Daydreams by @twofortea Stuck in the Middle with Pakkun by @mrssakurahatake (every chapter is a different prompt of the week, still in progress!)

Day 2: Someone Else’s Show

Domesticity—Wingman/Wingwoman—"Should I stay or should I go?"

Art 🎨

an earthbender and a waterbender by @mayskalih someone else's show-bleach by @aerie-skysinger pretty woman by @this-is-my-canon

Fics 📝

My Cruel Lady, My Cowardly Samurai by Fountain_pen The Battle in the Underground by @goldfishlover73 What Trembles Underfoot by @twofortea The Intricacies of Pokémon Breeding by Fusionblitz28 Healed with a Kiss by heartensoul Stay by @alittlewooy

Day 3: Modern AU

3 A.M.—Missed Connections—"You have my sword."

Art 🎨

assassins modern au by @mayskalih 3 A.M. missed connections by @aerie-skysinger

Fics 📝

When I Saw You Standing There by @tipsyraconteur Kill for Me by @this-is-my-canon An Ocean Away, A Moment Away by Fusionblitz28 Like To Get To Know You by @twofortea Morning Fix by xylazine Pretext/Postscript by @ax31s2 Missed Connections by @alittlewooy A Four Week Class in Flirting, Seduction, and Bagel Making by @goldfishlover73 the booty call that wasn’t by @sakuradeservedbetter91

Day 4: Fantasy AU

Hot Springs—Seduction—"I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."

Art 🎨

seduction fantasy au by @aerie-skysinger

Fics 📝

My Cruel Lady, My Cowardly Samurai by Fountain_pen Say What You Wish by @twofortea What The Sea Wants, The Sea Shall Have by @rosebrided Lady of Dreams by @alittlewooy

Day 5: Swap AU

Booty call vs. Butt dial—Beach—"Oops."

Art 🎨

oops by @aerie-skysinger swapped, beach by @this-is-my-canon office hours by @twofortea gender swap by @princessxgarbage

Fics 📝

One Long Mission by @goldfishlover73 Office Hours by @twofortea In Between My Legs by Fusionblitz28

Day 6: Mythology AU

Soulmate—Morning After—"Not if you were the last person on Earth."

Art 🎨

soulmate by @aerie-skysinger

Fics 📝

through violence by @this-is-my-canon On Wings like Wakinyan by by Fusionblitz28 Death and the Maiden by @twofortea

Day 7: Canon Divergence

Pakkun Makes a Startling Discovery—Arranged Marriage—"Why are you in my house?"

Art 🎨

Pakkun Makes a Startling Discovery by @aerie-skysinger married by @this-is-my-canon

Fics 📝

Dwindling Dreams and Infinite Nightmares by Fusionblitz28 What You Don’t Know (Sure Can Hurt You) by @twofortea a scent of floral by @goldfishlover73 From the Imperfect Start to the Finish Line by heartensoul

[mysticwolfshadows]

Taken - Zutara - Part 25

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Katara is optimistic about their chances of success.

They couldn't risk leaving Aang exposed, not even for a moment, so Katara and Sokka paced around the pond. Yue, being a noncombatant, would remain hidden with Zuko, who Zhao apparently believed was dead. That story was one she would have to shake out of him later.

For now, it was a waiting game.

They were there for hours. Night turned to day, and day faded to night once more. She and Sokka slept in short shifts, though they didn't get much sleep. It was near midnight, the moon high above them, that Aang stirred. The glowing faded, Aang stood.

"The koi fish!" Aang shouted. "We need to protect them!"

Katara opened her mouth, only to jump back. A wave of fire rushed past her. Zhao had arrived, flanked by two guards and trailed by Iroh. Aang and Sokka jumped into fighting position, Katara sliding into her own fighting form.

"I see the Avatar is here as well." Zhao hummed, his eyes turning to Katara. "And the Fire Lord's waterbender. Not as charcoal as believed."

She had met Zhao before. He had gotten a good sized gash across his back while in the Earth Kingdom, seemingly from some kind of talons, but larger than any bird Katara knew up. He'd only been a lieutenant then, but General Shu had seen promise in Zhao, and wasn't willing to let the potential be lost.

Sokka was gritting his teeth, his arm lifting, but Katara held up a hand to stop him. She was sure Zuko was just as angry, and they couldn't risk a fight just yet. Who knew how many soldiers were behind them.

"Katara," Aang said, shifting slightly. "He's after the moon spirit."

"I know," she said, raking her eyes over the four men. Iroh was undoubtedly on their side, as Zuko had put it. The two soldiers couldn't be identified with their masked helmets. "Zhao, you know what will happen if you kill the moon spirit, don't you?"

"I'll become a legend," the man said with a twisted grin. "I'll be 'Zhao the Conquer', 'the moon slayer'! And your worthless tribe will loose all of its bending."

"Tui is La's beloved," she said. "The ocean spirit. You would really let your wrath blind you? You're a naval admiral, last I heard. Out on the seas, you would be left to La's mercy. Not even Agni will be able to save you."

"Nonsense," Zhao said, stepping closer. "I don't have time to listen to you. You're out numbered. Move."

It was Iroh that moved first. Fighting roared up around them. Iroh quickly went blow for blow with Zhao, while Katara, Sokka, and Aang worked on the two soldiers. Zuko rushed to join the fray, causing more outraged cries from Zhao.

They were subdued with shocking ease, Zhao being held down by Zuko. The two soldiers were frozen to a nearby wall.

"That's it?" Sokka asked. "I thought it would be harder."

Katara whirled on her brother. "Did you really just say that?"

They stopped, listening, waiting. Normally, when Sokka brought up that something was to easy, things got a lot more difficult. Now, though...

"Huh..." Turning to Zuko and their captive, Katara frowned. "I... guess we take him to Chief Arnook. Uncle, as the next highest rank, could you order a retreat?"

Iroh hummed. "That seems like a wise decision. After all..." His gaze, cold as a waterbenders ice, turned to Zhao. "The admiral has failed to heed my advice and gotten himself captured."

She watched him go, Sokka and Yue following him out.

"You're brother's right," Zuko said, after a moment. "That was to easy."

A second later, Chief Arnook, Pakku, and a plethora of warriors rush in. Immediately, the chief orders the enemy Fire Nation to be taken captive. And, despite repeatedly saying otherwise, they slapped Zuko in chains alongside Zhao.

"You just had to say something," Katara grit out, standing in front of the bars of Zuko's cell. Down the hall, she could hear Zhao ranting in fury. "'To easy', you said. Now look where you are."

"I'm sorry," he said, sitting against the wall. He wasn't looking at her, keeping his head down.

"It's just a superstition..."

"That's... not what I meant."

She frowned. "Then what are you sorry for?"

He gave a slow breath of fire, keeping himself warm. "I never told you that my hunt for the Avatar had changed. I... hadn't thought I had to, when I agreed to help your father. But my mistake led us on a wild goose chase around the world, caused us to waste time. We could have been traveling in secret, out of sight and out of danger. So I'm sorry, for not telling you exactly what I was doing."

Katara shook her head. "Honestly... I should be the one apologizing. I expected the worst from you. After everything we've been through, everything you've done for us, I shouldn't have."

It was then that Zuko looked up. His gaze was intense. "So you forgive me?"

She met his gaze head on. "There's nothing to forgive, Zuko."

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[cartoondorksstuff]

You know what, i gonna share all the chapters title of my Avatar! Toph AU of the three books, if you guys are instersted i will show you the synopsis of all episodes of each book :)

So let's star it!

Book 1: Fire 火

1. The Girl in the Volcano

2. The Blind Bandit Returns

3. The Mountains of Omashu

4. The Cave of Two Lovers

5. Guru Pathik

6. The Clandestine

7. Lunar Standstill: The Jang Hui River

8. Lunar Standstill: Avatar Kuruk

9. The Swordsman Lesson

10. Yuyan Archers

11. The Love Amongst the Dragons

12. The Seaquake

13. The Boiling Rock

14. The Mechanists

15. Zhao of the Tsukino Clan

16. The Red Spirit

17. The Guardians of Yangchen

18. The Firebending Master

19. The Arrival of Agni's Comet: part 1

20. The Arrival of Agni's Comet : part 2

Book 2: Air 气

1. The Oasis

2. The Shrine of the Forgotten

3. The Chaser

4. The Unagi's Passage

5. The New Gaoling

6. The Prince of Sky

7. Sokka Alone

8. Light Spirit

9. The Great Escape

10. The Interconnected Libraries

11. Bitter Path

12. The Foggy Cascades

13. Hidden Passages

14. A Deep Breath

15. Tales of Floating Lanterns Night

16. A Lost Friend

17. The Laghima's Peak

18. The Nothern Gurus

19. The Earthly Tenders

20. The Crossroads of a Decision

Book 3: Water 水

1. The Two Bays

2. The Sisterhood

3. The Blue Spirit

4. Azula's Disciple

5. The Glacier Spirits Festival

6. The Avatar and the Water Emperor

7. The Voice of the Garden

8. The Storm of the South

9. The Puppetmasters

10. The Night of the Red Moon: part 1

11. The Night of the Red Moon: part 2

12. The Kyoshi Island

13. The Waterbending Masters

14. The Crushing Depths: part 1

15. The Crushing Depths: part 2

16. The Wolf Cove Players

17. The Midnight Mother

18. Mallik's Tides: The Soveirgn of Seas

19. Mallik's Tides: Under the Moonlight

20. Mallik's Tides: The Ocean of Darkness

21. Mallik's Tides: Avatar Toph Beifong

[rashimen]

I See The Light - A Zutara fan fiction

Every year a festival would be held in the fire nation, one that celebrates the culture of the fellow citizens and this year Katara got to experience it for the first time ever since Zuko became the firelord of the esteemed nation. The festival was held in the city and every year once it reached midnight, fireworks would be released into the sky and so would lanterns. It was a yearly tradition for the fire nation, using their own firebending to light these lanterns and release them into the sky. And for the first time in Zuko’s years of reign he could not, disappointingly, could not attend said festival.

The papers continuously piling up on his office desk everyday was exhausting as it is and he refused to procrastinate as he was afraid his people and the other nations’ leaders would view him as a “lazy” leader. So he continued his night on a date with his brush as he signed the papers. 

He suddenly heard a knock on the door which had caused his ears to perk up, “come in” but he immediately turned his eyes back onto the sheet of paper in front of him, not noticing the guest come in. “Sorry, am i disturbing you” he instantly recognized the voice and he turned his head up at once and found himself staring at the waterbender in front of him, wearing her traditional watertribe clothes and in her usual down up hairstyle that always had him staring. She looked beautiful. The moon illuminated her features perfectly as she slowly walked inside the room and gently closed the door behind her. It took him a while to finally find the words but the only thing that came out of his lips was her name. “Katara” she looked up from the door knob and raised a brow at him with a smile “Hm?” her gaze was suffocating so he decided to look at the wall behind her.

“What are you doing here?” 

“To visit you of course. I heard a festival was happening here so I wanted to come and see and maybe even invite you…” she trailed off, a nervous smile etched into her face as she fidgeted with her fingers, a blush plastered onto her face but not evident due to the darkness of the room. Only the window and the few candle lights around the room being the only source of the light. “But you seem busy so if you don’t want to, it's fine i can just go on my own-” “I’ll accompany you” he said almost instantly that it jolted Katara. Even Zuko, too, was blushing as ferociously as her. He had realized what had just happened and embarrassment started creeping into him. He gently rubbed the back of his neck and stared at the wooden floor below them. The awkward tension got even worse as seconds (but it felt like minutes to both of them) passed by. “Okay…Let’s go then?” Katara said as she broke the silence, “Y-yeah. I’ll just change for a sec”. Zuko then thought maybe he’ll choose to procrastinate just this once.

Zuko then changed into citizen clothing and wore a black cloak to hide his identity from his people to avoid any crowds around them. For tonight, he simply wanted to be just Zuko. 

He then went out to call Katara for they will be exiting through his balcony, the palace is too guarded and it would simply be just stupid to exit from the front gates. He found her staring at the portrait of him that was hung in his bedroom. It was a painting of him on the day of his coronation, his hair was still shorter then. Katara felt a surge of nostalgia hitting her, it had been 4 years since then and she found herself looking at it in awe, feeling proud of him for being able to make it this far with the fire nation. She had not noticed his presence from across the room until he finally spoke up to make her aware of his existence. “Can’t believe it's been 4 years” Katara jumped at the sound of his voice. He was standing right beside her, maybe a bit too close. She looked at him for a bit and noticed his slight smile. She rarely ever sees him smile, it makes her heart skip a bit. She then quickly looked away. “I can’t believe it either” she then peeked at him from her peripheral vision then reached out to put his hood down and Zuko then looked at her in curiosity. His eyes followed the movement of her hand, touching the grown locks of his hair. It wasn’t as long as Ozai’s, well, not yet but it was long enough that it touched his neck. “Did you cut your hair?” she asked subconsciously, her hand still on his hair. “Just a trim, i plan to grow it out but i kind of liked my short hair” I was afraid you wouldn’t recognize me, the words left unsaid. He seemed nervous, she noticed, so she removed her hand but she did not seem to see the slight disappointment on Zuko’s face. He quickly missed her warmth. It was silent for a bit but the noise of the festival overpowered it.

 Katara then glanced at the balcony. She looked at all the bright lights then remembered why she went to visit in the first place. She grabbed Zuko’s wrist which had brought him back to his consciousness. “Let’s go! We’re going to miss all the action!” she said with a smile. Looking at her smile made him want to smile too. Before Zuko could say anything, Katara had already pulled him towards the balcony. “Woah, Katara!” he yelped. She then let go of his wrist to stand on the edge of the balcony and started her climb towards the rooftop. “Wait, stop! I have a better idea” he called from below her. “You should've said so earlier then” she jumped down from her position and dusted the invisible dust from her skirt. “What exactly is this idea of yours?” she placed her hands on her hips and raised a brow at him. “Do you trust me?” her expression then changed into one of confusion until she was suddenly picked up by him in bridal style. She squealed at the sudden change in position and quickly wrapped her arms around Zuko’s neck. “What exactly are you doing?!” Zuko simply smirked at her under his hood. “Taking you to the festival” he then jumped up and swiftly landed on the roof then began to run as fast as he could. Jumping from roof to roof so they could arrive at the venue much faster. 

Katara just grabbed onto him like her life depended on it, afraid she would fall from how fast he was going and closed her eyes shut. She could feel the wind hitting her face so she buried her face onto Zuko’s shoulder. He smiled at her antics.

After a few minutes, Zuko jumped down in an alley and gently put Katara down. “What did you think of the ride Master Katara?” he joked. “0 out of 10.” she scowled. 

He then directed his gaze towards the bustling crowd and grabbed her wrist, an action that they seemingly kept on doing over and over again the entire time yet neither of them had felt the warmth of each other's fingers.  Like it was some forbidden rule. He then brought her out of the dark alley and into the bright light that revealed the wonders of the festival.

 Katara stood still like her feet were glued onto the ground. She gasped in amazement. The traditional fire nation music was being played by citizens with bongos while others danced to the music. Food stalls with all their cultural food, spicy and red. People were all dressed up, she had seemed to be the only foreigner attending the festival despite Katara wearing fire nation clothing, everyone could tell she was not from here. Joy was written on everyone's faces.

“Come on!” Zuko called out from next to her, waking her up from her daze. “Let’s explore the place” he held out his arm for her to hold and so she did with the biggest smile on her face as they strolled around the capital. 

They both explored each stall and checked out each and every one of them.

“Katara look! This one sells fire flakes!” Zuko pointed to one of the stalls. “I did not like those,” she grumbled.  Zuko then cocked an eyebrow at her and a smirk plastered on his face, “What’s this? Can’t handle a bit of spice?” Katara’s scowl deepened. “Are you challenging me?” “Maybe, unless you really just have such a low spice tolerance” he shrugged, simply adding fuel to the fire. “I’ll take you in on it!”, she eventually lived to regret her decision. 

Zuko immediately then bought the fire flakes, with one piece of both of their hands. “In the count of three, two, and one...” The moment he stopped counting they both tossed the piece of fire flake onto their mouths. Zuko ate it with ease while Katara’s face started flaming from how hot the flake was. The vendor quickly gave her water to which she gladly drank. Earning a chuckle from both Zuko and the vendor. “Fine. You win this one” she crossed her arms on her chest with a scowl. 

They had eventually found a stall that was selling souvenirs, the vendor was an old man but he seemed quite peaceful. Both of them were picking out souvenirs to take home with them. One that will remind them of a memory that would last a lifetime. As they were picking out which one they were going to buy, Katara felt someone tugging on her skirt. She looked down to see a child staring right at her. She smiled at the little boy then bent down so they could meet face to face. “Hello, little one” she says in that soft voice of hers. “Hi…” the boy squeaked out. Zuko peeked from behind Katara and saw the boy fidgeting on his spot and seemingly nervous and blushing, he could tell the young man was acting like this because of Katara (he’s just saying this because he’s like this too). “Is something the matter?” Katara asks but the boy shakes his head. “I want to show you something” he tugged on her finger as if to lead her somewhere. She glanced at Zuko to excuse herself and he simply waved at her. 

The little boy then eventually took her to another stall that was just across the one they were at. It had seemed that the stall belonged to the boys’ family as the boy went behind it to grab something. He eventually came out with what seemed to be water in a container. The boy then offered it to her, which she took in curiosity. “It’s supposed to be an ice sculpture that I got from when we visited the water tribe but it had melted,” he said with sadness laced onto his voice. Katara then felt bad for the little one. “It reminded me of you” the young one continued, Katara looked at him with surprise but was eventually replaced by a gentle smile. “I can help you. What did the sculpture originally look like?” the boy's eyes shimmered in excitement after hearing her offer to help. “Tui and La.” He simply said then Katara immediately got to work.

She held the container in one hand as she worked her magic in the other. With a few movements from her hand the water eventually transformed into the ice sculpture the boy had described. “Woah!! You’re a waterbender!” he shouted with glee as his face lit up from how amazed he was. Katara smiled at the little boy. “Do you want to see more tricks?” and he nodded without hesitation. 

From afar, there too, was someone looking at her with admiration. Zuko was watching her the entire time. He watched in adoration as Katara continued to show the boy some tricks to entertain them until she eventually attracted a crowd of children. His eyes showed softness, affection, and love. “Is she your girlfriend?” Zuko looked at the source of the voice, it was the old man that was selling the souvenirs. “No…” there was a pause, “She isn’t.” His expression is unreadable. “But you love her don’t you?” It was silent. Love? Does he love Katara? He turned his gaze towards her, he then looked at her stunning blue eyes and her sweet smile and he found himself catching his breath. She was the most beautiful woman he has ever met and the only woman to ever make him feel this way. Feel this vulnerable. Feel this weak. They were always so close but never touching like the sun and the moon. Always bounded by a boundary that refuses to let them be. His stares always linger a little too long to say that they were friends and always quickly looking away so he won’t lose all the willpower he had left. So to answer the old man, yes, he loves her. He loves her so much he thinks he would die without her but he feels that it is a crime to have such a goddess like her so he decides to tell him, “She doesn’t love me anyway” he says as starts to get the money from his pocket to pay for the souvenirs. “It never hurts to try. Here take this, they’re going to be releasing the lanterns soon.” he then thought about it for a bit. She’ll be leaving to go back to her homeland soon, what’s there to lose? “Yeah” he nods. He then takes the souvenirs and stuffs it into his pocket then hides the lantern inside his cloak. “Thank you sir” he then starts to run towards Katara as the kids were starting to leave one by one, getting picked up by their parents to go watch the fireworks. “Anytime, firelord” the old man whispers but Zuko did not hear him.

“Katara” he calls out to her as he walks towards her, a container on her hand that held the ice sculpture from earlier. “Oh, Zuko!” she turns her head towards him. “They’re going to be releasing the lanterns soon, and I know a spot” she looked at him with glee but her smile turned into a frown when she realized what he meant. “Are we going up again?” but before her question could be answered, Zuko had carried her once again “Hold on tight!” He jumped up once again and hopped from rooftop to rooftop until he found the spot he was referring to. 

Once they had arrived, Katara hopped down and admired the view from where they were. Zuko then followed right behind her, he then removed the hood of his cloak. He tapped her on her shoulder, “Here” on his hand was the souvenir from earlier, the logo of the fire nation. “Thank you” she breathed out, she hid it inside her pocket. Katara rested her arms on the railing and gazed down at the noise below her.

 Zuko found himself staring at her again and opened his mouth to say something to break the silence but shut his lips to search for the right words to say. He then looked down at his arms that were resting on the same railing. Their elbows lightly brushing each other. “You look beautiful by the way” his voice a little above a whisper but Katara heard it loud and clear, she could feel her cheeks turning red. “Oh! Um…thank you. You look good too” Katara mentally cursed at herself at her choice of words. No one spoke for a bit, the constant silence was always so suffocating. 

Zuko closed his eyes and breathed in and out, he turned to Katara, “I-” they said in unison. “No, you first!” they said at the same time. “No, you” Katara beated him to it, leaving Zuko no choice but to say what he was planning to say first. “I…” he trailed but before he could continue he was cut off by the loud footsteps of the people below them who seemed to be running towards the area where the lanterns were going to be released into the sky. Both of them looked down to find families and couples who seemed to be gathering with a lantern in hand. One by one each of them lit up their lanterns and released them into the sky, the beautiful lanterns’ bright light that seemed to stand out in the night sky.

Zuko was reminded about the lantern that the old man gave him earlier and he decided to take a peek inside his cloak to see if it was still there, he sighed in relief as it still was in his cloak and intact. 

He turned his gaze towards Katara and saw that she was staring into the brightly lit night sky with the shiniest eyes and the brightest smile, bright enough to beat the lit up lanterns. He held his stare on her, hoping she wouldn’t notice the way he was looking at her. It was at that moment he realized, if he was never firelord he would not hesitate to take his chances with her. He would court her and if she would accept him, he would go anywhere she wants to go. He wouldn’t have minded a simple life with her. Maybe a small house in a small village somewhere. She was worth every sacrifice. He unconsciously touched his chest, the scar that has now forever embedded him ever since that day. He curled his fingers onto the robe. Maybe in another universe, but for now this’ll just have to make do. 

He took the lantern from his cloak as he faced Katara completely with the lantern at hand. She had seemed to notice him coming closer and turned to face him, she saw his eyes drop down and saw the unlit lantern. “Zuko?” He slightly extended his arms to offer it to her and she took it from him, their hands lightly brushing. He put up his index finger and lit up a small fire and placed it on the candle inside the lantern. He placed a hand at one side of the lantern then turned to her. “Ready?” he asks, and her lips form into a smile. 

They released the lantern together, the now lit up lantern joined the crowd as it flew into the night sky. Katara’s eyes never wavered from their lantern but Zuko’s did, his eyes now looking at her once again. He then looked down onto his hand and flexed it as he closed his eyes. He then opened his eyes once again with a glint of determination evident on it. He hesitated but eventually he placed a hand on Katara’s hand, his thumb brushing her palm. Katara looked at him due to the sudden contact and found him looking at her with those golden brown eyes that held something deeper, an emotion that she could not identify. She turned her body towards him as they locked eyes, a language that only both of them knew of.

Zuko intertwined his fingers with hers and took a small step closer, lips so close that there was barely any air between them left, so close that they could feel the warmth of each other's breaths. Zuko brought up his free hand and caressed Katara’s cheek. She leaned towards his touch, resting her cheek on his hand. As fireworks blew into the sky, the cheers of the people began to fade away. It was as if it was only the two of them in the universe at the moment as Zuko slowly leaned closer to close the distance between them. His lips brushing hers, still so hesitant to kiss her, waiting for her to make any movement that would be a sign that she didn’t want to do this. But she didn’t. So he didn’t hold back. His lips landed on hers as they kissed for what felt like an eternity. His fiery passion combined with her sweet kindness. They only pulled away to catch their breath as they were starting to run out of oxygen. Zuko rested his forehead on hers. They closed their eyes to savor the moment. They both open their eyes and their gaze locked onto each other once again.

“I love you” he whispered but because of their close proximity it was loud enough for Katara to hear.

“I love you too” they both smile as they allow themselves to get lost in the moment.

It was the night that started many beginnings for them, many arguments and complications but they always found each other in the end. No matter what challenges they faced in life they always faced them together. Together as Zuko and Katara.

All at once, everything is different

Now that i see you

Word count: 3k

[wickedcriminal]

*Clears throat*

Fumikage Tokoyami and Dark Shadow are MHA's equivalent to Pride and his shadows, Himiko Toga is similar to Envy, and Eijiro Kirishima's Quirk works a lot like Greed's Ultimate Shield (and they both even have shark teeth).

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk

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WE MAY BE ABLE TO MATCH ALL THE SINS TO A QUIRK USER

I was going to suggest Midnight as Lust, but it occurred to me that Moonfish can extend his blade teeth exactly like how Lust makes her fingers extended blades, so MOONFISH LUST

There are two versions of Sloth depending on which version of fma were looking at, so if we go with Brotherhood then, being both the fastest and strongest of the homunculi, I think the best candidate is actually All Might??? If we go with '03, Sloth can turn herself into water and waterbend her own body, so I'm thinking either Kurioro with Dark or Snatch with Sand, I can't remember any other hero able to turn themselves into water

Wrath, too, is different depending on the version of fma, so if we're going with Brotherhood then Wrath is just really really good at swords and has his Ultimate Eyeball, so maybe Snipe would fit? For '03 Wrath, he can meld his body into anything he touches, so I'm thinking maybe Mimic from the Shie Hassaikai?

Now for Gluttony! Tabe Soramitsu from the Eight Bullets fits best I think, with his quirk Food allowing him to eat Everything. If we wanted to spice Gluttony up a little then maybe Amajiki could fit too!

As for Father, All For One seems like a pretty good candidate I think 😂

[creampuffqueen]

okay done with homework time for more avatar oc lore!!!!

- avatar lusa’s name means ‘midnight’. you’ll never guess what time she was born at

- being from the southern water tribe, which has always been a bit more lax on letting women learn waterbending, she did learn how to fight. sort of. mostly defensive moves, though

- she was brought to the northern water tribe to learn healing

- her healing teacher was a woman named panninguaq, the chief’s eldest daughter

- the chief of the tribe also had twin sons, paruk and panuk

- the twins have a different mom. panninguaq’s mother gave birth to her and then was unable to conceive again. the tribe elders insisted the chief take another wife in order to produce a male heir. they rejoiced when she had two

- panuk is close with his older sister, paruk is not. paruk is the eldest by a few minutes, making him the heir. panuk and panninguaq both feel shirked by him, and so their relationship with him is best described as frosty. lol

- paruk is a decent guy though, and does his best to live up to his duties to the tribe. lusa finds this very admirable, hence why she started falling for him

- to learn earthbending, she was sent to ba sing se to live with the royals while she trained

- lusa kinda sucked at bending tbh. she found it really difficult and was also very hard on herself

- prince haoyu, a nonbender, helped her with her overall confidence, and also was always there to take her mind off bending with something intellectual, like reading or pai sho

- and oopsies he fell in love with her too

- lusa headed to the fire nation to learn firebending from the crown princess, nyzah

- hearing about the avatar’s… warm welcome in the other nations, the firelord’s only instruction to his daughter was: don’t fall in love with her

- nyzah, two weeks later: dad i fell in love with the avatar

- anyway lol

- lusa heads off to the eastern air temple to learn airbending. she meets with chesa, who is one of the youngest spiritual gurus the air nation has seen

- chesa sees that crooked avatar grin and knows she’s done for

- they’re all very funny to me

- so yeah that’s how avatar lusa got her politically complicated polycule

- as for the future

- lusa ends up officially marrying 3/4 of her partners

- people are like ‘can she do that?’ ‘i mean she’s the avatar i guess she can do what she wants’

- the only one she doesn’t marry is nyzah, simply due to the fact that nyzah is an only child and therefore must produce an heir for her country

- nyzah marries a very chill fire nation guy who’s a nice person and a good father, and they remain very friendly even if there’s no romantic love between them

- fun fact: asami and mako and bolin’s mothers can both trace their lineage back to firelord nyzah

- nyzah had a son who became the next firelord, and two younger daughters. one daughter is an ancestor of naoki, one daughter is an ancestor of yasuko

- not that this matters at all, or that they’d ever be able to trace their ancestry back that far. this is like ~1000 years before canon

- but it’s fun

- as for paruk and haoyu’s lines

- lusa did have a few kids

- but all were barred from the lines of succession because there was no accurate way to confirm who their father was. and no royalty was gonna put someone on the throne who they weren’t absolutely sure was supposed to be there

- so paruk’s siblings did in fact sort of get to rule, because one of their heirs got the throne after he died. who’s laughing now

- and haoyu had a younger brother whose kid took the throne. he and his brother were closer though, so he wasn’t nearly as bothered lol

overall though they all lived pretty chill and happy lives

so there you have it 👍