#zuko a fire lord nerd

[zukkaturtleduck]

Been thinking about this a lot

While Zuko’s motivation to help Katara find her mom’s murder might be to be besties with her, I think there’s a huge version of him that was crazy excited to be a vigilante again 😂

Zuko is literally Batman and he’s just been waiting for an excuse to wear black and go on a mission to beat up a bad guy

[leovaldiva]

Me when anyone mentions a fandom I’m in

[bunthebreadboy]

i saw a fanart on pinterest when i decided to change my entire phone theme and i can’t get it out of my head.

the art was just after the zuko and ozai agni kai. zuko was knocked out, iroh was getting ready to take him and leave, and azula just came in and said “i took care of it”. if anyone knows what i’m talking about and has it saved or knows the og artist pls lmk!!

anyways. it got me thinking about an expansion of this au (that i will never write because i have neither the patience nor the time to do that) that (unsurprisingly) results in disasterlesbian!azula

so hear me out on this one. there would need to be an entire plot. like. what’s aang going to do??

azula killed ozai by electrocuting him. it’s the first time she discovers her lightning bending. it looks like he had a heart attack in his sleep. (don’t get too wrapped up in the details. azula’s a prodigy she can be overpowered for a bit)

why did she kill her dad? she’ll swear up and down that it was because “he really should have picked on someone with a better fighting ability than zuzu. honestly, it’s stupid he didn’t lose his honor after frying my pathetic firebender of a brother to a crisp.” it’s actually because she kind of sort of loves zuko. she will NEVER admit that.

iroh becomes fire lord, albeit a bit reluctantly. he spends the next three years attempting to end the war, stop the spread of propaganda in the fire nation, and deal with his niece and nephew bickering all the time.

so aang comes out of the iceberg. meets katara and sokka. katara convinces him to take her to the north pole because he’s the avatar, he still should probably master all four elements war or not. all of the traveling is the same (except zuko chasing them) until they get to omashu and king bumi is like “what’s up my dude, welcome back. we’re recovering from a war, so you should probably learn politics and how to not offend anyone while you master the elements!!”

(“there was a WAR?!?!!!” -aang, probably)

so now aang does a deep dive into all of the nation’s politics while also training. katara doesn’t really attend his meetings, but sokka’s a total nerd and is sat for every single one. first is waterbending at the north pole. insert canon things but add in a meeting with arnook.

this is where we introduce the REAL enemy, because the enemy can’t be the gaang attempting to learn international law at 12, 14, and 15 years old. during the full moon someone assassinates the moon spirit! (sorry yue, i love you but you still die in this au…)

so after mastering waterbending the gaang heads to the earth kingdom. they meet toph and she joins. they head to ba sing se, which, after trying to talk politics with the king, they realize is still completely unaware of the war. while in the earth kingdom, we get a name for the big bad. the dai li. after realizing that ba sing se is basically a military dictatorship, the gaang escapes and head to the fire nation.

that’s where zuko, azula, and iroh get reintroduced. aang and sokka consistently come back from meetings with the royals complaining about “oh my god, the princess is such a bitch. seriously, how is she allowed to help run this country??”

katara eventually goes with the boys to a meeting to get them to shut up. toph makes fun of her for being a people pleaser, but katara will do literally anything to get her brother and best friend to stop yapping about the same topic at her every. single. day.

azula (disaster lesbian) doesn’t say a single word throughout the entire meeting. sokka and aang walk out feeling like they were in the twilight zone. katara shows up to more and more meetings. why? definitely not cause the princess is sort of kind of somewhat cute intriguing.

insert azula’s gay awakening crisis here. she eventually starts talking at the meetings, but she’s only ever nice to katara lmao. katara does realize that azula’s an actual genius, though. she decides that the two of them could probably like, take over the entirety of ba sing se in a day if they tried hard enough. but of course that is purely hypothetical.

so one day a meeting gets interrupted by a literal dai li assassin trying to kill aang. he barely escapes the resulting fight.

so the dai li send more assassins. and even more assassins. until finally zuko gets fed up and is just like “alright i’m tired of dealing with these guys. can we please go kick their leader’s ass??”

that is how azula and zuko end up joining the gaang. and how azula can eventually lay siege over ba sing se (even if she reluctantly gives it back when katara tells her to).

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other misc key points:

- azula and katara get together right before they fight with long feng. it happens cause katara notices that azula is nervous (nobody else would be able to tell) and so she’s like “zula. you’ve got this. we’ve got this” and kisses her lmao

- toph and azula are best friends, to katara’s obvious dismay

- the second azula calls zuko “zuzu” in front of sokka he immediately starts rolling on the floor and laughing. katara has to make sure his lungs are okay afterwards

- zuko: “im literally not gay??” sokka: “yeah, and toph can see”

- toph regularly comes back to wherever the gaang is staying with bags of money. she knows how to find every single illegal fighting ring in the world.

- this is a loooooong term plot. since there’s no reason to worry about the comet it can take place over many years. which also means that katara and azula literally pine for each other until they’re like 20 and everyone around them, especially (and surprisingly) aang, is like “oh my god make it stop”

[narrativelysignificantturtleduck]

i like the lore that piandao trained zuko but i don't think it was exactly the wholesome adoption that people like to do with zuko and any father figures. like in my mind piandao receives a letter from the fire lord like "the crown prince sucks at firebending and you're the best swordsman in the nation so we are sending him to be trained. this is non-optional" and piandao's legitimately contemplating committing treason rather than compromise his values and then the end of the the letter is like "we know you're usually selective we'll pay whatever" and piandao's like. okay FINE please pay me an absolutely ridiculous amount. and ozai agrees bc anything to get his failson out of his hair and piandao sends the money to the white lotus to fund a resistance group in the earth kingdom

and baby zuko, that turtleduck-loving mama's boy theater nerd, arrives on his doorstep and this is where most people would have him change his tune but piandao's just like "sure he seems cute now but he'll grow up to do imperialism". he teaches zuko the dual swords, a commoner's weapon, bc the ideal path for this kid who seems way too nice to be part of the royal family is to give it all up. but he doesn't think that's gonna happen. like iroh comes for a visit and he also seems nicer than the rest of the royal family but he did the siege of ba sing se so like. what does it matter that zuko likes theater and turtleducks and his mommy? he can still hate the earth kingdom and water tribes.

all of this is going on in his head, of course. in his actual interactions with zuko he's a very kind and patient teacher. he knows ozai's a bad dad and he wants to at least try to help this kid onto a better path. but it's not until he hears about the banishment and reports of a guy in a theater mask with dual swords committing treason that he's actually like "oh shit maybe there's some hope for this kid after all"

and he only really adopts him post-canon when iroh fucks off to ba sing se and SOMEBODY needs to help this poor kid navigate fire nation politics and i guess that's gonna be me. okay actually i like him now :) maybe i'll set him up with sokka

[ao3feed-zukka]

land of the midnight sun

Read now on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/zIYnhXl by 136108 The year is 99 AG. The Southern Raiders have not been seen in the South Pole for decades. A tiny ship, bearing the future of the Southern Water Tribe, braves its way north to reconnect with their Northern counterparts. The year is 102 AG. The Fire Lord is dead and treachery abounds within the royal family. A small procession of Fire Sages, surrounding a boy who was once a prince, leaves the palace and makes its way up the rim of the caldera to the High Temple. The year is 106 AG. With the Hundred Year War brought to a stalemate, the Fire Nation finds itself impoverished and largely cut off from the rest of the world. In a desperate attempt to salvage his rule, Fire Lord Ozai sends a delegation to the South Pole led by his former son, the Fire Sage Zuko. Their objective is to form an alliance with the Southern Water Tribe, the group in control of global trade routes—at any cost. (Unbeknownst to Fire Sage Zuko, this is not their only mission.) Words: 2875, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Live Action TV 2024) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: M/M, Gen Characters: Zuko (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Hakoda (Avatar), Bato (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Shyu (Avatar), Yue (Avatar), Suki (Avatar), Kanna (Avatar), Pakku (Avatar), Zuko's Crew (Avatar), Mai (Avatar), Ty Lee (Avatar) Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), Azula & Zuko (Avatar), Aang & Zuko (Avatar), Toph Beifong & Zuko, Katara & Sokka (Avatar), Iroh & Zuko (Avatar), Ozai & Zuko (Avatar), Hakoda & Sokka (Avatar), Sokka & Yue (Avatar), Sokka & Suki (Avatar) Additional Tags: Minor Aang/Katara (Avatar), Minor Azula/Toph Beifong, Minor Bato/Hakoda/Kya, There are more platonic relationships I just can't tag them all, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-100 Year War (Avatar TV), Fire Nation politics, water tribe politics, Fire Nation culture, southern water tribe culture, Arranged Marriage, Cultural Differences, Manipulative Ozai (Avatar), Canonical Child Abuse, Canonical Character Death, Fire Sage Zuko (Avatar), Demisexual Zuko (Avatar), Nerd Zuko (Avatar), Fire Nation 41st Division (Avatar), the Fire Nation loves Zuko, Zuko accidentally becomes Ozai's rival and sparks a civil war, Even when (especially when) he tries not to, Nerd Sokka (Avatar), genius sokka (avatar), Oblivious Sokka (Avatar), Bisexual Disaster Sokka (Avatar), Sokka's nerdiness lowkey shifts the tide of the entire war, If I had two nickels for every trauma bonded codependent pair of siblings…, Please can these siblings be normal about each other for one second, Zuko Takes Himself on a Life-Changing Field Trip, Aang has decided he is Zuko's best friend (Zuko's opinions on this are irrelevant), Toph Beifong is a walking lie detector and she is making this Azula's problem, Appa Adopts Zuko, Obscure references to centuries-old Fire Nation history, The spirits will not stop fucking around with mortal matters Read it on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/zIYnhXl

[bard-llama]

WiP Game

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPS. anyone who you think might enjoy this.

tagged by @gasmeros! Thank you for the tag!

Warning in advance - this will be LONG! I physically cannot tag as many people as there are wips - but if you're interested, please do it!

Setting: OG Cartoon

Pre-Canon

Air Nomad Avatar Zuko

Early War AU (The First Reaction to Truth is Hatred)

Multi-Bending Zuko

Zuko's Odyssey

Unyielding

Crew Bonding: First time they see Zuko breathe fire when frustrated (I'll keep my silence, though it burns my tongue)

Aang in the Iceberg: Dreams

Airbender/Firebender Dual Wielder Zuko

June and Zuko walk into a bar

Our Love Become a Funeral Pyre

Ozai is not a people person

Zuko becomes Fire Lord at 13 AU

Earthbender Zuko

Haunted Toy

Instinctive Bending

Gyatso adopting Aang

Crooked World

Pirate Zuko (Fire, Water, and Government (Know Nothing of Mercy))

Another dream

Author Zuko: The Truth About the Air Army

Artist!Zuko: Pre-Canon

Aang Haunting Pre-Canon Zuko

Monk Tashi’s Journal

Friend of the Sex Workers

Gyatso/Roku

Season 1

Spirits Made Them Do It series

Two Lovers, Forbidden From One Another series

Soulmate Dreamsharing AU (Once Upon a Dream)

Damned by a Look

Baby AU

Helping Hands

Time Travel Zuko (A Second Chance at Family)

Agni's Little Flame

Storyteller Zuko (Those Who Tell Stories Rule the World)

Zuko stops chasing Aang, so Aang chases Zuko (Zhao’s Retribution)

Viva la Resistance

Bed of Leaves

De-aged Zuko

“I’m in love with your voice.”

Working Together/Mission Fic

Toph Joins S1

Gyatso Runs Away With Aang

Self-Harming Zuko

Animal Transformation: Zuko is a finch-hawk

Time Travel Zuko 2: Electric Boogaloo

Soulmate Potential

Bad (?) Reputation

Silence

Time Loop/Loop Zoop

Aang being worthy of power

“Come with me.”

Dreams/Nightmares (Freudian Nightmares)

Dreamsharing, but it’s all sex

Blue Spirit puts out fires

Genderfuckery: Genderfluid Aang

Genderfuckery: Puberty Blockers/The Avatar Has Tits

Grappling turned Frotting

Season 2

Ba Sing Se Boyfriends series

Seduction of the Innocent series

Earth and Air (sequel to Fire and Water)

Accidental Shaman Zuko series

Healing Fire

(Going) Down and Out in Ba Sing Se

The Fire Lord and The Avatar

Azula and her brother

Aang in the Iceberg: Angst Coma Time Travel

Demonic/Ghostly Possession (Blue Spirit Tagalong)

Spontaneous Combustion

Gay Bar

Aang Approaching Zuko Morning After

Pampering Zuko (Rose Petals and Candlelight)

Truth Serum

Body Swap

Ozai finds out Zuko joined the Avatar

Continuation of Wan Shi Tong's Uninvited Guests

Identity Porn

Nerd Lords

Fight Club

Southern Water Tribe – why are there so many more men than women?

Drugged Zuko Rescue

To Choose One’s Own Destiny

Joo Dee

Masking (Masked Affection)

Gaang in Ba Sing Se with Aang trying to befriend Zuko without telling them who ‘Li’ is

Fuck for-profit healthcare (How Zuko Became a Radical Socialist)

How tf is Li dating the Avatar? A teashop customer perspective

Jasmine Dragon Gift Shop AKA Li the Glassblower

Fantasies

Iroh Ships It

All Roads Lead to Ba Sing Se

Season 3

Justice, Served Cold with a Side of Vengeance series

Hope for the Future

Dragon Mama Zuko

High Priest of the Dragons

Zuko adapts other bending techniques

Fire Control

Following the Rules (The Consequences of Breaking The Rules)

Nightmares

Katara hating on Zuko

Punishment

Rope Burns

Trusted with Weapon

Custard Pie/Cheering Up on a Bad Day/Pining

Zuko Asks Forgiveness Through Action (Actions Speak Louder Than Words)

Aggressive Zuko (I'm Your Fire, Your Desire)

Shirtless Sparring

Early S3 AU

Fluffy Zuko/Aang

Zuko blows Aang while Katara watches

Choosing Nonviolence: Aang sees Zuko’s Scars

Choosing Nonviolence: What Is Forgiveness?

Flower Language

Gifts

Katara POV Zuko tortured by Fire Lord

Zukaang Western Air Temple (Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You)

Sexytimes – Voyeurism

Gossip

Zutaraang

Dad Convo

Something to Live For

Keeping the Avatar Alive

Zutaraang Lap Sex

Hidden Communities

Blue Spirit Reveal

Balance/“. . . sorry, I talked too much” “No no no not at all. Keep talking”

Attacking a surrendered opponent

Dream Sharing - Mid-S3: Zuko is back in the palace with everything he ever wanted, but his nightmares are worse than ever. Meanwhile, the Gaang end up helping this kid in the Spirit World or something and have no idea it’s Zuko.

Dark Water Spirit Curse

Depression and Executive Dysfunction (Cut My Heart Into Pieces (but it's still yours))

Artist!Zuko: Western Air Temple Discovery

Katara Jealous/Mad about Clingy Aang with Zuko

Aang with a cunt: Cunnilingus

Aang with a cunt: Aang hiding how aroused training with Zuko makes him

Touch Starved Zuko

Honor

Early S3 Aang Pining

De-aged Aang and Zuko both

Underwater Blow Job

The Fire Nation’s Flaws Revealed

Altruistic Help

Zuko’s hair

Post-Canon

Imprisoned DoBS!Zuko becomes Fire Lord and has an awkward conversation (Thrice Cursed, Once Broken)

Prosecution of War Crimes (Action, Inaction, and Consequences)

All the Politics (A Seat at the Table)

A Royal Heir

Zuko collects strays

Sibling Rulers

PAIN (The Long Road to Recovery)

Wearing Zuko’s clothes (What’s Yours is Mine)

Relationship Reveal: Post-Canon to the FN Court

Gaang Established Routines – Domestic Fluff fill

The Tournament of Kingship

Airbender Blow Jobs

Everyone wants Zuko (Reading Lips)

“My heart feels like it’s dancing when I look at you.”

Kuei & Zuko Arranged Marriage (To Weave a Tangled Web)

Gaang Marriage (Commitment to Balance)

Zuko navigating 10 (billion) relationships'

Treasure (sequel to Pearl)

First Kiss/First Time

Kanna

Shaking it up down South

Getting Zuko to Sleep

PWP Genderbent Aang picks up Zuko without Zuko knowing

Blue Spirit x Avatar Aang

Toph and Zuko’s Life-Changing Field Trip

Crossdressing Gaang

“I can’t stop thinking about you. When I wake up, when I’m about to fall asleep…”

Aang loves his friends

Katara and Aang decide to pursue Zuko

Everyone is in love with Zuko: He catches a clue

I Still Dream About You (Are You Lonely For Me Too?)

Sparring for who gets to take Aang

Jeong Jeong

Southern Water Tribe Mixed Children

Brother

Toph/Zuko Political Marriage (An Arrangement for World Peace)

Toph/Zuko S3 Hookup (Aged Up)

Author Zuko: Blue Spirit/Avatar Aang

Author Zuko: Zuko writes about the Fire Lord and Avatar’s Bond Thru Time

The Southern Waterbending Line

Post-canon Iroh and Zuko

Jet Redemption

Zuko is not in touch with his emotions

Consolidating Power: Zuko vs the Dragon of the West (The Power Behind the Throne)

Post-Canon Hanahaki AU

Cultural Differences/Fuck “Aang is so innocent and pure”

Touch Me Please

Marking

Facefucking

Destined to Love You/You’re the One I’ve Been Searching For

Sauna

Shaving/Aang serves as Zuko’s hands

Zutaraang Double Penetration

Femslash Zukaang

Post-Canon Horny Aang/Trying not to get caught

Voyeurism/Eyes on You

Desirable

Massage/Rimming

Zutaraang Pining

Inappropriate Use of Bending

Aang as the Sun: Zuko’s Astronomy Poetry

Zuko Ass Worship

Thigh Riding

North Pole Huddling for Warmth

5 Love Languages

Fuckbuddies while Pining for More

Weak to Aang

Katara and Mai Conspire

Thigh Fucking

Mastery (Post-Canon)

Aang Dances with Disguised Zuko in Front of Everyone (Veiled Desire)

Setting: Netflix ATLA

Pre-Canon

Avatar Fam Adopts Zuko (Family is a Title that is Earned)

NATLA Zue Arranged Marriage

Zuko’s Notebook

Season 1

Zuko’s Notebook/Aang wondering about Zuko (So Familiar, Yet So Unknown)

Silk

NATLA Crew Mutiny and Aftermath (Shifting Tides)

“Avatar Who? I’m just an Airbender”

NATLA Spirit World Developing Friendship (Seeking the Shards of a Shattered Soul)

JFC that's 220 WiPs.... and those are just the ones I'll admit to 😅

Also, I have a lot more post-canon WiPs than I ever realized! I always kinda figured I mostly did during-canon AUs - which like, I do, obviously, because there's 116 of those set during the OG canon - but still! 71 was a lot more post-canon fics than I was expecting!

[eponastory]

RULES: make a poll of at least five of your all-time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. see which character is everyone's fave.

Tagged by: @firelily-mermaid-jedi

To put it into context, my favorite characters are not based on attractiveness, because some of them aren't even human, but their complexities. As in their character. One or two of them are just because I'm a huge nerd and it's for shits and giggles.

Let's seee.... who can I tag...

@broadwaybalogna @forevermore05 @omegansamurai @longing-for-rain @johnskleats

[tickle-bugs]

Hi! I had this super cute Korra idea and was wondering if you could write a fic for it. So like basically she and Bolin are earthending training, and he beats her and is like super gloaty about it, so she gets him back by encasing him in rock and well y’know…tickling him lol. I’d also love if you could throw in a raspberry or two!

Rock and Roll

Summary: After traveling the Spirit World, Korra returns home to the Air Temple. Familiar grounds beget familiar habits and she soon finds herself returning to her favorite hobby: pro-bending. Well...semi-pro, anyway.

Spoilers for the end of The Legend of Korra and the comics that follow the end of the series!

Korra’s reunion with Air Temple Island brought her a peace she hadn’t known she needed. Traveling with Asami had given her time to quell the one remaining tempest in her brain, the one that wrestled with the mint newness of her sexuality. It meant that when they finally arrived at the temple doors, Korra had only her friends on her mind. 

“Do you think everyone looks different?” Korra whispers to Asami, linking their fingers together. They step into the main courtyard. Korra breathes in deep. Still smells like home. 

“No. But I think you should go check, just to be sure.” Asami kisses her on the cheek, taking Korra’s bag off her back. “I’ll get our room together.”

“I love you.” Korra squeezes her hand. Asami beams. 

“Love you too.” She hefts Korra’s bag easily, having grown stronger during their travels, and wanders off towards the temple interior. Korra’s so occupied with watching her go, she doesn’t even notice Bolin and Mako stepping into the courtyard. 

“Korra!” Mako shouts with a laugh. Bolin gasps himself into a coughing fit, gesturing wildly. Korra sprints towards them and scoops them clean off the ground, cracking something in both of their spines with the force of the hug. 

“I told Mako something cool was going to happen today! I could feel it.” Bolin punches Mako’s shoulder and he grunts. 

“It’s good to see you guys. I missed you.” Korra tilts their foreheads together, tossing her arms around their shoulders. 

“Are you hungry? Mako was just about to make lunch.”

“Was I?” Mako deadpans. Bolin employs his absolutely lethal puppy dog eyes. Pabu scrambles atop his head to assist. Mako sighs deeply and waves for them to follow him.

…

Tenzin had been gracious enough to round up his family, promising every whining child and adult that they’d have a meal with Korra another time. Though Ikki and Meelo’s begging tugged on her heartstrings, she had the rare comfort of knowing they weren’t going anywhere. She could take a moment to relax with her friends without sacrifice. 

“Tell me everything. What did I miss?” Korra drums her hands on the table. Bolin stares very pointedly at Mako, who starts to hem and haw. He eats a dumpling instead of answering. 

“Mako started training with Fire Lord Zuko.” Bolin nudges him with his shoulder. Mako sighs. 

“You what?” Korra leans forward. Bolin does the same, batting his eyelashes at his brother. Mako glares at him. 

“That’s incredible, Mako. He seems like he’d be a great mentor.” Asami plucks a dumpling from the steamer basket. 

“He is. He’s seen and done so much! It’s incredible.” Mako gestures a little wildly, starry-eyed, and Korra chuckles. 

“Well, so have you.” Asami smiles. He turns a little pink and ducks his head. 

“You’re such a nerd. That’s what you were all nervous about?” Korra narrows her eyes teasingly, taking a dumpling. Mako scoffs and steals it from her hand. Before she can fight to get it back, he takes a triumphant bite and leans back in his chair. She loosely considers vaulting over the table, but she decides to save Pema the headache.

“No, he thought I was gonna tell you that he’s totally got a crush on Princess Ursa.” Bolin stretches innocently.

The room erupts into shouting. Mako busies himself with strangling Bolin while Asami and Korra pepper him with questions. Bolin paws at Mako’s face and chokes out a protest. Asami manages to pull them apart. 

“I don’t have a crush on her! She’s a smart, capable tactician…with pretty eyes…and nice hair…oh god.” Mako drops his head into his hands. Bolin pats his shoulder. 

The conversation flows from Mako’s love life--hopeless--to events in Republic City. Spirits don’t have a fantastic grasp on human affairs, but they seem confident in Zhu Li taking the Presidential helm, which is nice. As they chat, the stack of empty bowls in the sink grows more and more precarious. 

“Okay, what else…oh! We made another mover.” Bolin feeds small vegetable pieces to Pabu, who perches comfortably on his head. 

“What? Why?” Korra frowns. 

“Now that Varrick’s First Gentleman, he’s picking up a lot of his old hobbies. He told me he was struck with urgent inspiration to make his magnum opus.” Bolin gestures excitedly. 

“Beifong’s tired of babysitting him, so he’s on informal house arrest,” Mako snorts, leaning towards Korra. She snickers. 

“What’s the story?” Asami pinches Korra’s knee so she stops laughing—counterproductive, as it just forces her to stifle a yelp. 

“Nuktuk has laid down his arms as the hero of the south and taken up…wait for it…pro-bending coaching! He invents it! Turns out, his dad was one of the best benders in the world and Nuktuk wants to preserve the legacy!” Bolin gestures even bigger. Pabu nearly slides off of his head as he moves around. 

“Wait…isn’t that the plot of The Pebble’s new mover? The one about The Boulder?” Asami collects the empty bowls from the table and dumps them in the sink. As she comes back, she kisses Korra’s forehead. 

“Uh, noooooo. The Pebble’s grandfather was the pro-bender. For Nuktuk, it’s his dad. Totally different.” Bolin nods resolutely. Asami opens her mouth to argue, but Korra pinches her knee. Asami glares. Korra gives a shit-eating grin. 

“Right, sure. You two up for a friendly match, now that you’re a double pro-bender?” Korra leans on Mako’s shoulder.

“Oooh a Fire Ferret reunion? Count me in!” Bolin gasps excitedly. 

“Count me out.” Mako stands and stretches. 

“Aw c’mon, Mako! Where’s your competitive spirit?” Korra socks him in the arm. He returns the favor. 

“Knock yourselves out.” He laughs fondly, ruffling Bolin’s hair as he passes. 

“Guess it’s you and me then. Nuktuk, Hero of the Arena, versus…the Avatar.” Bolin makes a noise like a crowd cheering. 

….

“Come on, Bolin! Put your back into it!” Korra throws a boulder at his head. He pulls his hands apart and the rock shatters, submerging into the earth. 

“Taunting me isn’t gonna work. While you and Asami were out frolicking, Tenzin and Jinora showed me the path to inner peace. I’m totally chill now.” Bolin butchers a few Air Nomad forms and then nods, satisfied. 

“Is that right?” 

“Yep. I’m super zen.” Bolin closes his eyes and takes a meditative stance. Korra throws another rock at his head. He yelps and deflects at the last moment, scattering it to dust.

“Would you stop doing that?!”  

“Are you going to fight me?” She puts her hand on her hip. 

“Alright, you asked for it. No holding back.” He smirks. 

As she flips out of the way of a chunk of earth the size of a Satomobile, she’s quickly reminded why he was a pro long before she ever met him. She’s used to earthbenders with squat techniques. Bolin is fast. He moves earth like water, adapting quickly to shifts in gravity without breaking a sweat. 

She takes a rock to the torso and goes flying, skidding to a stop on her back. She narrows her eyes at him, flips back on her feet, and resumes her stance.

“Oh yeah, I’ve still got it.” He flexes. 

“Whatever. Lucky shot.”  Korra rolls her eyes. Bolin continues to flex, striking new and irritating poses. Pabu scampers out onto his bicep and copies him. Bolin turns unexpectedly and Pabu squeaks, scampering back to the solid ground of his shoulder. The poor thing slips and tumbles right into Bolin’s shirt with a terrified shriek. 

Bolin makes the exact same noise, followed by a string of frantic, high-pitched giggles and shouts. Pabu skitters around his waist and Bolin tries to grab him. Korra muffles her laughter into her hands. 

“P-Pabu!” Bolin squeaks, finally wrangling the fire ferret into his grasp. He starts sternly lecturing Pabu, but Korra’s long past listening. She’s too busy sowing the seeds of a plan. 

“Let’s go again.” Korra grins. 

“Best of five? Let’s do it.”

Korra and Bolin circle each other, locked in tense concentration. Korra moves first, launching stone after stone to where she thinks Bolin will be, rather than where he is. She breathes with each shove, doing her best to root her body to the earth. 

To Bolin’s credit, he easily manages her aggressive assault. He complains about it, sure, but he deflects or redirects every blow before it can break his stance. He splits a large boulder and pelts her with the pieces. She slides and flips out of the way, curving with the air rather than through it. Even though Bolin strikes her from beneath with a stone, Korra still manages to bend a bucket’s worth of water directly into his chest. 

Korra clenches her fist and the water flash-freezes. As it crackles into a solid up his body, Bolin stammers up a protest and wiggles fruitlessly against the ice. He strains every which way, the muscles in his neck tensing, but he doesn’t budge.

“‘Kay, so this definitely isn’t competition-legal. How about you let me go and we call it even?” Bolin blows his curl out of his face. 

“Mmm, nah. Best of five, remember?” Korra smirks, cracking her knuckles. She makes a big show of stretching. 

“I can’t fight you in ice. Ohhh, you’ve got a real scary face right now. Like…like Eska levels of scary—“

Korra bends away a chunk of the ice, leaving a perfect window for Bolin’s stomach. She pinches him there and he giggles once, sweetly. They blink at each other. Korra breaks out in a smirk. He starts to babble, shaking his head fervently, but he collapses into nervous snickers and incoherence when she gets closer.

“Tickling is cheating, c’mon--KorraKorraKorraaaah!” He squeals, bubbly giggles pouring forth faster than he can hope to speak. He wiggles as much as he can—not at all—and tries to suck in his stomach away from her fingers. She follows easily, poke-poke-poking at the softer parts of his stomach to make him jump. 

“This isn’t even a fair f-fight!” Bolin whines, shimmying like his life depends on it. 

“It’s not fun if it’s fair.” Korra shrugs. She bends away some ice from his ribs and plucks her fingers across them. His giggles somehow find more urgency, making his whole torso tremble. His voice rises in time with her fingers, cracking beautifully when she decides to tickle under his arms. He lets out a tumble of desperate syllables and hiccups.

“Ohmygod, move!” He snorts, oh wow, and keeps trying to escape. He attempts wide, pleading eyes but his nose keeps scrunching and preventing his progress. 

“Move, huh? Not stop?” Korra raises her eyebrow. Bolin buries his face in his shoulder. 

“Alright, tell you what. Surrender your victory and maybe I’ll let you go.” Korra tickles mockingly under his chin and Bolin snorts again, slamming his chin down. She spiders across the skin she can reach, avoiding his scrunching. She brushes his ear by mistake. 

Bolin’s voice leaps at least two octaves. He wrenches so hard that he actually cracks some of the ice around his shoulders. Korra grins like a demon. Bolin’s eyes widen. 

“I’m so telling Opal.” She snickers. 

“Don’t you dare!” His cheeks and ears burn bright red. She chases the blush with her fingers. Bolin cackles, whipping his head back and forth to no avail. She pokes at his collarbones and he yelps, hiking his shoulders as far up as he can. 

The ice crunches, then crumbles. Bolin stumbles forward, clutching his torso through the tail-end of his laughter. Korra backs up and starts awkwardly chuckling with something like remorse. 

“Hey, Korra?” Bolin narrows his eyes, deathly serious. “Run.”

“Threatening the Avatar?” She jokes weakly. 

Bolin sprints at her like a train as a reply.

She yelps and takes off, bending air to launch herself onto the temple roof. Bolin uses earth to follow suit, his serious demeanor melting into the giggly little ‘I’m gonna get youuus’ that one would expect from someone like him.

She misses her jump onto the next roof and Bolin catches her by the waist. Her loss of balance translates to him, unfortunately, and they both crash to the ground. Bolin pulls her close and rolls to break the fall, but he doesn’t release her from the bear hug. He giggles evilly in her ear. 

Oh shit. 

“Bolin, hang on—“

“Gotcha.” He grins, vibrating his fingers into her stomach. “Now, time to defend that championship title.” 

Korra squeals loud enough to send birds and spirits flying from the temple trees. 

[crackedpumpkin]

in honour of the atla live action, i decided it was time to post @theblindhag and i's reaction when it first released on netflix. This is episode 1 under the cut. enjoy.

Thats sozin’s comet, the comet named after sozin

“STAWP”

THE BENDING IS GOOD

Dude got baja blasted

“My sights are set higher” he says as he stares up at his prisoner

HE COOKED HIM

Im a 5 star michelin

He got intimate with HIS burn marks

Its giving genshin impact

OOGWAY CAMEO

Glowing ninja girl

Loving the brush strokes

Ye old uggs

Theres the bald bitch

Eggs in a carton

Why are the airbenders american

Brother gyatso the GOAT

He a real one

No bald cap

Aangs tatted

Its giving buddha statue

HE JUST IRON MANED HIS WAY UP

Aangs in his soliloquy era

STEADYYYYY URGGGGGG

HMMMMMMMMMMM

Mighty morphin iceberg time

He turned into a bakugan

THEY GOT DADDY ISSUES

Sulk later paddle now

Guys its zuko

Oh shit oh fuck

He’s a conspiracy theorist

NERD

oh, nice we’re not gonna die!

“🧍🏻👁️👁️”

A mysterious little bald person

SHE SAID THE LINES

HORANGHAE

Hes finding his inner peace

“Something about armour”

“Something about ARMS”

REESE BLUSHIN AT SOKKA ARM

ARMOUR FETISH

CONFIRMED

Its giving victorian era scandalous ankles

Victoria def had a secret fs

Lord of… snow and ice.

Avatar, gay discount?

“Why did the fire nation start the war?” “Gay discount.”

HE USED HIS SHARIGAN

Appa took a fat piss in the sky 🙁

Boneless temple

Ep ended with horanghae

[krimsonrose]

Random Character Headcanons

Character: Princess Azula

•  left hand dominant  •  has aquaphobia from the events of the last agni-kai •  favorite food is cherry mochi •  has a high metabolism (she eats more then twice what Zuko can) •  tea connoisseur (refers to bad tea as hot leaf juice like Iroh) •  connected to dragons more then phoenixes  •  can sing quite well (side-eyes Grey Delisle) •  touchstarved  •  book nerd (when she’s not training, she’s reading) •  can play pai-sho but hates it (Iroh taught her as a child) •  she and Zuko get misidentified as twins a lot when they are older •  taught Kiyi the “correct” way to taunt and tease Zuzu •  born on the summer solstice at the highest point of the sun •  is actually very good with kids though she’d say otherwise •  took the position of royal advisor to the fire lord post canon •  has an eidetic memory

[zukkaart]

okay so what if Zuko never left the fire nation after being welcomed home. Zuko is crowned fire lord instead of azula because of birth order, when ozai becomes Phoenix king. the avatar movement has to go underground and things get worse. Azula never had her breakdown because she was never defeated but there's clearly something wrong. ozai gets annoyed with her paranoia eventually and decides to marry her off to the southern water tribe chief, against his (and her) will, mostly as a way to get rid of her. she arrives in a foreign land, expecting to be hated and kept as prisoner until she dies. instead the first thing hakoda says to her is "I'm sorry". sure they're all wary of her, but she's still a teenager, Katara's age. the second the fire nation embasarries leave he tells her he's built her an igloo of her own. Azula figures its a prison cell, but its really hakoda's way of saying 'i dont want anything to do with you wifely'. and suddenly azula is in less danger than she's ever been in before. basically just recovering domestic azula with dadkoda. and eventually azula and zuko reconcile and decide to take the fire nation down from the Inside and story plot blah blah. but mostly hakoda adopting azula and giving her the parental love she never got 😭

I absolutely can NOT even begin to tell you the brain worms this gives me.

I think it makes a lot of sense for the time period in which avatar takes place too because I think it’s supposed to be circa 1700? (Correct me if I’m wrong) and obviously in most places at that time arranged marriages were very common, and many rulers did not shy away from marrying their children (daughters especially) off to much older men as long as they gained significant advantages from it- I wouldn’t be surprised if Ozai did the same. (Sorry for the info dump I’m a history nerd)

If you read “the art of burning” by hella1975 on Ao3 it is basically all dadkoda content but with Zuko and it’s absolutely beautifully written- probably one of the best fics I’ve ever read.

Circling back on topic- I could see Azula resigning herself to what she’s been taught her “wifely duties” are and constantly telling herself “just one son, just an heir, then hopefully he’ll never touch me again” (Yes Sokka but let’s just say for political purposes her father wants her to provide a SWT/FN heir) and then she realizes that Hakoda would NEVER do that to her or anyone else - and her cold facade begins to drop revealing the scared little girl she really is beneath the conditioning.

Bonus: Zuko absolutely despises the marriage because that’s still his little sister and just because he accepted his role doesn’t change where his morals fall. So he plans a whole months trip to some remote place for “training” but instead steals his old ship and goes to the SWT to get Azula back and maime anyone who laid a finger on her regardless of the political consequences, but he shows up and Azula explains how Hakoda basically adopted her instead. Zuko actually finds himself jealous of Azulas situation outside of his fathers influence and finally having the childhood that neither of them ever were offered but is ultimately so grateful to Hakoda for it.

And then he meets the water tribe heir one night while he’s grappling with these feelings of jealousy vs grief vs gratitude and having dealt with his father leaving and losing Yue and seeing Katara and Aang being happy and traveling together while he stays in the south he completely understands and helps him work though it.

[assorted-fics]

Fics of the Month

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Zuko Has A Cat (Or More Accurately, A Cat Has Zuko) by Stressball

Instead of being exiled on a boat, Zuko is dropped off in the Earth Kingdom. Eventually a certain crazy old lady finds him, and he is subsequently adopted by her cat. Based on an idea by MuffinLance

We Dance To Fast Music by entity9silvergen

Zuko didn’t like to dance. Neither did Mai. But Ty Lee did and they’d do it for her. Fortunately for them, Ty Lee cared about how they felt and wanted to show them just how wonderful music could be. All Zuko and Mai knew were slow dances, the things of ballrooms and romance. Ty Lee only knew the dances of friendship, freedom, and fun.

The Family You Choose by TunaFishChris

Some people are born with soulmarks. Zuko has them, but his grandfather burned them off because they "make you weak."

Team Avatar has a few things to say about that.

An Age of Blossoms by agustsea

Sokka has been an unfortunate victim to many uncomfortable realizations in his life.

When he was sixteen it went like this. The deranged, reckless, fire-breathing prince that chased them across half the world was, as little as Sokka wanted to admit it at the time, actually kind of cool. Now, he’s twenty one, sparring across from that same prince– now a king– in a small courtyard at the heart of the Fire Nation, and he realizes that not only is the Fire Lord actually kind of cool, he’s also really pretty.

OR

After the war, Sokka goes to the Southern Water Tribe to help his people rebuild. Five years later, he accepts the role of ambassador to the Fire Nation and returns to a city and a man that are almost unrecognizable.

Spider-Man x The Fantastic Four

Super Hero After School Club by YouWannaGoBro

When the Fantastic 4 are saved by a scrawny nerd who appears to have no idea that he has super strength, how else could they return the favor but to help him understand and control his powers? In which Sue, Ben, and Reed are trying really hard to prevent this kid with powers from turning into another weirdo New York street super villain, Peter is trying to pretend he hasn't been doing the hero thing longer than all the Fantastic 4 members combined, and Johnny is trying to get a hot date.

Weaving Spiders Come Not Here by Mizzy

People are treating Peter oddly. Really oddly. It turns out they're being nice to him because they think his boyfriend cheated on him. …with Spider-Man. It's honestly quite tiring pretending to be jealous of yourself.

Trial by Fire by Iamujerarana

Johnny's been more of a pest than usual lately, and Peter can't figure out why, or what's with all of his truly bizarre behavior. Or, Johnny tries to ask Peter out in the most outrageous ways, and Peter's too horrified (and busy fantasizing about murdering Johnny) to understand what's happening. ***** Knives, Peter decided as he watched Johnny sweet-talk the concierge. When he killed Johnny, knives would be involved. Or maybe swords. Like, the giant curvy kind. Johnny flashed his most charming smile at the concierge No, Peter thought, scowling at Johnny. There would definitely be poison. Johnny slid his finger along the concierge's hand, and the concierge blushed red. The really painful kind of poison, Peter thought. The kind that made your insides shrivel up. Screaming in pain, the whole bit.

Avengers x Daredevil

My Guardian Avengers (Can I Get a Refund) by prettybirdy979

‘I can see you have it,’ Captain America says in a deadpan that would put Brett to shame. Matt just grunts at him. You know what? If these arseholes want to deal with the scum of Hell’s Kitchen, they can deal with it. The man stumbles to his feet and half walks, half falls in Matt’s direction. Matt just looks at Captain America with a dark smile. ‘You want to deal with these assholes? They’re all yours.’ * Or Daredevil needs to protect a certain law firm in Hell's Kitchen. He's a little slack about protecting this Matt Murdock fellow though, and the Avengers are only too happy to step in to help. Matt is SO not okay with this. (Shut up Foggy, so what if it's his own fault!)

Avengers

tell me what you want what you really really want by mindshelter

First Fic: if you wanna be my lover (you gotta get with my friends)

MJ still remembers Ned’s initial disbelief when Peter—infamous for missing class back in sophomore year, suspended for two weeks freshman year—finished his bit of the group write-up four days early. The work was perfect, and so was Ned's chemistry grade. After that it was Peter this, Peter that, Peter parted the Red Sea, it’s true, MJ, I was there; I saw it. MJ, hey, are you listening?

Then Ned says, “We should invite Peter to join AcaDec.”

or;

peter isn’t rock bottom on midtown’s social ladder; he’s underground. friendless, rumoured to get into street fights. ned declares him bestie material anyway, and mj catches feelings.

she also meets tony stark(?) in foodtown, of all places, and makes a spider-man(??) sighting.

Tremors and Tribulations by Fernandidilly_yo

Tony feels a prickling behind his eyes as the man continues on about Howard Stark and his greatness. He feels breathless as he stares at his mother’s coffin. He feels lightheaded as he stands here, the only Stark left in existence.

Tony takes a deep breath of frigid air and slips the sunglasses on with fumbling fingers. And then, when his hands won’t stop trembling, won’t stop giving him away, Tony stuffs them into his pockets. Pretending for the world that he isn’t falling apart, because that’s what he’s supposed to do.

(Or: Nine times that Tony Stark's hands shook, and one time they held steady)

how long until spring (i miss you) by mindshelter

It’s nothing personal – they just didn’t know each other; she usually belonged in another sphere than him, in posh galas, dull board meetings, catching snatches of sleep on overseas flights. He was decades younger, a burst of energy and intelligence that Tony wanted to hone, nurture, and keep close to the ground for as long as he could.

So, when she approaches Peter on the lake house’s dock, both of them swathed in black and sorrow and asks if he wants to join her inside to see the message Tony left behind, he says no.

(set immediately after endgame.)

This Isn’t A Love Song, This Isn’t A Fable by rayrae118

Steve's not OK with people's perception of Captain America, no matter what he says or how much he pretends otherwise. It's like no one in this time period realizes that there's more to him than a spangly outfit. And yes, he's including the Avengers in that.

... or, the one where everything's all right, until it's not.

Series Held Together

First Fic: Held Together by Spiderwebs by TunaFishChris

Steve is not coping well in the twenty-first century. At all. Three months after the Chitauri invasion, he decides he's had enough.

But just as he's about to end it all, he runs into the new hero in town.

Welcome to Planet Queer by TunaFishChris

The Parkers have never really talked about sexuality of the LGBTQ+ community. Neither positive nor negative things. So Peter had hoped that when he told Aunt May that he prefers boys that she wouldn't do something drastic and out of the blue, like kick him out, as if she were a queerphobic Transformer.

Except now, he's on the street, and has no idea what to do next.

Luckily, the Avengers have his back.

(Un)Fortunate Circumstances by lomku

Or how Steve wakes up from the ice in the SHIELD facility, runs into Tony, and kind of kidnaps him in his bid for freedom.

Harry Potter

Hogwarts, to welcome you home by gedsparrowhawk (FaceChanger)

“You understand, Professor,” Harry began, after a moment, “that I don’t have my N.E.W.T.s. I never even finished seventh year. Between everything, I never had a chance the first time around, and then afterwards there didn’t seem to be much point. Hermione argued for it, of course, but I was so tired of Britain. So technically, I am completely unqualified for the position.”

“Quite a way to begin an interview, Mr. Potter,” McGonagall said, dryly.

Or, three years after the war, Harry Potter becomes Hogwarts' newest Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

A Young Radical’s Guide to Love by Blamebrampton

Memories of the war are still fresh, which is all the excuse Decent People need to do appalling things. In this quietly waged conflict, Draco Malfoy is happy to be on the right side of things for once, and even happier to find he’s not alone.

Doing the Lamberto Walk by Blamebrampton

There are only three traditional choices for the cashed-up hero after victory. Harry Potter is too young to settle down and provide the wizarding world with a happy ending, and has too acute a sense of humour to spiral downwards into a spectacular flame-out. That leaves a life of good works. Choosing to lead it in Muggle Brixton comes with its own set of challenges, including Malfoys in the biscuit aisle.

The Spellmaker by SonnyGietzel

Latin; a dead language with no practical applications except perhaps the deciphering of old texts and as a particularly quaint party trick. Thankfully, as Harry finds out, Latin is not as dead as he was first taught when he decided to learn the language. It wouldn't have mattered anyway, of course; he loved Latin, and would have been proud to know it even had it been as useless as it was pretty. But in the world of Wizards, the world of Magic, Harry realizes his rare talent with words is particularly valuable, and allows him to use magic that no one's ever heard of, that no one's ever seen. But as time goes on, and he becomes more and more entangled in the webs spun by those around him, he starts to realize just how deep the magical rabbit hole goes and how dangerous power like his can be. All Harry had ever wanted was for the world to make sense.

[ssreeder]

THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING READ SREEDIE BC IVE GOT VAVAVOOM BY NICKI MINAJ STUCK IN MY HEAD RN

hey handsome ;)

I’m back bc you can’t get rid of me ever <3

katara is so real for finding comfort in arbitrary routine. like I’m not following the politeness rules for YOU I’m following the politeness rules for ME so that I feel better >:(

ALSO what I think is really important to remember and usually gets lots in fanon, the fact that zuko like.. literally IS the face of the fire nation in the war for katara. like she has nobody else to project on OF COURSE it’s going to be fucking Rough to overcome her hatred for zuko when he’s literally synonymous with genocide for her. unless there’s somebody else she can realistically focus on (ie. the fire lord is too abstract a concept for her rn), it’s never really gonna get better AND YOU CANT BLAME HER bc how else are you meant to process fear and anger if you have nowhere to direct it (does this line of thinking mean I need therapy sreedie?? answer honestly)

OHOHO look at that sreedie. I’ve gone an anticipated katara’s own musings. I’m so psychic today.

also really depressing that zuko actually does canonically look like his father so like… katara isn’t exactly Wrong to imagine his face

aaaaaand he’s back to normal with the monosyllabic responses !! and anger !! he’s healing so well.

trust zuko to argue about the semantics of life saving lmfao

CRYING WHEN ANGRY IS SO FUCKING ANNOYING I FEEL YOU SO HARD KATARA

not katara accidentally predicting the zukka relationship out of anger T-T

NOT THE “I will be back” NOTE ZUKO PLS

SLAY AANG ILY AANG YOURE THE BEST ZUKKA WINGMAN EVER

ughhh FUCK OFF IROH just say you’re homophobic jfc

YES JEE I’m always in the I Love Jee camp so this is nothing new BUT YES CRITIQUE IROHS HANDLING OF ZUKO

jee is TOTALLY a literature nerd with all the analysis of implications of zukos outfit that he’s doing and I am so here for it

HAIR RUFFLES WIDNWLDNQPXBWFORN THE HAIR FRHDKWE AODKW I am completely calm and reasonable about this.

sokka is like “I’m so good at being subtle about being in love with zuko :D” and zuko is like WE JUST FUCKED IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY MAYDAYMAYDAY

LMAO jee is like FINALLY some drama to become invested in

I LOVE CULTURAL CUSTOMS AHHHHHH I’m such a goddamn nerd ohmygod

YAYYYY TOPH I love toph she’s a ride or die fr

nooooo now I’m emotional about jee. the whole being fire nation first and human being second is a really nice touch though, in terms of world building and reasoning behind why fire nation citizens are so committed to the war effort despite their own suffering bc of it

wait wait maybe I’m going insane rn but WAIT a moment please… so this is what I’m working with: when zukka got separated, sokka became like Both of them?? like they didn’t have each other to balance themselves out, so sokka adopted zukos personality (without the zuko skill set Unfortunately) and conversely, zuko like… Had Neither personality bc he was fucking Dying so he had other priorities. and now both of them are out of whack bc their personality divisions are fucked

OMG RASU telling sokka he groped zuko in front of everyone T-T he’s doing the lord’s work

ohohohoboho rasu knowssssss ʰᵉʰᵉʰᵉʰᵉʰᵉ

THESE BITCHES ARE ENGAGED OMG

DADKODA AND CHANGGGGGGG oh I’m so happy rn. I’m genuinely going to squeal when chang and zuko reunite AND FUCK IROH HE CAN GET FUCKED JEE GET A BETTER LEADER TO DEDICATE YOURSELF TO

anyways :D

I’m expecting zuko and chang to have the most magical long awaited airport reunion imaginable, and if these two bitches DONT hug I’m going to cut all your electrical wires and clog your toilets

KISSES XXXXXX

I have accepted I’ll never be rid of you, so I’ve stopped trying. <3

Haha, I think we could ALL use some therapy lol <3 but as for Katara I think she is allowed to be upset and dramatic because she is 15 and tired. So stop being an asshole Zuko.

I think both Zuko & Katara left that interaction feeling less than satisfied.

I love writing Jee as the man who notices shit. Haha. Why is his collar so high? IDK JEE WHAT DO YOU THINK?!

fucking love Jee

I’m a sucker for details, and unfortunately I can’t always get them all out into the writing but I wasn’t going to CUT (hahahaha GET IT??) the hair lore mwahaha.

Dude Chang and Zuko reunion is long over due but also I might be a dick and just bomb everything before Chang gets close

Why not right?

KISSSSSSESSSSS XOXOXO

[hello-nichya-here]

We have established that playboy!Zuko is a thing so I think it goes without saying that Zuko lives by Barny Stinson's philosophy, which means that this thing excits:

And Zuko would make it to decide whether or not he should date Azula and after they started dating, he gave it to her as a gift, thinking that it would be a good compliment.

I wouldn't say he IS a playboy, but rather that considering plenty of girls already found him attractive when he was an awkward as fuck teen and obsessed solely with his honor (and "putting Azula in her place"), he could easily become a man-whore if he ever realizes "Hey, I could totally fuck pretty much any hot woman I like, especially now that I'm Fire Lord."

Enter Azula to show him he only needs one slut XD

I LOVE the idea of Zuko using Barney's Hot/Crazy graph, and weirdly enough he is not wrong in thinking that Azula could find that kind of thing cool or even hot (she is a nerd after all). He just forget she's as proud as he is and wouldn't like it being about her - or rather, her qualities compared to her flaws. Almost isn't good enough, remember?

Once she forgives him though, I can see making that kind of thing becoming a passtime of theirs. And, of course, she gives Zuzu a taste of his own medicine.

[princess-of-the-corner]

How about Avatar Ty Lee's version of The Blue Spirit

Aahahahahahahahahahahah

Okay so:

Some of them start getting sick. Sokka and Katara are still getting hit with it, but also we're hitting Azula with it because I think I can have fun/angst with her being delirious.

Iroh is the best at being able to care for sick kids, but his knowledge of local herbs is...... *side eyes the 'delectable tea? Or deadly poison?' incident*. So yeah he's not gonna take a risk on that one.

They consult the map and see there's an herbalist nearby. Aang is the most mobile of the group, but he also wants to teach Ty Lee the 'use Airbending to be super speedy' thing. So they both go.

They meet the Herbalist and Miyuki, the cat of many warcrimes(yes this is important to note).

The ambush while looking for frogs still happens. It's more of a battle because there's two of them, but it ends up with Aang escapes while Ty Lee gets caught because she is literally not 'up to speed'.

Ty Lee gets to deal with Zhao's bullshit for a while. Which is.... actually kinda hilarious. Because like. Remember how when Zuko was banished they were still allowed to resupply in Fire Nation ports? Where sometimes they ran into Zhao because he's a DICK? That still happened during the in between years because they've only recently done a full 'officially defect from the Fire Nation to join the other side in the War' thing.

So yeah they're just fuckin Spiderman Memeing. And Ty Lee is kinda scared but a little cocky about it of 'When you have to tell Fire Lord Ozai that you let me escape, please make sure to tell him that he never noticed one of the Avatars running around his palace with his kids for YEARS!"

Anyway!

Aang makes it back to the group and explains what happened. They decide to go on a rescue mission.

The masks aren't to hide their identities so much as just Zuko, ever the dramatic theatre nerd, says 'hey we're a little outnumbered so do you want to use some psychological tactics, put on theatre costumes, and pretend to be cryptids?"

I mean it fucking works.

[kiki-strike]

Aawwwhww my silly former history nerd brain made so happy when a fanfic Zuko pointed out that your majesty is for fire lords (kings actually but yknow fantasy) and your highness is for princes. They are not interchangeable levels of respect !!