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don't sing to me (please just don't) by sooperlative
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
19 Jan 2024
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His voice is rough and loud and would be attractive to any girl but her. The song he chose speaks of a girl who’s shy and needs the writer to rescue her. Based on the slight slur on every second syllable Katara is certain he’s indulged in some alcohol for an additional boost of courage, and she wishes he hadn’t because maybe then he would’ve thought twice about serenading her, doing something she explicitly asked him not to, beneath her window in the middle of fucking winter.
She breaks up with him a week later, encouraged by Suki’s and Toph’s hysterical snorts of laughter at her retelling of the awful, horrible, no-good experience. When he, frustrated and embarrassed, asks her why, she tells him she just got bored of him.
It’s as close to the truth as Katara, kind and giving to her very bones, is willing to tell him. And if it makes Zuko quirk his eyebrow at her, well, all the better.
She bets Zuko wouldn’t do it to her.Or,
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"He is just about to press shuffle on ‘yet to figure out they’re emo’ (soft pop-punk and a dash of classic rock) when he asks, “You all set, buddy?”
Zuko scrunches up his features in annoyance, letting out an exasperated: “Yes. Can we go?” He clicks his seatbelt on and slips his phone out from his pocket, turning his body away from Sokka.
Sokka’s face pulls back into his neck, jarred by the other man’s reaction. Oh, that’s how it is? He scrolls back up to find his “fun queer-time driving” playlist and presses play. Hope you like underground gay dance music, jerk."
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Sokka only ever plays his own playlists for customers that get on his nerves, usually resulting in them complaining. This time, however, it causes an impromptu coming out.- Language:
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The Backrooms by Stardust948
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Backrooms - Anonymous on /x/
01 Mar 2025
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After accidently getting teleported to a mysterious in between realm filled with hostile creatures, Katara and Zuko band together to survive and find a way out.
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- Part 12 of Rewrite The Stars
- Part 6 of Till the Lights Burn Out
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After running into the Painted Lady on a job yet again, the Blue Spirit leaves her a note to tell her to stay away from him. She declines. Thus begins their correspondence, and with it, their love story.
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Zuko and Katara have been many things to each other over the years: childhood best friends, not-so-secret crushes, adolescent teenagers kindred as one, and eventually, bitter enemies-
So when Katara moves to the Lower Ring of Ba Sing Se, five years older and a lifetime away from her youth, the last thing she expects is Zuko living across the hall, eager to dredge up memories of a long-forgotten past.
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A world in which Katara and Zuko grew up together on Ember Island, attending its most prestigious academy, how they fell apart- and how they fall back together.
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In which Toph Beifong wanders into a diner to meet her parents after years of estrangement and she strikes a friendship with a waiter named Sokka.
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- Part 21 of Of Meteorites and Boomerangs
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never been a liar, i'm a lilac by orphan_account
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: Legend of Korra
19 Mar 2024
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They call themselves the Freedom Fighters, a ragtag gang of teenagers with nowhere else to go. Azula thinks the name is stupid, or, she would if she wasn’t a part of the group.
(Actually, scratch that, the name is stupid, but she was overruled by Piandao on that.)
Or the one about found family, blood ties, and loyalty.
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azula is a gang member
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Zuko has to deal with an over-zealous medical receptionist who has f*cking had it with people trying to fake their way past Covid fever screening protocols by claiming they are fire benders.
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i've been with you such a long time by Pretentious_Procrastinator
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
27 Jul 2020
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Bato and Hakoda rarely travelled for work, with Kya the one taking fairly regular trips, mostly to Kyoshi Island, but sometimes further afield. Having Bato move in full-time made child-care much easier, although as Sokka and Katara got older and more independent that became less important. When Kya was away, as much as she missed everyone, she very much enjoyed her time alone. Despite her bubbly nature, she was an introvert at heart, and liked to sprawl out in bed without fear of kicking him or Hakoda. Both he and Hakoda were fully understanding, but for the two of them a lifetime of living in each other’s pockets was only exacerbated by spending so much time together. They still spent time apart of course – work and hobbies and a slightly differing circle of friends – but on the whole Bato would admit they were rather…clingy.
Bato is away and finds himself missing Hakoda more than he thought he would. An exploration of their life in a modern world, and a phone call that is a thinly veiled excuse to have Bato and Hakoda be both sickeningly sweet and call each other dickhead.
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- Part 3 of ATLA Meets Camp Nano July 2020
- Part 1 of Bry's Bakoda Fleet Week Fic
- Part 1 of Bato/Hakoda/Kya Modern AU
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But as they passed under the equally spaced street lights, he didn’t want to miss chance to glimpse his friend’s face unnoticed-- the way he subtly continued to nod along with the radio, his strong hands tapping patterns into the wheel, the cut of his cheek when he checked both ways at intersections, the little comments he would make to Bato, who could not gather the brainpower to answer in more than hums.
When he started to sing along with the radio under his breath, Bato closed his eyes to just listen, letting his heart ache just a little.
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Bakoda Fleet Week Day 5: fake/pretend relationship | reunion
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- Part 4 of Bakoda Fleet Week 2020
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He paused a moment, let her finish, then cocked one incredibly bushy eyebrow at her as she turned back to him. “Need a job?”
Talking to strangers with white vans on the side of the road about her very personal, very recent lack of a job was crossing several lines of comfort. “Um - yes, somewhat. But I’m fine.”
Just as she was snatching up her helmet to flee, he rummaged around in a pocket of his frayed jeans for a moment, his tongue stuck out in concentration. Like a magician revealing a rabbit from his hat, with a flourish Bumi produced a small rectangle of paper. “Well, if you want a job, let me know. I’m looking for an all around handyman for a school. A private school.”
“Um.” He handed her the business card, one end torn, the opposite end folded over. A mysterious brown stain nearly concealed the business name - Republic City Boarding School. “Thanks.”
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When Asami accepts a job at an isolated, hidden boarding school, she finds more than she bargained for - as well as everything she's been searching for.
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After learning of his father's death, Zuko comes home for the first time in years to grapple with his past and a sister he hasn't seen in years.
Contending with the messy world of estate planning is hard enough without contending with Azula's new interest in him. If his sister's displeasure was hard to deal with as a child, her pleasure would prove to be even harder to deal with as an adult...
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- Part 1 of Greek Fire AU
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hold the line by ivorylight
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Young Justice - All Media Types
01 Apr 2021
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A Batman/Avatar crossover. Focused on the Bats in a modern world where bending and benders are commonplace. Mainly using lore from Avatar: The Last Airbender, but there may be references to certain parts of the Legend of Korra.
Prior knowledge of Avatar is recommended, but not necessary to read the series. While most of the works can be read as stand-alones, there will be references to other works in the series throughout so I'd recommend you read them all for the best experience/understanding of the plot/world building.
Series and work titles are inspired by the song "Hold the Line" by Avicii
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Poisoned Steel by GerardWayisSexah for UndeadWritersSociety
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
19 Jun 2023
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The war for Republic City has raged between the elemental gangs for decades.
With the Air Nomads massacred, the Fire Nation sits on the precipice of total victory over the Water Tribes and Earth Kingdom. And in this city ruled by gang violence, the enemy must die.
Amid never-ending battles over money, drugs and territory, Sokka and Mai's fathers molded them into the perfect soldiers. But a pivotal act of mercy sparks an unexpected - and thoroughly forbidden - infatuation between the Southern Water Tribe heir and the Fire Nation assassin.
**Gang warfare modern AU**
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Mai x Sokka. Good!
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My ATLA fics (hope y'all like them!) by AmazingAroAce
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Owl House (Cartoon), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
07 Aug 2024
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—in which Sokka is a mastermind and Toph is a most willing player in his game.
Or maybe she’s the one behind it all.
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Azula has been held against her will for 5 long years and has finally been granted a chance at freedom. Revenge and chaos is the #1 thing on her mind, but there is an unexpected string of distractions that threaten to pull her from her main task.
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A lazy breeze blows through the sheer curtains and into the bathroom. It carries with it the music of a small radio on the windowsill. The cool wind meanders around the room, harmonizing into a perfect melody with the steam rising from the tub.
There, the weary body of Sokka rests, stripped down to just skin and aches. He’d spent all week waiting for this.
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Sokka finally has a day off and Zuko dotes on him while he takes a bath.
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Katara has this kit. It's mostly filled with pencils, sticky notes, and other random junk, but sometimes she adds things to it. Sometimes, Sokka needs something, needs her, and she's always prepared for those moments—even if it means carrying around a whole bag of things no one else could ever understand.
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Fire and Ice don't mix by LordCheesecake
Fandoms: Durarara!!, Avatar: The Last Airbender
03 Apr 2022
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Two weeks before pro-bending season is set to start, the waterbender on the Golden Leopard-Bears' suddenly quits, leaving them with a critical gap in their team. As the team frantically searches for a new waterbender, Shinra decides to call upon an old favour, promising cryptically that he could solve the team's problems.
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How Izaya becomes the next member of the rookie pro-bending team, and all the strife Shizuo gets put through in the process.
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- Part 3 of Fire and Ice don't mix
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