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[Sokka is five when the first mark appears.
It writes itself in a deep red like a wound, as if someone had carved the word “nonbender” in a messy font across the knuckles of his left hand, as if it was handwritten with a knife.
When he asks his mother, as she applies salve on Sokka’s knuckles, she sighs deeply and says nothing for a few moments.
“Sometimes, spirits don’t make much sense.”
Sokka has yet to turn thirteen when he wakes up screaming in pain, about ten soulmarks all over each other between his left shoulder and his ear, red and vivid like burning flesh. Among the few words that are somehow possible to read out of the disastrous scribbling, “disrespectful” and “coward” and “burned” and “sorry sorry sorry” are the ones that stand out the most to Sokka. He thinks, at the tender age of twelve, whoever did this to his soulmate will be sorry too, one day.
A month after Hakoda leaves him with the job of the protector at the age of thirteen, Sokka realizes, with a bitter taste in his mouth, that he’s got more soulmarks than his entire village combined.]
Or, to have a soulmark is to carry the vilest things that your soulmate believes about themselves on your skin.
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07 Feb 2025
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In Which Sokka Is Maybe Bisexual But Definitely a Dumbass by amidsizedfrog
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
26 Jan 2019
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The plan: get Zuko a boyfriend
The execution: poor
The success: none to speak of
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- Part 3 of the best laid intentions
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07 Feb 2025
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Right after Boiling Rock, Zuko found Sokka sprawled in his tent with a bouquet of red roses, and a ring of romantic candles, and one final rose set between his teeth. With the littlest twinge of envy, Zuko realized the entire display was for Suki.
The point is Sokka's flirting is about as subtle as a buffalo yak. To miss it, you’d have to be a complete and utter airhead.
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07 Feb 2025
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Zuko was probably more involved in the gossip around the palace than he had any right to be.
It’s not his fault, it’s really not. It’s just that sometimes he’s sitting in the kitchens (the best place to get the gossip) drinking tea and trying to relax for once, and some of the kitchen staff will start gossiping where he can still hear them. He doesn’t really try to listen in; it’s not his place and he won’t judge the staff based on whatever rumors are running around, but Spirits is it interesting. He tries not to listen too much, or get too invested in it though. Gossip is gossip after all, and rumors hardly ever turn out to be true.
But Zuko absolutely needs to know if Maya from the laundry room broke up with her piece of shit boyfriend.
Or, 5 times Zuko got invested in/meddled in palace gossip, and 1 time he was the subject of the gossip.
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06 Feb 2025
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Sokka and Zuko are both weird guys. Fortunately, they're the same kind of weird as each other.
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06 Feb 2025
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“I see.” Zuko closes the scroll. “Is the Water Tribe sending a replacement?”
“Uh yeah,” Sokka gestures to himself dramatically. “You’re looking at him.”
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06 Feb 2025
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illustrate the remnants of the life i used to live by WitchofEndor
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
24 Jul 2020
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Zuko's soul marks have been regularly burned away since before he knew what they meant. He knows that he cannot be loyal to his father and his nation while also being loyal to a soul family, so he doesn't look for them. Unfortunately, that means that he doesn't know when he's found them.
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06 Feb 2025
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absence of heat, excess of destiny by theycallmesuperboy
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
27 May 2020
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Sokka is born in the dead of winter with a red dragon curling down the left side of his back.
Zuko is born in the sweltering heat of summer with a sword down his spine.
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He doesn’t want to talk about it when their gazes turn on him. They make assumptions— is it someone he left behind in the Fire Nation? He looks away when he agrees with them.
Toph brushes past him when they all part ways. She says, “I know you’re lying.”
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06 Feb 2025
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not even work husbands, just regular husbands by Multiambitiongeek
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
11 Dec 2024
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If Viktor had kissed Jayce to avoid being caught by Mel
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29 Jan 2025
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Let It Out, Talk To Me by Cherry_pearl14
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
02 Jan 2025
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‘The man huffs, “I never dated anyone at the academy, if that’s what you mean.”
“Oh.” Jayce lets out, before turning to his notes once more. He is unable to focus, as his mind churns with questions.’
Or,
Viktor and Jayce talk about love.
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- Part 4 of Half In Shadows, Half In Flame
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28 Jan 2025
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what's in a partner? by Daydreaming_Bunny
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
08 Jan 2025
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"It's nice though, having you and Viktor to look up to," Caitlyn started, ears burning bright red against her pale skin. "Because I’ve never seen you happier than when you’re with him. And it gives me hope that I’ll have that too."
Jayce would’ve warmed at the hushed confession if he not were not so wholly perplexed at the statement.
"What?"
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In which Caitlyn finally feels comfortable enough to come out to Jayce, after noticing the changes in his and Viktor's relationship.
Except, there was no change. They were friends. Had always been friends.
Weren't they?
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28 Jan 2025
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Jump in the Water (and kiss me) by the_feminist_filipino_fangirl for quarterl1fecrisis
Fandoms: Bandstand - Oberacker/Oberacker & Taylor, EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
15 Jan 2025
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“You get used to it. And then you get a law degree so you’re never defenseless. And I did have someone once.”
“Oh that’s nice, I guess.”
“...Remember I told you my ship exploded and I was in the water with my dead friends.”Inspired by Jimmy’s cut coming out scene. Or, what happened while he was in the water.
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26 Jan 2025
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hard to see the light now, just don′t let it go by asha_dasha
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
27 Dec 2024
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Ten nights after his father returns, Telemachus lays in bed for a long time, the moonlight creeps in his window and he can hear the faintest sound of wind over the waves.
If he tricks himself, he can convince himself that he’s unable to hear the singing coming from down the hall. It’s his mother, there’s no doubt. The song isn’t Ithacan, but Spartan. And it’s the same song she used to sing to him when he was younger and scared of monsters under the bed or when he was older and nursing a black eye from the suitors.
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- Part 5 of EPIC: The Musical Trauma Studies
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28 Dec 2024
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marlene mckinnon is not a coward. by AllThisAndLoveTooWillRuinUs
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
03 Aug 2019
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aka a series of conversations in kitchens
in 1979, in the middle of a war, Marlene starts to come out.
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16 Dec 2024
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The Four Human Emotions: Romantic Love, Love for the Homies, Confusion, and Hunger by A_Tomb_With_A_View for MadameCristal
Fandoms: Julie and The Phantoms (TV)
15 Nov 2020
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Julie wasn’t sure exactly when she realised that Reggie and Alex were more than just friends.
Embarrassingly, Flynn had called it the day after their performance at the Orpheum when they’d discovered the guys could become visible at will. Alex had been talking to Luke about something, looking anxious, and without even looking away from his conversation with Carlos, Reggie had grabbed Alex’s hand and linked pinkies with him, causing the other boy to relax immediately.
“Oh, are those two together?” Flynn had asked, pointing at them.
Julie had shaken her head. “No, I don’t think so? They’ve never mentioned it.”
The universe, it seemed, was determined to prove her wrong.Bookmarked by cressthebest
13 Dec 2024
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“How does it look?” Reggie twirls slowly with his arms out, making the fabric of the red flannel tied around his waist sway across his legs.
And Alex’s brain just decides to stop working.
Because Reggie was hot.
Not cute. Not adorable.
Hot.
He was all dark hair, light complexion, pouty lips, and that jacket.
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OR: Alex buys Reggie a leather jacket as a birthday gift. Turns out it’s a gift for himself.
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13 Dec 2024
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The thing was, Luke knew Alex and Bobby would be perfect together. Knew it in his bones, but by this point, if the two of them hadn’t figured that out on their own, they weren’t going to believe him when he tried to bring it up.
So obviously it was up to Luke and Reggie to show them what a good couple they were – stealthily, of course, because romance deserved subtlety. Bobby and Alex deserved a fairytale ending, and Luke and Reggie were going to give it to them come hell or high water.
Also known as: The life and times of Luke and Reggie harassing their bandmates for the sake of love, leaving Alex and Bobby to wonder what the hell they had done wrong to deserve such treatment.
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04 Dec 2024
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The Names That Aren't Enough by FutureBicon
Fandoms: The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
19 Jan 2022
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They two were known by many names. But none of them truly encompassed their companionship.
The prince and his servant.
The prince and his friend.
The soldier and his friend.
The soldier and the healer.
Achilles and Patroclus.
It was never one without the other.Bookmarked by cressthebest
04 Dec 2024
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His answer did not take long to come, though it felt to Patroclus as though it did. What he was asking for was different than what they had done thus far; different even than the first time Patroclus had bowed his head between Achilles’ thighs, and made him choke out his pleasure.
A gaze the colour of sea glass finally turned back to Patroclus. “You want this?” Achilles asked.
Patroclus swallowed, “Yes,” he answered honestly.
“All right.”
---Or, a story of a first time~
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04 Dec 2024
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Achilles finds out why Patroclus was so late to join him in Elysium, and he is not best pleased.
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04 Dec 2024