5 Works by nightlight255
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oh but she burns, like rum on the fire by nightlight255
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
26 Jan 2021
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She remembered Zhao, and the mad glint in his eyes as he meddled with things far beyond him. She counted every burnt refugee she had seen, every family torn apart by war, every soldier she had seen fall to fire and steel. She thought of her mother and heard the voice of the man who killed her, pictured his cold gaze clearly in her mind’s eye. She relived the moment of Zuko’s betrayal, watched sadness take over his aged uncle’s face and cruel triumph over Azula’s. She saw their golden eyes blaze in the light of their fire...
Katara had been raised to keep hope alight in her heart, to keep mercy and compassion at the core of her being. But she was now a girl on the cusp of womanhood, treading on a precipice with a gaping horror below waiting to swallow her alive if she misstepped. Mercy and compassion hadn’t helped her in Ba Sing Se.
She wouldn’t be Hama, but she would no longer hesitate at being the force of nature she knew she could be. When the war caught up with them, she would rise up to meet it, and cut down everyone who was in the way.
or: a prelude to growing up
Independent of the first work in this series.
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- Part 2 of cherry wine
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open hand or closed fist would be fine by nightlight255
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
01 Jan 2021
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Downstairs, he could hear the loud, cheerful voices of the Duke and Teo, of the Water Tribe siblings laughing together, of Toph yelling at Aang or Haru. If he went down now and stepped into their space, silence would follow him in. “You are the enemy!” Katara’s eyes would scream. “You live because I let you!”
The thought didn’t hurt Zuko, exactly- he hardly knew them, after all- but it made him cautious. He had no doubt that if he toed out of line so much as an inch, if he pushed their hospitality just a little too far, he would be mincemeat. Zuko wondered just what counted as too far. He imagined Katara lunging for his throat if he let Aang get burnt, if he forgot one of his chores, if he looked at Sokka or Toph wrong. He imagined himself letting her because she deserved to get her revenge. He thought it would simply be a matter of time.
Zuko didn’t push it.
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- Part 1 of cherry wine
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Fate couldn't just leave the world of magic to suffer. After the events in the Chamber of Secrets, Hermione Granger finds a magical book in the library; or rather, the book found her.
Join the Trio as they uncover the secrets of four young friends who lived centuries ago. Meanwhile, strange events lead to them finding the most unlikely of allies - not all of them on the right side.
And what's all this fuss about Regulus Black?
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- Part 1 of The Wizarding Revolution
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What would have happened if Loki had discovered his heritage earlier? What if he reacted in a way nobody expected? What if he embraced his true self?
The Avengers assemble under very different circumstances and are not expected to win. Then help comes from a most unlikely place.
Straightening up, the man said, "I am Loki, Guardian of Yggdrasil and King of Jotunheim, brother of Thor and former prince of Asgard. My presence here is out of duty as an inhabitant of these Nine Realms, as a Guardian of the universe and also out of love and respect for my brother, whose judgment is rarely flawed. I hope" his eyes suddenly grew sharper, "that you will not take our help for granted"
After all, they were only human.
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- Part 1 of The Realms Unite
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Sick of his family's judgemental and old-fashioned mindset, Godric left Godric's Hollow in the least dramatic way he could; quietly in the dead of night, with nothing but a horse, the clothes on his back and his wand. And his beloved sword. Arriving in the middle of a strange settlement in the middle of nowhere was never part of the plan.
Then again, neither was meeting others like himself.Or
How Godric Gryffindor found home in the form of a pretty blonde healer and a shrewd young Parselmouth.
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- Part 2 of The Wizarding Revolution