#chocomd

[northerngoshawk]

🌹🌹🌹

feed me pls

ask and ye shall receive o7

from the WIP of the second chapter of my wuthering waves fix-it fic!

Baizhi seems to agree. “Chixia, I do not believe this is a good time for sparring,” she chides sternly, earning her a pout. Baizhi turns towards her, posture shifting to wary curiosity. “And I do not believe we caught your name either. If it is alright, I would like to know who you are.” Her eyes narrow briefly. “As well as why you are with Yangyang.” She blinks at the suspicion that flashes through Baizhi’s eyes, at the accusation underlying her words. She opens her mouth—to either explain or defend herself, she isn’t sure—but before she has the chance to, Yangyang interjects. “No, Baizhi, you’ve got it all wrong,” she says emphatically, waving her hands to dispel the misunderstanding. “I was in the Gorges of Spirits trying to find a way out, when I found her just… laying there on the ground.” Her voice takes on a pleading tone, as if trying to will Baizhi to understand. “She was unconscious and in a dangerous place. As an Outrider, it was my duty to help her.” Baizhi hums again, folding her arms across her chest. “Be that as it may, you cannot deny that these anomalous disturbances coincide around the time we found her.” Baizhi’s eyes flick to her. “Given the current circumstances over at Desorock Highland, you have to admit the timing is rather… suspicious.”

you probably dont know who any of these characters are 😂 but mayhaps if you read you'll find out~ 👀

[thinkingisadangerouspastime]

Would you ever write Jetko fic?

HI CHOCO (sorry i fell asleep last night before i could answer this)

so, i don't know if i'd ever write an exclusively jetko fic bc jetko alone doesn't necessarily compel™ me, HOWEVER i have blurbed about jetaangko before and i could definitely see myself writing about jetko in conjunction with jetaang and zukaang. the post-canon possibilities... how jet might have survived... how aang instills hope in him after the war has ended... (where can jet direct his rage at the fire nation after the fire nation has been defeated, and why is the answer that aang shows him how to work toward restorative rather than retributive justice?) and also the mutual nature of that hope and healing shared by zuko!!

so again, maybe not jetko alone, but i think the triangulation of jet, aang, and zuko is a very powerful one

[flameohotwife]

for the choose violence ask game 🔥🔥🔥

8, 12, 16 lol

Chocooooo!!! Ooooh good choices. This one's gonna get zuko-centric, bahaha, but I SWEAR I enjoy his canon character, just not the way he is portrayed/exists in fanon.

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about: that Zuko's redemption arc is complete at the end of the show and he's all good now. He was literally making racist comments about Aang, the very last of his people who were wiped out BY ZUKO'S FAMILY, two episodes before the finale. He has some racist and misogynist and colonialist ways of thinking that are deeply ingrained and will take a lifetime of unlearning. He's going to fuck up many times in the future, still. Zuko is not wise like Iroh (who I love but has his own issues) and I could do without him being the one everyone goes to for advice in fanfiction. When he tries to be like Iroh in canon he winds up saying stupid things like "take a bite out of the silver sandwich" or "look inside yourself to save yourself from your other self," like come ON fandom. Zuko is great as a character but let's not make him into something he's not.

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them: This is hard because I didn't really know there were unpopular characters? haha. I guess maybe Mai--I know she gets a lot of hate from certain corners of fandom but I really enjoy her. She is impossible to write (for me) but I still try to work her into stories because I think she adds something unique and her friendships with the gaang members are so interesting to me. I know she gets portrayed as "the gloomy girl who sighs a lot" but there's so much more to her (as we see in episodes like The Beach but also a bit in the comics) and she's one of the very few characters who can ever make Zuko smile (the other being Aang when he tells Zuko he's smart, hahaha), which is a feat in and of itself.

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc): Zuko has often been portrayed as this sexy, suave, emotionally-intelligent bad-boy who would be great in bed. I just... don't see it in canon (that's Aang, guys--you're talking about AANG, Mister parents-called-on-the-second-day-of-school, with multiple gaggles of adoring fangirls and a silver tongue). I think Zuko is awkward, brash, often-offensive, has a hard time finding the right words, still uses anger to cover up any other emotions, and his sex-ed was probably limited to the mechanics of baby-making and didn't include anything about pleasing a partner. Maybe he improves on some of these things as he ages (probably with a lot of help from Aang and Mai, when he lets her), but this is not who he is as a character and I don't understand why so much of fandom portrays him that way.

Thanks for playing the Choose Violence Ask Game, friend! This was fun 🤣

[bayalexison]

For Talk Shop Tuesday, which fe:3h fic of yours would you recommend to a new reader, and why?

(The new reader being me 😂)

Hi there! So since I know you're into dimileth I would probably go for Reassuring Touches! It's very short and should give you a quick but good idea what my usual vibe for that pairing is. Birds of Paradise is another one if you want something slightly longer but still can read quickly in one sitting and the same soft vibes I write for them. I have other dimileth and fe3h fics that varies widely in both length, pairings, and ratings, but those should be a good start!

[zukaangservercommunity]

Does each prompt (or combo of two prompts) have to be a separate work?

For example, can I write a fic with three chapters with each chapter covering a separate prompt? Does this count as covering three prompts to get a bingo? Or do they have to be three separate fics?

Thank you for your hard work in setting up the bingo! 💗

Hey~~

For your stories, it has to be a separate work, it can be the same story and verse but you could make it into a series with three parts instead! 💗

[shifuaang]

choosing violence for...atla! 🔥🔥🔥

8, 12, 18

Thank you, Choco!

8 - answered here!

12 - the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them - Is it a cop out to say Aang? I mean, outside of the fandom he's pretty well-liked, as the protagonist of a series should be. For how incredible, unique, and multi-faceted of a character that he is, he should be way more popular.

18 - it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on - Every culture outside of the Fire Nation (particularly the Air Nomads), Jetko, Jet as a character in general, The Guru (I get that it's hard to precede The Crossroads of Destiny, but holy shit, what an episode), sapphic ships, past Avatars that aren't Kyoshi, the Sun Warriors, Aang's fight with Ozai.

[kataang-week]

Special thanks to @Child_ofOlive on Twitter for making this year’s banner and @dailykataang for sharing it with us!

What is Kataang Week?

Kataang Week is when we, as a corner of the fandom, celebrate the ship Kataang on Tumblr! The prompts for Kataang Week 2025 were selected through voting this past weekend and all prompts were submitted by Kataangers.

Cool, when is it?

Summer Kataang Week 2025 starts on Monday, July 28th - six weeks from today - and ends on Monday, August 4th.  

Who is the founder of Tumblr’s Kataang Week?

@secretsecrettunnel revived Kataang Week in the summer of 2013 a few years after Avatar: The Last Airbender ended and when the fandom was itching for more Kataang during The Legend of Korra’s run.

Who are the mods?

I would like to take this time to extend a huge thanks to Mods Atarah, Belle, and Celes (@penguinsledder , @itsmoonpeaches , @chocomd ) for all their years of work. They were great mods and are still amazing people and wonderful friends. For several years, Kataang Week wouldn't have happened without them. They are always welcome back if they have the time or desire to be Mods again. Love you guys!

@airbender-dacyon AKA Mod Dan: A Kataang fanfic writer who prefers fluff, but also loves some drama and angst. Mod Dan started writing Kataang stories in 2013 and has helped organize Kataang Week since 2016.

@cabbageslost AKA Mod Cabby: She first watched AtLA with her teens following Covid, and has been rooting for Kataang ever since.

Kataang Week is also being hosted by @dailykataang on Twitter again this year!

How do I participate?

The most common ways to participate are by creating art or writing a fic and posting it online. Some people try and create something for every day while others only fill one or two prompts.  

As always, we want to reassure you that it’s perfectly okay not to do every prompt! We just hope to have lovely pieces to share on each day.

But I can’t draw or write!

That’s totally fine - there are more ways to participate! You can sing a song, create a graphic, write a poem - just about anything really. You can also show your support by reblogging and liking other people’s contributions.

What are the prompts?

The following will be the running order for Kataang Week 2025:

Date Night* - Monday, July 28th

Tui & La/Oma & Shu - Tuesday, July 29th

Bridgerton AU - Wednesday, July 30th

Aging/Growing Old* - Thursday, July 31st

Forbidden/Scandal* - Friday, August 1st

Dancing - Saturday, August 2nd

Roaring Twenties/1920s AU - Sunday, August 3rd

Free Day** - Monday, August 4th

* These prompts have been shortened in name but were originally First Date/Republic City Date Night, Adult Kataang & Old Kataang/Growing Old Together, and "We shouldn't be doing this" (Forbidden Kiss/Love) & Scandal, respectively during voting. You can interpret them as singular or separate prompts and incorporate one or both for each day.

** And as always, there is a Free Day at the end of the week. You can use this day to post anything you’d like! It can be a prompt that didn’t receive enough votes or something you’ve been wanting to work on, anything goes!

How should I tag my work?

The easiest way for us to find your work so we can reblog it to this blog is by using the tag “kataang week”. Using “kataang” and “kataangtag” also help. You must tag one of the three in your first five tags otherwise it doesn’t appear in the search. It is also helpful to tag us directly with @kataang-week.

Sometimes even properly tagged posts may not appear when we search the tags, so if you do not see your content reblogged, please let us know.

Once we’ve reblogged it to this blog we add our own tags (a prompt tag and a user tag) for easy organization. This means we can find all the work for one prompt or all the work from one user in one easy click (this also means that if you have changed your username since participating last year you need to let us know so we can update your tag!).

Can I post my stuff other places online too?

Of course you can!

For those of you who will be posting your works on AO3, feel free to add your fic to our AO3 collection.

Why six weeks? Is that enough time?

Traditionally, we like to provide our content creators seven to eight weeks to create quality content. Kataang Week is also traditionally held in the last week of July. There were delays this year, apologies again. We intend to be on track next year to give everyone ample time to create content.

If you are unable to complete a prompt in time, please do not fret. You can alert this blog by mentioning it in your post (ex. @kataang-week​) or messaging one of the mods and your content will still be shared even if it is a week (or a month - or sometimes more!) late.

We also like to post WIP for Kataang Week and encourage everyone else to do so as well - we reblog it here for motivation!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, don’t hesitate to send an ask. Don’t forget to reblog this as well to help spread the word!

Good luck, Kataangers, and happy content creating! 😊

- The Mods

[zukaangweek]

(prompts list also in image alt text)

Thank you to everyone who voted! The theme for Zukaang Week 2025 will be Soulmates.

This year, we organized prompts related to each other into a group for each day, with three prompts per group.

For example, on June 26, the group is "Bond" and the related prompts are "Unspoken/Interrupted/Unbreakable." The group name "Bond" is not intended as a prompt, but you are free to use it as a prompt if you'd like!

You can pick as many prompts from the group as you'd like, whether it's one, two, or all three. We don't expect you to use all three prompts for a specific day.

And while the theme inspired the prompts, fanworks do not have to be related to the idea of soulmates - they can be about anything, as long as it's Zukaang!

Before you get started, please read the Rules & FAQ

Remember to tag your posts with "zukaang week 2025" (you can also tag us with @zukaangweek)

Don't forget to add your fic to the AO3 collection (will be available when Zukaang Week begins)

We're super excited for Zukaang Week this year, and we can't wait to see what everyone creates 💛❤️

- The Mods Mori (@convertedzukaang) | Graphics Ginger (@woodlaflababab) | Social Media Choco (@chocomd/@theavatarandthefirelord) | Organization

[avatar-legends-confessionblog]

For the person who wants to read good Kataag fic, I gotchu:

love is patient, love is kind by littlerosette

stranger by Sycamore17

All at Once, Everything Is Different by quillthrills

Unspoken, Undeniable by Flameohotwife

Drag You Down by chocomd

There's a lot of great fic there! I've been reading Kataang for years. All the authors I mentioned have written a lot of Kataang fic, pick and choose what you like.

X

[northerngoshawk]

Happy FFWF my friend! Have you ever gone outside of your comfort zone for a fic? How did it turn out?

happy ffwf choco!! it's def been too long since i've done one of these

in terms of past fics i've written, i remember that whenever @itsmoonpeaches sent me a writing prompt i could be sure that it'll push me out of my comfort zone hahaha. the most prominent one i can think of is leaves let go (to fall from the vine), in which iroh meets lu ten in the spirit world and learns to let go of his grief. the other one i can think of is these sleepless nights we spend (waiting to come home), which is the "hakoda adopts aang" fic where the two of them learn to live with their grief. these two were difficult cuz it's hard to write old men lol

(ironically those might be some of my better fics, so ty peaches... i guess...)

now in terms of fics recently written, i would say i was pushed out of my comfort zone structurally! my most recent fic bleeding heart was written for Punishing: Gray Raven, a visual novel-style video game about a self-insert protagonist who fights in a post-apocalyptic world to take back Earth.

this was def different from what i've usually written, because 1. the story is told through 2nd person POV to emulate the video game's visual novel structure, and 2. it was kinda like a self-insert despite being moreso a character study for one of the main characters of the game, esp cuz you can see the interactions as romantic. so while this fic is filled with my usual trademark angst, it was a different structure than what i'm used to

i'm happy i wrote it tho! i'm having such a fun time writing for this fandom even though it's so small. it just frees me to write whatever i want!

[thinkingisadangerouspastime]

5 and 11 for Fanfic asks for the new year!

5. Which WIP is first on your list to complete this year? Will you post a snippet?

answered here! i'll paste the core idea (since i have no snippets, rip):

post-ffh, mj walking through the streets at night, gradually making her way to flash's house. spider-man shows up, as mj knew he would, bc it's not safe for anyone (but especially a young woman) to be walking by herself at night. they have a convo (memory flickers, mayhaps?). mj ends up getting to flash's place, flash is on his balcony, and yes i will try to insert a romeo and juliet joke there. then they have a conversation (more memory flickers?! who is to say!). and the fic will conclude with mj asking flash a very important question that i shan't share here 😌

11. Would you like to try any new fanfic genres or tropes this year?

answered here! the short answer is that fanfic is my relaxing hobby, so i tend to write what is relaxing, saving the genre explorations for my original fiction and screenwriting.

[flameohotwife]

My fave fic by you: Unspoken, Undeniable!

The self-indulgent pining is soooo so very self-indulgently delicious 😋

Awwww thank you! It is soooo self-indulgent and therefore also very near and dear to my heart, hahaha. It was also (as you know) my first attempt at writing a longer, multi-chap (longer than 2-4 chapters) fic so there was a lot to be learned with that fic but I'm still so glad I did it. Really, I didn't have a choice. The idea took over my brain for months and wouldn't leave me alone until it was written, haha. Thanks for the ask, friend!!!

[bayalexison]

Bernadetta/Caspar for the ship ask game!

Bernadetta/Caspar (Don't ship it)

Why don’t you ship it?: So I'll be honest I remember being so and so with Bernadetta/Caspar's support chain but don't remember why. I reread their support chain, and while rereading it I feel there was a bit too much bickering/Caspar not listening to Bernie for my taste there. Also I remember being stunned at their endcard where they have many children LMAO.

What would have made you like it?: I do like the initial set up with Caspar trying to have Bernie go out and socialize more. I would've liked to see that more than "take me to the view!" as their focus.

Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?: I think there are some fun potential Capsar and Berine interactions if they go on adventures together and such!

[dukeofdelirium]

So you have any Aang-centric fic recs 🥺? I'm not picky! They can be gen, kataang, zukaang etc. I just want to read abt my boy!!

I rec pretty much any ATLA fic by author chocomd on AO3; they write zukaang and kataang. I really enjoy all their works.

a love worth fighting for

these sleepless nights we spend (waiting to come home)

going back, moving forward

All of these are by Northern_Goshawk on ao3 (and they have plenty more too)

holding hands across time

(loved this one. a kataang one shot dream sharing AU that’s still canonical in the setting etc)

Time Capsule

The Two of Them

The Ten Thousand Things 3 part series

all of these are by itsmoonpeaches on AO3 (you’ll need to log in to your AO3 account)

and I’ll link my fanfic if you haven’t read it. it’s Aang centric but kind of told from Katara’s view and is about the funeral rites of his ppl after the war.

say a solemn prayer

hope you enjoy! if anyone has more Aang-centric fics to rec, feel free to reblog with their addition!!!

[my-cabbages-gorl]

Another one bc my obsession with angsty zukaang can never be satisfied lol

Scene from the fic No Choice by @chocomd / @theavatarandthefirelord that has a vice grip on my heart

[kataang-week]

Special thanks to our mod @penguinsledder for making this year's banner!

What is Kataang Week?

Kataang Week is when we, as a corner of the fandom, celebrate the ship Kataang on Tumblr! The prompts for Kataang Week 2024 were selected through five rounds of voting over the last few weeks and all prompts were submitted by Kataangers.

Cool, when is it?

Summer Kataang Week 2024 starts on Monday, July 29th - a little over seven weeks from today - and ends on Monday, August 5th.  

Who is the founder of Tumblr's Kataang Week?

@secretsecrettunnel revived Kataang Week in the summer of 2013 a few years after Avatar: The Last Airbender ended and when the fandom was itching for more Kataang during The Legend of Korra’s run.

Who are the mods?

@airbender-dacyon AKA Mod Dan: A Kataang fanfic writer who prefers fluff, but also loves some drama and angst. Mod Dan started writing Kataang stories in 2013 and has helped organize Kataang Week since 2016.

@penguinsledder AKA Mod Atarah: A writer, gif maker, and musician–she enjoys fluffy young adult Kataang and all the ways they complement and parallel each other. She first joined Tumblr for Kataang Week 10 years ago, and started helping out with writing posts and making banners as a mod since 2016!

@itsmoonpeaches AKA Mod Belle: An avid Kataanger with a penchant for angst and mild violence who likes writing. Mod Belle has been a mod since 2021 and helps write posts and social media.

@chocomd AKA Mod Celes: Fanfic writer who adores Kataang for their fun and flirty side but also their bond forged through grief and loss. Mod Celes joined in 2023 and helps with a little bit of everything - whatever needs to be done!

How do I participate?

The most common ways to participate are by creating art or writing a fic and posting it online. Some people try and create something for every day while others only fill one or two prompts.  

As always, we want to reassure you that it’s perfectly okay not to do every prompt! We just hope to have lovely pieces to share on each day.

But I can’t draw or write!

That’s totally fine - there are more ways to participate! You can sing a song, create a graphic, write a poem - just about anything really. You can also show your support by reblogging and liking other people’s contributions.

What are the prompts?

The following will be the running order for Kataang Week 2024:

Cultural Exchange/Culture Sharing/Revival of Traditions - Monday, July 29th

Protectiveness/Bodyguard - Tuesday, July 30th

Parenting/First-Time Parents - Wednesday, July 31st

Post-Battle Reunion - Thursday, August 1st

Disguise - Friday, August 2nd

Jealousy - Saturday, August 3rd

Proposal - Sunday, August 4th

Free Day - Monday, August 5th

* As a reminder, Cultural Exchange/Culture Sharing/Revival of Traditions, Protectiveness/Bodyguard, and Parenting/First-Time Parents were combined during voting as they were very similar prompts. You can interpret them as singular or separate prompts and incorporate one or both for each day.

** And as always, there is a Free Day at the end of the week. You can use this day to post anything you’d like! It can be a prompt that didn’t receive enough votes or something you’ve been wanting to work on, anything goes!

*** Kataang Week is also being hosted by @dailykataang on Twitter this year! In addition, @dailykataang will be extending Kataang Week by another week, exclusively on Twitter. Please see this post for more details on how to participate on Twitter.

How should I tag my work?

The easiest way for us to find your work so we can reblog it to this blog is by using the tag “kataang week”. Using “kataang” and “kataangtag” also help. You must tag one of the three in your first five tags otherwise it doesn’t appear in the search. It is also helpful to tag us directly with @kataang-week.

Sometimes even properly tagged posts may not appear when we search the tags, so if you do not see your content reblogged, please let us know.

Once we’ve reblogged it to this blog we add our own tags (a prompt tag and a user tag) for easy organization. This means we can find all the work for one prompt or all the work from one user in one easy click (this also means that if you have changed your username since participating last year you need to let us know so we can update your tag!).

Can I post my stuff other places online too?

Of course you can!

For those of you who will be posting your works on AO3, feel free to add your fic to our AO3 collection.

Why seven weeks? Is that enough time?

Traditionally, we like to provide our content creators seven to eight weeks to create quality content. Kataang Week is also traditionally held in the last week of July.  

If you are unable to complete a prompt in time, please do not fret. You can alert this blog by mentioning it in your post (ex. @kataang-week​) or messaging one of the mods and your content will still be shared even if it is a week (or a month - or sometimes more!) late.

We also like to post WIP for Kataang Week and encourage everyone else to do so as well - we reblog it here for motivation!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, don’t hesitate to send an ask. Don’t forget to reblog this as well to help spread the word!

Good luck, Kataangers, and happy content creating! 😊

- The Mods