#gaang bobs

[drowthelynes]

ATLA Tituary Studies with the Gaang

(pt 2 for on Tittytober w MDZS, which I will post yet ;3C)

[Image described in alt text] All characters are depicted in 3 forms: one main in the center for a front boob profile, top left in casual/sleep/loosely robed or in some action. bottom right is Fancy Outfit Time, just boobage in various fits.

[punkeropercyjackson]

The lack of self-awareness game in Zutara shippers is crazy as shit,Katara and Zuko were obsessed with Aang the whole show while thinking the other was the biggest loser in existense and Katara said 1613948 times she hates having to act like a mom and wants to be a real kid and rizzed up Aang like almost every episode starting from The Boy In The Iceberg and Zuko's redemption arc only worked because he was actually willing to unpack his baggage and improve as a person and rid himself of his bigoted ways and selfish treatment of others because he didn't deserve to be babied after all he did to the Gaang and it's hammered into our heads in-text and so's that Aang and him are platonic cosmic soulmates by choice against the universe trying to keep them apart and Katara is Litte Miss Punk Tactics(reclaiming femininity against traditionalism and cisheteronormatovity and fucking eco-terrorism at 14 as her lifestyles??????Damn okay slay babygirl)and YET,

Okay i can't even list off everything Zutaras gentrify in the fandom because the list is longer than Iroh's beard but i will say that Katara ending up with Zuko is about as dark richer storytelling than Kataang + Dadko as telling Bob The Builder 'No we can't',about as feminist as Rick Riordan and about as positive rep for woc as The Hunchback of Notre Dame

[thesongofthegreens]

just doing an updated posting for my muse list and interested fandoms list!

with the fandoms, i'll put my character in bold and then leave the characters i want to interact in parenthesis. i'm oc friendly and will interact with anyone outside of the most desired list, but i wanted to throw that out there.

i do ask that everyone be 20+ and expect to be asked when i message for those who interact with this post.

fandoms list:

la la land: sebastian wilder (mia dolan, laura wilder, keith)

house of the dragon: alicent high tower (criston cole, aemond targaryen, haelena targaryen, rhaenyra targaryen)

game of thrones: jaime lannister (brienne of tarth, elia martell, tyrion lannister), jon snow (any of the starks tbh, wildlings, daenerys targaryen)

avatar, the last airbender: zuko (katara, any of the gaang, uncle iroh), katara (zuko, sokka)

twilight: jacob black (bella swan, billy black, leah clearwater, charlie swan, any of the pack tbh)

the hunger games: katniss everdeen (peeta mellark, gale hawthorne, prim everdeen, haymitch abernathy, finnick odair)

ballads of the songbirds and snakes: coriolanus snow (lucy gray baird, tigris, livia cardew, clemensia), lucy gray baird (coriolanus snow, any of the covey)

top gun: jane elliot, an oc from the original top gun timeline (maverick, ice man), rooster (phoenix, maverick, hangman, bob), maverick (goose, rooster, ice man, any of the recruits in top gun: maverick)

mission impossible: ilsa faust (ethan hunt, any of the team, anyone with an mi6 oc), ethan hunt (ilsa faust, anyone from the team)

star wars: cal kestis (trilla, merrin, cere, greez, bode), trilla suduri (cal kestis, anyone from the empire), obi-wan kenobi (anakin skywalker, padme, satine kryze, luke skywalker)

harry potter: theseus scamander (leta lestrange, newt scamander), harry potter (hermione granger, any of the weasleys, sirius black, remus lupin), severus snape - preferrably in the marauders era to develop those years (lily potter, any of the marauders, any from the golden trio timeline), julian evander, a ravenclaw oc from hogwarts legacy (sebastian sallow, ominous gaunt, poppy sweeting, natsai onai, garreth weasley)

xmen: logan howlett/wolverine (literally any of the xmen but especially rogue and laura, deadpool), scott summers (hank summers, jean grey, logan, any of the xmen), charles xavier, probably first class and days of future past centric (raven/mystique, erik lehnsherr, hank/beast, any of the xmen)

lord of the rings: aragorn (any of the fellowship, eowyn, arwen)

bridgerton: anthony bridgerton (any in the bridgerton family, edwina sharma, kate sharma, sienna, simon the duke), penelope featherington (colin bridgerton, eloise bridgerton, any in the bridgerton family, any in the featherington family)

[pensiveabstraction]

decided to finally get around to posting the fic i wrote for day 3 of zukka week 2023

the memory drugs make memory snow (4263 words) by pensiveAbstraction

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), The Gaang & Zuko (Avatar), Katara & Zuko (Avatar)

Characters: Zuko (Avatar), The Gaang (Avatar)

Additional Tags: Zuko-centric (Avatar), Unreliable Narrator, Gaslighting, Brainwashing, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Zuko Joins The Gaang Early (Avatar), you know what they did to bob the titan in percy jackson?, it's kinda like that, Dubious Morality, Rated teen for swearing

Series: Part 3 of zukka week 2023

Your name is Lee. You live in with your uncle, Mushi. You work in his tea shop.

You've lived in Ba Sing Se as long as you can remember.

[loopy777]

Hey dear sybille! So thank you very much for your quick reply, here's my answer: 1) I was referring to the film 2026-2027 concerning zuko 'for whichs avatar studio had released posters of zuko and mai in particular :) 2) I hope you're right and that the plot will revolve around the red lotus/white lotus. 3) I didn't know about the January info, but what worries me is the resale of paramount studios. I think it's really not good news because avatar is a franchise that isn't as big as star trek or sponge bob and avatar sstudio hasn't had a chance to prove itself yet. I think if it gets bought out, paramount will almost certainly bench avatar studioss. What do you think?

Ah, and I have another question: based on an upcoming comic: “Mako and the mystery of Penquan Island”. Well, based on the cover it's obvious that it's going to cover the mystery of the asssasssin who schtik Mako and Bolin's parents. But I'm curious to hear your opinion on the comic's content!

Um, I'm not sure that's a thing? I checked the wiki to see if they had anything, but their knowledge matches my own, that we have a gAang movie coming up and several mysterious projects of completely unknown nature. As for the 'posters,' could you have seen these licensed prints? If not, please share!

I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, I have a lot of things I'd love to see in such a story. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure none of those things would ever actually be in a movie, as my concept and preferences for the OWL don't seem to align with anything we've gotten after AtLA. I like it as a Pai Sho club that Iroh turned into a martial force out of desperation, and then it couldn't relinquish the power it found itself with, becoming a corrupt rogue state and even spinning off the Red Lotus terrorists. But it's already been established by the Avatars Before Aang novels as an existing manipulative conspiracy, and Legend Of Korra didn't end with the White Lotus being disbanded, so I've had to let my preferences go.

Hard to say, but Avatar has a lot of cultural cache, enough that Netflix wanted to subject it to their horrific Live-Action process, and even that was apparently successful enough to get two more seasons, making it one of the bigger success stories from those efforts. So just because it's not in the top 3 of money-earners doesn't mean it wouldn't be seen as valuable. I think Avatar Studios has done well laying out some groundwork for a revival and keeping interest high among the generations that embraced it, so unless any buyer is specifically looking to lose money for tax write-offs a la Warner Bros, it might be worthwhile to continue with at least the in-progress projects. The gAang movie might even be pretty close to completion if it's releasing in 7 months.

...there's a Mako comic coming out? XD Sorry, I don't pay attention to anything from the Korra era.

[bard-llama]

WiP Thursday: The Gaang Plays Spin the Bottle

Title: Spin the Bottle Summary: The Gaang sneaks away from the big celebration of Fire Lord Zuko’s twentieth birthday. They end up drunkenly playing spin the bottle. Notes: This fic is in the same universe as A Royal Heir, but takes place before it starts and can be read completely standalone.

The Fire Lord’s twentieth birthday was a big deal for a lot of reasons. Firstly, it was the Fire Lord’s birthday and therefore important. Secondly, twenty was considered the age at which one became an adult in the Fire Nation. Even though Zuko had been ruling since he was sixteen, culturally, he hadn’t yet passed the age of majority, so his twentieth birthday was quite an event. 

The third reason was more personal and less widely known – but thirdly, Zuko’s twentieth birthday was a big deal because the Gaang, all together again for the first time in too long, had managed to sneak away from the crowds with a couple of pilfered bottles of alcohol.

Sokka wasn’t sure who had suggested the game, which might’ve had something to do with being three quarters of the way through his bottle. Even so, he thought it was a brilliant suggestion – and he was wholly willing to chug the rest of his drink to provide them with a bottle to utilize.

He was, perhaps, a little wobbly when he reached out to place the empty bottle on the ground and give it a spin. The six of them were sitting on a rocky mesa far from the festivities with only Momo and Appa to accompany them. 

Honestly, it was the best Sokka had felt in a long, long time, and something in his chest relaxed at the opportunity to be alone with his family, away from all the watching eyes that followed them constantly.

(Not that he minded being watched. He enjoyed attention. But sometimes, it got a bit much.)

The glass bottle slowed its rotation on the rockface – and came to a stop with the stem facing Zuko. Zuko seemed somehow startled by this, and his face – already a little pink with intoxication – flushed dark red. His adam’s apple bobbed and he bit his lower lip, glancing at Sokka through his eyelashes.

The truth was, Sokka had never actually thought about Zuko that way before – but suddenly, he couldn’t look away from the white indents where Zuko’s teeth pressed into the meat of his lips.

“You’re s’posed to kiss him,” Aang encouraged, slurring his words only slightly. He nudged Sokka’s shoulder, pushing him forward towards Zuko, and Sokka obligingly moved with the push, crawling across the circle to kneel in front of Zuko. 

Zuko’s breathing was a little fast and Sokka’s was, too, but no one commented on the way that Sokka’s hand was trembling as he raised it to Zuko’s cheek and leaned in to press their mouths together. 

Zuko froze, muscles tense under Sokka’s touch, and Sokka stayed gentle, parting his lips just enough to suck on Zuko’s bottom lip. Zuko let out a soft sound and a shaky exhale, but when Sokka couldn’t resist nipping at Zuko’s plump lip, Zuko didn’t seem to mind, hands suddenly coming up to cup the back of Sokka’s head.

When Sokka released Zuko’s lip, it was only so that he could lick into Zuko’s mouth, exploring with a curiosity he’d never realized he felt before. The taste of Zuko on his tongue was unique, different from anyone he’d ever kissed before, but not in a bad way. There was almost a spice to it, something that made Sokka break out in tingles, and he decided he liked it and wanted more of it.

Zuko responded eagerly now, no longer tentative, but instead sucking on Sokka’s tongue and nipping at his lips in return. 

Sokka wasn’t sure how long they’d been at this or if it was too long for a game, but honestly, he was not pulling away until he had to, because holy shit, kissing Zuko was really nice, and he was fully intending to savour it for as long as possible.

His head was spinning and he wasn’t sure if it was due to lack of oxygen, the gasps he was taking in between tasting Zuko nowhere near sufficient, or if it was just because of Zuko. Zuko was letting out these little rumbling hums with each movement of their lips against each other and they made shudders crawl down Sokka’s spine. 

When he did finally pull back, forced to admit that actually, breathing unimpeded was kind of important, Sokka’s eyes fluttered open to see the shine of his saliva on Zuko’s lips and immediately wanted to dive back in. But all of a sudden, he was aware of the eyes on them, of the fact that he’d just been making out with his friend in front of all their other friends, including his girlfriend. 

Oops? 

Feeling both guilty and worried, he looked at Suki – but the expression on her face was not at all condemning. Actually, it was more turned on, and Sokka swallowed drily, very abruptly wanting to kiss her, too.

“Wow,” someone muttered under their breath.

“It’s your turn now, Zuko!” Aang said cheerily after a moment, and Sokka returned to his seat in the circle, still rather dazed.

“Oh,” Zuko said, voice deep. “Um. Okay?” He licked his lips, reaching out and setting the bottle into a spin.

Everyone watched the bottle a little too intently as it spun, and for a second, Sokka genuinely thought it might land on him again and he was maybe a little excited for the prospect – but when it came to a stop, it rested on Suki, right next to Sokka.

Sokka’s throat clicked as he swallowed, realizing that he was just as excited to witness this as he was at the prospect of getting to kiss Zuko himself. 

This time, Zuko was the one to approach, crawling in front of Toph until he could reach Suki. His hand trembled even as he cupped her cheek and leaned forward.

Suki’s arms wrapped around Zuko, pulling him closer as she opened to his kiss and watching their lips slide against each other had Sokka feeling some sort of way. Some sort of way that meant something fiery was racing through his veins.

He could see the way their jaws moved as they kissed, tongues twining around each other, and for some reason, that little detail was enough to blow him away. His girlfriend was currently kissing his friend and instead of being upset or jealous, all Sokka wanted was to join in. 

When Zuko pulled back, it took a moment for Suki’s eyes to flutter open, and when they did, she looked as dazed as Sokka was. Hell, even Toph looked dazed, hands and feet both flat against the earth to sense as much as possible.

How much detail could she get? Sokka wondered how it compared to the frankly unbeatable view he’d been subjected to. 

Suki’s gaze darted to meet his, and in her eyes, Sokka could read all the things he was thinking and feeling. They would definitely be talking about this later, because holy shit.

Now it was Suki’s turn, so she cleared her throat, pushing her hair behind her ears and then reaching out to spin the bottle.

––

Toph couldn’t sense the bottle they were using, not exactly. She could sense the vibrations of it moving on the earth and had a sense of its shape from that, but while it was spinning, it was kind of dizzying to keep track of, so it took her a few moments to realize where it was pointing when it stopped.

Oh, she thought, a slight shiver trailing down her spine. She didn’t startle when Suki cupped her cheek, but it took conscious effort to lean into the gentle touch. 

Suki’s lips were soft against hers, brushing over her lips with deliberate intent, taking the time to explore. Toph couldn’t help but shudder, lips parting for Suki’s tongue. 

There was a hunger in Suki’s kiss that excited Toph, and she thought about how fast not just Suki’s heart was beating – but Sokka’s, too. Sokka, who was watching her kiss his girlfriend.

Weird how that thought was kind of hot.

When Suki pulled away, Toph almost chased after her, not ready to be done yet. But she had another prospect ahead of her, and she was definitely looking forward to it.

“My turn?” she checked, reaching out for the bottle she could only sort of sense. This was going to take some effort, especially because her head was swimming a little bit from the amount she’d drunk.

She took a breath, spinning the bottle – and using her earthbending to help it stop right where she wanted it to. Doing so without alerting anyone to her use of bending was difficult, but she had a feeling it would be worth it. 

[ao3feedzukka-blog]

the memory drugs make memory snow

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52273183 by pensiveAbstraction Your name is Lee. You live in with your uncle, Mushi. You work in his tea shop. You've lived in Ba Sing Se as long as you can remember. Words: 4263, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 3 of zukka week 2023 Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Zuko (Avatar), The Gaang (Avatar) Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), The Gaang & Zuko (Avatar), Katara & Zuko (Avatar) Additional Tags: Zuko-centric (Avatar), Unreliable Narrator, Gaslighting, Brainwashing, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Zuko Joins The Gaang Early (Avatar), you know what they did to bob the titan in percy jackson?, it's kinda like that, Dubious Morality, Rated teen for swearing, The Dai Li (Avatar) December 15, 2023 at 07:37AM

[ao3feed-zukka]

but i loved you harder

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/cG7qSmo

by wingedpaki

“Got any other ideas?”

Zuko manages to produce a bottle of the fanciest wine Sokka has ever fucking seen. “Stole this from my dad on the way over, so we might as well put it to some use.”

And somehow, Sokka finds himself sitting on the uncomfortably slanted roof with Zuko, sharing sips of fuck-you expensive wine straight from the bottle and staring up at the cool autumn sky. The light pollution from the surrounding neighborhood means only a few stars are visible from between the yellowing canopies, and the pounding music inside creates a dull, warm roar in the back of Sokka’s head. The conversation comes easier with each swig from the bottle, and Sokka finds himself stealing longer and longer glances at this stranger next to him until he’s just staring, full-on staring, at the flutter of Zuko’s lashes and the sculpt of his jaw as he talks. And maybe just a little at the bob of his throat as he takes the bottle from Sokka, fingers brushing fingers, and takes a slow sip."

(Or, Sokka and Zuko fall in love under the cover of night and the caress of alcohol, but the past and the future threaten to tear them apart.)

Words: 7705, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen, M/M

Characters: Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Aang (Avatar), Suki (Avatar), Mai (Avatar) - mentioned, Jet (Avatar) - mentioned, Ozai (Avatar) - mentioned

Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), Zuko/Mai - implied, Katara & Sokka (Avatar), Toph Beifong & Sokka, The Gaang & Zuko (Avatar)

Additional Tags: Modern AU, Growing Up Together (adolescents edition), Angst with a Happy Ending, Hopeful Ending, breakups and makeups, Getting Together (but it's complicated), insecure Sokka, Whipped as hell Sokka, Zuko's character development in reverse, don't worry he gets better i PROMISE, Mildly Implied Child Abuse, Very Mild Implied Sexual Content, Song Lyrics as Inspiration, Underage Drinking, Author can't stop romanticizing nature, The Gaang as exasperated wingmen, Author fucking loves Toph Beifong, no beta we die like lu ten, Attempts at communication, teenagers in love despite the odds

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/cG7qSmo

[definitely-real-avatar-quotes]

Aang: I made you this friendship bracelet

Zuko: You know, I'm not really a jewelry person

Aang: You don't have to wear it

Zuko: No, I'm gonna wear it forever, back off

[azulasnailtech]

post war sokka and zuko grow their hair out to match suki's length and they all form a band together called suki and the bobs. zuko is still fire lord but only as a side gig while the band is his real passion. sometimes if sokka or zuko is busy hakoda will sub in because he is a multi-instrumentalist but more importantly also has the same haircut. aang has a standing invitation to join them on stage with a tambourine, background vocals, and a lil dance, as long as he wears a wig. katara's not the biggest fan of their music but she's a big fan of them so she runs their merch sales. toph, after she has dabbled in ticket scalping, finds her true calling is security, which as far as she is concerned means standing in front of stages and pushing people away by the face. azula takes it upon herself to be their agent/manager and her entire strategy is just to start beef with chong's band because she hates their asses (and that's something she and sokka bond over). uncle sells their ep at his teashop.

[cowpokezuko]

Zuko doesn’t laugh a lot. 

[sohotthateveryonedied]

Please be nice. This is my weakness. Enemies to found family.

pal i love prince zuko more than life itself how can you think i’d give this one ANYTHING but an A

[unfriedough]

Could I request Sandbender!Reader is a member of the Gaang and has cute fluffy romace w/ Zuko <3 (I have never done a fic request before so I hope this is right!)

‘Question’- Zuko x female!reader

Masterlist <3

An: HIYA! First off, thank you for this request, yes it was- good job!! (although maybe next time, include more details! It took me a while to think this one up hehe) Also, (although it's late) RAMADAN MUBARAK!!!!

(This is my longest fic - almost 5K words!)

Summary:

Read the request.

Warnings: fluff, cliche moments (i’m sorry), it's so cheesy lmao, Zuko’s insecure

Zuko found himself abandoned in the desert, which desert in particular? He wasn’t sure. Looking around, his friends were nowhere to be found. Groaning, he got up and whipped his head around - the panic of being lost settling in. As he waltzed around the empty expanse of the sand, he began regaining his memories. Apparently, a sand storm swept the gang plus pets apart. Zuko rubbed his sore ribs, there must be at least a few broken due to the height of the drop. Not long after, the firebender’s urge to sleep became overwhelming, his legs trembling under his weight. All hope was lost, but then, miraculously, he spotted a small village - little kids running round the expanse of it. He smiled to himself as he dragged his legs to the back of one of the shacks. Zuko sank along the back wall and finally gave in to the tiredness. Just as he was about to lose consciousness, he saw a silhouette.

“Huh?”

He doesn’t remember much after that, just tiny bits of being escorted into someone’s home.

He regained full consciousness not too long after, frantically looking around his unfamiliar surroundings.

“Shh,” the teenager felt a pair of soothing hands on his shoulder. “You’re okay.”

“Who are you?” his vision was still blurry, barely making out a face.

“Your saviour” you snorted.

Zuko’s Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed thickly, nodding his head.

Zuko’s Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed thickly, nodding his head.

Zuko’s Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed thickly, nodding his head.

“Where am I?”

“My house, you should be more careful, y'know. Some people here would really like to beat up firebenders.” you replied, walking away to pick up a med kit.

“Noted.” he said, voice still hoarse

“Why were you in the desert anyways, fireboy?”

“The sandstorm swept me in, I guess.”

“Idiot.” he glared at you. “I’m not wrong.”

You made your way back to him and placed everything on a counter, before telling him to get on one of the other counters.

“Okay, I’m gonna go grab something from the living room, take off your shirt in the meantime.”

Colour rose to his cheeks, “Why?”

“For the thrill of it.” he tilted his head to the side. “Oh my god you are SO dense. So I could check for wounds silly.”

Shortly after you left the room, he carefully removed his shirt. Zuko stared at his reflection on your window, suddenly insecure of himself. His eyes snapped towards the door once he heard it open.

“Hi, I'm back.” you stated, a wooden bucket filled with clean water in your hands.

“Hey.” you placed down your bowl next to him and finally looked.

Your breath hitched as you took in the image of this man, to you, he was a work of art. His torso was littered with tiny scars, making him look rather intimidating. You tried not to stare for too long, he was the enemy after all. Though, he didn’t look the part. Shaking your head, you walked closer towards him, positioning yourself between his legs, and pushing him gently to the back so you could wrap the bandage. Zuko tried to suppress any noises of discomfort, but to no avail, you knew this hurt.

“I know you're in pain, babes.”

He tilted his head up and moved his jaw around, pondering the loose tone you used in the pet name.

After bandaging him up, you helped him to your bedroom where you situated Zuko onto your bed. He laid, staring at you as you moved around.

“So, what’s your name, pretty boy?”

Zuko gulped at the name again, were you flirting or just being nice?

“Zuko.”

“Wait, you're the guy who’s travelling with the avatar right?”

“There’s several guys travelling with the avatar.”

You narrowed your eyes at Zuko and he chuckled lowly.

“Guess so,” he said

“Hm.” you tossed a shirt towards him.

“What?” he asked, putting it on.

“Dunno thought you’d be more? Evil looking?” you scrunch your face, framing him with your hands.

“Well what do I look like?”

“Handsome.” you shrugged nonchalantly.

Heat rose to his cheeks as he desperately covered his face for any chance of redemption, “Thanks,” he replied, muffled.

“Mhmm,” you giggled. “Anyways,”

Zuko turned his head to your drawers, where you were standing.

“Do you have any clue where your friends are?”

The firebender sighed, “No. I wish I did.”

“Oh well, I’m sure we’ll find them. Anywho, I’ll leave you to rest now.” you shut the light on your way out.

Zuko sighed when he heard the door click. He shut his eyes for a while, hoping to drift into a deep sleep. The teen tossed and turned, but nothing worked - he felt stuck. And bored. So, extremely, bored. Carefully, he got up and stalked to your window, which was closed by a delicate curtain. Zuko pulled the window back and peeked out. His breath quickened when he witnessed what was occurring outside. During his so called slumber, his friends were located and brought to the village. The gang were all passed out and healing, leaving no experienced warriors to fend off the threat. Azula.

Zuko sprinted out of your room, only to find himself in the maze of your house - unaware as to where the front door was. Eventually, he located a grand door and left out of it, then running to the attacker. There, he began getting into stance, his injuries making it more difficult. Just as he was about to release a flame, sand flew from all sorts of directions - blinding everyone nearby. Frantically, he covered his eyes and fell to the ground. He was left with only his senses of touch and hearing to guide him. In the distance, grunts and flames could be picked up on - although, he didn’t really focus on those. His main concern was finding somewhere he could breathe.

Eventually, the sand dropped, and Azula and Co were nowhere to be found. In the middle of the battlefield, you stood high and proud, your chest heaving. Zuko got up and looked around, only to find his friends standing not too far. Aang ran towards the firebender and gave him a massive hug.

“ZUKO! We thought we lost you!”

After the group had all given eachother ‘oh my god, you’re not dead?’ hugs, they all turned their attention to you. You stood in the middle of the battlefield, out of breath.

“Y’know, we could do with another earthbender on the team,” Toph joked, kicking the sand.

“You’re right!” Aang replied, missing the sarcasm. “HEY! YOU!”

You looked around then signalled to yourself and tilted your head, mouthing ‘me?’

“YEAH!” the avatar said, walking towards you.

“Yeah?

“How do you feel about travelling with us?”

Your face falls, as your brain processes the information.

“I’m 100% serious!”

“Right…” you said, dragging every syllable. “I’ll have to think about it champ.”

“Okay!” Just then, he blew into a whistle, and a huge flying bison flew in. “Appa!”

“Oh my lord. What is that thing?”

“This is Appa!” Sokka said smugly. “I know you might be scared, but fear not! As-” He was cut off by your disappearance.

Whipping his head around, he found you standing before Appa, bouncing in your spot.

“CAN I PET APPA!”

“YES!” Aang replied, just as excited for no apparent reason.

Your hand reached into Appa’s fur, a squeal leaving your lips once you felt how fluffy he was.

“So. Appa gets to travel with you guys daily?”

“Yeah! Pretty cool isn’t it?” Suki replied, and you nodded.

“Alright Avatar guy. I’ll travel with you.”

“Literally.” Sokka said, rubbing his head.

“YAY!”

Shortly after packing a few essentials, you all rode on Appa and soared into the skies.

“Awesome.” you mumbled, entranced by the clouds.

“So you’re a sand bender?” Toph asked.

“Yep.”

“Can you bend normal earth?”

“Uh. no.”

“Why not?”

“Can you bend sand?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh. Fair enough. I just never really left home.”

“Sad.”

“Shut up.”

At this point, the sun had begun to set, and the view from Appa’s saddle was breathtaking. Although, you still had some questions. You did make an impulse decision.

“So. What’re you guys’ names?”

“... what if we were kidnapping you?”

“Puh-lease. Half of you guys are younger.” you scoffed.

Katara smiled, “fair enough. I’m Katara.”

“I’m Suki, this is my boyfriend Sokka.”

“Toph.”

“I’m Aang, and this is Zuko.”

“I know that one,” you replied.

The avatar grinned at you, “What about you?”

“Yn,”

“Pleasure to meet you!”

You beamed at the airbender, sharing a friendly moment. Just then, you heard a chirp just behind you. Goosebumps covered your skin as you seemingly teleported to the other side of the saddle - conveniently next to Zuko.

“Chill.” Sokka erupted into laughter, “That’s Momo.”

“What is… Momo?”

“A winged lemur!”

“I thought they were extinct.” you said, carefully reaching a few fingers to pet him.

“Awesome right?”

“Aha.”

Momo crawled into your lap, leaning into your touch. “He’s adorable.”

The animal chirped, and you booped his nose, offering a smile.

Zuko was sure his heart would explode, though he wasn’t sure which of you was cuter. Eventually, Appa landed and everyone got off. As you peered over the edge, it suddenly set in how high up that jump would be.

“Yn!” the firebender called.

You directed your vision towards him, “I’ll help you get down.”

You nodded, throwing your legs over the edge and twisting your body so you were holding onto the saddle. Zuko looked around, noticing the gang went further away to set up, and called again to you: “Let go.”

“HUH?”

“I promise. I’ll catch you.”

You flushed at the thought before closing your eyes and letting go. Honestly, you felt like you had died. An ‘oof’ left your lips as you fell into Zuko’s arms, and you opened your eyes to see his face not too far from yours. Your breath hitched as you stared into his golden eyes.

“Are you okay?” he asked, his gravelly voice squeezing your heart

“Yeah,” you said slowly.

Your mind feels blank, the only thought passing your brain is ‘since when was Zuko so pretty?’

Suddenly, you realise the position you were in, and quickly spring out of his hold.

“Ahem. Thanks Zuko!” you said awkwardly, rubbing the back of your neck.

He nodded in acknowledgement, and aided you in retrieving your stuff from the bison’s saddle. Shortly after, you both moved towards the direction of where the gang were, an unnerving silence settling as you both processed newly found emotions.

“Okay, we’re camping here tonight.” Sokka said, stretching.

Hums of agreement passed around the group. Aang and Katara walked together to set up a campfire to cook, Sokka set up some tents before going fishing, and Toph earthbent a small fence to stop creatures from intruding. You and Zuko went to collect sticks. During the walk, you and him often brushed hands - though it wasn’t purposeful. Everytime it would happen, he would immediately look away from you, which left you questioning why he was so, shy? Anywho, once you got to a heavily tree populated area, you picked up a few twigs and logs - zuko mirroring that - and began your journey back.

“So,”

“So.”

“What’d you like to do for fun?” it was a dumb question, but alas, small talk was not your strong suit.

“Oh… nothing.”

“Nothing?”

“Mhm,”

“That sounds miserable.” you looked at Zuko again, “I take you as a knitting kinda guy.”

“Knitting?”

“Yeah!”

“How so?”

“Well, you seem cool and mysterious on the outside, but really you're a big softy. Those kinda vibes.”

Zuko nudged you with his shoulder, “I am not a softy.”

“Mm I bet,” you laughed.

“Well. What do you like to do for fun?”

“Hm. I like to bend little things.”

He stared at you, confused.

“Wait, I worded that wrong. I meant sand like sand bending tiny structures.” he nodded in a ‘sure’ kinda way, which earned a punch to the shoulder from you.

After a comfortable moment of silence, Zuko spoke his mind.

“You sure did agree to come way too easily.”

“I guess I did. Life at home is kinda boring, plus who could pass up seeing your face daily,” you shrugged again.

This left the firebender so incredibly perplexed. Are you flirting? He couldn’t ask anyone from the gang in case they would tell you he asked, so he had to consider it himself. Or maybe ask you directly.

“Are you flirting with me?”

Your face dropped at the lack of social understanding. “Zuko. Honey.”

“So you’re just being friendly?” if you weren’t holding the logs you would have face-palmed by now.

“No, Zuko, I am flirting with you.”

“Oh. Okay.” he smiled, leading you to believe he liked it too.

If you were being honest, you knew Zuko was into you, but you were worried about your own feelings - scared you only liked the attention. You didn’t want to hurt the firebender after all.

The camp seemed to get closer in your vision as you neared the forest clearing, chatter from the gang filling the silence. You waved at Katara as you neared, who signalled for you and Zuo to drop the logs on the campfire. As you put away the wood, the firebender placed one of his hands in front of you - the other lighting the fire. Your heart soared as you watched his arm flex, the view was impeccable. The way his hair flopped as he moved his head, and his eyes concentrated on the flame - and most importantly, his desire to protect you. It was such a simple act of love, but coming from a place where you were the protector, not the defenceless. Zuko turned to you after, the embers of the fire illuminating his face, but really it was his stupid little smile that light up your heart. The way his eyes shrunk and his smile became wide. Slowly, he retracted his hand, and his smile softened. Your lips were parted slightly, completely entranced by the firebender. You snapped out of your lovesick moment, and smiled, before walking towards Toph. You plopped down next to her with a huff, as you dropped your head into your hands.

“His heart rate was high too, you know.”

You looked at the small earthbender. “No, I didn’t know that.”

A smile graced your features as you punched Toph in the chest, “Don’t you know it’s rude to eavesdrop?”

“Hey!” she laughed along.

Aang called everyone to eat, you and Toph got up from the rock and moved towards the fire. You chose a random log all alone and sat there, getting passed a bowl.

“Is this seat taken?” Zuko whispered.

Your eyes sparkled as you smiled, “N-”

“Yes.” Toph said, sitting where Zuko was about to.

He swallowed thickly and sat next to the Beifong, away from you. Toph snickered as she sensed his annoyance. You rolled your eyes, but it never hurt to sit next to Toph - she seemed to have a soft spot for you anyways. As everyone settled, and the conversations died down, you quietly slurped on your noodles.

“Hey Yn?”

“Hm?”

“D’you have any fun stories from home?”

You thought for a second, “Nope, not really.”

“Nothing? That’s so sad.”

“Sokka, I literally lived in the middle of nowhere. What’d you think?”

“I guess I didn’t think that through.”

You hummed in agreement, before continuing to indulge in your noodles. A smile graced your features as you tried the ramen, Toph laughed as she realised this must've been your first time.

“Do you like it?” she whispered.

“Yeah!” you replied, “I love it!”

Zuko eyed you as you happily ate. It was a straightforward meal, not too much of anything - quite plain really, but originating in a deserted area with limited food variety - it was something new. Something fascinating, something finally flavorful. It was adorable how much you were surprised by some noodles. His vision fell back on his food, as the familiar feeling of love crept in.

A good few minutes passed, and everyone began clean ups. The plates were stacked neatly, and any other cutlery was sorted into bags to be cleaned by the waterbenders. You sighed as you tied the final bag, stretching as soon as it was out of your grip. A gentle yawn escaped from your lips, eliciting a visit to Sokka to ask where you were sleeping.

“Hey Sokka.”

“Hm? Oh hi Yn!”

“I was just wondering, where am I sleeping?”

“Shoot. I actually didn’t consider that.”

“What.”

“Uh.. you could share with someone!”

“You’re hilarious.” your hands rested loosely on your hips.

“That I am.” he said smugly, “But for real you should ask someone.” “I’d rather die.”

“Then what’re you gonna do?”

“I’ll figure something out, thanks anyways.”

“Yeah okay,” he laughed.

You decided to walk around, making yourself look busy so nobody asked where you were residing for the night. Suki and Sokka entered a shared tent, Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph each entered their own tents, respectively. Deciding to relax a bit, you headed down the cliff to a secluded beach. You plopped down onto the pale sand and laid down on your elbows. You reached one arm out to grab the sand, bending it into a heart shape. You tilted your head as you thought of another design - a flame! You bent a tiny, cartoon-y flame and smiled to yourself. “I’m so good at this.”

“You are.” a voice agreed.

Sand flew from all around the beach and covered the individual, blinding them.

“Zuko?” you came to your senses and dropped the sand - none of it sticking because you were so nice.

“Sorry,” he laughed, “I didn't mean to scare you.”

You rolled your eyes at him, “What are you doing here anyways?”

“I was wondering why you weren’t going to bed.”

You felt bad for worrying him, but then again, sleeping in an earth tent sounded uncomfortable and plain painful.

“Wasn’t sleepy.”

He narrowed his eyes at you, “Sure,”

Zuko paused waiting for you to explain your lie, and when you didn’t, he did it for you.

“I noticed you didn’t have a tent.”

“Oh really? I didn’t even notice haha.” you punctuated the sentence with an awkward laugh.

The firebender rolled his eyes and stuck out his hand. You held his hand, albeit in a confused manner, and he led you out of the cave. You weren’t really focused on where exactly he was taking you, more of the journey. His hands felt rough, yet so incredibly gentle against yours, his other hand reached out and held a fire in front of him, lighting the path for the both of you. Your shoes felt a bit too thin above the terrain, you could feel every single rock, you’d have to get new shoes eventually. The mixed scents of fire and wet greenery flooded your nose, a few different flower scents mixing in.

“Here,” he muttered, carefully not to scare you with his sudden speaking.

You were back at the campsite, in front of a lonely red tent.

“I’ll sleep outside. Make yourself comfortable.” Zuko rubbed his neck awkwardly.

“In your tent?” your body suddenly felt warmth flood throughout it.

The firebender nodded, a friendly smile on his face.

“Nonsense. That’s your tent!”

“Yeah but it’s fine I’ll manage,”

“No! You can’t just sleep in the wild.”

The firebender opened his mouth to say something, but immediately closed it, clearly not having thought this through. Suddenly, an idea passed through your head. Your hand reached into the tent, and examined the space inside. Big enough. You signalled with your other arm for Zuko to come in - and that he did. “Here,” you sighed, “We’ll just share.”

Zuko’s face turned a bright shade of red, as he internalised what you just said.

“Are- are you sure? Honestly I can just-”

“I’m sure Zuko. only if you’re fine with it.”

He nodded sharply, and watched as you laid down. Soon after, he joined you under the covers. You both stared at the roofing of the tent, a sigh escaping your parted lips. You turned your head gently to him, he followed in pursuit.

“Thank you,” you whispered with a smile.

Zuko’s breath hitched as he drank your presence, from the ethereal sparkle in your eye, to your perfectly shaped nose. You tilted your head slightly, shrinking under his watchful gaze. Immediately, as if it snapped him to reality, he pulled the string to shut the lamp. A giggle escaped your lips, as the seemingly recurring pink tinged the teenager’s face.

“Shut up.” the boy muttered.

You smiled wide at the clear embarrassment, “Didn’t say anything.”

A short pause flooded the atmosphere.

“Good night Yn.”

“G’night Zuko,” another smile graced his face.

Afterwards, he rolled to the other direction and shut his irises. Sleep approaching at a steady pace. Maybe a little too fast. And just like that - Zuko fell asleep, soft snores escaping his mouth.

The night was long, and so very cold. But alas, it was definitely comfortable.

The sun rose to the sky slowly, wildlife beginning to wake up. Howls, squeaks, coos, and chitters, were audible. The sunlight filtered through the tent cover, penetrating your translucent eyelids. You yawned, your eyes fluttering open. You lifted yourself to a sitting position to stretch, only to be stopped by a weight against your waist. Quickly pulling the covers down, you discovered that it was not a weight, but, as a matter of fact, Zuko’s arm. His limb was lazily wrapped around your middle. Your eyes ran to Zuko’s face, praying he was still out cold, thankfully, he was. Your pupils scanned his expression, a slight furrow resided between his eyebrows (supposedly due to your movements), his brown hair messily spread out on his features, covering his prominent scar. Slowly, his breathing quickened as he stirred out of a seemingly deep slumber. The arm that was on your waist rose to rub his tired eyes, as he groaned. Zuko attempted (emphasis on attempted) to use his other arm, only to feel a pressure on it. Looking across, he noticed his arm was under you, and you stared at him in complete shock. Immediately, you moved away and he pulled his arm back slowly, considering where it had been.

“Good morning,” Zuko rasped, his morning voice sparking butterflies in your stomach.

“Good morning,” you replied, eyes wandering.

A yawn could be heard as he muttered the next line, “How’d you sleep?”

Oh. So he was choosing to ignore Elephant-rhino in the room. Cool.

“I slept okay. You?” Zuko sat up and rubbed his face gently.

He nodded to signify ‘yeah’.

You smiled at Zuko, mumbling a thank you as you left the tent. Sokka stared at you inconspicuously.

“Why were you in Zuko’s tent?” he said, dragging the ‘y’ in ‘why’.

“Me? Oh! Just uh! Waking him up!”

“Why? It’s like, mega early.”

“Why are you awake then, meathead?”

“I’m prepping the food today,” he grinned proudly, before immediately shrieking as the food burnt.

You moved behind him to retrieve a bucket to fill in the lake. As you moved past the watertribe teenager, he grabbed your arms.

“Is there something going on with you and Zuko?”

Your eyes immediately widened, you wish you knew the answer.

“No? What makes you think that?”

Sokka leaned in real close and whispered, “You smell like him,”

You immediately stepped back, coughing awkwardly and walking away, Sokka laughing in the background.

“No? What makes you think that?” Zuko, who had overheard, repeated to himself, reminding him that you two were just friends. Nothing more. He tried to gaslight himself into believing this is what he wanted, but no, the heaviness in his heart weighed on his self esteem. As he left his tent and waved at Sokka, stalking to the woods to retrieve some sort of food, he continued to ponder just why you didn’t like him - nitpicking at each of his troubling insecurities. Maybe his hair was too long, or his scar was ugly, maybe he wasn’t muscular enough? Possibly didn’t have soft enough hands, or he was too warm or that he was a firebender or that he was plain evil or that- When did the waterworks start? Swiftly, he wiped his tears, a strained sniffle paired along. Deciding it was best to take a break, he walked across the river - using rocks to help him get across, and sat under a tree, using the foliage as partial shade under the scorching hot sun. Zuko brought his knees to his chest, his hand reaching down to play with the grass. Gazing at the trees opposite him, the firebender saw a person’s silhouette. You.

As you finally reached your destination, you threw your fist into the air. After many detours and wrong routes - the river was finally close enough to taste. Your tired legs carried you towards the water stream, and your arms grasped the bucket tightly. Humming a tune, you gently submerged the tub under the cold liquid. You pulled the bucket back up, noises of discomfort leaving your mouth as the heavy bucket was lifted onto the greenery. You huffed out a short breath of air, before standing back up and making your way back to the campsite. Zuko looked to the side sadly, contemplating his feelings towards you. Is he really this pathetic?. He went from a prince to a teenager with a silly crush? Life is so unfair. Sighing, he got his act together and got up - he would have to be better. The way back to the ‘residential’ area was rather peaceful and Zuko made a conscious effort to block out intrusive thoughts. The tents seemed to be getting closer, and eventually he finally made it back. He tossed the few berries he mindlessly picked up on the way back (so much as to not come back empty handed), and made his way to the middle - where Aang was.

“Zuko! There you are! We were just about to have breakfast and then we’ll make our way to our next hiding spot!”

“Hiding spot?”

“Well yeah,” the avatar rubbed his neck sheepishly, he didn’t usually call it a hiding spot, “We kinda figured we need to keep it on the downlow before the comet.”

“Fair enough. Any clue as to where we’re gonna hide?”

“Not a clue.”

“We need somewhere inconspicuous, somewhere secluded, FAR FROM THE FIRELORD!” Sokka stroked his chin, becoming louder as the sentence unfolds.

“How about Ember Island?” Zuko shrugged, kindly accepting a bowl of berries from Katara - as she handed everyone some.

“RIght under his nose?” Toph added.

“That sounds like a death wish!” Sokka yelled at Zuko.

“No wait, maybe he’s right. Listen if you were looking for your enemy, would you really look in your own house?”

“I guess not.”

“We’re going to Ember Island!”

Well, that was in the morning. Now, it’s past midnight, and the gang are guiding Appa. Actually, scrap that, guiding is a long shot, it was more like they were sleeping on Appa. The young airbender had been attempting to assist the giant creature in his sleep deprived state, but alas, he fell asleep. Which caused you to make your next decision. Smoothly, you replaced Aang (helping him lay on the saddle instead), and began to direct the flying bison.

“Do you even know where Ember Island is?”

That thought hadn’t occurred to you.

“No,” you extended the word.

A chuckle came from behind, before you heard some shuffling. Zuko slid down to Appa’s head, and you schootched over. As he went to grab the lead, his hands brushed yours in a feather light manner. His eyes snapped up quickly, and he was met with a slightly distressed expression on your face.

“You okay?” he said, worried.

“No.” With brows furrowed, he waited for you to resume, “Zuko, what are we?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well it’s just that, you’re giving me mixed signals man. I feel like you like me but you don’t like me, but you do but you don’t! I’m so sick and tired of it. So, please, tell me, how do you really feel?”

Zuko gulped, not expecting this.

“I-” you held your breath, “I don’t know,”

You sighed tiredly.

“Do you know?”

“I do Zuko. I like you.”

Zuko’s mind ran laps, he did know. There was never any question that he liked- no loved you. He loved the way your eyes sparkled, and the way you could talk for hours and he would never get bored, he adored your voice which could lull him to sleep in seconds. Moral of the story, he just loved you. The firebender stared at you, breath quickening. As you both looked into each other's eyes, he slowly leaned in. Once close enough, he flashed a look to your eyes before shutting his and slotting his lips into yours. The kiss was fast, a question if anything. A question to fate. And at that second, Zuko knew his fate, it was you. You were his light, his knight in shining armour - granted he hasn’t known you long, but getting to know you in the past few days was magical. Infact, he would say it was love at first sight. He’s loved you since you saved him.

Your lips separated, butterflies inhabiting his stomach as much as they were yours’. Were Zuko’s eyes always this pretty? You felt like you could get lost in them for days, as cliche as it is.

Soulmates were an iffy topic to you, were. You knew better now.

You knew better now.

An: Thanks for reading :)

[never-ending-fanfic]

Some of my Atla headcanons nobody asked for part 4:

Aang names every single animal he meets. He can see an insect chilling right next to him and be like "oh, hi Bob" or something

When Zuko told the Gaang about how he got his scar they all climbed on him and forced him to be hugged for a few (tearful) hours afterwards

Suki likes to draw and when Sokka finds out about it he definitely signs them up for these artistic dates or something

Toph made her statues herself

When Sokka admitted to his family that he forgot what Kya looked like everyone was utterly shocked and told him he's almost identical to her (yes, Sokka cried after hearing that)

After the war Iroh starts calling Zuko "son" instead of "nephew"

Zuko still can't get rid of the bad and scary burden the word "father" has so he still calls Iroh "uncle" but being called son by him makes him so so happy

Iroh has a tea blend for every member of the Gaang so when they come all exited and he can't catch what they order in between their conversations (or when they come sad and can't utter a word) he knows just what tea to make

[thispatternismine]

The Last Firebender [16/?] - The Council Has Spoken

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Relationship(s): Mai/Zuko, Zuko & the Gaang, Zuko & his family

Summary: Agni has stood by as his children have used their gifts to burn the world, consumed with despair but reluctant to interfere. When the one who is meant to act as his intermediary in the mortal realm burns his own son in a shocking act of cruelty in front of a crowd who fail to step in, that is the final straw.

The Fire Nation descends into chaos at the sudden loss of firebending, & the war becomes bloodier still, as the troops fight on out of sheer desperation, terrified that a reckoning is now due.

And then Iroh, tending his injured nephew while trying to keep him safe from a vengeful father who blames him for this calamity, realises that Zuko's inner flame still burns...

Chapter 1: Prologue

Chapter 2: Any Port in a Storm

Chapter 3: Unexpected Guests

Chapter 4: Making Friends

Chapter 5: Adventures

Chapter 6: Learning Lessons

Chapter 7: Fire & Ice

Chapter 8: Azula is Not Okay

Chapter 9: Father & Son

Chapter 10: E v e r y t h i n g i s F i n e

Chapter 11: Azula is Still Not Okay

Chapter 12: Friends & Family

Chapter 13: Unravelling

Chapter 14: Zuko & Azula Actually Have A Conversation (part 1)

Chapter 15: Zuko & Azula Actually Have A Conversation (part 2)

Chapter 16: The Council Has Spoken

Extract:

Zuko grabbed him by the front of his robes, dragging him upright, and shoved him up against the wall. He lit a flame in his hand. “Tell. Me. Right. Now. Or…”

Zheng failed to look intimidated. “Or, what? We both know you don’t have the guts to do anything.”

Azula shoved her brother aside. “What about me?” She pressed one of Mai’s knives to his throat. “Look me in the eye and tell me I wouldn’t.”

He tried to struggle. Foolish. He had no chance of getting away. But if she accidentally cut his throat then there would go their only witness... “Ty Lee.”

She didn’t even need to give a specific order. A few jabs and the man sagged against the wall, her hold on his clothing the only thing holding him up until Mai and Zuko stepped forward and pinned his arms to the wall.

“Now,” she said, in a voice that could only be described as ‘deceptively calm’. “How about you tell us what happened that night, and in return for a nice little story, I’ll refrain from slitting your worthless throat.”

He gulped, his adam’s apple brushing against the blade as it bobbed. “Please! I just did as I was ordered!”

“And what, pray tell, were you ordered to do?”

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[imma-dragon53]

I just had a brilliant thought

What if the hair changes in volume 7 were for a volume 9 plot point

We are all thinking wonder land with the island. It’s definitely not part of remnant. What if it’s more like the swamp from avatar? Yeah yeah I know the swamp was based on wonderland too, but I’m thinking more about how the gaang members saw people from their past. What if at some point the characters meet their past selves in the island?

The hair could be used as a signifier of who’s the current character and who’s the past character. Think about it. Everyone who fell are also the ones who had the most drastic hair changes: Blake’s bob, Ruby’s cut and chop, Juane’s spiky do and Weiss’s braid (shudders). It even works for penny since her beacon self as a different hair style too. And it also explains why Yang didn’t get a hair change, she already has a signifier differentiating between her current self and past self: her arm.