#zutara mini Big Bang

[stargirl-judooz]

@officialzutaraminibang for this wonderful piece of fanfiction. Look out for this story to be posted!

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Here’s a snippet of the scene that inspired me:

“Katara bit her lip, but she was determined. She extended her hand towards the water...and pulled --a small sphere of liquid rising from the pond to float above her hand.”

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[Image description: A young Katara and a young Zuko sitting, secluded on the ground in a grassy area hidden by a tall hedge. The children are facing each other, dressed in their ceremonial best. Resting on his knees and leaning forward on his hands, Zuko is dressed in red with his hair pulled back into a Phoenix Tail and with his dagger laying beside him. There is a small turtleduck resting behind him by his feet. There is a look of awe on his face. Katara is wearing Water Tribe traditional blue that has been tailored to be appropriate for the Fire Nation climate. She has one leg in front of her and one hand on the ground, the other is holding up a small sphere of water as it twists and glows from her bending. She has a small polar bear toy laying in the grass beside her. In the shadowed corner of the lawn, hidden by the hedge, the glow of the water is reflected on their faces and on some of the garden around them. Past the hedge there are pillars framing in the scene with celebratory flags hanging from them, beyond that are the tops of the heads of the other attendees and they are all in front of a sunset in the background.]

[stardust948]

Zutara mini big bang just came out of nowhere for me and honestly it's the best thing that's happened all month.

[gentil-minou]

do u have any atla fic recs 🥺👉👈 pls i am begging

Okay so it's been quite a bit since I read atla fics and I'm a hardwired Zutara shipper so if that's your jam I got some stuff I super recommend! But because it's been so long and I can't remember them all I would say go through my Ao3 bookmarks here for a better list and my fanfiction.net account that has another list with old fics too I think (just remember that this account is from 2008 and will be cringe sdhgs)

Though I will plug a couple of my faves (though some of these are ancient in fandom years dsfjkshd):

Tempest in a Teacup by akaVertigo (T, complete with a sequel WIP)

Fate puts Katara in the Fire Nation to grow up in the company of a Dragon, a prince, and a lot of good tea. AU Zutara...of a sort.

BABY ZUTARA. They are everything to me and this fic is a staple of early zutara fandom I think. Also the writer reemerged last year after a decade and I almost cried I was so happy dsjfhds

Finding You by PearLynn (AU, complete, M)

"For each life you live, you shall suffer. This is your punishment: never to die, never to settle. Never able to love nor truly live, cursed to jump back and forth through time. You will spend the rest of eternity repenting for your actions, living a half life with no purpose."

No matter where, no matter when, he always found her. A Zutara story.

I think about this fic a lot. So much. All the time. Just read it. It's beautiful.

Moonlight and Sunshadow by GrapefruitTwostep (M, AU, Complete)

The dragon offered Katara a deal: protection for her family and tribe if she lived with it for a year and a day. And she said yes. Because what other way was there to save her people?

But there was more to the dragon than Katara bargined for.

An "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" retelling.

I love everything this author writes but this one was just...it was incredible. A literal epic with a wonderful story of romance and adventure and ahhhh I love it so much. Also Zuko is a cuddly dorky dragon and that's great I think

Enslaved by sharkflip (on ff.net) (T, incomplete but ends in a good place)

A triumphant war party returns with an exotic slave, a gift for the ruling house. Katara and Zuko AU

A common trope was capture fics but this one was Zuko getting captured and I LOVED it. It explores an interesting dynamic where he has no idea how to communicate with his capteurs and it's fascinating as a reader because the writer has us learn about Katara's culture along with him. I consider this a must read because it's just incredible.

Acquiescence by Ladyflick (ff.net) (T, complete)

Zuko, Katara and Sokka go under cover into the Fire Nation.

This is also super old but I remember loving it so much.

The Sparrowkeet Series by audreyii_fic (E, canon divergence, series)

Ba Sing Se has fallen and Katara has been captured by the Fire Nation; a more adult take on the potential progression of S3. AU series of interconnected one-shots. Zutara.

What kind of person would I be if not for Sparrowkeet? I don't know but I think I read this wayyyyyy back over ten years ago when it was on ff.net and I still love it man.

didn't know my heart by babyfairy (E, canon divergence, complete)

And yet, in a matter of days, she has managed to worm her way under his skin, has cracked open his rib cage and has begun to patch up the endless amount of wounds on his heart.

A retelling of the show but with added Zutara. I don't remember much of it as it's been a few years but I remember loving it! (EXPLICIT CONTENT)

Anything by damagectrl and brotherkupo, who also write for ML! (seeing their stuff when I started reading ML was so lovely ahhh)

Honestly I have so many recs now that i started sgkhfdjk but I really recommend checking out some blogs on tumblr for a better more updated list. I know there was also a Zutara Mini Big Bang that you can check out here, but I am grossly behind on the fics there but they look so good!

And if you're not a zutara fan then rip i guess i read them pretty much exclusively jfhsdjk

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[stargirl-judooz]

@officialzutaraminibang this is the art I made from the fic “I love you, I love you, I love you”!

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This line was the inspiration for the scene depicted:

“I would tell him he doesn’t need any lasting sense of caution around me, but I don’t feel like being the reassuring one tonight.

“I have a lot on my mind,” my eyes drift back to the beach.

I don’t turn to look when he comes closer.”

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[Image description: Zuko and Katara stand on the porch of the abandoned royal beach house on Ember Island. They are framed in by the porch railing and are still in their stealth outfits, it looks like it is an immediate debrief after their journey to confront Yon Rha during the events of The Southern Raiders. It is nighttime and the moon casts a pale glow over them and they look out towards the beach. Katara’s arms are crossed in front of her and she has a weary and sad expression on her face. Zuko rests on hand on the railing and one hand on her shoulder with an observant and concerned expression on his face.]

[stargirl-judooz]

Another piece for @officialzutaraminibang

A Darker Blue - by supergirrl : “Katara was silent, letting the governor grovel at her feet so he could work himself into an even more terrified state. Zuko came to stand beside her, and though his swords were held loosely at his sides, she knew he could spring into motion faster than his sister could shoot lightning.”

[Image description: The drawing depicts Katara dressed in her Painted Lady disguise, covered in painted red markings on her shoulders, neck and face. She’s wearing a wide brimmed hat veiled with sheer fabric, dark red fabric hood over her hair and sleeves hanging off her shoulders and wrapped with rope around her neck and middle with a shell in the center. Some hair is framing her face and escaping from the hood. Her hair and robes are billowing around her and she’s surrounded by fog. Her hands are out in front of her in a blood bending form and she has a malevolent smirk on her face. End image description.]