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One thing I find really interesting about fics that have Hakoda and Zuko as a tag is that they almost always follow the sentence “Zuko sees Hakoda like he’s his dad” It always applies because depending on how you say it it means entirely different things. If you’ve read fics pertaining to these two you probably know what I mean but I’m gonna explain.
Option 1: Zuko sees Hakoda like he’s his dad as in Zuko has a terrible father so he assumes Hakoda is going to hurt him (and sometimes he does). Sometimes in these fics Zuko will try to protect Sokka and Katara from Hakoda whether it be talking them up so Hakoda won’t see them as failures or literally stepping between them when he thinks he’s going to hurt them (which he isn’t). This option has been present in a significant amount of Zukka fics I’ve read, often after boiling rock. Sometimes it starts out with a fearful relationship and then will transition into the second option.
Option 2: Zuko sees Hakoda as his dad. Dadkoda fics! Very wholesome, Hakoda somehow find Zuko and goes “that’s a child” and decides that the child deserves better than what he currently has. Sometimes you have slow burn adoption fics where you start out with option one (like Salvage by MuffinLance). Though given that it’s Zuko there tends to be at least a sprinkle of option one as he’s never going to trust a father figure right off the bat.
Now for me to shamelessly recommend fics. I already mentioned Salvage with its slow burn adoption
Lifeline (series) by The Chronic Cryptid (Dadkoda for the win)
Ozymandius King of Kings by Think_of_a_Wonderful_Thought (more of a Zukka fic doesn’t have Hakoda and Zuko tag but definitely has an option one relationship)
The Kids Aren’t Alright (Series) by Patsiree_Blu (the first two hints of both)
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Do you have any fanfiction recommendations?
Hi hello \\(°▽°)// I haven't read ATLA fics lately, but here are some of the fics whose tabs I have opened on my browser ❤️
Unpicked, rewoven by avaya29
– and Azula’s crackling bolt of lightning steadied, became still and straight, and was a beam of blue light thrusting from the horizon to the sky. The cold voltaic shock through his nerves was the sting of cold air damp with spray from the sea, the pressure of electrical charge the weight of armour on his shoulders, the harsh blue-white glow of lightning the grey-white-blue of sea and ice and sky.
…His scalp was cold.
Zuko doesn't know why he's suddenly back here again, here on his ship amongst the icebergs, with the Avatar's light stabbing into the sky. He's not even sure this is real. But if it is, he's going to do things better this time.
Of course, things go off the rails almost immediately.
Incarnadined Hound by Java_bean
All around her, the murmuring crowd hushed as if in mourning. Soon, all of the Fire Nation would hear the terms for the banishment, and they would react just the same. Azula smirked. She knew something they all didn’t know.
Find the avatar, Father had said. For anyone else, that was a death sentence.
For Zuzu, though? Well, that was doable.
Zuko could find anything
(A fic about Zuko and his insane ability to find things that he really shouldn't be able to find)
Seduction of the Innocent by southwest_trickster
Zuko doesn’t particularly want to build a life in Ba Sing Se. But since going home isn’t an option, he starts to figure out how he can be happy here. The solution? Attend Ba Sing Se University, write a thesis on the Air Nomads and the Water Tribes and why they’re important to study, and accidentally become a well-known author by writing comics about his sworn enemy.
And, of course, I have to rec @whats-a-reading's wonderful fic
Ship of Fools by IlliterateReader
“Zuzu? Are you still there?” And oh, Azula’s probably, definitely real. She’s not at his right. His sister is in front of him, regal as ever except for the burning missive flaring blue in her left hand.
or
Azula snuck on his ship. Good morning Zuko, welcome to your new banished life.
#i have other fandom fic recs too if that's what you're looking for 🫶#or if you're looking for specific tropes I can try checking my 2k+ ao3 bookmarks HAHAHA#atla fic recs#atla#my ask hole
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Fic Recs (Part 1)
Where the stars do not take sides by witchofendor
When Azula is nine, she becomes an only child. She hears the Fire Lord call for Zuko's life, and in the morning, her mother and brother are gone. Azula may be young, but she isn't naive. She knows what happened to them.
Which makes it all the more surprising when Azula tracks the Avatar down and fights his group of peasant friends, only to find herself staring into an eerily familiar face.
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The sundered sea by aloneintherain
It was a sight Hakoda never thought he would see: a firebender dressed willingly in fur, cradling an Earth Kingdom girl, the both of them laughing with an Air Nomad.
Their thoughtless joy. The easy way they touched each other. Three different benders, laughing in the Southern Water Tribe, as if they belonged there. How could any of it be real?
Or: several months after Kya’s death, Hakoda gets a glimpse of the future.
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Do you hear the people sing? by generic_username
The Fire Nation has only rebelled once in its long history. They are a proud people, and a loyal one. They do not turn against their own for no reason. They protect their own.
Especially their Prince.
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Basically this was a What if the Fire Nation said Fuck Ozai and rebelled AU. along with a sprinkling of world building built in. Enjoy!
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Half in the shadows, half burned in flames by r_astra
“They say you tried to kill the Firelord,” Hakoda says. "Why?"
Zuko doesn’t know how to answer. Because I hate him. Because I love him. Because he wants to see the world burn. Because he knotted one hand in my hair and cupped flames against my face with the other.
Because my mother is dead.
Because my uncle is dead.
Instead, he shrugs tiredly and says: “Someone has to.”
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This is a gift (it comes with a price) by witchofendor
They had spent hours and hours drilling and preparing the servers upon the importance of everything being perfect for the new fire lord. This was fine. Jin was good at her job. She could handle one fire lord.
Expect that wasn't the fire lord. That was FUCKING LEE!
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Salvage by muffinlance
Mid-Season-One Zuko is held ransom by Chief Hakoda. Ozai's replies to the Water Tribe's demands are A+ Parenting. Hakoda is… deeply concerned, for this son that isn't his, and who might be safer among enemies than with his own father.
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absence of heat, excess of destiny by they callmesuperboy
Sokka is born in the dead of winter with a red dragon curling down the left side of his back.
Zuko is born in the sweltering heat of summer with a sword down his spine.
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He doesn’t want to talk about it when their gazes turn on him. They make assumptions— is it someone he left behind in the Fire Nation? He looks away when he agrees with them.
Toph brushes past him when they all part ways. She says, “I know you’re lying.
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For hearth and home by haircrescendo
[There’s a child underneath Fire Lord Zuko’s desk.
He doesn’t realize this until he sits down and tiny hands wrap themselves around his ankles, and Fire Lord Zuko definitely does not shriek and backpedal away at the unexpected touch.
He definitely does do that but Gou, the single guard he’s agreed to let shadow him, is kind enough not to mention it.]
Or,
In which Fire Lord Zuko is a total mess and somehow people manage to love him for it anyway.
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Burn cream for cats by bladehuntress
Spirit goes quiet, and people don't worry, but they should.
Then Spirit stops being quiet, and that's when people start worrying, even though they don't need to anymore.
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equivalent exchange by haircrescendo
[“Are you dead?” Are the first words that come out of Zuko’s mouth.
Lu Ten winces. He’s barely adjusted to the idea himself, but he still wasn’t expecting Zuko to reach that conclusion so fast. He can’t lie to him.
He nods.
“I am.”
“But you’re real.”
“Yeah. Real dead.”
He tries for a joke but Zuko bursts into tears instead.]
Or, Lu Ten makes a promise, Lu Ten dies. Lu Ten comes back
#mads posts#fic recs#fic rec list#atla fic recs#atla fic rec list#atla#one more and im done for tonite
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My ATLA Fic Recs
“Scars”
When Azula shoots Iroh with lightning the gaang doesn’t let Zuko chase them away and insist on helping. It’s a catalyst for Zuko joining the gaang early and helping start a revolution with the fire nation people. I love the exploration of Zuko’s character in this fic and the world building with the nations all coming together I just love it sm
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28578189
“Mountains and Badgermolehills”
Zuko is captured by Zhao on suspicion of being the blue spirit and Sokka ends up being his cell neighbor. Sokka realizes Zuko is a good person with loyalties to the wrong person and tries to force feed him friendship and gets the gaang in on it later. Also the banter is top tier
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23832139
“Gossip Lord Zuko”
Post canon Fire Lord Zuko bonding with his staff and joining in on gossip night. I love Zuko helping the fire nation heal and being adored by his people
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25231696
“Tea and Cakes”
Autistic Zuko with an eating disorder and good shit about his relationships with other members of the gaang and his uncle
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25157731
“Life in Eden”
Fire hazard siblings where Ursa ran interference with Azula and made sure she knew she loved her children equally, so Azula and Zuko have a better relationship and she ends up helping him. Love their dynamic in this
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25526884
“The Family You Choose”
The gaang as soulmates (I’d be surprised if u haven’t already read this fic tbh) but Zuko doesn’t know bc his grandfather and father burned his soul marks off when he was born. The explorations of everyone’s back stories is so good. I especially like how Suki’s got fleshed out, she deserves more attention from canon
https://archiveofourown.org/works/20383669
“Dragon of the Yuyan”
Zuko is adopted by the Yuyan archers at 13 after his dad dumps him in the earth kingdom to die. He joins the gaang when he breaks Aang out as the blue spirit. He’s also mute and uses sign language. His reunion with Iroh had me so emotional ;-;
https://archiveofourown.org/series/1582384
“Kitsungi”
Au where after being burned and left for dead in the earth kingdom, Zuko ends up as a bodyguard for the Beifong’s daughter. The Zuko and Toph sibling bonding is supreme
https://archiveofourown.org/series/1540144
“In the Soft Light”
The war ends early au. Zukka fic featuring moon spirit Sokka and fire nation ambassador Zuko
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26098987
“Salvage”
Hakoda adopts Zuko fic (I would also be surprised if anyone hadn’t read this fic with how popular it is) where Zuko goes from asshole cat prisoner to son boy. Also Hakoda is ready to uppercut Ozai
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21116591
“The beginning of a new and brighter birth”
Amazing post canon Zuko fic abt healing the fire nation, has many wholesome and funny moments
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14921627
“Carry on For You”
Zukka pokemon au series, it’s so good. I esp love the attention given to abused Pokemon
https://archiveofourown.org/series/1599013
“Lessons in Tea Making”
Au where Zuko gave up on his father early on and converted his naval ship into a traveling tea shop. He’s trying to stay out of the war and in a hilarious twist the gaang is trying to capture him so he can teach Aang fire bending
https://archiveofourown.org/works/20648324
#atla#avatar#fic recs#atla fic recs#zuko#atla fanfic#fanfic#all of these are zuko centric akdhajdh#guess who my fav is lol#tumblr is mean and won’t let me link more than 10 fics#too bad you’re getting all 13
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ATLA recs post take 2 (electric boogaloo). Am I totally unsurprised I have enough for a third post at some point? Nope. ANYWAY, enjoy another round -- once again predominantly Zukka, though there’s some f/f in this round!
ATLA Recs #2
i wanna be still with you by tristanyvaine
Handwritten letters sent back and forth do not a love story make. Or. Maybe they do, in the case of a certain Fire Lord and Water Tribe warrior who happen to fall in love over sending letters to each other at least.
keeps me up late at night by midnights
Fifteen years since the war had ended, and still Zuko remembered every step of the way as if it were yesterday. More than anything, he remembered Sokka. He'd been in love with him then, and he still was.
ft. ambassador sokka, fancy parties, pining zuko, and two oblivious fools
the brightest you've ever been by panthalassas
Azula folds herself into the lotus position and empties her mind. Then Yue places her hands on either side of Azula's face, and her mind fills back up again.
Or: Yue notices Azula is lonely. Turns out, Azula's ready to feel some emotions.
real love baby by verdanthoney
Five times Zuko and Sokka pretend they aren't in love, and one time they don't.
OR,
Sokka initiates a friends with benefits relationship between them, and Zuko keeps coming back for more.
Seasons in the Sun by burkesl17
Ambassador Sokka's first year in the Fire Nation, a story for each of its seasons. With thunder, assassins, blossoms, poison, politics, volcanoes and a baby dragon. Also falling in love.
Or: four parties, four assassination attempts.
Please Return if Found by CSHfic, VSfic
When Sokka sees a “lost pet” poster near his apartment for an actual, literal dragon, he thinks it’s a joke.
Right up until he finds the dragon sitting on his couch.
Nobility by hikuni
Book 3. Sokka/Zuko. Set after The Boiling Rock Pt. 2, Sokka and Zuko explore the Western Air Temple, where Sokka tries to get Zuko to talk about girls, marriage, and maybe even a future for the two of them.
Worship the Ashes by meregalaxiesandgods, patentpending
All Azula wants is for things to go back to the way they were – her father on the precipice of conquering the world, her own position secure at his right hand. Now, the only secure thing is her, trapped in a gilded cage in her brother's new Fire Nation. Lonely and adrift, Azula would do anything to make it end, until an unexpected connection rekindles a light she long-thought had burned to ashes. But falling for Suki isn't something Azula can let herself do, especially with the world as they know it threatening to crumble around them.
Or: Azula goes to therapy, has an identity crisis, stops actively trying to kill her brother, makes a few friends, and falls in love along the way.
No Quiet Life by JustGettingBy
Zuko's not sure when it started. It would be easy to say it started with Boiling Rock, or with the Western Air Temple. But whenever it started, his crush isn’t about to go away anytime soon.
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“It’s not too late, ‘Lee’. We could steal a boat. Sail across the high seas until we hit the horizon. Spend the rest of our days living off the land.” He brandishes his arm as if to show Zuko the untapped potential of their future as wild hunters.
“No, Sokka.”
Sokka shrugs. “Well, it was worth a shot. When you’re up to your eyeballs in expense reports, don’t say I didn’t ask.”
Zuko’s mouth feels very dry. “I won’t.”
virtues uncounted by bloobeary
fire lord zuko visits the southern water tribe eight years after the war ends
based on that text post
Will We Last the Night by CSHfic, VSfic (My absolute fave of the canon rewrites for its wildly IC enemies-to-lovers feel)!
Chief Arnook never assigns Sokka to protect Princess Yue, so he goes to fight the Fire Nation with the other men. When the moon dies, and the ocean spirit takes its revenge, Sokka is caught standing on the deck of a Fire Nation ship. Sokka should have drowned… and he would have drowned, if not for a certain Fire Nation raft fleeing the North Pole.
[An enemies-to-lovers season 2 rewrite, where Sokka is separated from the gaang during the Siege of the North, and travels the Earth Kingdom with Zuko instead].
Ashes Inside When You Finish Your Song by Muncaster
Sokka writes lyrics for his sister’s band. Zuko plays piano and is unnecessarily nice. Fellas, is it gay to write love songs about your friend and his golden eyes?
(AKA, a modern band AU featuring The Gaang, crappy software equipment, homoerotic lyrics, and the realization that maybe, if you think about a guy every night before you sleep, you just might be in love with him.)
Relief Next to Me by wilteddaisy (taotu)
Sokka thinks Ozai’s beach house is pretty awesome. Slightly less awesome is the couch he has to sleep on, as is accidentally getting into Zuko’s bed.
At first, that is.
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weekly fic recs | 46
fandoms: aftg, atla, dc, mdzs
aftg
raze it to the ground by ilgaksu
It stops being about Neil entirely, and it starts being about this: Andrew is really, really fucking tired.
Dead of Night by NikNak22
(explicit) (graphic depictions of violence, rape/non-con)
It’s Kevin’s senior year at PSU, and things are…okay. But that changes when a single question from a nosy reporter sends his life spiraling. The descent is slow and maddening – memories and trauma from his past weave together to form the image of the man that stands there today. As Kevin begins to look around him with a new and critical eye, though, he’s no longer sure that man is who he wants to be.
So the question is - when faced with the truth, is it a case of Kevin finally getting what he deserves? Or is it about time to prove a lot of people (including himself) wrong?
Aka the fic that’s all about Kevin Day.
Clickbait by Frostandcoal
It is fitting that Josten is set to don a Dragons’ uniform. Like his new mascot, Josten is a fire-breathing, relentless, somewhat mythical creature whose very existence seems larger than life. And Minyard is the perfect manifestation of a Cyclone; an inescapable, violent maelstrom of unpredictability, where your only chance of survival is to hunker down and wait out the storm.
What happens when a dragon battles a force of nature? That’s what we’re all waiting to find out.
The media reacts to teammates-turned-rivals in the summer before Neil Josten’s first year in the pro’s.
Latchkey Child by vicariously kingly (pelted)
(underage)
The segment’s title declared EXY’S DARLINGS - WHERE WILL THEY GO FROM HERE? in a yellow banner along the television screen's bottom. It was a spotlight feature on where Kevin Day and Riko Moriyama were planning to go after their high school graduation. Of course they were expected to join the best, but a few reporters speculated on favoritism from the Raven’s coach if they signed on at Edgar Allan, and if that’d impact the Exy prodigies’ relationships with their potential teammates.
Usually his mother would box his ears for looking at anything Exy-related, but he changed the channel long before her shower finished, the black ink on a younger Day’s cheekbone haunting him worse than the date in the corner.
( Neil wakes up seven years younger, and, slowly, takes matters into his own hands. )
atla
While Mighty Oaks Do Fall by WitchofEndor
High Sage Kenji blesses Fire Prince Zuko with the resilience of the reed, who bends in the wind and never breaks. When he is done, Fire Prince Ozai narrows his eyes, seemingly displeased by this blessing. But Kenji does not speak for himself; he is only a vessel.
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The newly-crowned Fire Lord Ozai offers his firstborn son to service in the temple.
This turns out to be a catastrophic mistake.
rabbitbrush by curiositykilled
There’s the sound of Katara groaning and Toph thumping Sokka with a rock, but Zuko’s chest is tight and cold. He can’t laugh at Sokka’s pun. He has to swallow to speak.
“Azula’s not going to prison.”
dc
An Internal Affair by nirejseki, robininthelabyrinth (nirejseki)
Leonard Snart, the CCPD Captain of Internal Affairs, is known as Captain Cold for a very good reason: He hates corrupt cops with a merciless vengeance, and once you're on his list, you're in serious trouble.
His next target?
A CCPD lab tech named Barry Allen who's developed a suspicious habit of disappearing at random intervals.
Family You Made (Go Back, Do it Again) by JUBE514
He’s nine again– nine and new and knows so many things now so rather than try to go back–
He thinks he has the chance to make things right.
The bright blue trainers he puts on are a pair he hasn’t worn in forever, something he never thought about after he grew out of them (will grow out of?) a year from now, and sets off into the night and into the rain.
The plan he has in his brain is not really a plan, moreso just a couple of half thrown ideas and maybe five steps into building back the life he had in the most painless way he could.
Maybe, he thinks, maybe this plan can start off with the family he misses– because he’s sixty and most of them too injured or too old or too dead–
Call him selfish but he misses them. He would rather find them than get himself back into that lonely existence he called a life before he woke up at nine.
Dick makes do because that’s all he can do really.
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Dick gets sent back in time, but don't worry, he's got this. (Probably)
mdzs
Lynchpin by ShanaStoryteller
He can’t get Jin Guangyao’s words out of his head.
If he’d only believed in Wei Wuxian, if he’d only been willing to stand up for him, could it all have been avoided?
Bend by ana_cp
(explicit)
Wei Ying does not have a crush on Lan Zhan anymore. Those feelings have been gone for a long time. He's over Lan Zhan. He is.
Deep down, he knows they'll never be compatible in a relationship. Even though Lan Zhan is gay. Even though Lan Zhan is also into BDSM. Because Lan Zhan is a Dom.
And so is he.
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or, Wei Ying makes some very wrong assumptions about Lan Zhan's preferences, finds out just how far from the truth he is, and immediately makes a plan to fix it.
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Fic Recs: Avatar: The Last Airbender
i rewatched this series when it came out on netflix and i fell in love with it all over again. so many amazing fic writers have taken inspiration from it, so here are some of my favourites!
first rule of earth kingdom fight club… by ohmygodwhy
zuko, his stubborn inability to die, and finding himself thru getting his ass kicked
this series is a collection of amazing fics all about zuko surviving the siege of the north and joining earth rumble despite not being an earth bender. it’s the perfect mix of hilarious and serious, and i love it so much
a crack in the glass (eye) by carthaginian_berries
Okay, so maybe Sokka’s noticed that Zuko’s left eye doesn’t really move that much. That’s fine. It’s fine, because it’s damaged, and probably injured terribly by some incredibly unlucky accident, and it doesn’t even have an eyelid, so like — Sokka can work with this. Maybe it just doesn’t have any functioning nerves anymore. Sometimes, eyes just don’t move; it’s all perfectly normal, a regular day, just like Zuko strolling into the Western Air Temple to volunteer himself as Aang’s firebending teacher/prisoner/Not A Friend.
Walking in on said firebending teacher/prisoner/Not A Friend polishing an entire entirely-detached eyeball? Not so fine.
or: zuko has a glass eye. toph is fully ready to exploit the fact.
very very amusing fic about toph, zuko and sokka terrorising the rest of the gaang. the scenarios and pranks made are hilarious and i love this fic so much
Wait for It by mindbending
Prince Zuko is born with eyes of pure gold, the surest sign of a strong inner flame. Prince Zuko is born unlucky. He has no fire to speak of. No spark of potential.
(Until swords start bending to his will.)
loving this metalbending take on zuko. all of the ideas are so interesting and the characterisation is on point. plus, you gotta love the zuko & toph friendship
Embers by Vathara
Dragon's fire is not so easily extinguished; when Zuko rediscovers a lost firebending technique, shifting flames can shift the world...
could not have a fic rec list without including this masterpiece. the worldbuilding in this is so unique and intriguing, and you can’t help but get attached to the new characters as the story goes on. the amount of research and real world ties this fic has is also outstanding. this fic is over 700k, but i can promise you that it is so enthralling you won’t regret it
Getting Busy in Ba Sing Se by vixxer
Sokka holds up four fingers and pokes him with them. “Four months is still not a lot of time. Weren’t you traveling the earth kingdom for most of it?”
“I could’ve met a lot of people while traveling,” Zuko responds defensively.
“Really getting around the earth kingdom, huh,” Sokka says with a wink.
beware for general teenage humour and an inordinate amount of dick jokes. i really like this fic because it emphasises the youth of the characters whilst keeping a very lighthearted and comedic tone.
Boomerangs and Rainbows by mindbending
At Sokka’s behest, the Gaang skips rescuing Zuko during the Siege at the North Pole. Instead they leave him, unconscious, buried in the snow.
In completely unrelated news, Sokka’s haunted by a ghost now.
a zukka fic with a very creative concept and outstanding writing. do not be put off by the major character death tag, as the guy in question still hangs around regardless. plus, i like how the fic also gives the other characters their time to shine, instead of simply focusing on the main pairing
Spirits Help Us, There’s Two of Them by hopepunk
Sokka and Zuko are both weird guys. Fortunately, they're the same kind of weird as each other.
another zukka fic that definitely deserves the clown-to-clown communication tag. the whole thing is wildly absurd and yet still sweet, and the other character’s bafflement towards their craziness is hilarious!
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weekly fic recs #20
20 weeks of this??? god damn
anyways here we go! yk the drill
fandom(s): bungo stray dogs, avatar: the last airbender
ship(s): soukoku, ranpoe, sukka, and ofc some gen fics
Oneshots
dusted in folly; mxlysar - bungo stray dogs
mature | 8k words | chuuya/dazai, chuuya & ranpo, dazai & ranpo, poe/ranpo | READ TAGS
summary:
Leaning forward, Ranpo’s gaze opened, striking Chuuya far deeper than he ever liked—gods, how he hated Ranpo’s probing stare.
“‘Zai was captured on his last assignment. Mori handed me the task to handle it,” he blandly stated, expression blanketed by a sheet Chuuya couldn’t see through.
Not that he could right then, in any case. His hands cramping made him realize how tightly he’d been gripping his own arms, bruises surely lining his skin now.
(Or, Chuuya is forced into a mission with Ranpo, and it is entirely Dazai's fault)
The Heart of Your Murderer; full_moon_pills - bungo stray dogs
not rated | 7.2k words | ADA & dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
“Dazai,” Ranpo interrupts. “You do the emergency surgery.”
He’d foolishly believed no one would make him do these things anymore—that he was free.
or: Dazai is forced to operate on Poe, and unwanted memories arise.
grim’s notes: think i might’ve already put this one on a previous list, but i bookmarked it this week so
Sweet Reassurance; Scarlet_Nin - bungo stray dogs
not rated | 1.6k words | dazai & ranpo, dazai & mori
summary:
Kunikida was the last one to know Dazai has been part of the Port Mafia. But the first person to realize it and have it confirmed has been, to no one’s surprise, Ranpo.
All because of a visit to a bakery.
Twin Flame; insi - bungo stray dogs
teen and up | 10.2k words | chuuya/dazai
summary:
Chuuya wakes up to Dazai's name tattooed on his forearm, and a phone call that has no business coming through at three in the morning. The situation devolves from there.
(aka - Chuuya and Dazai struggle with the idea of soulmates and fate while personally dealing a soulmate au speedrun).
to the most important people; sunnysizhui - bungo stray dogs
mature | 8k words | chuuya/dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
“Have you figured out where we are yet?” Yosano says dryly, flicking her eyes up from her drink to glare at Ranpo. “Or how to get out?”
Ranpo absentmindedly bites into a chocolate and adjusts his glasses. “These are definitely Dazai’s memories,” he says. “The suspect we were chasing has the Ability to cast people into a person’s memories. What we’re seeing are the memories Dazai wanted to keep from us the most - “ he pauses, considering. “- or the things he’s wanted to tell us the most.”
Yosano frowns. Dazai has always been secretive - and rightfully, considering his past that she only understands too well - and occupying his mind and emotions doesn’t sit right for her. “So when can we leave?”
Ranpo looks grim. “Whenever we finish the memory.”
thank you for your trust (i won’t let go); sunnysizhui - bungo stray dogs
mature | 6.9k words | chuuya/dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
in the aftermath of the memory incident, Dazai attempts to take his own life. no one finds it funny this time around.
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alternatively, chuuya and dazai finally have a long and much needed talk
look both ways before you cross; sunnysizhui - bungo stray dogs
mature | 10k words | chuuya/dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
love is a two-way street, and Chuuya has plenty of his own thoughts.
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chuuya helps the ADA out. they hunt down the memory Ability user and are reminded, once again, how little Dazai tells them.
if there’s another way to go; MusicalMoritz - bungo stray dogs
general audiences | 11.8k words | dazai & fukuzawa | READ TAGS
summary:
“I don’t have any money,” the child speaks, voice uneven. “Whatever you want, I can’t help you with, so leave me alone.”
Fukuzawa relaxes his posture, trying to appear as disarming as possible. “I don’t want anything from you,” he chooses his words carefully. “I just want to help you.”
“I don’t want your help.”
An AU where Fukuzawa finds Dazai instead of Mori
under wraps; coffeebiscuits - bungo stray dogs
teen and up | 5.3k words | chuuya/dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
“Knew you’d be awake. Didn’t want to bother anyone else. You know me, I love to annoy you.” There’s humor in Dazai’s voice, but then Chuuya hears a pant of effort and another thump.
“Chuuya,” Dazai says, and for a second there’s genuine fear and desperation in his tone. “I can’t get up.”
“Shit,” Chuuya swears, and a knot of worry settles into his chest. “I’m coming.”
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Dazai gets injured. Chuuya comes to the rescue.
Feelings are revealed along the way.
troubled water running cold; GoldenAvenger02 - avatar: the last airbender
general audiences | 1.8k words | hakoda & zuko, hakoda & katara
summary:
How he could never really get a full breath in without doubling over, how blood would coat his tongue and stain his teeth when he coughed if he overexerted himself, how he had to keep perfect posture when his chest was bound tightly so they healed correctly. It was practically routine at this point in his life.
Takes place after The Boiling Rock
the boy who kept even death at bay; iriswords - avatar: the last airbender
teen and up | 1.6k words | sokka & zuko, hakoda & zuko, hakoda & sokka, azula & zuko
summary:
As they escape the Boiling Rock prison, Zuko gets injured during his fight against Azula. He decides that not telling anyone about it is the right way to act, and is quickly proven wrong.
andante, andante (tread lightly on my ground); allofthecaffeine - avatar: the last airbender
teen and up | 1.7k words | toph & zuko
summary:
Snoozles and the Sugar Queen were easy to lose in a crowd, their heartbeats both a sensible andante, so she paid special attention to the added rhythm of their footsteps and the patterns of their breathing. Twinkle-toes was easier to find; his heart beat quick and bird-like, a moderato just fast enough to make her anxious before she got used to its rapid flutter. Allegro meant someone was scared, or angry, or probably hiding something; the sharp thud-thud, thud-thud, thud-thud so jarring she was amazed that no one else could feel it. She’d never felt a heartbeat faster than allegro before, outside of the adrenaline buzz of battle.
Never, that is, until she met Zuko.
Banished Dragon; VelvetPanda - avatar: the last airbender
not rated | 5.1k words
summary:
Everyone knows about Ozai's beastly child and how he had to be put down at the tender age of 10.
Nobody knows what had become of him.
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AU of an AU where zuko gets dumped in the woods to die and instead grows up closer to his dragon side than ever
manipulation for friendship, fun, and profit; r_astra - avatar: the last airbender
not rated | 2.3k words | aang & zuko, aang & katara & sokka, katara & sokka
summary:
“You’re a nice kid,” Zuko says, squinting at the boy again.
“I am? I mean, yes! I am! Especially to my friends!”
“We’re…friends?” Somehow, this idea seems strange. He definitely trusts the kid, though. There’s this urge to…find him. Protect him from other people? Was he kidnapped or something?
“Yep!” the kid says, a little manic. “That’s us! Best friends! In fact, you were just helping me escape from this Fire Navy guy Zhao, he’s the worst!”
…Sounds fake, but okay.
Complete Fics
death offers no absolution; Zairielon - bungo stray dogs
mature | 10 chapters | 62k words | chuuya/dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
After so many years in the Port Mafia, Chuuya thought he couldn't be phased by anything - that he had carried out the worst orders that would ever be given to him. Then he sees things he never saw before. He sees horror, cruelty, needless suffering. He sees death in every step he takes.
Chuuya is only human, too. Eventually, he breaks.
OR, Chuuya leaves the Port Mafia and attempts to escape his bloodstained past.
(Rating and archive warning only apply to the first chapter, which can be skipped.)
I’ll Look After You, Like You Look After Me; Scarlet_Nin - bungo stray dogs
mature | 3 chapters | 15.9k words | dazai & ranpo | READ TAGS
summary:
„Listen,” Ranpo says, sharply, observing how Dazai’s spine stiffens the moment their eyes meet for the first time. “When I call or text you, you answer. When you need help of any kind, no matter what time it is, you let me know. This isn’t just for work, got it? Those are the rules. Break one and you’re fired.”
Dazai’s eyes drop to the phone held in Ranpo’s tight grip to the uncompromising set of his jaw, mentally weighting his options.
“That’s fair,” he huffs, holding up his palm in a ‘gimme’ motion. “I guess if it’s Ranpo-san, I can make an exception.”
Or, Ranpo is the only member of the Agency Dazai is not allowed to ignore or hang up on. Naturally, when the day finally comes, Ranpo knows, with inevitable dread, to expect the worst. He's right to.
Incomplete Fics
teenage nightmares commit atrocities; forever_wandering - bungo stray dogs
mature | 11/? chapters | 54.7k words | chuuya/dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
“Tsushima Shuuji,” Chuuya reads out loud. “A bright, optimistic young man with a pep in his step and a zest for life. Hang on–is this referring to you?”
“Unfortunately,” Dazai laments, sighing dramatically. “You just got away with ‘science nerd’ and ‘soccer player,’ but I’m supposed to be an artist! I hate art! It’s useless!”
“Shut the fuck up. That’s not the problem here. You? A ‘zest for life?’ Looking forward to each new morning? Hah! Rimbaud would sooner come back to life.”
Dazai turns to Chuuya with the barest facsimile of a smile painted over his lips.
“I,” he says sweetly, “am going to gut you open like a fish.”
Dazai and Chuuya are seasoned mafiosos at the ripe old age of almost-seventeen. They’ve fought gang wars, interrogated prisoners, and done all manner of unspeakable things. Now, they face their greatest challenge yet: going (undercover) to a real high school. With regular teens (who may or may not be desperately trying to get them to kiss).
One thing’s for sure: this school is unprepared for the absolute calamity that is Double Black.
Written for the SKK Big Bang 2022 feat. art by videogamelover99 & beta'ed by Airini.
You’re A Canary, I’m A Coal Mine; PlayRough - bungo stray dogs
teen and up | 3/? chapters | 27.1k words | chuuya/dazai, chuuya & dazai | READ TAGS
summary:
“What the fuck, Dazai?”
“Chibi?” Dazai is barely able to lift his head as he seems to have finally realized Chuuya is there, which is worrying because usually nothing gets past him.
Chuuya immediately puts his hand on Dazai’s forehead.
“Fuck…” Chuuya grimaces, Mackerel’s absolutely burning up. The soft whimper that the younger lets out while leaning in to the touch is pitiful.
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Completely shameless fluffy schmoopy skk sickfic, set in the early ages when they're still clumsily figuring out their feelings for each other. Hurt with the MAXIMUM legal limit allowed of comfort included, of course.
Can’t we all just get oolong?; SummerBummin - avatar: the last airbender
teen and up | 1/? chapters | 4.8k words | toph & zuko
summary:
On a whim Toph Beifong decides to check out the Jasmine Dragon tea shop, and meets an awkward moody waiter who's definitely lying about his name. Intrigued, she finds herself hitting it off with “Lee” and they become fast friends.
However, Zuko has a lot of secrets, and Ba Sing Se is a dangerous city. He enjoys his newfound friendship in the plucky earthbender, but the looming war is making it hard for any semblance of peace. Zuko can’t ignore his past or his duties forever. Eventually, everything will catch up to him.
The only solution? Honestea.
Breathing In Ashes; VelvetPanda - avatar: the last airbender
not rated | 5/? chapters | 69.6k words | iroh & zuko, zuko’s crew & zuko | READ TAGS
summary:
Zuko went through the worst day of his life, was given the worst quest in history, and then was banished by the worst man in the Fire Nation. So now he's stuck on a rotten ship surrounded by people who hate him who would without a doubt give him the teasing of a lifetime once they found out he didn't know how to maintain his new nails.
Or, Zuko is going through the weirdest puberty in the world. He thinks this is normal. His crew begs to differ.
Free Hugs & Burnt Fingers; ladylangst - avatar: the last airbender
teen and up | 3/? chapters | 6.4k words | the gaang & zuko, sokka & zuko, katara & zuko, toph & zuko, iroh & zuko, azula & zuko, aang & zuko, katara & sokka, aang & katara, sokka/suki
summary:
Zuko’s right in the middle of the second-worst day of his life, and then he sees the weirdo with the Free-Hugs sign.
grim’s notes; fic is marked as complete, but technically isn’t (as of now)
#[.grims weekly recs]#[.grims recs]#fic recs#reclist#bsd#bungo stray dogs#bungou stray dogs#bsd fic recs#bungo stray dogs fic recs#bungou stray dogs fic recs#atla#avatar: the last airbender#avatar the last airbender#atla fic recs#avatar: the last airbender fic recs#avatar the last airbender fic recs
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tell me the name of god, you fungal piece of shit - oriflamme, 46k, ffvii/annihilation (2018) fusion
What would it be like to die here? What do you want to be when you rot? I want flowers seeping out of my jaw, snaking around my bones. I want something to grow out of me.
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It starts the night that Zack comes home.
We Are Not Wise - Boomchik/Suzoomie, 52k, svsss
When Shen Qingqiu drew Shen Yuan’s soul sword, it felt like being burned from the inside out. The fire wasn’t cruel, but it was still fire—hot and destructive, searing the softest pieces of him.
When Binghe’s fingers touch the hilt, he is ready for pain.
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Transmigrated into a version of Proud Immortal Demon Way where cultivators manifest their own souls into spiritual weapons, Shen Yuan finds himself sort of kind of…accidentally blackmailing Shen Qingqiu into taking him on as a disciple before Luo Binghe joins the sect.
That should give Shen Yuan plenty of opportunities to make sure nothing goes wrong for his favorite protagonist, right? RIGHT!?
clay kids - suzukiblu, atla, 35k, uncomplete, T
“I don’t think you want someone like me in your group,” Lee says, stepping back, and Jet steps forward quick and grabs his wrist.
“Believe me, you don’t know what I want,” he tells him, his eyes intent on Lee’s. On Lee’s gold eyes. “I get it, man. Dirty little secret. You think you’re the only one who’s got it? Me, I got off lucky—I take after my mom.”
The Accumulation of Small Happinesses - sugar_shoal, mdzs/the untamed, 22k, M
“Uh,” Wei Wuxian says. “Like… yeah. For real! Like obviously this wasn’t exactly the best way to bring it up, but look at you! Gorgeous. Capable. My bff-cum-bf. A dilf of the highest order, or, if you want to get technical, a jilf. Lan Zhan and I’ve definitely gotta lock that down. Let’s get married!”
And then he gives Jiang Cheng double finger guns.
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Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji attempt to propose to their boyfriend. It takes a few tries.
animals of regret - tteokcrossing, 10k, jjk, T
So it’s not exactly a shock when he opens his mouth, blue eyes sparkling from behind dark sunglasses (and it’s odd that he’s chosen to wear his glasses here instead of his blindfold; odd to know that Six Eyes trusts him in some weird, skewed way for the simple fact that they both care for a child who deserves more than Toji can give him) and says: “I want you to teach at Jujutsu Tech.”
It’s not a shock, because Gojo has said more ridiculous things with a straighter face than the one that resides on his features now. Toji throws his head back and laughs.
Gojo does not.
“Oh,” says Toji. “You’re not joking.”
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or: Toji lives. Neither teaching nor parenting are his strong suits, but he ends up stuck with both.
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help does anyone have sokka centric fics that aren’t ship centric….
#in desprete need of sokka character studies ao3 is so cruel sometimes it’s smut someone else’s story or modern universe SAVE ME#atla#avatar the last airbender#avatar the last airbender fic recs#atla fic recs#PLEASE GOVE ME SOME🙏🙏
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a little wip for u guys cuz i’m gonna be busy this week <3 (also @bisexuallsokka , you know what this is for)
ft. bonus sketchy panic
#atla#zukka#zuko x sokka#zukka fanart#atla fanart#zuko fanart#now that i see you#now that i see you fanart#wip#art wip#sdhncnjsidcijdscd so everyone neeeds to read this fic btw#that’s not even a rec that’s like#a right of passage#(joke. but seriously THIS FIC IS SOOOO GOOODODSJDSJJDSW)#it’s called ‘now that I see you’ by lesmisrablol on ao3#and it’s perfect#shamelessly promoting your fic till the day I die Jo <3
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scenes i loved from Real Enough to Get Me Through by @marriedzukka <333 [ids in alt]
#zukka#zukka fanart#sokka#sokka fanart#zuko#zuko fanart#atla#atla fanart#avatar the last airbender#zukka fic rec#myart#yall. yall. dani. this FIC#first off it made me cry twice. not like 'oh im crying' internet speak no. like. eyes are too blurry to read let me stop this for a sec#it is SO GOOD#your prose? amazing#your insights on grief? life changing#THEM??? THEM their relationship and trust#'zuko looked at him and his world shifted on its axis'#ive been thinking about that line for WEEKS STRAIGHT#i can't tell you how many passages i screenshot just because of how beautiful or cute they were#the moment of seeing the painting of sokka's mom? how did you manage to make it so telling character wise--so sweet so PAINful AND so#cute with their relationship?!!?!#'oh so you think i'm beautiful too'#GOD#i had so many scenes i wanted to draw it was crazy#also#'Our loved ones leave impressions on us that can still impact our decisions and feelings even after they're gone'#fuck. had me crying AGAIN#seriously this fic is so wonderful and not just through a zukka lens. truly life changing you're an AMAZING writer#the fandom is so lucky to have you and i can't Believe it took me so long to get around to reading this masterpiece
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Extreme long shot, but looking for a fic I read years ago, that to my knowledge is NOT on AO3 or FF, just on someone's blog or maybe a small hosting site. It's a three(?)-part series.
Stuff I remember: Zhao kills Iroh pre-north-pole; he dies on a beach due to shrapnel, I think. Zuko wanders off in a daze, stays with a nice Earth Kingdom woman for awhile, then embarks on Messing With Zhao's Shit until Zhao catches him. Gaang rescues him (from Pohuai?) after whump.
Zuko leads them back to the Earth Kingdom woman for a safe place to rest, meanwhile Zuko's crew has found her and given her a letter+their location+tell our stupid prince he's not the only one who wants to Mess The Fire Nation's Shit Up. Zuko and the Gaang go to his ship, whose treason against the Fire Nation is already in progress (and they've gotten their families out of the Fire Nation to avoid reprisal, so Jee's wife is there). Katara bonds with the ship healer, who teaches her non-bending healing and is both salty and instructive. Ends incompletely right as Zuko and the Gaang are about to leave the ship.
Those parts of the series are a good read, but I am dying to re-read the part that's an Iroh POV of the royal family, including Ozai's strategic murdering of all of Iroh's children (he had more than Lu Ten in this AU), and Iroh's extremely chilling "maybe I should do the same to his" thoughts until baby Zuko wins him over. It is PEAK disfunctional Fire Family.
I thought I bookmarked this somewhere, but I can't for the life of me find it. Plz send help.
EDIT: FIC FOUND! See the reblog chain for the link, it's in the second post.
EDIT EDIT: This is. Even better than I remembered. My heart hurts, ow. <3
#trying to archive all the fics I like to re-read#and it is driving me insane that I misplaced this one#because I know it took me several hops through ancient fic rec pages to find it originally#heeeeelp#avatar the last airbender#atla#Zuko#Iroh#Sokka#Aang#Katara#Jee#Zhao#The Fic That Got Away
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Fic Recs (Part 2)
Agni Kai Abuse by mindbending
Zuko groans. “It’s illegal to ban Agni Kais without a constitutional amendment, and that’ll never happen because it’s ‘a blatant affront to tradition.’”
"Babe," Sokka says with an indulgent smile. "Have you considered that you just need to honor tradition instead? Really embrace it?”
“...what’s the plan?”
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Spirits Help Us, There's Two of Them by hopepunk
Sokka and Zuko are both weird guys. Fortunately, they're the same kind of weird as each other.
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promises of the heart by delightwrites
"Lu Ten wakes up and his first thought is that he's dead.
His second thought is that he's in a forest and the constellations above are unknown to him. And his third one is that he's not alone."
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Lu Ten made a promise to his father. Then, Lu Ten died before the walls of Ba Sing Se. Fortunately, he's not the only one who made an impossible promise in his lifetime.
or, the one in which Prince Lu Ten makes friends with a man who uses way too much outdated slang
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Earth, Wind, & Fire Nation: An AU by wrapped_in_twine
Last night I fever-dreamed up an Avatar The Last Airbender AU with strong Red, White, and Royal Blue vibes. (If you haven’t read the novel, it’s super cute!) So I woke up and wrote this: 100 years after a 15 year old Aang went into the ice, Iroh is The Fire Lord, Ozai is the one who vanished mysteriously one night, Ursa raised Zuko, all the four nation’s royal kids grew up together and they are JUDGING YOU. Here’s a weird thing that I wrote. Enjoy!
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the family you choose by TunaFishChris
Some people are born with soulmarks. Zuko has them, but his grandfather burned them off because they "make you weak."
Team Avatar has a few things to say about that.
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the family we choose by natlar
An unexpected visit from the Avatar leads to Hakoda realizing that Zuko is, in fact, his soul-son.
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Next installation in the art for fics I love series!
Fic Rec: u/oneeyedwonder
Author: @sulkybender
I loved the format of this one, with everything told through Reddit posts! As much as it hurts me to read about a broken Zuko I love how this was written with a hopeful tone and a soft, warm Sokka committed to helping him heal.
Show Sulky some love for this one!!
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Is it tacky to post comments? I haven’t been on tumblr or Ao3 long enough to know. Nevertheless I wanted to put this one here bc it made my entire week
I’ll forgive the “sir” bc the rest of the comment made me laugh lolol
#avatar the last airbender#atla#sokka#sokka avatar the last airbender#zuko#zukka nation#zuko x sokka#zukka#zukka au#adult zukka#post canon#Zukka fic#zukka fic rec#atla post canon#fire lord zuko#ambassador Sokka
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