#zutara month 2021

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Zutara Month Day 21: Ambassador Katara

She had not seen Zuko all that day, not since breakfast when they had exchanged a quick greeting, Katara embracing him as warmly as she could in his pointy Firelord regalia. It was her first day here as Ambassador, and the one thing she had been looking forward to the most about her stay in the Fire Nation had been overtaken by all day meetings for both of them.

It was hours after sunset, now, and Katara was about to make herself cozy in the room that had been prepared for her - the curtains and drapery all in blue, obviously Zuko's doing - when she had remembered something she had promised to speak with Zuko about to one of the Earth Kingdom ambassadors earlier.

She thought she remembered which direction his chambers were from her last stay in the Caldera, although her guest room was in an unfamiliar wing of the palace and she did have to ask a few guards for directions. It did not occur to her until she arrived at the huge entrance to his bedroom that he might be sleeping, but now that she was here, she certainly wasn't going to go back without seeing Zuko.

She knocked, and was let in by another guard in crimson and gold, into an elaborately decorated entry chamber. The guard told her Zuko was within, and that he was awake and would see her now.

The main feature of the room, which was twice the size of her own, was, of course, the impossibly large four poster bed. Except all of the bedsheets, crimson silk and gold-fringed quilts and huge pillows, had been pulled off the bed and piled onto the floor at its foot, in front of the large open fireplace, the other prominent feature of the room.

Zuko was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the pile of bedclothes before the fireplace, dressed in a red sleep robe. With his hair down and without the pointy armor, he looked smaller than he had this morning, more like the teenager she remembered. His face lit up when he saw her.

"Hi, Katara."

Katara took in the scene before her, the fire blazing with the bedsheets piled up before it. Fires were always blazing in Caldera, no matter the weather or time of year.

"Zuko, what is all this?"

Zuko looked down to acknowledge her gaze, the piles of pillows and blankets, which Katara could now see were seperate piles, each with its own pillow and blanket laid out in front of the steadily burning fireplace, like sleeping bags around a campfire.

"It helps me sleep. Do you know how drafty it is in this palace?"

Katara mentally added up the piles, realizing that there were six of them. Six sleeping bags in front of a campfire.

"Oh, Zuko..."

She took a step closer, and shrieked when he suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling her down atop the pile of bedclothes.

He was laughing as he lay beside her, then propped himself up on one elbow as she regained her composure, grabbing a pillow for support.

"Just like old times, huh?"

"Not bad," she said, mirroring his grin. "Although I don't know how you'll be able to get any rest without Sokka's snoring."

He laughed again, and they laughed together, and Katara marveled at how he was still the same Zuko. A bit more tired, perhaps, but life had done him some good, too. He laughed more easily and smiled more readily than the somber, repentant, angry boy who had first come to them at the Western Air Temple.

"Will you stay the night with me?" He asked.

Her gaze drifted toward the entryway and the unseen guard, who probably could hear every word of their conversation.

"Don't worry about Leng, his lips are sealed," Zuko said, pulling her gaze back to him, his eyes made golden in the firelight. "Besides, we'll be in seperate sleeping bags, just like old times."

"Just like old times," she agreed, and laughing, made up her sleeping bag next to Zuko's on the floor.

#zuko #katara #zutara #zutaramonth #zutara month 2021 #day 21: ambassador katara #my fic

[calderacitylovers]

Wholesome Zutara Short Stories

Tell Me Where Your Heart Is by badlucksav | Published: 2021-04-12 | 2,363 words

Katara accidentally discovers a secret stash of love letters Zuko has written to an anonymous woman but never sent. Could he be talking about her? “And I can’t help but hope that maybe that’s a sign, that you feel for me as I feel for you. Maybe you’re afraid to put it to words, as I am. But I cannot ever speak these feelings to you unless I know...I won’t put you in that position.”

Tales of Tenderness by emicha | Published: 2021-04-06 | 3,068 words

Toph, Iroh, Sokka, Gran Gran, Aang, and Azula observe how the relationship between Zuko and Katara unfolds over the years. “This is the picture of two souls that have seen too much bad already, who’ve grieved and hurt more than one single lifetime should permit; the picture of two people who still have it in them to hold a person so different from oneself this close.”

MOONTIDES by  MarkedMage | Published: 2020-11-24 | 10K Words

He smells like fire and feels like home. She smells like rain and feels like love. A short story about Zuko and Katara’s first kiss inspired by this and this glorious animation by Hayley Foster Wong.

GOLD by ifyouwereamelody | Published: 2020-11-27 | 3,7K Words

Zuko and Katara’s first kiss in a fall garden.

A Love Story Told in Reverse by cablesscutie | Published: 2021-04-26 | 9,324 words

A collection of sweet outtakes from Zuko and Katara’s life: from their childhoods to becoming parents. “Her head tips to rest on his shoulder, and with his heart in his throat, he gives into the months-old urge to kiss her hair. She makes a happy little hum, and Zuko can’t breathe.”

just say when by hawktasha | Published: 2021-03-16 | 6,131 words

After Sokka and Suki’s wedding, Katara wakes up with the worst hangover of her life, with the best friend she has been harboring feelings in secret for the last few years laying next to her, no clothes at all on either of their bodies. Oh, and she had no idea how they ended up in that predicament.

Engagement Chicken: The Engagement Scheme by DontStopHerNow | Published: 2022-09-18 | 23K words

After a night of commiseration about marriage expectations, Katara and Zuko agree to fake an engagement to get the meddlers off their backs. They'll call Chicken on the arrangement when everyone else objects. This can't last a month! Featuring: meddling friends, heartfelt words cloaked in half-truths, chaperones, Fire Nation engagement traditions, Southern Water Tribe wedding traditions, background couples, and a squid-whale with a mistaken identity

The Dragon of the West’s Guide to Flirting by bluesunflower44 | Published: 2021-05-12 | 4,341 words

“Now. Take very good care of this, it’s a family heirloom. Although no one passed it down to me, since I wrote it, it will be a family heirloom one day. I just know it.” Uncle Iroh is good with the ladies. So taking his advice when it comes to romance should go just fine...right?

Strike a Match by Naladot | Published: 2022-09-03 | 22K

At Republic City's second annual HeiBai festival, Fire Lord Zuko has contracted a matchmaker to find him a permanent political ally—or, well, a wife. He asks Katara to chaperone his meetings. But this arrangement only threatens to reveal the truth: there are a lot of things neither of them have ever dared to talk about.

Seven Years Bad Luck by riathermopolis | Published: 2021-08-08 | 20.6K words

The gaang reunites every summer for a week on Ember Island, which in theory Katara supports whole-heartedly. The only problem is that apparently some higher power on the island is on a mission to humiliate her. At least, that's her best guess for why she suddenly can't act like a normal person around Zuko. Or: Katara repeatedly embarrasses herself in front of Zuko.

Maiden Mother Crone by MoonShoesReyes  | Published: 2021-02-12 | 10,8K Words

Post-canon. After the ravages of war, Katara learns to wear three faces: maiden, mother, and crone. A sweet story of Zuko supporting Katara in her journey of self-discovery and finding a purpose. A sprinkle of Blue Spirit and Painted Lady. "After years of being empty, Katara finally knew who she was - or at least, she knew who she was at the core. Though her cast of masks stayed ever-changing, the Painted Lady was always kind and just."

Bound to Burn by Selemetis | Published: 2020-10-02 | 10,3K Words

Post-canon. Zuko witnesses the kiss between Aang and Katara. Over the coming months Zuko and Katara work their way back together. "Zuko knew he had to let Katara go for her to see where she wanted to stand."

So Close and Still So Far by EKWolf2020| Published: 2022-09-18 | 6,4K Words

It is the ten-year celebration of the end of The Hundred-year-old war. Expectations and excitement are in the air for most of the world. But for Katara, she feels dread as some news has come to her that could change everything. Will she follow with expectations, or will she find that there is another path for her?

The Brave Man Only Once by ifyouwereamelody | Published: 2021-02-19 | 2,2K Words

Firelord Zuko and Ambassador Katara’s first kiss. “He flinches as a voice rips him abruptly out of his own thoughts and drops him back into the meeting; the table of council members is watching him, staring with raised brows that beg the answer to a question he doesn’t know, but Katara refuses to look his way.”

Til Kingdom Come by bluenebulae | Published: 2020-07-26 | Words: 6,2K

Four years after Sozin’s Comet, Katara finds her way home. A proposal story. Supportive Gaang. “I’ve spent four years exploring every corner of this world, Zuko. I’ve been a waterbending master and a shop girl, an assistant in an abbey and an advisor to the Earth King and a whole bunch of people in the Fire colonies still think I’m an actual spirit. I think, now, I just want to be Katara. And that means being here.”

Voyage by amoeve | Published: 2015-07-24 | Words: 4,2K When Zuko asks Katara to marry him, it is for love. But it’s also an alliance that shows the world that the war is truly over, and everyone wants to get in on the fun. For their wedding Zuko and Katara work their way through over-the-top combination of customs and traditions from the four nations. Hilarious and absurd, but wholesome. “She’s a waterbender. When they travel, the little ship skims across the surface of the sea, eating up the miles, and they have ice houses to sleep in every night. He’s a firebender. He lights their way when the fogs descend, keeps them warm when they sleep, and fries the fish she catches in his hands.”

But Who’s Counting? by halfhoursonearth | Published: 2023-12-28 Words: 7K

After the Last Agni Kai Zuko and Katara are waiting for the news from the GAang and get to explore their friendship and growing connection. A tender and beautiful story. “Tears are gathering in her eyes, and a new tightness pulls at Zuko’s chest. Though he still isn’t used to the casual way his new friends touch one another, this is not the first time he has felt the instinct to reach for Katara, in particular—to lay a comforting hand on her shoulder or arm. But wiping tears from her face is something new, and Katara watches him with wide eyes as his hand rises to her cheek.”

happiness (that's all rolled up in you) by soopsiedaisies | Published: 2024-01-17 | 3,8K words

A first kiss story. Zuko and Katara are cooking dinner for the Gaang on the Ember Island. Sweet, thrilling, and beautiful. "She reckons that she likes a lot of things about Zuko. She likes his face, for starters: his nose, his eyes, his mouth. She likes his scar and the way he dresses. She likes how he picks up the slack left by the others like those tasks were his anyway and she likes his smile. She likes the way he kisses and she really likes his hair."

For the Fire Nation | 2019-11-25 | 2,8K words

He falls in love with her for his country before he falls in love with her for himself. A short and beautiful AU story that explores how love and duty aren’t always mutually exclusive.

#katara x zuko #zukoxkatara #zutara fanfiction #zutara fic

[the-badger-mole]

I posted 838 times in 2022

That's 226 more posts than 2021!

692 posts created (83%)

146 posts reblogged (17%)

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I tagged 717 of my posts in 2022

Only 14% of my posts had no tags

#atla - 635 posts

#zutara - 450 posts

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#down the road and back again - 117 posts

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#ask game - 80 posts

#anti mai - 49 posts

#anti maiko - 44 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#how do you feel about the decision about miranda warnings and the courts protecting cops from financial liablity for violating your rights?

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Zuko: He's Just Better Than Aang🤷🏾‍♀️

Frankly, I think Zuko in season 1 was more altruistic than Aang was during the entire series. Yes, it was the season where he was arguably at his worst, but it's also the season where he risked his life to try to save the man who had tried to murder him. He still had the injuries he sustained in the attempt, and still, Zuko tried to save him.

Meanwhile, Aang didn't go out of his way for anyone. The times he did "try to help", was more about his reputation as Avatar than actually wanting to help in those instances, and he gave up as soon as it got too hard. Remember The Great Divide? Zuko went with Sokka on a suicide mission to try and save Hakkoda. Aang wanted to run off and go play the day after Hakkoda risked his life to save him. Let that sink in. The father of the girl he allegedly "loves" has been captured trying to save Aang's life, his friends are distraught, and Aang can't muster up the empathy to sit with them to plan the next move. Not even to get in Katara's good graces. But I'm supposed to believe that Katara would realistically choose Aang over Zuko? Like...

323 notes - Posted May 7, 2022

#4

Katara: Oh, that's such a pretty flower! Zuko: It's dragon lotus. It's one of my favorites. Katara: Did you get it for Mai? Zuko: er…No. Flowers aren't really her thing. Some guy was giving them out on the street to celebrate the end of the war, and well… Katara: I should see if I can get one then. Zuko: He's probably gone by now, but here, you can have this one. Katara: It's yours, though. I can't take it. Zuko: Please do! Uncle always says that the greatest aspiration of any flower is to adorn a pretty woman. Er…that is…I didn't mean to say that… Not that you aren't pretty, I'm just not…you know…it wasn't a come on Katara: trying not to laugh Don't hurt yourself, Zuko. I get it. I'll take the flower. Thank you! It smells wonderful! Zuko: In the Fire Nation, women wear these in their hair. Katara: Oh? Tucks flower behind her ear Like that? Zuko: Yes, but I think it'll be more secure in your bun. May I?….There. That's perfect. And Uncle was right

426 notes - Posted April 20, 2022

#3

I saw one of your post from a couple of weeks ago where you mentioned you are a Christian. How can you support abortion?

Well, first of all, pro-choice isn't pro-abortion. I just want to make sure that's clear. I don't think anyone is pro-abortion for abortion's sake. Second, I chose to be a Christian. I had to study and pray and get advice and really weigh my decision before I got baptized, and it was months before I finally made my choice (and I have a few friends who took years to make that decision). There's a lot that I do or don't do because I'm a Christian and I hold the bible as my standard, but I had a choice in the matter. Now, I am abstinent because I believe sex is for marriage, and I only date men who agree. But not everyone in this country is a Christian. Not everyone chooses abstinence or celibacy. Not everyone wants a child. Not everyone should have children. None of that is my business.

Who am I to force the standards I chose onto someone who didn't choose them? And who am I to force a life-altering decision on someone after I was given so much agency on my own life-altering decision? I truly believe that banning abortion will do more harm than good in the long run, especially if these nuance-free pro-life radicals actually succeed in criminalizing contraceptives and birth control, and in completely getting sex ed taken out of schools. Which is looking likelier by the hour.

426 notes - Posted June 29, 2022

#2

Here's the thing that gets me about the whole "Zutara is anti-feminist" take. Their relationship in canon is platonically supportive after they reconcile. Before that, they met as enemies in battle, yes, but there was nothing inherently sexist in how Zuko interacted with Katara, especially in comparison to how she was treated by her own friends and allies, and even her own brother.

Romantic Zutara is completely fan-created (canon chemistry notwithstanding), and a large portion (if not most) of the creators, as far as I can tell, identify as women. In those fan creations, Katara gets to be a world leader who is loved by a supportive man who adores her strength and is there for her in her weak moments. Zutara the ship is at its core very feminine. Also, except for making the romance overt instead of subtextual, that's pretty much how Zuko treated her in canon after they became friends. Compare that to what Katara is reduced to in the actual canon, and it's hard to understand why anyone would think that of the two ships Zutara is the one that is anti-feminist and bad for Katara.

502 notes - Posted February 16, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

You know, I often lament the fact that Katara lost out on a supportive partner who respected and trusted her when Zutara didn't happen, but Zuko lost out, too. He lost out on marrying into a family that would have given him the love, encouragement and support that they gave each other. Hakoda, Sokka and Bato would have taken such joy in introducing Zuko to the SWT customs that were handed down from father to son for generations. Hakoda would have absolutely given him as much advice as he could as a leader in his own right balancing the duties of chiefdom and family. Kanna would have grown to love this uncertain boy king who didn't think it was a humiliation to help her around the home. He missed out on having a wife who would back him up and advise him as he figured out how to be the leader his country needed. No matter how bad things got in the Fire Nation, he would have had a tight-knit family support group to make sure he got through it.

When you take a step back and look at all the ways Katara and Zuko would have filled in for what the other was missing, I get annoyed all over again that all that parallel and convergent development was set aside for pairings that were somehow the blandest and most toxic that anyone on that writing team could have come up with. It is so clear that Zutara was supposed to be endgame and they got robbed for Bryke's pet ship.

853 notes - Posted June 10, 2022

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[sasuhinasno1fan]

Finding you again- Zutara Month Day 20 Part 1

So in honor of day 20 of @zutaramonth​ prompt ‘College’ I’ve decided to bring back a fic I was working on for Zutara Week 2021, my Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo au, with fencer!Zuko and rhythmic gymnast!Katara. This one is based off the prompt Hair from that year, but it also fits since they’re all attending sports university. It’s an update from the last time I posted this and I’m hoping to actually do all the chapters this time. Anyway, enjoy!

College

“I hear you’re not even father’s son.”

“Disobedient child!”

“Never forget how much I love you my little duckling. I’ll be back soon, I promise.”

“Zuko?” closed golden eyes opened and turned to see his coach standing in the doorway of the changing room. “Ready?”

“Yeah. I’m coming.” He tucked the hairpin in his hand into his bag and pulled it onto his shoulder, picking up his foil.

“Do you think it’ll happen again?” Piandao, his coach asked, taking the bag from Zuko after he made sure his student had his items first. “The panic attacks?”

“I don’t know. I still don’t know the cause.” Zuko reminded, fitting his gloves on.

Piandao sighed and stopped the young man, “And I take it you haven’t gone to the therapist I suggested to your uncle?” Zuko didn’t answer which made the bearded man sigh again, this time full of frustration. “Going to therapy is good for an athlete, especially if it helps your panic attacks. You do realise if you weren’t doing so well in training, the school would actually consider removing you. not to mention those who have connections.”

Zuko didn’t need to be reminded that the one person he wanted to avoid for the rest of his life was unfortunately still involved just because of where he went to school.

“I still get the best wins at practise. I beat Jett all the time.”

“But Jett is department captain and wins competitions. It’s been a year since you’ve been able to place in a competition, let alone not get disqualified. Zuko, if it happens again today, I’m pulling you from competitions until you start seeing the therapist.”

Piandao walked ahead, leaving him standing there. The threat was there and worrying. Thing was, as much as he wanted to do this, he knew he was going to end up having a panic attack again.

Never forget how much I love you my little duckling

Those words felt like a lie every time he heard them in his head.

“No?”

He felt uncomfortable as he stared at the guy in front of him. Mako Choi was an up-and-coming fencer. His own brother was well known for his own skill in taekwondo. After his match – where like he predicted, he’d gotten disqualified after the whole room went double, his hearing got wonky and not to mention, his heart beating like it was trying to escape his chest – Mako approached with his coach, asking if Zuko would train him for his Olympic qualifying match in a few months.

“I just don’t see what you can learn from a guy who’s been disqualified from every match since the season started.”

“A lot from the guy I’ve admired since he’s entered the competitive scene.”

Fiddling with the strap to his bag, Zuko shrugged. “Sorry. I don’t think it’s a good idea. That’s my coach over there, Piandao. He could recommend someone better.” Skirting around the two, he darted to where he left his bike, trying not to feel guilty. If things had been normal, he would have agreed. Mako would have hated his teaching style, he was sure, but at least he could have tried. Right now, all he wanted was to go back to his dorm and sleep, even if it meant dealing with Jett later. He was sure it would be snide remarks and threatening to have him do the worst event for the school’s upcoming Sports Day.

He was all set to go, Piandao just coming out of the gym, still talking with Mako and his coach, when his phone rang.

“What Sokka?”

“So, Coach texted the results of the match. Jett wants to talk to you; says he’s got the prefect thing for you to do to make up for your loss. The rice lifting challenge.”

Zuko had to bite his lip to keep from screaming. Their school’s sports day was each Department against each other in different events. It also had the tradition of one member of the Department being a cheerleader. Each event and challenge gained them points to winning the whole Sports Day and usually ended with a bonus in their funding usually for food. The idea of the lifting challenge was like it sounded: to carry as many industrial size bags of rice, like the one the school cafeteria ordered, and hold it for as long as possible, adding more bags to hold every minute. Usually, the Karate Department would be the one to win, Fencing never even coming close.

“I’m not going.” Zuko said, making up his mind. He’d dealt with enough today and not to mention what he was going to have to deal with once his uncle heard he hadn’t gone to his therapist appointment. He hadn’t said it to Piandao, but Uncle Iroh had booked one, he just never went.

“What?”

“I’ll hang out at Lu Ten’s office or something, but I’m not going. Not to the crapshoot of a meeting or to Sports Day. I don’t care what he threatens me with. I’m only coming back to drop my kit off.”

“Um, well…” Sokka sounded hesitant still, instead of warning him to not piss off Jett. Zuko knew what was coming next wasn’t good. “I actually heard Mai was back. Didn’t make it past the preliminaries for the national team I hear.”

Clearly, this day could get worse.

“Screw it, I’m not coming back for the next few days. I’ll be with my uncle if you need me.”

“Wait, wait, wait! Normally I’d be begging you to come back so I don’t deal with a pissed off Jet, but ask Toph to do your event for you. it would put the Weightlifting Department in danger of losing but it would be big help to her. They’ve still been trying to mess with her and she’d love a chance to get back at them. Just come back to campus, drop off your things and ask her. then I’ll take you out for lunch at my dad’s restaurant. You love his marinated salmon.” Sokka enticed.

Zuko sighed. “I want two orders. And you’re paying.”

“Done! Get here soon.”

Zuko didn’t bother answering, stowing his phone away and pushing off, heading towards Republic City Sports University.

Multiple girls watched the blue ribbon flow like water as Katara did a back leg grab turn. As she brought her leg down, she twirled her ribbon to the side, ready for her coach’s next instruction.

“Good. Very good.” Yagoda said. “your turns have gotten much better. I see someone has been practising her stretches on both sides. Now, I want to see your fouettés. If you want to place in the upcoming competition and qualify for the national team eventually, your routine has to be perfect. Ty Lee, pay attention, because I want to see your fouettés after.”

Suki looked at the girl dressed in pink, who pouted at her matching hula hoop. She didn’t know why she was pouting. Ty Lee was already the most flexible out of the whole department, fouettés were easy for her.

Before the girl in blue could start her turns, the door to the practise studio slammed open, the door slamming into the wall. Standing with all the self-importance in the world, her gold eyes gleaming much like her smirk stood Azula Lung, daughter of the Prime Minister of the Fire Nation and ace of the Karate Department at the school. She had a massive amount of sway within the school just because her father. Not that she was a spoiled girl who would threaten her father on people. Oh no, she took care of giving threats herself and she took care of them well. Some people had assumed her father bought her admission, at least until she competed in her first competition with the rest of the department. She placed first, gained a record and left her opponents in bloody messes. Azula had skill and she knew it.

Seeing that she had everyone’s attention, she easily strolled inside, another girl following her. While Azula was dressed in reds and golds, this person was mainly in black. Her lightweight trench had long sleeves that mainly left her nails exposed, the red catching on the lights in the studio. She looked bored and sullen.

“Mai!” Ty Lee cried, running over and throwing herself at the girl. She looked uncomfortable with the hug but she didn’t push Ty Lee off of her.

“Mai has returned from her qualifying competition for the national team. We’ll be taking Ty Lee with us.” Azula announced, not even asked, announced to Yagoda.

Thankfully, while any other coach would bend easily, Yagoda did not. “You can get Ty Lee after practise is over. She still has her own hoop routine to show me, not to mention her routine for the Department cheerleader for Sports Day.”

Azula scoffed. “Sports Day, waste of time. She won’t be attending.”

“She will if she doesn’t want to be benched from the next competition.”

Azula’s smirk turned into a frown as she glared at Yagoda. “You really wanna do this?”

“This might work with your coach, but you’re not my student, and you don’t pay my salary.”

“We’ll see about that. Ty Lee, plan for us to go to Ember Island this weekend. I’ll take care of this.”

Azula turned and walked out, Ty Lee still holding onto Mai.

“I just can’t believe you’re back! I missed you soo much! Are you visiting before you head to the Olympic dorms?”

“Ty Lee. I’ll explain later.” That was all Mai said before peeling off her friend’s hands and walking out.

Katara watched Ty Lee pout, her whole-body slumping before Yagoda clapped, getting everyone’s attention.

“Let’s start again. Katara, fouettés please.”

While Katara was able to land her fouettés with little issue and do a perfect run of her ribbon routine, she kept thinking about what Azula had threatened. Everyone on campus knew that the Karate Department had gotten the old Weightlifting Department’s gym thanks to Azula. No one knew if the threats – because what else could it have been? – had come from Azula or her father. Just that before everyone knew it, the Karate Department was moving into gym that the Weightlifting Department had worked tirelessly to get hold of from the school, leaving the overworked Department to take residence in one of the older gyms. The last thing she wanted was for Yagoda to lose her job thanks to a spoiled girl.

“She won’t fire her. I mean, Ty Lee is her friend.” Suki said, spinning one of her clubs around her hand with ease.

“The same Ty Lee who didn’t seem that bothered her friend was threatening her coach.” Katara reminded, watching Ty Lee run through her routine with ease. She was Katara’s biggest competition, as Suki had no desire to aim for Olympics, instead using rhythmic gymnastics to better her tenssen jutsu skills for when she eventually took over her family’s dojo. Katara truly believed Suki would give Azula a good fight if she’d joined the Karate Department instead.

“Ok, fair. But come on, Yagoda was on the national team until her retirement age, both as a single competitor and as part of the group team. the school would be insane to fire her over something as small as ignoring a student’s demands, even if it was from Azula.”

Thankfully they weren’t going to fire Yagoda. Threaten her Department was a whole other matter.

“They’re threatening to cut our budget if Ty Lee isn’t excused? You can’t be serious!”

After practise was over, most of which had been with Yagoda on her phone arguing with someone – the Dean it would later be gossiped about – she’d called Ty Lee and Katara over and gave the news.

“You’re seriously going to accept this?”

“Katara, if it were up to me, I would ignore Azula’s demands but I can’t without it affecting the whole team.”

“Why are you letting her push people around like this?” Katara asked, turning to Ty Lee.

The girl shrugged, turning the hoop in her hand. “That’s just the way Azula is. She gets what she wants.”

“Yeah, and leaves a wave of destruction behind her.” Katara muttered loudly enough. Ty Lee flinched slightly but she can’t find it within herself to feel sorry. “So, she can’t be our Department cheerleader. Now what?”

“I want you to take her place. I know,” Yagoda interrupted, seeing Katara revving up to complain and protest, “It’s a lot of extra work, but think of it as planning your own routines. I’m usually helping you or giving them to you. if you come up with a good enough routine, I’ll let you perform it at the upcoming competition.”

“That’s not fair! What about me?” Ty Lee complained.

“Maybe don’t use your friends to back out of commitments. Make sure to pass the outfit you got to Katara, it was bought with our budget and I’d rather it didn’t go to waste. Katara, meet me here during open hours so we can go over the routine for Sports Day.”

Ty Lee huffed. “This is so unfair. I’ve been begging to do my own routine for a competition for ages.”

Rolling her eyes, Katara looked at Ty Lee. “And me being forced to take your place so the rest of us don’t suffer is fair? Grow up Ty Lee. You have all the chances to be amazing at this and you give it up to please your friend, who honestly, is nothing but a bully. And the fact that you seem blind to it says a lot about you.”

She didn’t let Ty Lee respond, putting her ribbon away before following Suki out the door.

“Wow.” Suki said, once they had fully exited the gym. “you let her have it.”

Katara dropped her bag on the ground and pulled on her jacket, the Southern Water Tribe symbol proudly displayed on the back. “I’m not gonna feel sorry for her. I mean, who does Azula think she is, just lording over everyone like that, like she’s some princess or something? So, her dad is Prime Minister; technically speaking, so is mine. You don’t see me using my name to do whatever I want.” She complained as she pulled her hair out of its bun.

“because you’ve got sugar in your veins.” A new voice said.

Coming up behind them, led by an oversized Bernese Mountain dog was Toph. If Azula was the Karate Department’s ace at only a sophomore, Toph was the Weightlifting Department’s as the youngest freshmen to be admitted into the school with the most amount of records ever gotten as an incoming freshman. However, many of her teammates didn’t believe she deserved to be there. For one, Toph was blind and another was she was the heir to one of the richest families in the Earth Kingdom. They seemed to ignore Toph ran away from home to even apply and if anything, her blindness made her work even harder. She was sarcastic and sassy and on the worst of days grinded every one of Katara’s nerves, but she was a true friend and Katara felt lucky to have her.

The nicknames she could have done without.

“I heard Azula. What’s the thief up to now?” Toph asked, letting her guide dog lead her past the two rhythmic gymnasts, knowing they’d follow.

“Dragged Ty Lee away for the weekend, leaving Katara here to take her place as Department cheerleader. On the plus side, Katara was given permission to create her own routine for the next competition, which upset the poor Ty Lee.”

Toph burst into laughter. “Serves her right. If she didn’t like it, maybe she should find new friends.”

“I am happy, but it’s already another thing to add to my plate, not to mention practising, checking on dad and now doing what I think is one of the dumbest traditions in the school.”

Toph cackled in a way that told the others she knew something. Toph had this way of just knowing people and hearing things which she used it to her advantage all the time.

“You won’t be saying that when you hear who some of the Departments’ cheerleaders are. Wanna take a guess as to who’s the Fencing Department’s cheerleader?”

Katara looked over at Toph, who’s smile grew maniacal. Usually that meant someone was going to get embarrassed as hell. It usually tended to be Sokka.

“Wouldn’t it be one of the girls?”

“Nope.” Toph shook her head, popping her p.

“Is it-?”

“Katara, watch out!” Suki cried.

Turning the corner, a guy on his bike appeared and with a panicked look, veered off course at the sight of her. She still stumbled over her feet and fell to the ground, her hands pricking in pain as they were scratched. Thankfully though, her jacket took most of the damage. The guy on the other hand, tumbled onto the grass as he was thrown from his bike, the vehicle in question clattering loudly.

She took in the pale skin and dark hair surrounding his face, his gold eye grimacing in pain. It didn’t stop her from noticing the large burn surrounding his right eye. she noticed that his school jacket was the same one Sokka wore, meaning he was in the Fencing Department.

“You should be more careful.” She meant for it to come out a bit nicer, but the anger from dealing the whole situation with Azula and Ty Lee slipped in.

clearly the guy didn’t enjoy being yelled at as he snapped back. “I didn’t see you.” he seemed to rethink his anger and continued in a calmer voice. “Are you ok?”

Katara sighed, trying not to keep hold of her anger. It was an accident and yelling at him wasn’t going to do anything. Though, his pale skin and gold eyes reminded her of Azula, but he hadn’t been the one to manipulate the whole school to get what he wanted. “I’m fine. here.” She got up, pulling his bike up while he grabbed his kit that had fallen off. Other than a few grass stains, he didn’t look too hurt.

“What’s up Sparky?” Toph called, Badger bringing her over and with surprising accuracy, punched the guy in the arm, hard.

“Ow! Stop calling me that.”

“This is Zuko. His dad owns that really cool tea place I keep telling you guys about.” She loosened her grip on Badger’s lead, his signal that he could greet people, as he nosed Zuko for pets. “This is Sugar Queen and Honey, aka Katara and Suki. They’re both Rhythmic Gymnast.”

“Nice to meet you.” Zuko said, wiping his hands from the slobbery kisses Badger gave him in return from the pets on his pants before fitting his bag on his bike again.

“So, have you seen it? what does it look like?” Toph asked, leaning in as Zuko took the bike from Katara.

The gymnast wondered how the two met. Zuko, from what she could tell, was quiet, seeing how he was answering most questions with a few words. Toph was wild and had no filter. Maybe he was different in front of others he knew better.

“How do you – you know what? Never mind. I haven’t seen it, and I don’t know if I can guilt him into showing me. He’s already holding Jett off for me.”

Toph’s face contorted hearing Jett’s name. while she hadn’t been there for Jett’s dating and cheating scheme, Toph didn’t like Jett on principal seeing how Sokka complained about him all the time, he didn’t seem to care that he cheated on Katara and that he was rude to anyone who wasn’t he close friends. While Toph could stand being around Pipsqueak on the weightlifting team, Katara would have to remind Toph that setting Badger on Jett wasn’t a good use of a guide dog.

“What’s his problem now?”

“I’ve been instructed to do the rice lifting challenge for the Fencing Department, but after the day I’ve had, not gonna happen. Any chance you wanna stand in for me?”

“Didn’t you have a competition today?”

“Why do you think I’m avoiding Jett?”

It wasn’t often Katara saw Toph look sorry and with pity. Getting Toph to apologize was near impossible and she’d cover her emotions with her snark most of the time. Clearly whatever relationship she had with Zuko was something deeper than she understood.

“Alright. I overheard the Weightlifting Department talk about switching the orientation of the gym to mess with me, so anything to piss them off.”

“Perfect. I gotta go before Jett finds me, but good luck. And sorry again about knocking you over.” He said to Katara, before he got on his bike and took off.

“So how do you know him?” Suki asked.

“I go to his old man’s tea house sometimes; he was working there and I got to know him and his family. He’s Sokka’s roommate apparently.”

“Oh, that’s Zuko! He’s a pretty good fencer from what I hear. Weird though, I haven’t seen his name in the announcement of students placing.” Suki said, speaking about the posting on their school’s website so they could show off their students and people could keep track.

She had a point. Katara never remembered seeing the name either. She also found it a bit strange Sokka never dragged his roommate to meet the rest of them but at the same time, never really said a bad word about him. There was something about Zuko though that seemed familiar. It wasn’t the burn around his eye, in fact it was his eyes. There was something about the gold that seemed different from other Fire Nation born. It was on the tip of her tongue but nothing came to mind.

“Hey, let’s go find Sokka. Maybe if we catch him off guard, we can get him to agree to let us wax his legs.” Toph said, taking Badger’s harness again.

“Ok, why?”

“Well, you’re cheering for your Department. Who do you think is cheering for the Fencing Department?”

“Oh!” Suki bursting into laughter, grabbing Katara’s arm, “We’ve got to go see this.”

At least there was a small positive for the day. Before they got far, Katara noticed something glinting in the sun. it was a gold hair clip, the design of the Fire Lily shimmering with the inlaid stones. It was exactly where Zuko had landed. She quickly scooped it up, letting Suki drag her along as she took a good look at it. it was beautiful, a bit old if the oxidation on it was anything to go by, but still pretty none the less. But why was Zuko carrying it? his hair was long, but not long enough to need a hair clip like the one she held, not to mention it seemed a bit feminine. So why did he have it?

“What do you mean she wants to get back together?”

Zuko looked up at his cousin, who stopped his job of placing stickers on the bottles. He knew his uncle was going to be coming in with another batch and if they didn’t move quickly, he was going to scold them.

“She moved back. She didn’t make it past the preliminary rounds. She and Azula found me as I got back on campus and she told me she wanted to get back together, that I was the only person she could date. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough.”

Mai’s reappearance in his life was something he could have done without. While he gladly gave up any relationship between him and Azula, his relationship with Mai was nice. It was safe and they understood each other. At least until the day he had his first panic attack and it caused the first of many disqualifications and Mai wouldn’t answer his calls. In fact, with Azula smirking in the background, she dumped him like he was nothing, saying her career in archery was more important than him. He wanted to make it as a professional fencer, but never at the expense of the people he cared about. When she stood in front of him, after another disqualification, asking to get back together, he yelled at her. Told her to leave him alone and follow Azula’s orders like the good dog she was. He didn’t regret his words, even after seeing the look on her face.

“Wow. She’s got some nerve.”

“Lu Ten! Zuko! You two better not be talking and not finishing those bottles! That delivery is due in an hour!”

“We got it dad!” Lue Ten called before turning to his younger cousin. “What are you gonna do?”

“Ignore her. There’s nothing I want from her anymore, so it’ll be easy. You’re putting that on crooked.” He pointed out, looking at Lu Ten’s bottle.

“Shit. I could kill Aang. Who orders tea for 3 different Departments the day before they’re needed?”

Zuko didn’t bother mentioning that their younger cousin wasn’t the smartest person with some things. While he focused on putting the correct stickers on the types of bottled tea, all he could think of was where his mother’s hair clip disappeared to. He knew he had it in his bag, resting on the top of his gear. It wasn’t there when he emptied it and it was no where in his room at the house. He had no clue where it could have ended up. The campus was huge and he’d been around quite a bit before heading home so if it did fall out, it could be anywhere.

“Guess I’ll have to ask Sokka.”

“Sorry?”

“Nothing.” There was a lot involving his mother he didn’t want to tell his cousin or his uncle. “Hurry up before Uncle comes with the next batch. Everything starts at 1 pm and I don’t need Jett getting ideas of dragging me back in.”

Thankfully they finished on time and Lu Ten drove them to the school. While he directed Lu Ten to where the Fencing Department would have their tent, he stacked the coolers on top of each other and headed to where Aang said the Track and Field Department would be set up. The noise from Sports Day and people gearing up for events surrounded him. The year before he was ready to try and get his Department on the tiers, even with Jett being an ass. This year, he wanted to be as far away from this as possible.

“Watch it!”

Stopping, Zuko turned to see past the coolers, surprised when he realised, he nearly crashed into Katara again. The last time he saw her, her training clothes were blue, made even more aware with her Southern Water Tribe jacket she’d been in. this time, it looked like Ty Lee had gotten a hold of her and threw her into her own closet. Her cheerleading uniform was bright pink, the Department jacket somehow matching. He guessed Ty Lee had that made since all the Departments lettermen jackets where some shade of grey.

“It’s you.”

“Sorry. We’re creating a habit.”

“Hmm, more like you are, but that’s fine. what is this?”

“Tea, from the Jasmine Dragon. My cousin put in a massive order last night so it’s getting delivered now. It’s for the Track and Field and Weightlifting but I’m sure Toph wouldn’t mind you stealing a bottle.”

“Tempting, but if my coach sees us downing extra sugar before the day is over, she’ll kill me. I heard from my brother that Jett is trying to hunt you down and since I hate Jett, you should probably deliver that before he finds you.” Katara said, pointing over her shoulder, to where the main field was.

“Thanks. Sorry again.” He walked around her when she called for him. He looked over his shoulder, watching her walk up to him, tugging something from the bun she wore. It was a hair clip, a very familiar one. “That’s…”

“I found it the day we met. It was where you landed so I thought it might be yours?”

He dropped the coolers on the ground, taking the hair clip from her. It looked slightly shiny, as if it’d been cleaned. He was about to ask, looking up when he stopped. He really got a good look at Katara, her bright blue eyes, the braid that spilled onto her shoulder, with the minor kinks from being in a bun.

“You, you went to Ba Sing Se Preparatory.” he stated.

“Yes?”

“You screamed at those bullies.”

He couldn’t believe he forgot. Her blue eyes briming with anger, the conviction in her voice as she yelled at the bullies from down below, even Sokka trying to calm her down. her family saved his life.

Zuko crawled carefully on the ledge as he wiped down the windows, the rest of his class pushing desks out of the way to be swept and mopped. Most of his classmates didn’t want him anywhere near an open area, especially with his limited vision but he’d just gotten his bandages taken off and he wasn’t about to let it hinder him.

Without them on, he didn’t see Mom flinch at the sight of them, though the massive burn that he now had wasn’t any better, let alone the lack of hair that had been left too. The fights between his parents were getting worse and Azula’s teasing was starting to become more hurtful than playful. He wanted it all to stop. If he pretended that things were ok, maybe they would be eventually.

“Hey scarface!” Zuko looked over, 3 of his school bullies storming over. He tried not to flinch, already knowing what they were going to yell at him about. They’d been doing it all day. “We lost the race thanks to you!”

Zuko used to be more confident. But after the burns, a few harsh words and he’d start retreating back down into himself. These bullies took advantage of it. During their Sports Day, Zuko had dropped the baton in the relay race and ran in the opposite direction of everyone else, away from the bullies yelling at him.

“Mr. Reversal, can’t believe you’re so stupid.”

“You need a walking stick, scarface? Huh?”

Zuko felt one of them shove him and he expected to hit the window frame. Instead, he went flying out the open window. Zuko would mostly remember being caught by an older man with darker skin, most likely from one of the Water Tribes, with kind blue eyes, who held him as he burst into tears and two younger children. The boy patted his back, telling him not to worry because his sister would take care of it and the girl screaming up at the bullies from the ground floor. Her long braid swung back and forth as she shook her fists and threatened to do violent things to them. her eyes seemed bluer than her families, like the clearest ocean.

Katara blinked at him before she gasped. “Wait, Zuko Lung? You, you were in the River Class with Sokka. You disappeared not long after my dad caught you.”

“My uncle, he took custody and it was far from where he lived, so I had to…I can’t believe I forgot about you. Sokka’s my roommate.”

With a smile, Katara shrugged. “no one ever said he was smart. Are, are you happy? Before you left, you always seemed…”

For the first time since this whole list of messes started, Zuko felt like his smile was real. “I am. I mean, I’m dealing with different things, but for the most part, I’m happier than I have been in years.”

“Good. I should really let you go deliver those before Jett shows up. But, don’t be a stranger, ok?” Zuko had only just picker up the coolers again when Katara got his attention again. “How did you know it was me? You didn’t recognise me yesterday.”

“Your hair. I remembered your braid most of all from that day.”               

#zutara month #zutara #Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo #fencer Zuko #fencer sokka #rhythmic gymnasit katara #rhythmic gymnast suki #weightlifter toph #track and feilder aang

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I am starting Self Rec Sunday off with an oldie, but I still love it very much.

It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn

Pairing: Zutara/Blutara

Rating: T

Chapters: 1/1

Summary: Katara gets captured by the Dai Li, but she's saved by the mysterious Blue Spirit. She's curious to know who's behind the mask, and when she uncovers their identity, her evening gets a lot more interesting.

Written for Zutara Month 2021 Day 16: Masked

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“Thanks for getting me out of there,” she said. “Seems like the Dai Li are into some pretty dark stuff. Brainwashing. My head’s still not right. But I think I’m mostly okay.” She peeked up at him again. “How did you know I was there? And why did you break me out?”

He didn’t answer her. The moonlight gleamed eerily on his mask, and suddenly Katara remembered the fugitive's name.

“You’re the Blue Spirit, right?” she asked.

He nodded once.

Katara pulled her arms out of the water and flicked off the droplets. Then she coated her hands again and pressed them to her temples. Her headache eased immediately, but the disoriented feeling remained. Katara shut her eyes in concentration, but suddenly the pain in her head spiked and she cried out.

Blue reached for her as her vision darkened at the edges. The last thing Katara saw was the blue mask and dark eye holes before the darkness swallowed her up.

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#5

two cold cases and three hot months in ba sing se

oh hey, I forgot to mention here that I have a little miniseries going for zutara month, 4 out of 6 chapters are already up!

12 notes - Posted April 29, 2022

#4

spark, set fire

I promise I actually have been writing this whole time. And to prove it, I've finally posted the prologue to my new fic spark, set fire. I hope you enjoy; here's the teaser:

Zuko was twenty-nine years old. He’d had coworkers with children and well-meaning neighbors who stopped him during morning runs to chat, their young progeny sleeping away in jogging strollers. “You’ll fall in love at first sight,” they’d told him. He had known he wouldn’t. Love at first sight wasn’t for him.  He had been right, he realized, with grim satisfaction. He had been right, but he still felt a piercing tightness in his chest when he held her for the first time in the sanitized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She had no one, and neither did he. He couldn’t do much in his yellow paper gown and stockinged feet. But he could be someone that she might depend on. He had no idea what he was doing, no idea how he would do it. But he vowed to her, nearly weightless in his arms, that he would not give up on her without a fight. 

15 notes - Posted August 3, 2022

#3

chance encounters

after an entire month (I am so, so sorry) chapter 18 (chosen) is finally up.

It's not the last chapter anymore, because I'm not quite done but I didn't want you to have to wait either.

thank you for reading. I'm so grateful for you.

21 notes - Posted January 12, 2022

#2

two cold cases and three hot months in ba sing se

chapter two, a lot of things are different here, is up - in which Katara gets another piece of the puzzle.

25 notes - Posted April 19, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Hi MJ! So I read your latest chapter, and I didn't get a chance to comment yet, but it absolutely inspired me, so here is a visual of my favourite moment <3 thank you for writing probably my fav fic so far! <3

squeeeeeeeee this is BEAUTIFUL and I am beside myself. wowsa @lizanthium, your talent is amazing and I love that you captured this moment so well and I am so grateful and humbled.

268 notes - Posted February 5, 2022

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#5

Why does everyone say "I wish zutara was canon" lmao have you seen the creators and their writing?? We've got everything we need in fanfics and art—hell, even AMVs! Canon is overrated!

Zutara exists in every way that matters.

96 notes - Posted April 3, 2022

#4

LMFAOOOOO why are they so mad?!?!

Imagine going on AO3 and looking for a fic for a ship that you don't even like at 6 in the morning. Talk about dedication! I love my fans <3

Anyways! I'm going to continue minding my business and writing my stories✍🏾

103 notes - Posted March 10, 2022

#3

I've talked about this on twitter, but the way canon shippers defend their ships with their whole chest is hilarious. You're that defensive because zutara is mentioned? Why? You HAVE canon, you have EVERYTHING, yet you still care about what we ship? It's giving insecurity to be honest. It's been fifteen years and you'd think they'd get it through their heads that zutara fans don't give a flying FUCK about what's canon.

Why would we when our fan content is better than anything Bryke would put out? LMAOOO

109 notes - Posted October 6, 2022

#2

These Things I've Done

"Katara, you're not a monster. You'll never be a monster."

She shook her head angrily, unable to contain herself any longer. "No, I don't think you understand, Aang. I decided to end that man's life today. I did that. Not Zuko, not Sokka, me. And if you can't handle that then you can just kindly fuck off!"

Aang sputtered, "You don't mean that—"

She let out a bitter chuckle, "Oh, I think I do," She stepped closer to the airbender so that they were face to face, toe to toe, "And I won't repeat it."

He was breathing harder now, his eyes wide, unable to believe what she was saying. She was perfect. Katara was always perfect. So innocent and kind. So why was he seeing her so differently now? Why was she acting this way?

"Katara, I think Zuko has corrupted you somehow. This isn't like you—"

She clenched her jaw, pressing her finger into his chest, "Oh, no no no—we are not doing this again. You and I? We are not the same. We've never been the same! You can't tell me how to live my life just because you don't agree with it! I ended that man's life because he killed my mother! I was owed that! And I'll be damned if I let anyone else tell me otherwise!"

"And if you think for a second that I am gonna let you slander my best friend then you've got another thing coming! Zuko was there for me, he's always been there for me! So why won't you? Why can't you support me on the one thing that would give me closure?"

"Katara, the monks always say to—"

"I don't care what the monks said, Aang! I am not a monk! I am Katara from the Southern Water Tribe. I am not you! Why don't you understand that?"

"Katara–"

"I'm sorry, Aang," She gulped, swallowing the lump in her throat, "But if you're going to shame me for killing my mother's murderer then I don't think we can be friends anymore."

Part II Part III Part IIII Part V Part VI

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My #1 post of 2022

"zk is mostly katara-centric" first off, so what? And secondly, we love them both equally. Katara gets more hate than any of the other characters. As a brown girl, she can't get too emotional. She can't bloodbend because then she'll be "evil", and she can't be nuanced or too complex.

Outside of zks and the occasional Katara stan, who else is gonna ride and die for her character?? Casual fans who don't even remember what happened in the show?? Antis?? Just shut up already, you sound like a broken record.

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#5

ZKMonth22 Day 6: Dragons

“Zuko, just because the last two dragons in existence helped you learn the true meaning of firebending doesn’t mean you had to get a giant tattoo of both of them across your back!”

He raised his eyebrow at her, and Katara sighed.

“There are worse ways to go about honoring something like that,” he pointed out as he shrugged a shirt on.

They’d just finished sparring and it was the first time it hadn’t ended in a draw; Zuko won because she’d been distracted by the new-to-her tattoo across his back.

“When did you get it?” she asked as they sat at the edge of the practice arena and accepted cold drinks from one of the servants.

“Over the course of about two years right after I became Fire Lord,” he said, taking a huge drink from his glass. “I thought it was appropriate.”

“I can’t imagine how much that must have hurt,” she said.

“It wasn’t too bad. The Fire Nation has developed a numbing cream to make it less painful.”

Katara was still processing this when Zuko stood and held out a hand to her.

“Come on, the others are probably at breakfast already.”

She let him haul her to her feet and as she followed him, thinking about the dragons rippling across the muscles on his back as he sparred with her, heat bloomed in the pit of her belly and her cheeks flushed. Thankfully he’d chosen to walk ahead of her, so Katara was free to deal with her newfound realization of her feelings for him in relative privacy.

75 notes - Posted April 6, 2022

#4

ZKMonth22 Day 7: Soft Kisses

Zuko and Katara did not make love on their wedding night; they simply held each other.

It wouldn’t be until a few months later, when they realized they were completely comfortable with each other, that one of them brought it up.

Zuko was leaning against the head of what was now their bed, wearing only his trousers with the blanket over his lap. He’d been sure Katara would want to make use of her own room, and she did during the day for work, but she slept with him every night. Lu Ten had teased him a while ago about it, elbowing him and hinting at lengthening the line to the throne, and Zuko had rolled his eyes but kept his mouth shut. He’d never betray Katara by telling his cousin they hadn’t slept together yet. Let the whole palace, the Fire Nation, think they had.

He was determined to give her all the time she needed.

“Zuko?” Katara said, turning away from her vanity and putting her hairbrush down. A blush was making its way across her cheeks and he tilted his head.

“Yes, love?”

She fiddled with her hair, absentmindedly braiding it as she tried to put her words together. When she bit her lip and looked up at him, something in him stirred and he found himself wishing desperately that she would want him soon.

“I was wondering if it would be okay if we… kissed?”

She looked away as she said it, as though embarrassed at the very thought, and Zuko found himself wondering whether she’d ever kissed anyone before.

“Katara,” he said softly. She looked up at him, still blushing, and he opened his arms for her. She came over to the bed and slid under the covers, letting him pull her to his chest and settling into him.

He looked at her, lifting one hand to toy with the hair she’d partially braided, unbraiding it as he studied the woman he’d come to love as his own heart.

“It would absolutely be okay if we kissed,” he murmured. “Would you like to now?”

Again, she looked up at him and his heart started racing.

“Yes,” she said.

Carefully, he put his hand on her jaw and ran his thumb over her cheek. She leaned into his hand and he used it to turn her towards him as he leaned down. Just before their lips met, he stopped, giving her a chance to change her mind. Blue eyes met gold as he waited and she was the one who ended up kissing him.

Before his brain could comprehend just how soft her lips were and just how wonderful it was to kiss them, she broke the contact.

“Was that… okay?” she asked.

His eyes opened and he considered her.

“Have you ever kissed anyone before?” he asked.

Her face flushed again and she looked away, causing his hand to fall to her stomach.

“Yes,” she admitted, “but I’ve never really kissed anyone for an extended amount of time.”

“Ah,” he said, smiling a bit. “You did just fine. Would you like to kiss me again?”

She nodded and turned towards him again. He slid his hand over her stomach and around her waist, burying the other in her hair, and bringing her lips to his.

The feeling in his chest that had told him they were meant for each other roared to life as their kiss deepened. Over and over their lips met and came apart as they breathed each others’ air, and when she finally pulled away Zuko was surprised to find her hands had ended up in his hair.

“Wow,” she breathed.

He smiled at her.

“That was much better,” she said, her blush finally gone.

“Yes. You learn quickly.”

She laughed and pulled back from him a bit but not moving her hands. He could feel her run her fingers through his hair and it sent tingles down his spine.

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ZKMonth22 Day 1: Fire Lady Katara

“If by some horrible series of events you were to become Fire Lord,” Katara asked one evening when they were having a private dinner, “what would I be called?”

Zuko paused, considering this. His uncle’s wife, Tasheng, was called “Fire Lady” colloquially but her official Fire Nation title was “Queen Consort.” She was from the Earth Kingdom, too, so she’d been given an additional title: “Lady of the Earth.”

“I suppose,” he said, setting down his chopsticks, “you’d be a Queen Consort, like Aunt Tasheng is. That’s her official title, but the people refer to her as Fire Lady because it’s a natural counterpoint to Fire Lord. As she is from the Earth Kingdom as well, her full title is: Queen Consort Tasheng, Lady of the Earth.”

Katara hummed, stirring her food absentmindedly, one hand propping up her head, elbow on the table. She forewent any sense of decorum when it was just the two of them. It’d be too exhausting to maintain otherwise.

“So, Queen Consort Katara,” she said thoughtfully. “But I’m from the Southern Water Tribe, so I’d get another title too.”

Zuko nodded. “Something to do with Water Tribe culture.”

“Lady of the Moon? I am a master bender, after all.”

“That’s probably what they’d go with, then. If Yue were to become Queen Consort, it would probably be something different because 1. she isn’t a bender and 2. she’s from the North.”

“Lady of the Ocean?”

“Potentially.”

She nodded and sat up so she could finish her meal.

“While I don’t want anything to happen to our family, of course, ‘Queen Consort Katara: Lady of the Moon’ has a nice ring to it. Much nicer than ‘Fire Lady Katara.’”

Zuko’s chest grew warm at her admission that she thought of his family as hers, and nodded in agreement. She would make a wonderful Queen Consort, if given the chance.

87 notes - Posted April 1, 2022

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ZKMonth22 Day 2: Cave of Two Lovers

When Oma learned Shu had been killed in the war between their villages, she unleashed a terrible display of her earthbending power, ending the war and bringing harmony to the two groups.

When Katara saw Zuko slain in front of her, she unleashed a terrible display of her waterbending power, flooding the caldera and ending Azula’s reign of terror.

Years later, a young woman from the Earth Kingdom found herself lost in the tunnels of the Two Lovers. When she happened upon their tomb she noticed the story had been expanded from the one she’d learned as a child.

There, carved into the stone wall, right after the story of Oma and Shu, was the story of Zuko and Katara, who’d loved each other so completely that when she thought Zuko was dead Katara had almost destroyed a continent in her despair. As she let the floodwaters go, returning them to their place in the ocean, she heard a cough from where Zuko was laying. Immediately she ran to his side, turning him over and finding him alive.

She healed him using her bending and her love, rebuilding his insides almost completely, ridding him of any trace of the damage Azula had caused. The only thing she couldn’t remove was his scar, which he wore proudly as a symbol of the love they shared.

The young woman ran her hand over the carving that represented Zuko’s scar and wondered if anyone would ever love her enough to take an injury like that for her.

89 notes - Posted April 2, 2022

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ZKMonth22 Day 23: PaintKo

“Sir, we have another report of a woman on one of the outer islands, going from village to village and healing the sick, providing the poor with food, and helping to settle disputes.”

“Yes?” Zuko asked, not looking up from what he was working on. What was wrong with a woman trying to help others?

“She’s only operating at night and dressing up like a spirit from one of the towns on the island. The Painted Lady.”

Zuko’s head shot up, finally looking at his manservant. He’d heard of the Painted Lady, everyone in the capital had. It was one of the most famous, if not the most famous, story from the war. A woman dressed as the Painted Lady saved a river village from the local factory ruining their river and killing them slowly with pollution, starvation, and lack of medical care. Apparently she had been a waterbender with extraordinary abilities.

When Zuko had contacted Aang to ask if he knew where Katara had disappeared to, Aang had blown up at him, demanding to know why Zuko wanted to know, if he and Katara had something going on behind his back, had had something going on all this time which caused him to lose her. Once Zuko realized the implications of Aang’s crazed ravings, he quietly forwarded the letter to his uncle, who had taken upon the mantle of the Head of the White Lotus, asking him to track Aang down and get him out of the public until he could be made to see reason.

This had caused another drought in Zuko’s search for Katara, but resurfaced rumors of a woman pretending to be the Painted Lady, who before had been a spectacular waterbender, were too much of a coincidence for him to ignore.

“Ready a ship,” Zuko said, standing. “Have someone pack my things. I’m going to visit this island at once.”

“Yes sir,” his manservant said, rolling up the report scroll and bowing before backing out of the room.

When they touched land on the island housing the mysterious legend, Zuko donned a disguise, adopting the persona of a normal traveler so he could conduct his research.

It wasn’t long before he found the village with the most recent sightings, or experiences, rather. Only glimpses had been caught of this spirit, so it wasn’t confirmed whether it was actually a spirit, the woman from the war, or someone new altogether.

Zuko spent weeks tracking the sightings from village to village, eventually coming to the last one she could possibly visit. He hadn’t slept well since he’d started his quest and felt as though he was going to be ill himself. Eventually he had to submit to his body’s needs and found a family on the edge of the village who let him sleep in their barn.

As soon as his head touched the pile of hay he’d turned into a pillow, he was out.

Something glowing bloomed beyond his eyelids, gently pulling him out of his deep slumber. His eyes opened and he saw someone bent over them, a large hat and a veil over their face, keeping it in the shadows. Though he did his best to keep the person from realizing he’d woken, they were not to be tricked. Their head swung toward him, eyes wide, and as gold met blue Zuko knew he’d been right.

He reached up and caught her by the wrist before she could run away. To his surprise, she didn’t resist, merely ceasing to leave and letting him hold her wrist.

“Katara,” he breathed.

“I should have known it was you,” was all she said.

“Would you have refused to heal me if you’d known?” he countered.

This made her look at him, her eyes wide and indignant.

“Of course not!” she snapped. “I would have simply been more careful not to wake you.”

“Katara, where have you been?” he asked, hearing the begging tone in his voice but not caring. He couldn’t believe she was here.

“Everywhere,” she whispered. “I’ve been hiding, trying to avoid everyone and keep Aang from losing his cool and destroying the world.”

“Why would he do that?”

“I told him I didn’t want to date him.”

Aang’s letter suddenly made more sense to him, and Zuko briefly wondered if he’d return to his office to find a report from his uncle about the Avatar.

“That doesn’t mean you have to hide,” Zuko said. “That’s his problem, not yours.”

She made a face at him and he sighed.

“Katara, the war is over. You don’t have to have the whole world on your shoulders anymore.”

Katara shook her head, pursing her lips, and Zuko couldn’t hide his frustration. In one quick motion he sat up and took her hat off, revealing her face completely. He also dropped her wrist.

“You are not responsible for saving the world from Aang,” he said slowly and clearly. “If Aang were to go on a rampage because you refused him, it would not be your fault.”

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95 notes - Posted April 23, 2022

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Well, I have finished Dracula ONCE AGAIN...am I crying? Maybe, yeah.

This has been the time I enjoyed most right next to the very first read (because I obviously didn’t expect Dracula to be THAT).

I KNEW, I BLOODY KNEW that the last parragraphs basically put Mina in the status of main hero of the novel and YET, it caught me

21 notas. Fecha de publicación: 7 de noviembre de 2022

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Zutara Month (Day 23): This Isn't My Idea

Hello there!

As usual, I cannot see a "challenge" and let it go so...Zutara month it is! First time writing for the fandom, I won't be able to do ALL DAYS (today, for example, I wrote this still on the nick of time, but now it is already technically the 25th...eh, sorry @zutaramonth)

I promise to write something Zutara based after this month a bit longer, I swear.

As usual, do please forgive my quick tipper and non-native speaker mistakes, MarlaAllons-y!

Also in AO3

Everyone in every corner of the world agreed: Katara was a Hero, with capital H.

Not only had she helped The Avatar himself to finish off with the worst dictator that humanity had seen in ages, but she was now   sacrificing herself   by marrying off to his son; so the peace with the Fire Nation became even more undeniable and, therefore, unbreakable.

Obviously, everybody knew this was just an arranged marriage for, as much as Prince Zuko (he still insisted he wasn’t ready yet to be   King Zuko  ), he was still the man that once had been every person fighting for freedom’s foe.

Also, she was the best friend of Aang;   it was crystal clear   they ought to have been in love. This was a tale as old as time: best hero-friends always fell in love.

Still, as much as they commented how mad and sad it made them the two heroic figures ending up together, they understood and thanked the now already young woman (no longer a teenager) for taking up such heavy weight over her shoulders.

They just wished Prince Zuko was more as he was trying to be in public lately than the way they all still pictured him in their minds…

~~~~~

As the doors closed behind them, Zuko buried his face in Katara’s shoulder, who just laughed, with relief.

“I guess now we can stop pretending we are just   good friends   without risking demonstrations all around every nation.”

He smirked at her comment and raised his head to look into her eyes. He still remembered the first time those eyes had truly   seen   him, back when they were still rivals and, yet, she had trusted him…

“I guess so…You know, I would have understood, if you hadn’t wanted to keep them. We are still young and now for a lot of people you are going to just be   Zuko’s wife.”  

She punched him in the arm.

“First of all; it is more hat you are going to become   Katara’s husband   and, secondly…I…I mean, we are only in our early twenties, but we have lived so much I feel ready to be a mom…as long as Iroh is around to help.”

Both laughed.

“How could he not be?” he held her hand. “Still…I am sorry so many people are going to think this is just an arranged marriage.”

“Well, I mean, as Toph said…all marriages   need to be   arranged, whatever the reason for said arrangement, that is our personal fucking business.”

                       And theirs was as good as they came.

25 notas. Fecha de publicación: 25 de abril de 2022

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MARLA’S 2022 AO3 MASTERLIST

Hello there, Marla here!

This year I won’t be as messy as last year with my writing organisation so I am doing a 2022 Masterlist of everything published on AO3 to be updated as new stuff arrives! Yaih! All my nonsense at your disposition!

And, if you want to see what I wrote the previous year, not to worry, here it is my 2021 AO3 Masterlist

Now, with further ado, allons-y!

Long life and prosperity,

Marla

(The) Amelia Project

Amelia Caller: Dawn of the Characters: script I based my phone call recording ON THE AMELIA FEED on

Manage Your Clon-ishgo: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Day 1)

This Could Be Me: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Alternative promp)

Last of the Real Ones: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Day 2)

The Fools Who Dream: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Day 3)

Louder than the Weather: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Alternative promp)

Goodbye To My Life: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Day 4)

It’s the Hitmen’s Life: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Alternative promp)

Fakenniversary: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Day 5)

Everything Just Here All At Once: Cocoa Challenge 2022 (Alternative promp)

ATLA

Go Now:  Zutara Month 2022

This Isn’t My Idea: Zutara Month 2022 

Tea Nation: Zutara Month 2022 

...Let Your Heart Decide?: Zutara Month 2022 

Lonely Nation: High-school AU Zuko-centric

(The) Evil Dead

The Sorta Kinda Winding Road: Original Trilogy + 2013 Film crossover-ish

Good Omens

So Unaware Of My Status: A Visit From Miss Crowley Challenge

The Sound Of Leathered Women!: A Visit From Miss Crowley Challenge 

Girl With A Tongue: A Visit From Miss Crowley Challenge 

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43 notas. Fecha de publicación: 5 de enero de 2022

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Lucy’s (My) Mom

Ok, a lot of people have already commented this, but from the very first time I read Dracula as a teen (right when I was starting to discover ‘sometimes parents do harmful things and even if the intentions are good there is no compulsory reason to automatically forgive them) I just couldn’t help but being extremely UPSET about Lucy’s mom.

It is not only this whole garlic incident, that is the equivalent of, for example, ‘I don’t understand why you keep going to the psycologist if you are not depressed anymore’: it doesn’t matter wether you have all the data or not, if someone is doing something that is ‘out of the usual norm’ and is very clearly related to a Health issue...let it BE or try to understand it, don’t take matters into your own hands and then BE PROUD OF ACTING OUT OF IGNORANCE.

The worst part, though, it’s all the previous behaviour. The whole not letting her sleep with her when it was clearly something HER DAUGHTER NEEDED, her being upset about Lucy’s FRIEND taking care of her (likely bcs she believed she knew better than her own daughter the people around her and their true intentions -again, been there-)...

...so yeah, I dislike her and, even though it is true more could have been communicated to her:

a) it is a horror story, lack of communitacion is almost a must

b) none of her actions should be done, no matter how much you know about the matter

69 notas. Fecha de publicación: 13 de septiembre de 2022

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About Dracula Daily..

I know I am constantly saying this but...I am in TEARS about how much people are enjoying Dracula for the first time. It is one of my favourite novels of all times, I have read it three times and a half (I am counting Dracula Daily as the Fourth) and I usually having such a hard time trying to convince people about how AMAZING this(these) story(ies) is(are).

Fuck, whoever began Dracula Daily...I owe you my soul (and, please, we should do this with more classical pieces of literature)

Also, for today’s update:  Farewell dear Captain, you will be remembered

247 notas. Fecha de publicación: 4 de agosto de 2022

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💜The Revival of the general SasuHina server!💙

Want to join a server about our favorite ship? You are more than welcome to come alone! It has been revamped and is always changing around so feel free to stop on by!

The Mods you’d contact:

💙 Myself @cognitivecapricorn

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Hope to see you there!

17 notes - Posted July 30, 2022

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SasuHina Day

So first, thank to everyone who was able to fill out the interest checker! I have all the information I need and SasuHina Day will happen April 20th 2023 so mark your calendars!

And the theme for SasuHina day will be: “How it all started”!

19 notes - Posted November 5, 2022

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Potential for SasuHina Day 2022

Hey there, for those that don’t know me, I go by Ghost and I am the founder of both the @sasuhinabigflash2022​ and @sasuhinazine​ 

Like the title says, I think it’s high time SasuHina had a day of its own, just a day to celebrate our ship and why we love it. 

I won’t be making a blog for it but I guess you could say I’m the alarm for it? Maybe? Either way, I’ve made an interest checker for it. The more feedback the better so if you can please come fill it out!

You can find the interest checker here!

And I want this to go on until November 4th!

28 notes - Posted October 14, 2022

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Here is Day 7: Soft Kisses

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31 notes - Posted April 13, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Here is my contribution of Zutara Month.

Day 3: Soulmates

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40 notes - Posted April 10, 2022

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I can’t join Zutara Month right now but here’s a little something to celebrate with you all! 

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Zutara Month Day 9: Scars

Tumblr ruined the quality again ahaha :'>

I hope you guys aren't tired of me talking about this au cause I brought it back for this prompt and honestly might bring it back again for day 27 akdhdjks

@stardust948 wrote this fic based on this au and I got inspired and added a few things from here. Thank you again for writing this 💕💕💕

This is the part where I kinda explain how the flowers work cause it do be a bit confusing. Flowers appear on your body whenever your soulmate gets injured. As their injuries heal, the flowers slowly fall off then stop growing. They only stay if the injury leaves a prominent scar. You can pick the flowers but they will come back as long as your soulmate has an injury or a scar. They don't grow back immediately tho and take quite a while to pop up again. I like to think that Katara gets used to picking her flowers because they remind her too much of Kya's death, so only Sokka and Zuko (back in the catacombs) have seen them. Also when your soulmate dies, the flowers wither away when they fall off. I think you'd be able to feel them when they wither, so that's what happened to Hakoda when Kya died. (The flowers he got are hydrangeas from the fic I mentioned)

I actually had another part of this which was a Zuko pov, but this was already taking too long and it's a day late already so I ended up not doing that. But like if anyone wants to see it I could maybe clean up the sketch and post it

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Day 6: Zutara from Other’s POV

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This is it, the second of my two contributions to Zutara Month! Is it perfect? Nope. Am I posting it anyway? Yup!

Hopefully it provided a giggle to your day! <3

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Zutara Month Day 11 - Lady of the Moon

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tried out a more watercolor-y? style this time! lady of the moon katara x mortal zuko 

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zutara month day 6: from other’s pov

this will not end well for sokka.

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@zutaramonth​ Day 11: Lady of the Moon

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