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Making choices after the war was supposed to be the easy part. Her future decided and neatly packaged based on what everyone else wanted for her, what she should want, too.
But Katara’s destiny had a funny way of being exactly what she wanted to run from.
(As if anyone needed another Zutara post-finale slow burn after 15 years.)
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26 Jun 2026
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Zuko isn't exactly happy working at his father's company, but he's content enough--until an ethical disagreement in front of the board lands him in the hospital. Out of a job and alone except for his uncle, he enters an ugly downward spiral. He stumbles into Hakoda's dive shop as part of his therapy-mandated mission to get a hobby and finds the first bright spot in his new life. Recovery takes time.
Please see beginning notes for content warnings!! The first chapter deals with heavy theme and gets quite dark in the middle. It gets fluffier in chapter two. Modern AU.
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- Part 2 of You're the Good Things
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29 Apr 2026
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Katara and Zuko's mission on board The Southern Raiders goes badly wrong, and they are captured and imprisoned in the unforgiving hull of the ship.
Katara now finds herself locked in a small room with a boy that she refuses to trust, and nine years worth of trauma and guilt swimming in her mind. She is resolute in her hostility towards Zuko, but as the horrors of their captivity unfold, an undeniable bond is formed in the quiet moments between their captor's torments.
When they find themselves safely back with their friends on Ember Island, they are both sporting deep scars – old and new, seen and unseen. Katara struggles to reconcile all the pieces of herself and figure out who she truly is. And Zuko continues to battle with his past guilt, and the new guilt that arises from his growing feelings towards Katara.
As their bond deepens – it may be the lifeline they both so desperately need to pull them from the dark waters of their past.
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Canon-divergence from Book 3 Ep 16 The Southern Raiders. Eventual Zutara.
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27 Apr 2026
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From What I've Tasted of Desire by ClementineJames
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
31 Dec 2025
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It's been five years since the end of the war, and marriage is the word on everyone's minds. But Katara knows what that really means. First comes marriage, and then children. She has been shackled with the responsibility of carrying on the airbender line before it goes completely extinct--and it's a mantle she has prepared herself well to take on. She loves Aang, and being a crucial part of history together...well, it's something she is honored to do by his side.
That is, until memories and dreams start resurfacing as she barrels towards a future alongside the Avatar. And on the night of her wedding, she finds herself starting to spiral just a little. And only Zuko is there to comfort her.
Meanwhile, the Fire Council has enforced an age-old law upon Zuko: marry by age 21 or forfeit the throne. One too many assassination attempts has them all feeling a bit nervous, and they want to guarantee the royal line. Zuko has resigned himself to a dull, loveless arranged marriage for the good of his nation.
But then he and Katara are brought back together unexpectedly, forced to work alongside one another. And it quickly becomes impossible to forget what happened between them and the secrets they swore to keep.
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23 Apr 2026
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An ignoble death reclaimed from hell's gate; life's security stolen and determined not to lose again. Arthur Morgan did all he could to make amends in the time he had and it weren't enough; Sadie Adler's had too much stolen from her and refuses to lose anything more. Two strong wills in close quarters at odds and free for the now, but there's no guarantee it'll last. Divergent storytelling from the end of Chapter VI.
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“You ever think of something other than Sadie in that thick head of yours?” he demanded. “All busy proving your mettle with the menfolk, you don’t think none!”
“Think about what, Arthur?” Sadie crossed her arms, full challenged him with the words and sharp tone.
“About them others around you!” he laid the words out, hot and harsh. “You think I ain’t bothered by what happened? Christ! You getting shot, mixed up in all this? That all’s on me. Don’t matter what your high and mighty choice was on dragging me out the Hollow, still true that none of it’d’ve happened if it weren’t for me!” He gestured to himself, a hard thump on his chest that struck an agonizing chord. “You go out there and rip a stitch playing like you need work? That’s on me!”
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- Part 1 of Amoral Confessions
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30 Mar 2026