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moonsugar-and-spice · 2 years

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Azulaang

And for Dragon Age maybe Meredith x Orsino or Morrigan x Alistair for that good ol mage templar dynamic

Or surprise me

I went with the first for Azulaang and I'll save the second for another time (it's a good one; Morristair my beloved).

🌧️24: "We should stop talking, people might start to think I like you."

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Azula turned the old bronze comb over in her hand, running a thumb along the familiar jade embellishment in the shaft. It was the first time she had stood before this mirror since returning to the palace, its proud gold frame climbing the wall of her chambers. Abstractly it called to mind the gilded trim framing the curtained door of the palanquin that had brought her here not two weeks ago.

“Why?”

The first word that had been spoken as she’d sat in the jostling quiet next to Zuko, the asylum shrinking in the distance. The healers had formally pronounced her fit to be discharged, and Azula had been momentarily stunned when it was he who had arrived to pick her up.

Not a servant sent at the Fire Lord’s command.

Zuko, himself.

Why. What an absurdly small question, she mused now, to hold the tumble of thoughts and feelings and more questions stuffed into it.

“Is there somewhere else you were thinking you’d go?” he had responded, and Azula would have accepted that as answer enough. She would have figured something out — she always would — but it had all happened so fast, and if she were honest, Azula wasn’t sure in that moment where she might have gone.

But then, Zuko had said, “I wanted you to come home. It’s where you belong.”

Home.

The mirror’s face she had shattered on her last night here, a lifetime ago, had been repaired sometime during her absence. Her mother, Ursa, used to sit her down at this mirror with this same comb. If Azula concentrated hard enough, she could almost smell the perfumed oils she used to favor, jasmine and sandalwood and orange blossom. Could almost feel her mother’s gentle touch, combing her hair a hundred times smooth, even as she’d griped and jerked away.

“I love you, Azula.”

Words she had never been able to receive, then. Love was something you had to earn, and she would never manage to compete with Zuko to win it. She wouldn’t even try. He was her perfect child, and she was her father’s.

Azula watched her reflection lift the comb languidly to her hair, but stopped short, her gaze snagging on a deep, brittle crack in the bronze along its once-perfect, polished edge. When had that happened? She didn’t remember it being there before.

The old her would have tossed the thing away with a sneer, ordered it replaced just as quickly with something newer and shinier. Something perfect.

Now, she was struck by the odd sort of beauty in her hand. The imperfections all resolving together to create a piece of art with character and history, unique unto itself, and despite it all, or perhaps even on account of, she found she admired it all the more.

For fourteen years of her life, Azula had believed that if she only tried hard enough, if she could be perfect enough, if she never failed or lost or made a mistake in any way, she could earn her father’s love. The last time she had seen him, Ozai had named her Fire Lord — an honorific she now knew had been as empty as his affection for her, a way to leave her behind — that star-crossed night when he had been power-drunk and endeavored to burn the Earth Kingdom to a cinder.

And for all her years of effort and grueling training and silent desperation, in the end, the worst had come to pass. She had failed. She had lost that fated Agni Kai to Zuko. And there was not a single soul in the royal court, or the city, or her father still in his cold iron cell, who did not know of how she lost and came apart that night.

In the days and weeks after, bitter and numb and stewing in the seclusion of her personal safety room, Azula had sworn she would never let anyone see her cry again. People saw tears and they stopped seeing you, stopped seeing the armor you wore, stopped listening to your words, your expression, or anything you might have to say. It made no difference whether the tears were frightened or frustrated, angry or sad. All they saw was a fragile girl crying.

Tears burned behind her eyes now, threatening to fall. The comb’s teeth scraped gently against her scalp as she ran it through her hair, wincing a little as she hit a tangle and smoothed it out. Azula breathed in slow and deep, watching her chest rise and fall in the mirror, the line between her brows melting away on the exhale.

For perhaps the hundredth time in recent days, Azula found herself turning her brother’s words around in her head, this way and that, like a sculpture, trying to catch every subtle detail, every hidden nuance.

“I wanted you to come home. It’s where you belong.”

Some buried part of her stirred, whispering that she had mistaken his meaning, that he hadn’t really meant it.

But Azula had long since stopped trying to earn anyone’s love or approval. She had already unraveled, had already hit rock bottom, and everyone knew it, so what was the point? Fourteen years of striving, and her father’s love had turned to dust the moment she’d slipped. She was done trying to be anything for anyone other than herself.

The thing with Zuko though, she had come to understand, was that she never had to be any of those things. In spite of all her wrongs and flaws and failures, in spite of having done nothing to deserve it and for reasons she couldn’t understand, Zuko loved her anyway.

It had been Zuko — weak, lucky-to-be-born Zuko — who never gave up on her. The one who saw her through years of therapy and reconditioning and growth to come out the other side, and never once made her feel ashamed or abandoned or not enough.

Something cracked inside her, a soft, hitching breath.

The tears spilled over then, cleansing and hot. She didn’t try to stop them.

What would she say if she were to face her father now, to stand tall and look him in the eyes with tear-stained cheeks? She wanted to tell him that a true phoenix does not rise amid the flames, wild and fierce, but only in the cold, dark nothing that comes after. Born from its own ashes, forged through hellfire and suffering, through its own unmaking, to become something else, something better and stronger and resilient.

She straightened, sniffed, and set the comb down on the table with a tick, giving only a cursory wipe to her eyes and face. There was no such thing as perfect. Only beautiful versions of brokenness.

The halls were still relatively quiet, pale light leaking in through the windows with morning’s muted chorus, drifting just at the edge of hearing. It had become her favorite time of day during her stay in the asylum, that bird-soaked hour before sunrise. She had spent many mornings roaming the gated garden, or seated at its window on drizzly mornings. The flowers always looked a shade brighter in the rain, the birds always singing louder.

Funny, how for so long defeat had echoed like a door slammed shut, a resounding end to her life and all that she was. What might have become of her, if Zuko had never risked treason to do what was right, if Katara hadn’t been at the Agni Kai that night to save him, and without knowing it, Azula, too? If the Avatar had not beaten the odds to bring an end to the Fire Nation’s tyranny and Ozai’s power-hungry ambition?

How she had loathed the Avatar, back then, for his part in the ruin of it all.

Now, gratitude expanded in her chest, filling her near to aching.

“A closed door might be an ending, but it’s also a beginning,” he’d said during their first accidental encounter upon her return, “a different way forward. A death, and a rebirth.”

Azula couldn’t quite say why she had opened up to him in the first place. Her mouth had let the words escape before she could stop them, but she never found herself wishing to take them back. It was comfortable with him. Odd for her to make a connection so quickly, to give her trust so easily, tentative though it was. There was something in the way he smiled, a genuineness, a softness of spirit so unlike her own. When she talked, he listened like he was absorbing her words, as if there was nothing more important in the world at that moment.

“The monks used to say our stories don’t have one beginning or one end, but that each moment is a microcosm of beginnings and endings all knitting together, crossing each other, breaking apart. One closed door, the end of one chapter, is simply the beginning of the next.”

She had watched him, sifting his expressions, and glimpsed the boy in his face, the one who had lost everything and everyone he had loved. The one she had killed that night in the catacombs. The thought still made her wince. Was resilience something he was born with, or had he, too, learned how to nurture it?

Aang, he had been insisting she call him. She hadn’t yet, if only for the reward of his banter and that tenacious smile, the one that carved a dimple into one cheek.

“Well, well…”

Azula’s steps faltered with a soft breath of amusement. Really, it should have come as a surprise. After all, once was an accident; twice, maybe even three times, a coincidence. But four, five? It was almost comical now, which was why it no longer surprised her. Azula had come to expect, maybe even hope for, these unintended rendezvous.

She turned smoothly on her heel and felt a contented tug at the corner of her mouth as he approached.

“Hello, Avatar.”

“Hello, Princess,” he replied, coming to stop in his weightless way before her. Azula’s eyes flicked down.

Thin plumes of steam curled up from a pair of teacups, one in each of his hands. Her eyes returned to Aang’s with an arch of a brow to catch a hint of that dimple showing as his lips quirked.

“Tea?” he offered, holding one out to her.

Reflexively, she accepted it, the porcelain pleasantly warm against her palms. Azula fixed him with a look of wry incredulity. “There is no way you could have known I’d be walking this hall at this very time.”

“Who says I made it for you?” shrugged Aang, the corners of his eyes kissing slightly. “I made two cups in case I ran into someone who looked like they could use one. Just so happens here you are.”

The steam bore an inviting aroma she knew well, fruity and woodsy with honeyed notes.

“Hmm. Well, the day I turn down a cup of oolong is the day the assassins have succeeded and replaced me with an imposter, so…” She took a sip, savoring the velvety smooth richness on her tongue and the sweet-bitter aftertaste. “Thank you.”

They strolled aimlessly together, and for a little while neither spoke, the halls beginning to fill with the rustles of a palace waking.

“They wouldn’t fool me, by the way,” he said at length, and Azula looked up at him. He had grown over the years, nearly a head taller than she was now. “I’d be able to tell.”

“What?”

“The real you from a counterfeit.”

It took her by surprise, his words as much as the color rising softly in his cheeks. Azula ducked her head to take a long sip of the tea, locking eyes fleetingly with a servant passing by. The woman’s gaze skated to the floor, but not fast enough to hide the twinkle still bleeding through her expression.

“You know, we really should stop talking,” said Azula once the servant had gone, dragging Aang’s eyes askance to meet hers. “People might start to think I like you.”

The words rang hollow though, and she made no effort to mask the telling tilt of her lips.

“Oh?” he responded, taking the bait. “Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but…” Aang leaned closer with an exaggerated grimace, mock-whispering the rest as they went. “I’m pretty sure people already suspect that I like you.”

It was her turn to blush, the rush of heat having little to do with the temperature of her drink. Azula feigned solemnity in spite of the butterflies rousing sleepily in her stomach.

“How unfortunate. We should definitely stop talking then. Already halfway there, we can’t have that.”

“Yeah. I hate to say it, but I think we might be fighting an uphill battle around here. Maybe it would all be easier if you just admitted you do like me.”

“You think so?” The gold rim of her teacup winked in a shaft of light as they passed a window. “Maybe you should go first.”

“That seems kind of weird, but, okay…” There was a subtle gleam to his expression as he took a breath, making a show of composing himself, and finally said, “I think you like me, Azula.”

She scoffed, opening her mouth with some retort when he cut in, “Now it’s your turn.”

“Fine. I think you like me, Avatar.”

Shaking his head good-humoredly, he let his gaze wander ahead of them down the hall. “You don’t have to keep calling me that. You’ve had all these years to learn my name—”

“Names are for people you like.”

He glanced back at her, and she bit her lip, a poor attempt to hide her enjoyment, and for the briefest of moments, just an instant, his grey eyes were drawn down, alighting on her lips. One of those butterflies seemed to escape her stomach, fluttering dizzily in her chest, and she looked away.

“Fair,” Aang conceded with a shrug of his head. “And what if I said, hypothetically, that the rumors are true. That maybe I do like you.”

“I suppose, hypothetically, I might respond that for a bald, attention-whoring, goody-goody monk… maybe you’re okay, too.”

The morning’s rays had saturated to a rich amber, igniting the crimson halls wherever it touched, and the lopsided grin that broke across his face rendered it pale by comparison. She couldn’t help the echo of it that dawned on her own face.

“Coming from you that might be the nicest compliment I’ve ever received. I’ll be sure to keep that one right here,” he said, placing a palm flat over his heart.

Their languorous steps eased, and when Aang came to a stop, Azula turned to face him. The oolong in her cup had begun to cool and she warmed it again, watching the feather of steam rise to dance over it.

“So,” was all he said at first, shifting his weight.

“So,” she returned in kind.

“Here we are again.”

“It does seem as if our paths are determined to keep crossing.”

“Some people might call that fate,” ventured Aang.

“I call it living in the same palace.”

Murmurous laughter trickled toward them, quieting to a hush as a trio of servants rounded the corner, bowing humbly before vanishing through an adjacent hall.

“So, I’ve been thinking,” Aang continued. “People already assume the worst, and we keep bumping into each other. Maybe we might as well, I don’t know… hang out. Like, officially. Since, you know, that’s what everyone expects anyway.”

The thought had wandered into her own mind a handful of times, though of course she didn’t say that.

“I suppose there is no sense in trying to dissuade the ones who’ve already made up their minds. What do you imagine two people who don’t like each other might do together?”

“Hmm…” His mouth pulled to the side in thought. “A Kuai ball duel?”

She replied with a soft, flippant snort. “Sure, if losing is your idea of fun. I’m undefeated, you know, Kuai ball reigning champion.”

“Oh, but you’ve never competed against the Avatar.” His voice retained the buoyancy she knew, but there was a spirited edge to it, of someone equally sure of their own skill. “Should we put that record to the test?”

It was the sanest kind of madness, this unlooked-for attraction between them.

Azula straightened, lifted her chin, and smiled with an almost defiant kind of joy.

#prompt ask #azulaang #azula #aang #atla fanfiction #haven't written either of these character much #and never written this pairing #not sure it's my best but it was a fun challenge and change of pace #this ended up being half azulaang and half post-canon #post-years of therapy #making-it-out-of-the-asylum-with-the-support-of-those-who-truly-love-her azula character study #because i think she deserves it #i also just realized there has been mention of a mirror in all three of these prompt fics so far 😅😅#not sure what that means or says about me at the moment #but… probably something #written prompts #thanks for the ask!#writebecauseyoucannotbreathe #moonsugar writes

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sasster · 4 years

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endeavor x fire lord ozai

#posts that make you wanna unfollow chase

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ao3feed-killugon · 4 years

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the twisted symphony

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/35l9XxA

by Uanra98

in this story i will do something i have never done before , be completly free on writin a story that has been inside my head for a very long time in this story i will explore the depths of my creativity and also explore several ideas that have been going through my head. i think one of the best ways i can describe the plot of this sory is through a quote : even in the darkest places you can find both light and beauty.. not only that but the twisted symphony will exlore the balance of life as well as the need to move on.

Words: 555, Chapters: 1/30, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Twisted symphony series

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hunter X Hunter, Fairy Tail, DCU (Comics), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Legion (TV), X-Men - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Iroh (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Ursa (Avatar), Ikem (Avatar), Kiyi (Avatar), Isaac Netero, Pariston Hill, Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter), Illumi Zoldyck, Gon Freecs, Killua Zoldyck, Kikyou Zoldyck, Silva Zoldyck, Makarov Dreyar, Laxus Dreyar, Jellal Fernandes, Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Juvia Lockser, Zeref Dragneel, Mavis Vermillion, Ra's al Ghul, Lex Luthor, Talia al Ghul, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Sensei | All For One, Midoriya Izuku, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Rei, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Amahl Farouk | Shadow King, David Haller, En Sabah Nur, Nathaniel Essex, Logan (X-Men), Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr

Relationships: Iroh & Zuko (Avatar), Azula & Ursa (Avatar), Mai/Zuko (Avatar), Aang/Katara (Avatar), Iroh & Ozai (Avatar), Ikem/Ursa (Avatar), Kiyi & Zuko (Avatar), Pariston Hill & Isaac Netero, Hisoka/Illumi Zoldyck, Gon Freecs/Killua Zoldyck, Kikyou Zoldyck/Silva Zoldyck, Laxus Dreyar & Makarov Dreyar, Jellal Fernandes/Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel/Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster/Juvia Lockser, Zeref Dragneel/Mavis Vermillion, Clark Kent & Lex Luthor, Talia al Ghul/Bruce Wayne, Ra's al Ghul & Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Midoriya Izuku & Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor/Todoroki Rei, Sensei | All For One & Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Amahl Farouk | Shadow King & David Haller, Erik Lehnsherr & Charles Xavier, Nathaniel Essex/En Sabah Nur

Additional Tags: Fire Lord Zuko, Evil Genius Lex, Good Parent Talia al Ghul, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Creepy Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter), Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Redemption, Nen (Hunter X Hunter), Magic, Superpowers, Bending (Avatar), Lazarus Pit, Mutants, Post-100 Year War (Avatar TV), Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot, Major Original Character(s), The Author Regrets Nothing

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/35l9XxA

#killugon #gonkillu #killua zoldyck #gon freecss

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burntoutmatch · 3 years

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🌋Tag Guide🌋

🔥Characters🔥

Sharkbait: Kirishima Ejirou

Blasty: Bakugou Katsuki

Chicken wings: Takami Keigo

Short: Ed Elric

Tin can: Al Elric

Ozai am a bitch: self explanatory

My Chemical Crowmance: Tokoyami

Knife gal: Toga

Dumpster fire: endeavor

megaphone: Present Mic

Cloud 9: Oboro

dry ice: Todoroki Natsuo

Tape face: Sero

to-to: Touya Todoroki

Thumper: Rumi

Acid trip: mina ashido

Frogger: Tsuyu

🔆Ships🔆

Poprocks: Kirishima x Bakugou

Hotwings: Dabi x Keigo

🌡Fandoms🌡

mha: my hero acadamia

atla: avatar the last airbender

fma: fullmetal alchemist

🧺 Other 🧺

posts on ignoring canon: canon is dead

my own posts: i speak

queer stuff: pride

organizational: tabs

posts that remind me of myself: mirror

favorite posts: locket

fics: windowpanes

tiktok shares: hoard

#i speak

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boku-no-headcannons · 7 years

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Todoroki and Zuko Parallel

So, I was seaching tumblr for this, and I’m surprised that I couldn’t find anything, so here, a meta between me and Mod Monoma. Enjoy!

Personality

Both Todoroki and Zuko are pressured to act a certain way and are forced into these roles set by their fathers who both have ridiculous standards for their sons. With Zuko, his conduct needed to be suited for a prince and he was very restricted to excelling (but is also constantly put down). He was also not allowed to make his own decisions and needed to sacrifice himself for the greater good of the kingdom. For Todoroki, he needed to be the better version of Endeavour, essentially an upgraded version of his father. Endeavour’s pettiness and denial against the fact that All Might earned his position as top hero needed someone to beat him. Todoroki was forced to master both of his abilities and be top tier, even as a child. From he was born, up until now (and still), he was expected to be better and stronger than All Might

They both are introduced as stoic, straightforward characters with a very specific goal in mind. While for Zuko, it was to kill the Avatar, Todoroki’s main goal was to become a top hero, something that he has to fight his way through to accomplish.

Later on, as each their stories progress, they become more comfortable with speaking to their friends and family. Todoroki struggled with speaking to his classmates for a long while, until finally getting to know people like Izuku on a more personal level. Soon he was portrayed to be more involved in the class’s activities, much like how Zuko was later shown to be working with Aang in order to defeat the fire nation.

However, they were still keeping secrets from those who are close to them. Due to the unresolved trauma of their pasts, their trust issues become a huge problem for not only them but the people who are close with these characters. For Zuko, it caused a rift in a few of his personal relationships, like with Mai, while for Todoroki it was less of secret keeping and more of an unwillingness to display his innermost feelings and the reasons behind them. In the way that they have been presented, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they shared something important in their current events when it gets so bad that they’re pestered for it (ex. Dramatic backstories and whatnot)

((WHY ARE THEY SO STUBBORN LIKE PLEASE CAN YOU JUST LET US HUG YOU. ALSO- YOU KNOW WHAT’S ANOTHER COMMONALITY?? THE FACT THAT THEY DON’T EXIST. *highkey crying*))

[Family] General Description

Now, since this is just a parallel, not everything is going to be perfect of course. Comparing Azula to Fuyumi isn’t going to work out at all since they’re basically polar opposites. But in general, their family situation is fundamentally similar, with the tyrant dad and the absent mother, along with siblings that were never really there for them. Todoroki and Zuko were both very distant with their family, and didn’t see/get along with their siblings often. For Todoroki, he was separated at an early age, which meant that he could never form complete ties with his brothers and sisters who were rarely around as well. Fuyumi has begun to bridge this gap between them, and he does begin to allow himself to rely on his older sister now, unlike in the past where he couldn’t. For Zuko, on the other hand, Azula was his only sibling, and she definitely wasn’t good for him at all. Their relationship is covered in fractures, but there are parts in ATLA where she does show some sort of concern for his well-being (not before her’s though), like when she pretended that Zuko had killed Aang instead of taking the credit (although she really was setting him up there). There’s no taking back the things that could never happen in their past

Father x Son Relationship

To outsiders, their fathers were considered heroes in one way or another. They prioritized their image and other people over blood, seeing them as simply something dispensable. They were considered villains to the people who actually knew them and oppressed everyone in order to establish dominance.

Both Zuko and Todoroki’s scars were a result of their fathers’ mistreatment, despite being inflicted in different ways. Because of Zuko’s unyielding pressure from his family (more often than not, his father) to progress and become a better firebender than he already was, he overworked himself and eventually fought his father in a match he was almost sure to lose at his current skill level. This is a direct example of his father causing the scar, but for Todoroki, it was more indirect. His mother was abused to the point of finding anything involving her husband to be ‘painful’ to look at, causing her to be startled by Shouto’s sudden appearance and making her throw the boiling water on his face. While Endeavor didn’t throw the boiling water, it was because of him that she felt so startled.

The fathers had abused their wives as well as their sons. We learned this from the manga and we saw it reasserted in the anime. This caused their mothers to be distant and slowly giving them less and less affection. It could be asserted that they were the reason they had become less inclined to trusting others, as they assumed their fathers would stop them from forming meaningful bonds. While they might not have been there physically, there always was the background thought that their fathers would not approve of the friendship, instantly making them less likely to be willing to make friends.

Todoroki didn’t really find the need to seek out his father’s love and approval in the series, but one of Zuko’s main motivations was to impress his father and be once again accepted into the family. In this way, they couldn’t be more different.

It is also worth considering how the boy’s opinions of their fathers change as the plot progresses. Zuko shows us that his relationship with his father is distant and Ozai is a fearful, oppressive figure in his life. However, the firebender learns that his father is actually less of an allpower figure in his life, and more pathetic than anything else. Shouto grew more and more apathetic to his father, finding that it was possible to not let himself consider his father’s looming presence. He learned that it was possible to become a hero because of his own will, and not with his father’s influence.

While Endeavor found that Todoroki was the perfect ‘product’ of his and his wife’s quirks, Ozai actually felt resentment towards his son, calling him a failure. Endeavor placed a great amount of faith into training his son to eventually become the next top hero. Ozai, however, didn’t find much use in his son’s existence (gottam Ozai) and didn’t invest much time in Zuko’s childhood.

The fathers themselves, are, to put it shortly, complete jerks who shouldn’t be raising children.They not only have hotheads ( ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ), but they show a general lack of empathy for their children. Ozai’s natural inclination is to find use in his children, especially when it comes to their firebending abilities. Endeavor keeps pressuring his wife to bear him children in hopes that one day he will find someone who he considers strong enough to surpass All Might, and Shouto ends up to be that child. They put them through unbearable physical and emotional abuse that causes them to distance themselves and make them wary of getting personal with others. Overall, they’re pretty bad dads (and that’s an understatement)

Mother x Son Relationship

The mother and son relationship of both characters have been a significant part of who they are and because of their past, it had also initially warped them

Now, obviously, both Zuko and Todoroki’s mothers weren’t present for their childhood, and only played the most minor role as they grew older, definitely taking a back seat to ‘terrible parenting’ with their dads driving that vehicle (essentially running both our beloved boys over time and time again), but there is a lot more on that similarity

It wasn’t as if the mothers of both series decided to simply give up on their child. It has been shown that they did originally have a ‘good’ or at least ‘functional’ relationship at first. Unfortunately, that would be changed due to the awful fathers of both Zuko and Todoroki. Todoroki’s mom did not want him to turn out like his father and told him that his ice ability was his, not something that belonged to Endeavour. With Zuko’s mom, she often protected him from Azula’s harshness and defended him when Ozai called him ‘useless’ or a ‘failure’ when he couldn’t firebend in a polished way like his prodigal sister. In the end, with pressure to be a mother and the pressure of simply being there as a trophy wife, they both ended up caving and vanished from their son’s life and being treated less than they actually deserved. They also left due to interefence from their husbands (with Todoroki’s mom being sent to a psych ward and Usra, Zuko’s mom, needing to leave due to a deal made with Ozai for Zuko)

Although this is slight spoilers, both mothers do end up showing up again later on in both series, with Todoroki going to visit his mother after the UA Festival after rethinking his past due to Midoriya’s valiant (and slightly intrusive but pure of heart) actions. It’s not as if everything is fixed, but it is the beginning of their relationship being healed in the very least. For Zuko, his despised sister actually leads him to where his mother had fled too with Team Avatar. Conflicts arise, but in the end, it does lead to Ursa and Zuko having a conversation to correct all the hurt in the past

Both mothers could not handle the abuse towards their children, as a result of trying to be manipulated and bent to the respective father’s will. Todoroki’s mother unfortunately caved to the pressure, but Zuko’s abuse was the unintended consequence of the discourse between Ursa and Ozai. They too were abused by their husbands mentally, if not physically as well.

It’s pretty awful to be honest, but their actions, when misunderstood by their sons, were taken in such a wrong way that also painted them as the villains of their past, which isn’t the case. It was because of other events leading up to the singular event that traumatized both the mother and the son (ie pouring the boiling water on Todoroki’s face and leaving Zuko to fend for himself in the jungle that was the palace). They were blamed for many things as well (turning their sons into something twisted/ wasn’t there to be moral support and protect and love them). Their relationship with their sons were originally terrible, but once the reader/watcher’s eyes were opened, they, along with the characters themselves, could understand why it even occurred. It’s not to say that it wasn’t a shitty move, but being pushed into a corner could drive many people to do things they didn’t think they were capable of.

I hate to say it, but it’s true- they were both forced to marry people they didn’t want to be wed to due to a marriage of convenience. Both men wooed their wives into marrying them with the end goal of simply producing superior offspring, which ended up not fulfilling their selfish expectations in the end (after rebelling hardcore). They got married because of what they could give in the relationship, but with all the egocentricity, their relationship was a huge example of parasitism. Only one side benefitted while the other was harmed in the process. Their abilities and kindness were taken advantage of, damaging the individual and the people around them, in the process

They tried to love their sons to the best of their abilities and it is not their fault that world decided to screw them over and say that ‘Hey, no, I’m sorry. We can’t have a decent parent in the house, so we’re going to destroy that part and create angst and trauma within these seven year olds’

In short, the mothers both tried their best to raise their sons in a way were they would have done much good and kindness to society, but instead, their assholish husbands decided to be dicks and completely fuck up their son’s future in order to further push their stupid ideals and degrading these poor woman to something less than a dollar store toy or a one-trick pony

[Friends] Character Interactions (imperfect comparisons)- Midoriya/Aang

Midoriya and Aang were both shown as the two boys’ rivals. When Shouto first interacts with Izuku, he challenges him to do his best in the Sports Festival arc, asserting that he will win. Zuko’s main motivation during the first book was to find the Avatar and kill him, in order to seek his father’s approval.

Over time, the relationship between these characters changed from hostility to grudging respect as both Midoriya and Aang continually tried gain their trust and understand their perspective. They do end up becoming allies first with grudging respect earned from their actions and eventually friends. Zuko sides with Aang to fight against his father’s oppression and basically his former way of life, while Todoroki, in the manga, rushes off to Midoriya when he’s in need of help and is willing to go with him whether asked or not

When they start to fight with each other, Zuko and Todoroki begin to learn that they are more than what their fathers made them out to be. In a way, Midoriya and Todoroki helped show each other what it meant to be a hero, much like how Aang and Zuko both realized that they had to do what’s best for the outcome of the world.

Midoriya and Aang are both the main characters of their respective series, and are both positive figures in the stories. They both are meant to be inspirational to the rest of the cast, and that definitely shows after they speak to the tragic heroes of each story.

These two stay very positive and are always open to what the other characters have to say. If they can get out of the conflict peacefully, they will, but they don’t hesitate to stand and fight when and if push-comes-to-shove. Midoriya and Aang give Todoroki and Zuko another chance after the initial cold treatment and go out of their way to break down their walls and befriend them

Momo/Mai

So, in ATLA, Zuko and Mai get together at the very end (once again), and although we can only speculate what will happen between Momo and Todoroki, although they have gotten closer from the times that they have interacted in the manga, and I think (personally) that they could be considered as friends or acquaintances in the very least. Well, I’m straying, but Yaoyorozu is the closest person I could think of in joint with Mai

Both Momo and Mai hail from rich and powerful families who have lots of power in the universe that they belong in. Mai’s parents are politicians who are also very much in Ozai’s favour. As for Momo, her parents are heroes who have a great deal of influence as well. Because of this, it’s safe to assume that although they were definitely well off, their interactions with their family are kept to almost a minimum

These characters were initially assumed to be cold and indifferent, or at least in another world compared to everyone else. However, looking past that, they are both extremely loyal individuals who stay true in what they believe in and rarely ever falter. If there is something that needs to be voiced, they are usually the ones to do it. Mai and Momo are strong on their own, but they are much stronger in groups (ex. Team Todoroki and Azula’s group)

Momo and Mai are very resourceful (ha because of Momo’s quirk ;) okay, I’ll stop) and are quick-witted (well, for the most part), and they have a wide knowledge of many, many things. Momo needs to understand and be able to put to use informations about molecular engineering in order to create things using her quirk. They are both really smart and are able to apply their knowledge in all types of situations

Todoroki and Momo, along with Zuko and Mai, met in similar circumstances, although they are pretty different when cross-examining the shows. Todoroki and Momo got in due to their recommendation letters, probably putting them at the top of their junior high classes. Zuko and Mai are in the dominant families that oversee the Fire Nation, which means their commonality would be their blood

It’s clear that Zuko and Mai’s relationship is definitely more romantic while Todoroki and Momo’s is platonic, but both males are willing to help out when they have a problem of any sort. These two (or well, four) work well together as a unit and they’re fairly good with strategy and fighting

Bakugou/Sokka

Sokka and Zuko… didn’t really get along much in the beginning of the series. Bakugou and Todoroki? They got along even less.

Bakugou and Todoroki later, however, don’t necessarily grow closer, but learn to at least tolerate each other. Zuko and Sokka work together a lot to reach a common goal but they don’t exactly consider each other close friends.

These four bickered/fought like there was no tomorrow in the beginning of both series. Like really- never would have anyone thought that they become allies at all

Reluctant acceptance takes place of the mutual hatred and annoyance. They do end up acknowledging each other’s strengths later on and even sometimes helping each other

Although Zuko and Sokka couldn’t be considered good friends in the animation, they were definitely allies and trusted each other. Sokka and Zuko get closer as they get older, with Sokka being the Avatar’s advisor and having a role on the council that had been put together in order to maintain peace (Legend of Korra right there). Although that can’t be said for Bakugou and Todoroki where the anime/manga stands, they are past the simple ‘I despise you’ stage

Both Sokka and Bakugou know about Zuko and Todoroki’s past, although Bakugou hasn’t exactly brought that up with Todoroki yet (because he was eavesdropping during the festival)

They trust in each other’s abilities, and have actually gotten jealous over what the other person has, like Zuko wanting to belong and be trusted while Sokka wanted to be powerful. And well, Bakugou and Todoroki with their abilities and etc

((THIS IS LIKE THE LOVE-HATE BROMANCE. They’re chill but it’s not like they’re going to hop onto the braid train. Oh also, I hc that Zuko and Sokka hang out to complain about Katara and Aang being all lovey-dovey and so they go out on bro-dates. More to come on Bakugou/Todoroki friendship :3 ))

Iida/Katara & Toph

Iida is almost always portrayed as the voice of reason in the series (except during the Hero Killer arc *sweats*) and Katara and Toph try to set others on the right path, while struggling with their own personal insecurities.

In this relationship, Iida and Todoroki both respect each other’s abilities and often seek each other’s help in times in need, like in the Sports Festival arc. While Toph doesn’t interact as much with Zuko in the series, Katara and him both fight comfortably together, despite having incredibly different personalities.

Shouto also worries about his classmate’s mental health. Iida is shown to go through countless struggle after struggle, and Todoroki understands and even helps Iida through these times. In ATLA, however, Katara and Toph are less inclined to show their feelings. Katara sometimes finds it in herself to tell her closer friends, like Aang, her brother, and Zuko, about things that were troubling her, like her worries about her tribe and abilities. However, in the last book (season) of ATLA, Katara allows Zuko to accompany her to take revenge on the person who had killed her mother, while Toph goes out of her way to be partnered up with Zuko in their search for Aang to talk about her family (although Zuko couldn’t exactly console her or do anything about it)

Because of their willingness to grow as not only good people, but also as people that will help others, they are portrayed as strong characters with a very precise set of morals. All three of these characters have honestly been through a lot, and deserve happy endings that they won for themselves, thank you very much.

Well, there was supposed to be another part for what we might see in the future in alignment with ATLA, but we figured it was too long, but don’t worry, it’ll be here soon ;)

#boku no hero academia #bnha #atla #avatar the last airbender #meta #todoroki shouto #prince zuko #mod todoroki #mod monoma #all the feels #send endeavor to the shadow realm

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ao3feed-brucewayne · 4 years

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the twisted symphony

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by Uanra98

THE TWISTED SYMPHONY In this story I will do something i have never done before , be completely free on writing a story that has been inside my head for a very long time in this story I will explore the depths of my creativity and also explore several ideas that have been going through my head. i think one of the best ways i can describe the plot of this story is through a quote : even in the darkest places you can find both light and beauty. Not only that but the twisted symphony will explore the balance of life as well as the need to move on. Also I am not going to hold back on many things to further expand on this I will also have to mention that this fan fiction will be an alternate universe as well as a crossover a crossover that will include: Avatar the last air bender Fairy tail My hero academia DC comics The x men and their TV show known as Legion. And last but not least the inhumans of marvel

Words: 547, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Fairy Tail, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, DCU, X-Men - All Media Types, Inhumans (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Other

Characters: Iroh (Avatar), Ursa (Avatar), Ikem (Avatar), Kiyi (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Azula (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Juvia Lockser, Makarov Dreyar, Laxus Dreyar, Meredy (Fairy Tail), Ultear Milkovich, Midoriya Izuku, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Todoroki Rei, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Sensei | All For One, Eri (My Hero Academia), William Payton, Lex Luthor, Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, Bruce Wayne, Diana (Wonder Woman), Clark Kent, Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, En Sabah Nur, Jean Grey, Logan (X-Men), David Haller, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusa (Marvel), Lockjaw (Marvel), Maximus Boltagon, Zuko (Avatar), Mai (Avatar), Jellal Fernandes, Erza Scarlet, Todoroki Shouto, Yaoyorozu Momo, Cassandra Cain, Sandra Woosan, Earth-2 James "Jimmy" Olsen, Remy LeBeau, Rogue (X-Men), Amahl Farouk | Shadow King, Karnak (Marvel), Original Female Human Character(s), Original Male Human Character(s)

Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Character Study, Major Original Character(s), No Romance, The Author Regrets Nothing

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#IFTTT #ao3feed #bruce wayne #batman #the dark knight #gotham

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ao3feed-cherik · 4 years

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the grand convergence

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by Uanra98

this is the second story in the gathal damian stories: in this story i will do something i have never done before , be completly free on writin a story that has been inside my head for a very long time in this story i will explore the depths of my creativity and also explore several ideas that have been going through my head. i think one of the best ways i can describe the plot of this sory is through a quote : even in the darkest places you can find both light and beauty.. not only that but the twisted symphony will exlore the balance of life as well as the need to move on and in this story in particular i won't hold back. instead of elemental nations they are clans and each leader is going to be refered to either as lord or lady i'm going to the recentl deceased marvel netfilx universe . instead of mutants the xmen and rtheir allies are going to be referred as krakoans, except Amahl Farouk AKA the shadow king the names of the first three chapters are the names of the only original characters that will apear in this story.

Words: 534, Chapters: 1/20, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of gathal damian stories

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legion (TV), X-Men - All Media Types, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, DCU, The Defenders (Marvel TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Iroh (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Mai (Avatar), Ursa (Avatar), Ikem (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), Kiyi (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Suki (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Satoru (Avatar), Amahl Farouk | Shadow King, David Haller, Sydney "Syd" Barrett, Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier, Nathaniel Essex, En Sabah Nur, Remy LeBeau, Rogue (X-Men), Laura Kinney, Logan (X-Men), Midoriya Izuku, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Todoroki Rei, Todoroki Shouto, Sensei | All For One, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Ashido Mina, Yaoyorozu Momo, Uraraka Ochako, Bakugou Katsuki, Kirishima Eijirou, Ra's al Ghul, Damian Wayne, Lena Luthor, Lex Luthor, Talia al Ghul, Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne, Alex Danvers, Kara Danvers, Pamela Isley, Harleen Quinzel, Hal Jordan, Thaal Sinestro, Jefferson Pierce, Lynn Stewart, J'onn J'onzz, M'gann M'orzz, Querl Dox, Nia Nal, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Elektra Natchios, Alexandra Reid, Danny Rand, Colleen Wing, Matt Murdock, Stick (Marvel), Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Madame Gao (Marvel), Original Male Human Character(s), Original Female Human Character(s)

Relationships: Iroh & Zuko (Avatar), Mai/Zuko (Avatar), Ikem/Ursa (Avatar), Azula & Ursa (Avatar), Iroh & Ozai (Avatar), Aang/Katara (Avatar), Sokka/Suki (Avatar), Toph Beifong/Satoru (Avatar), Kiyi & Zuko (Avatar), Amahl Farouk | Shadow King & David Haller, Sydney "Syd" Barrett/David Haller, Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier, Nathaniel Essex/En Sabah Nur, Remy LeBeau/Rogue, Laura Kinney & Logan, Midoriya Izuku & Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Todoroki Rei & Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor/Todoroki Rei, Sensei | All For One & Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Ashido Mina/Yaoyorozu Momo, Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Ra's al Ghul & Damian Wayne, Lena Luthor & Lex Luthor, Talia al Ghul/Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Alex Danvers & Kara Danvers, Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel, Hal Jordan/Thaal Sinestro, Jefferson Pierce/Lynn Stewart, J'onn J'onzz & M'gann M'orzz, Querl Dox/Nia Nal, Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Elektra Natchios & Alexandra Reid, Danny Rand/Colleen Wing, Matt Murdock & Stick, Luke Cage/Jessica Jones, Alexandra Reid/Stick, Original Female Human Character(s)/Original Male Human Character(s)

Additional Tags: Iroh (Avatar) is a Good Uncle, Fire Lord Zuko, Good Parent Todoroki Rei, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Redemption, Evil Genius Lex, Lesbian Lena Luthor, Women Being Awesome, Order of the White Lotus, Immortality, Superpowers, Lazarus Pit, LGBTQ Themes, Major Original Character(s), Dialogue Heavy, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, The Author Regrets Nothing

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#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #Cherik feed #Cherik fanfic #Cherik

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ao3feed-mcufemslash · 4 years

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the grand convergence

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by Uanra98

Words: 534, Chapters: 1/20, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of gathal damian stories

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legion (TV), X-Men - All Media Types, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, DCU, The Defenders (Marvel TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

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#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #mcu

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ao3feed-irohzuko · 4 years

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the grand convergence

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by Uanra98

Words: 534, Chapters: 1/20, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of gathal damian stories

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legion (TV), X-Men - All Media Types, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, DCU, The Defenders (Marvel TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

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#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #Avatar: the Last Airbender #Iroh & Zuko #Iroh #Uncle Iroh #Zuko

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ao3feed-nalu · 4 years

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the twisted symphony

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by Uanra98

Words: 555, Chapters: 1/30, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Twisted symphony series

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hunter X Hunter, Fairy Tail, DCU (Comics), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Legion (TV), X-Men - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

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#ao3feed #fanfic #Nalu #Natsu x Lucy #Fairy Tail

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ao3feed-brucewayne · 4 years

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the grand convergence

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by Uanra98

Words: 534, Chapters: 1/20, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of gathal damian stories

Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legion (TV), X-Men - All Media Types, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, DCU, The Defenders (Marvel TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

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#IFTTT #ao3feed #bruce wayne #batman #the dark knight #gotham

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