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demaparbat-hp · 6 months

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—Uiscefhuaraithe—

The feel of coldness only water brings

Katara of the Southern Water Tribe has hands scarred by fire and great talent, though no teacher.

Zuko is a mute War Child, a herbalist and healer, and the Blue Spirit. He bears the mark of fire, and the scar of the blade that took away his voice.

The first time they met, the Blue Spirit had just saved her, tough not before her hands got burned. The second time they met, his name was Lee, and he was healing her.

They live in war and they will fight, if not for the world, then for themselves.

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calderacitylovers · 9 months

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Zutara SlowBurn FanFiction: Personal Favs, part II

· DESTINY IS A FUNNY THING by Megara Pike | Published: 2020-08-21 | 198K Words | 45 Chapters

ATLA Season 3 rewrite, fills in a lot of blanks between canon scenes. From the Southern Raiders to Sozin's Comet through coronation and aftermath. Growing friendships, bonding, being there for each other, a carnival & a cave, epic spirits' appearance on the Ember island, sparring, nightmares, assassination attempts, political ruses, and covert operations. Lovely, sweet. Exciting plot.

· ATLA Book 4: Ashes by elayne_cypher | Published: 2018-10-27 | 306K words | 34 Chapters

This action-packed story picks up right after Ember Island Players and continues well after the war. Zuko is facing many challenges as a new Fire Lord. Romance, tough decisions, rebels, traitors, out-of-body experiences, secret headquarters, angst, teamwork, fire jets. The story has a bunch of OCs.

· Refraction by caroes3725 | Published: 2020-09-09 | 215K Words | 37 Chapters

After breaking up with Aang, Katara needs to figure out her place and role in the patriarchal world. As determined Katara stubbornly bulldozes her way through Fire Nation political scene, her feelings for Zuko grow. Diplomatic visits, Gaang reunion, bonding with Kanna, insights into the life of Caldera city, stuffy politicians, cute correspondence, tropical storm, women supporting women, assassination attempts, personal boundaries. A sweet well-written coming-of-age story with a healthy measure of slow-burn and mutual pining. Katara and Zuko are both POVs, but the story mostly follows Katara. Bonus: Mai is NOT a clingy resentful idiot, but a smart person and a good friend. Some explicit language here and there, a bit of mild smut.

· I Asked You First by halfhoursonearth | Published: 2020-10-03 | 142K words | 22/? Chapters

Ongoing, incomplete. Post Southern Raiders ATLAS3 rewrite. Mostly canon-compliant with blanks filled in between familiar scenes. Zuko and Katara develop a close friendship built on trust and sharing each other’s fears and hopes. Includes mentions of implied child abuse, Lu Ten’s diaries, exploring Avatar Roku’s legacy, sharing a balcony, heart-to-hearts, a hot spring under the stars, an actual date, and artbending. It’s incomplete, but what we have is bliss. Slowburn, mutual pining. Zutara-centric, but also explores the personalities of Team Avatar and their relationships.

· Katara Alone by cablesscutie | Published: 2020-05-31 | 21K words

Katara is not an “unnecessary accessory to a more powerful man”. After the war, she is willing to forge her own path as she turns to people who need her the most on her journey of self-discovery. Features character exploration, correspondence, exploring outback villages of Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom, sweet reunions, and new firebending skills.

· THE PHOENIX AND THE DRAGON - THE COMPLETE SERIES by JasmineTeaLatte | Published: 2021-06-11 | 100K words | 31 Chapters

This story picks up after The Ember Island Players. Zuko and Katara get to know each other during a late-night conversation by the campfire. In this story, you will find healthy boundaries, protective Sokka, a dash of Taang, sparring, funny banter & lots of flirting.

· HESITATE by tiffaniesblews | Published: 2020-07-11 | 22K Words | 12 Chapters

This story picks up right after Zuko's coronation and spans two years afterwards. Zuko & Katara talk, share a few beautiful moments, write to each other, and reunite for the 2nd anniversary of the war ending. Very sweet, fluffy story about two sweethearts figuring out their feelings for each other.

· LIKE WE'RE MADE OF STARLIGHT by Naladot | Published: 2021-11-28 | 5K Words

Katara leaves her post as the ambassador to the Fire Nation to take up a new one as the ambassador to the Northern Water Tribe. Her absence makes Zuko realize that he's got an unfortunate crush, which he is determined to keep secret. Unfortunately for him, subtly has never been one of his strengths—especially when he arrives in the Northern Water Tribe and she keeps taking him on what seem to be dates.

· FIGURE IT OUT by clearascountryair | Published: 2021-12-20 | 35K words | 13 Chapters

After choosing not to kill Yon Rha, Katara rethinks her sense of self and others' perceptions of her. Or, In which Katara learns that there’s a really big difference between being kissed when you don’t want to be and being kissed when you do. Aged-up 3B/Ember Island AU.

- I FOUND YOU by that_turtleduck | Published: 2020-11-01 Completed: 2024-02-24 Words: 157,541 Chapters: 28/28

After divorcing Aang, Katara uproots her family and travels to Caldera. There she finds comfort, kindness and support from an old friend. Katara tries to find her footing as an independent political figure. Great story & relationship dynamic of Momtara & Dadko in their early 30s (Ember island, diplomatic meeting, dancing, turtleduck pond, letters). Delicious slow burn with rewarding spicy resolution in the end (explicit open door). Titters on the side of Anti-Aang.

Here’s a link to Part I of my personal favorites.

Here’s a link to Wholesome Zutara Short Stories.

#zukoxkatara #Katara x Zuko #zutara #zutara fanfiction #zutara fic

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zukobender · 1 month

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should i drop a zutara fanfic post? is anyone interested?

#zutara #atla #fic #zutara fic #zuko #katara #avatar the last airbender #mine

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allthebestnamesweretaken · 17 days

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I’ve been wondering a lot lately about how I think Zutara would happen without changing the events of the show too much, though there are some here and there. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

We would see signs of Zuko’s feelings first. But he doesn’t say anything, because he feels like he doesn’t have a chance and he doesn’t deserve her even if he did. As for Katara, well she told Aang there was too much going on to even consider romantic feelings. And this is partially true, but also she just doesn’t know what she feels exactly. Then she goes to find her mother’s killer with Zuko. After this she looks at him differently, she feels she can trust him. But no one knows how Zuko fits into the gaang just yet. There isn’t an exact moment for her when she thinks “I’m starting to like him”, but instead they find this rhythm. Then he asks her to join him at the Agni Kai with Azula, which she does. When he takes the lightening for her, she’s so scared that he’s dead. She puts Azula on ice (haha) and rushes over to try and save him, scared out of her mind that he’s dead. He can’t be dead. All these emotions hit her at once as she tries to save him. She does. His hand goes over hers and he thanks her, and in that moment she feels something. She doesn’t acknowledge it, but she feels it nonetheless. She thanks him. And as the next few days pass and all these things are happening so fast around her she keeps going back to that moment, and she realizes her feelings have changed. She likes him, without a doubt in her mind she knows she does, but she has these complicated feelings for Aang so she pushes that away. When Aang comes to talk to her outside of the Jasmine Dragon he tells her he loves her and goes in for a kiss, but she pulls back. In that moment she knows she doesn’t love him in the same way. Her feelings were a jumbled mess of love, loyalty, reverence, fear, being grateful to him for changing her life, and probably a bunch of other things she couldn’t name. But none of them were romantic. So she was honest with him in the best way she knew how. And Aang accepted this, though you could see him shrink a bit. A different kind of sadness and grief filled him, and everyone felt it. Saw it. But Katara doesn’t approach Zuko, she couldn’t do that to Aang. Besides there’s too much work to be done. And Zuko doesn’t approach Katara, because no matter what connection he felt at the Agni Kai, he couldn’t do that to Aang. And how does he know it wasn’t one sided? Him and Mai didn’t get back together, but she was still someone he’d considered a friend. As time passes the gaang gets busier and busier, they’re reorganizing the world after all. But they send letters. And Katara and Zuko both notice that their letters to one another are different than the letters they send everyone else. Then Katara opens her most recent letter from Zuko, her stomach filled with the same butterflies she felt at the Agni Kai when he held her hand, and in it he finally says he loves her. He doesn’t expect anything, but before he resigns himself to a marriage for the sake of the Fire Nation he had to tell her. Just once. And she writes back, telling him how much she loves him too and how she wished she could have said it sooner but she couldn’t for so many reasons. But instead of sending it, she makes her way to the Fire Nation. Zuko is told Master Katara from the Southern Water Tribe is here for him and he tells his advisor to let her in his study. She comes in, and she’s even more beautiful than the last time she saw him. His first thought is she’s here about the letter, she’s angry. She looks very determined after all. He immediately starts apologizing, then she smiles and almost runs into his arms, shifting his world on its axis with a kiss.

Wow that was wayyyy longer than I thought it’d be😅

#zutara #zuko x katara #katara x zuko #prince zuko #katara #enemies to lovers #bare bones zutara fic #someone write this for me #anti anti zutara #zutara fanfiction #zutara fic #zutara fandom #zutara forever

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ninazadzia · 2 months

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AU in which Aang loses to Fire Lord Ozai. Zuko and Katara are imprisoned together in the Fire Nation.

Zutara. E for smut.

#zutara fic #zutara fanfiction #zuko smut #zuko x katara #atla #avatar the last airbender #the last airbender #zuko #alta zuko #katara #atla katara #zuko katara smut #zutara smut

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warrioroftruthh · 3 months

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if you recommend me a good zutara fic ill kiss your cute lil head

#zutara #zutara fic #zutara fanfic #zuko #katara #zuko and katara #atla #atla fanfic #avatar the last airbender #fic #fic rec #fanfic rec

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riseswiththesun · 7 days

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tell me how you really feel

zutara | rated t | 2.5k | cross-posted from tumblr

⋆⁺⋆ ☾ 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𖤓 ⋆⁺⋆

Zuko never wanted to come to terms with these feelings—if that’s what they even are. He’s tried to tuck them into the back of his mind, being content with where they currently remained—something he didn’t want to grapple with. He cares, feelings that feel large and grand in a way that he can’t quite comprehend.

So because he cares, he allows for the upturn of his own lips as he watches the two of them, the sun casting down glowing rays—something almost out of a picture, and he thinks to himself: this is what she deserves, what she wants.

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zuko comes to terms with his feelings for katara, but it might just be too late | inspired by this art from @mayskalih

#zutara #zuko x katara #zk #atla #avatar the last airbender #zutara fic #zutara fanfiction #vi’s fics

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mintchochipkookie · 2 months

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ATLA Fic Masterlist

Zutara

Stay By My Side (fluff, canon divergence) Part 1 of the "I Will Draw a Beautiful Purple Shade" series Written for Zutara Minibang 2021 AO3 | Fanart

One Step at a Time (fluff, canon divergence) Part 2 of the "I Will Draw a Beautiful Purple Shade" series AO3

Sharing My Fragile Truth (fluff, modern au, south asian au) Written for Zutara Dhamaka 2021 AO3 | Fanart 1 | Fanart 2 | Aesthetic Board

The Stars of Your Galaxy (fluff, modern au, meet-cute) AO3

Can't Get Close Enough to You (fluff, smut, modern au) Part 1 of the "Moon in the Summer Night" series AO3 | Inspiration

"Friends"…Just For Now (humour, text messages, modern au, gaang pov) Part 1.5 of the "Moon in the Summer Night" series AO3

Take My Hands and Trace Your Lines (fluff, smut, modern au) Part 2 of the "Moon in the Summer Night" series AO3 | Inspiration

Kantoph

Hectic (fluff, modern au) AO3

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stardust948 · 7 months

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Sometimes when I'm feeling low, I think about the scene in Incendiary when Katara bloodbended Ozai’s heart until it exploded, then feel better.

#uh spoilers I guess #incendiary #atla #katara #ozai #zutara fic #if the fic never continues i am satisfied with that ending #it's what he freaking gets #and the bulid up was incredible #zutara

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demaparbat-hp · 2 months

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Even if zuko has a plan to end the war, making katara work amongst people who likely hold racism towards her and aided and supported the genocide of her people is still weird, especially since zuko benefits from the fire nations oppression of people throughout s1 when hunting the Avatar. Not good choices to make in a zutara au :/

Believe me, I've made these arguments against myself over and over again.

I know I'm putting Katara in an extremely difficult and unjust position in this AU with—from an outsider's point of view—little to no reason other than "I just wanted to see her in Fire Nation armor and kicking ass" and no consideration for the context. I'm not trying to somehow forgive nor redeem the Fire Nation's actions in war just because...well...just because. Not at all. People who've read Soundless (or any other of my wips, really) know that's not the case. On the contrary—I always do my best to see the war through a realistic, mature lense. And that includes everything that makes the Fire Nation so terrible in the first place.

That being said, there are some things I considered when deciding to make Katara side with them (even if her true motives lie elsewhere) in this AU. And they are not excuses. Just, different layers of context.

First of all, she was desperate. By this point in her life, her mother was dead, her father had left to fight the war, her brother followed behind a few years after, and she was left filling the empty spaces when, by all means, she wasn't ready for the responsibility. She had been feeling helpless and hopeless for years, and ached to do anything to help her people beyond doing chores and taking care for the children.

Let it be known that Aang's apparent betrayal comes from a place of trauma and misplaced anger on Katara's part. Much like how she put the Fire Nation's sins on Zuko's shoulders in S3. She is not on the right here, but this is her natural way to process and understand grief. There are many different aspects of her development as a child involved in how she views the Avatar—and, by extension, Aang—but more on this later.

Katara was young, and reckless, and she had just been "betrayed" by the first person who ever looked at her and saw more than the perfect caretaker she was forced to be. She was not in the right state of mind to make a decision like that and, to be honest, she couldn't have predicted the consequences. She saw a clear path to contribute to the end of the war, and by La she would take it.

On Zuko's end, you might argue that he should have known better than to let her join him and, well, you would be right. But there were many things about Katara's trauma response and state of mind that—unless he had known her for a long time—he couldn't have known. He will definitely blame himself later on, when the racism and cruelty towards Katara begins, and especially when word reaches her family at sea.

It's Katara's job to smack some sense into him from time to time and tell him that, yes, he should have tried harder to stop her (and she would probably be better off because of it) but what's done is done. And, by all means, the decision was hers to make. If anything, it's their fault, not his alone.

Now, Katara doesn't suffer the entire AU. That would just be cruel.

Zuko's crew was handpicked by Uncle Iroh, so you can expect dissidents, traitors and a few White Lotus agents who were smart enough to keep their true opinions quiet. There are...mixed opinions in that bunch, of course, but that's expected and, to be honest, rather easily dealt with. They are mostly honourable people just doing their best to end the war from the inside.

The real problem comes when they cross paths with, say, Zhao's fleet (or Hakoda's, let's be real).

And you may ask why Zuko is hunting down Aang, then, if he's secretly a goody-two-shoes himself... I'll explain that later in depth, so stay tuned.

In short, I know the decisions I've made, as a creator, are debatable at best, and downright blasfemous at worst. But they're deliberate.

I want the readers to feel conflicted about Katara's choices in this AU. I want people to have mixed opinions about the war, the (apparent lack of) morality, the characters, you name it!

I'm not trying to glorify a victim of war joining the side of the ones responsible for her people's genocide, even if it's just for show and she's actually set on destroying their government from within. Not at all.

Katara made a stupid, horrible decision, and she's going to suffer the consequences. But she's also going to fight to reach her goals, because she's stubborn like that.

I know most people may have a little trouble understanding where I'm coming from, because they don't have all the information necessary to make a full opinion.

I'm really thankful for these kind of asks. They let me explore these concepts and AUs in depth, and see what you think about them. I'm only human—my opinions are not infalible, nor The Right Ones, and this is a kind of discussion that I love to have.

So, keep the asks coming!!!

#dema answers #atla #zutara #zuko #avatar the last airbender #katara #hunters au #Katara joins Zuko AU #zutara au #zutara fic #Sorry for making this so long. But I loved writing it and thinking about it from a different pov #So thank you again for not shying away from making these kind of questions #It's always good to see things from a critical perspective #Please share your opinions about these themes! It's doesn't matter how different or seemingly nonsensical they may be.#Every single one is important #And the more asks the more I get to share and think about this AU #So it's a win win situation

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the-stranger-artist · 1 year

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Zuko: I'm kind of crushing on someone, but I'm worried about telling you who it is, because you are not going to like it.

Sokka, half asleep: Just rip the bandage off.

Zuko: It's Katara.

Sokka: Put the bandage back on.

#zuko x katara #zutara #katara #avatar zuko #avatar: the last airbender #avatarshitpost #atla incorrect quotes #sokka #zutara fic #atla

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spillthebea · 1 month

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i cleaned my house and then spent the rest of my day reading this zutara post canon where katara divorces aang and i am IN LOVE! so good! zuko is such a good dad and ... do i want katara to slap aang in front of everyone while she wears her blue kimono and a red firelily comb that zuko has gifted her? YES. I DO want that.

no hate to aang... but HE WAS/IS A SHIT FATHER u.u

#zutara #im living for dadko #aang needs to be slapped #zutara fanfiction #zutara fic #katara divorces aang

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allthebestnamesweretaken · 13 days

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Someone point me towards a “soulmates in every universe” Zutara fic please. It’s an emergency👀

#zutara #zuko x katara #avatar the last airbender #anti anti zutara #zutara fic request #zutara fic #its life or death #not really but I have this idea in my head and now I really wanna read it #non emergency emergency #fanfic emergency #i need more zutara content please #please i beg of you

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ninazadzia · 2 months

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After ten years together, Aang and Katara finally break up. Zuko shows her a good time at a Fire Nation nightclub, and has a conversation with her that is long overdue. Zutara. E for smut.

#zuko x katara #zutara #fire lord zuko #zutara fanfiction #zutara fic #zuko smut #zuko #katara #avatar the last airbender #atla #the last airbender #katara x zuko

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snogards · 1 month

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I wanted to share Zuko's monologue from a Zutara fic I'm writing. The fic won't be posted on this blog, but will be posted on my writing blog @nightinggail-writes. This is a post Legend of Korra fic, which is ironic because I still haven't finished the damn show, and it's heavy on the angst. Anyway, enjoy my long ass, sad monologue

"The world would not have been ready for us, Katara. There would never have been a marriage like ours, a love like ours, in our youth. The ridicule we would have faced, the ridicule any of our potential children would have faced their entire childhoods—I would not have been able to bear it. I wouldn’t have been able to bear how miserable you would have been, had you chosen me; and don't you dare say you could have handled it—I know you could have. I could not have handled it—how could I just stand by and watch the woman I love be treated that way? No matter what I would say, they would still whisper, they would have whispered about you when I was not around. Nothing I could have done would have stopped it. No amount of love I could offer you would be enough to prevent your misery in the only life I could offer. If I were not who I am, if my uncle had taken my place on the throne instead, maybe I would have told you how I felt—how I still feel, after all these years, these 80, long years—the world may have been ready by the time I took my place on the throne with you by my side. But that is not how events unfolded for us. There were many times where I had almost told you, but I never gathered the courage to do it; and then you got married, and I had lost my chance forever, because how could I break up the marriage of two of my closest friends? So I settled, and told myself I would never tell you how I felt. But now I am 96 years old, and I am dying, and I couldn't go through with my promise to myself. So here I am, telling you that I love you."

#Young & Beautiful by Lana Del Ray you did this to me #I made myself cry writing this #zutara #zuko #katara #atla #lok #avatar the last airbender #legend of korra #zutara fic #monologue? more like monolong

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whatpistachio · 5 months

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I AM BACK AFTER 2 YEARS (OMG) ONLY FOR MY BELOVED ZUTARA

✨ This is my contribution for Zutara Week! 💜 ✨

day 6: FORGE 💋

Summary:

“The Painted Lady and the Blue Spirit are about to start action in the Ember Island to protect its people. Before the real action begins, the two talk to each other. Flirtation is inevitable. And one lipstick will be their red string.”

AU - Canon Divergence, Post- War

They are in their 20s

Maybe they already love each other, maybe they are already lovers or married - or perhaps they are simply partners! 🤷🏻‍♀️

hope you enjoy it! xoxo

@zutaraweek

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