#atla18bb

[ID: A digital painting of Sokka, Zuko, and a 4 year old Izumi at a snow covered park with a pond thinly covered in ice. Zuko is kneeling down with his hand glowing, heating up the pond and melting the ice. Next to him, Izumi and Sokka watch with excited looks on their faces.]

Made for chapter 8 of agni_kai’s a subtle electric fire which you absolutely must go read.

His hand begins to glow, just a gentle golden warmth filtering through the ice – not strictly necessary, but Izumi always appreciates the theatrics – and the turtleducks bobbing along in the clear patch of water towards the centre of the pond perk up and begin to untuck themselves from their shells. Next to him, Izumi has her hands clamped over her mouth to stifle the quiet shrieks of excitement – she's learnt the hard way that anything else will scare them off.

Part 2! Turtleducks!

[Image ID: A picture of the sun setting over mountains. The words "signs of light" are in large text. Underneath them in smaller text is written "a zukka fic by beachytablecloth inc." End ID]

And now, out of breath from running, Sokka can feel the anxiety beginning to overwhelm him, stitching his sides and pounding in his ears.

“It’s Zuko,” he finally gets out, panting. “He’s missing.”

or,

Zuko gets kidnapped; Sokka falls apart.

signs of light by beachytablecloth, written for the atla 18+ big bang! beta-ed by corey and grace. art by beck and podfic by viviana coming soon!

rating: M (mostly for language)

pairing: sokka/zuko

wc: 26k

And another iteration of mailee dancing

to see what happens check out: of all the stars, the fairest by @zukkaclawthorne

every lovely bloom designed to defend

"The way Zuko was running to greet him was a breath of fresh air—it was the rays of sun on a gloomy day, the rainbow after the rain.

That joy and that vulnerability that came along with being a human person is part of what made Zuko so beautiful, it’s what made him shine and light up the room, what made his heart beat faster.

… it’s what made the vines in Sokka’s body crawl, what made his stomach writhe in pain as they continued to grow.

The very person who gave him life, who made him feel alive, was the same person sucking the life out of him."

[or, zukka hanahaki au]

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written for the @atla18bigbang !!!

nine chapters—55k+ words

rating: teen and up

updates: every wednesday :)

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my lovely beta: @raininginthestreets

the wonderful artist: @lilihasalife

fantastic podficcer: @the-boys-from-ba-sing-se

zuko immediately holds his arms out to grab aġnaḳ. she goes along without a word and settles into his arms without a fuss. sokka smiles. “oh, this is not what i expected her coat to feel like,” zuko says. “it’s… warm? and soft?”

“yeah. i’m not actually sure what it’s made of. her actual body is like rock, it’s super solid, but her coat is some kind of dense fur. her body runs super cold, so she needs it. it’s a bitch to dry, but it’s doable,” sokka explains. aġnaḳ gives a full-bodied shiver and relaxes even more, if possible. she’s barely shaking at all. warm. cosy, new friend, comfy. tired. sleep now? 

sokka furrows his brows and raises a hand to touch zuko’s arm. “oh, shit, you’re really warm.”

from what’s better than this? just guys bein’ dudes by flydunes

At the Siege of Ba Sing, Iroh saves Lu Ten from death, but dies in his place. The Siege fails without the Dragon of the West and Lu Ten returns home, shaken, to tense politics and a callous battle for the throne against his uncle.

Blood on the Crown (Go and Take it) by @vandrell

Thanks to @zukoscalzones and Dee for beta-ing, @finnamin for doing the accompanying art, and @thesecretphannie for podficcing! Yall made a world of difference!

Title: Happy 30th Birthday, Sokka!

Warnings: None

Rating: Teen and up

Description: Zuko wants to follow his destiny to be good, especially to those he loves. After reflecting on his time with Sokka since his crowning as Fire Lord, Zuko decides to throw Sokka the best birthday party he can imagine. But will his imagination be enough?

Read my piece here!

Twelve years after the end of the war, Suki sacrifices herself in an attempt on Zuko's life, and Sokka has never felt more useless and alone. But with both of them drowning in self-loathing, trauma, and regret, their spiraling brings them closer than ever.

  for the @atla18bigbang, with love to the event and to my team, @goorin and @yeszukka! (note that this fic is very heavy, please read the tags and stay safe!)

with absolutely phenomenal art by @goorin!