#colourwhirled

This is a 'what if there was no Avatar' story where Zuko, Katara, Aang, and Toph work together to restore peace. Absolute banger of a story, love how Katara has and expresses her rage (when I rewatched the show that anger is there but I love how it comes to the forefront here.)

Read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6039316/chapters/13847404

Author: colourwhirled

Fandom: Avatar the Last Airbender

Main characters: Katara, Zuko, assorted ATLA folks

Author's description:

A world where the Avatar has disappeared from memory. Where Sozin’s Conquest was successful. Where the unsteady order of the empire is threatened as members of the royal family are picked off one by one and lines are slowly drawn in the sand.

One last chance for peace forces an unlikely alliance between a homesick waterbender, a carefree Air Nomad, a runaway Earth Kingdom heiress, and the fire lord's inscrutable son. Together they must learn to shed old enmities and become the balance they seek to restore to the world.

OR:

The avatar has four heads.

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[["Remember, Katara, you are the ocean made flesh. Kya's voice is a whisper now, echoing all around her, and all fires bow to the sea."]]

Word count: 769,274 words

Rating: M

A WIP based on the most recent chapter in colourwhirled’s AtLA fic, Southern Lights.

Inspired by that creepy scene in Labyrinth where Sarah is drugged by the Goblin King and has a weird dream sequence trip where they’re dancing at a ball.

These are the Zutara fics that I have read so far, I hope you like them :). 

These Stories We Tell : “Told in chapters of “These ______,” These Stories We Tell follows Zuko and Katara through the events of The Southern Raiders, and on. They face the trials of war, friendship, leadership, and family, learning how to be there for each other and love each other completely. - This is a series of role play threads.” This wonderful story is created by my two beloved nieces @theadamantdaughter and @honxrable, I love you girls.😘

i’m still here (FF) i’m still here  (Ao3): “You see me.” And somehow, that makes all the difference. [s3 canon compliant (until it’s not). zutara.]I really love this fic, here we know a little more about Zuko, and we see how the friendship between Zuko and Katara develops, to something more 👀. - This beautiful story is created by @owedbetter

Southern Lights : In a world without the Avatar, Sozin’s conquest succeeded. One last chance at peace forces an unlikely alliance between a carefree air nomad, a fugitive heiress, a homesick waterbender, and the fire lord’s son. Together, they must shed old enmities and become the balance they seek to restore to the world. Or: the Avatar has four heads. [AU canon reboot with darker themes/smut]  - In this story, the Fire Nation dominates among the other nations, and they must adapt to this life, but there may be a little hope in a small group of friends. I love the plot and as it says it has dark themes, it’s a great fic and is created by @colourwhirled

Born Beneath An Angry Star:  When Zuko falls ill with a deadly spirit fever Katara learns her healing abilities are the only remedy for his illness. While spending time together the two develop feelings for one another, but Katara refuses to act on her feelings. Leaving Zuko to wonder if Katara will ever be able to look beyond who he was in his past, and fall in love with who he’s become in the present. - As it says in the fic, Zuko falls into a terrible spirit fever, and Katara, in healing him, experiences part of his past, and when they know each other more, they fall in love. Story created by AddictedToTheWrittenWord

The Boy with the Golden Eyes (FF) The Boy with the Golden Eyes  (Ao3): For the majority of his sixteen years, life was pretty quiet in the South Pole for Zuko, but everything changes when a young boy appears out of nowhere in search of the next Avatar with the Fire Navy on his tail. Zuko wishes he would just go away. Katara’s excited that she has someone to finally teach her how to bend. AU. -  In this fic, we see Water Tribe Zuko and Avatar Yay! This story is created by N_ginoza

Lilacs and Lily Pads:  A tale of clumsy courtship and calamitous court weddings, featuring awkward family encounters, floral mishaps, cultural complications, and good old fashioned fluff and conflict. Takes place in the five years following war’s end. For Zutara Week 2016. A prequel to Bones. - In this fic, Katara fights between the prejudice of the people of the Fire Nation about her relationship and wedding with their Firelord. This story is created by the great @sadladybug