#wingchunwaterbender

Hi Ronin!

What sort of jobs do you see The Gaang/Dangerous Ladies doing in a modern au?

Hi Ronin! :D

Excellent question, lemme think on this—

It low key depends on the AU, because I feel like the gals could hold various jobs, so I wouldn't say these are my "set in stone" headcanons, but my instinctual guess as to their professions.

Katara - I honestly see her as a doctor or a nurse all the time idk—

She just has this intelligence about her that screams the medical field and I also think she naturally wants to help people, so that's why she goes into medicine. I think I lean toward doctor over nurse, and I think I've HC'd her as a physical therapist or PA before.

Toph - She's either a pro athlete (swimming) or works in the engineering field, some subset of civil engineering I think. I've also had her as an architect in a fic or two, I think?

Toph's profession is pretty flexible for me, imo. If she's in a college AU, she's usually there for some sort of STEM field, I think. And then if she doesn't go to college... Her as a pro swimmer is my fav job HC idk. She's an Olympian and all <3

I also have seen her running martial arts dojos and as an artist or musician, and again, think it just depends on the AU for me!

Suki - I think if she went to school for something specific, perhaps athletic training? Otherwise running a martial arts class is another common HC for me! I feel like she enjoys a lot of different sports and so she's there to help prevent injuries and boss all these jocks around on how to keep them out of her office lol.

Azula - Azula feels like an investment broker at a major investment firm. She commands any room she's in and particularly loves a challenge, like being one of the only women in a meeting room lmao. She's the type to work 90 hour weeks, partly for the money and partly for the love of the game. Perhaps when she gets burnt out, she goes into an entrepreneurial route, but at least for the first few years out of school, she's making a name for herself on the trading floor (metaphorically speaking lmao).

Mai - She seems like the type to love culinary school and being a chef. has a whole collection of knives that she cherishes, and loves the cutthroat environment she's in.

Ty Lee - Ty Lee seems like a personal trainer to me. Mayhaps a retired gymnast LOL.

I think she's one of those gals that loves to talk fitness and spends as much of her time in the gym as possible, which leads her to finding a passion for helping others, teaching them workout routines, maybe even creating diets for her clients.

Okay okay! That's all I got for this... Thanks for sending the ask over, Ronin! Always love chatting with ya :D Hope your day is great!

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Zukitara New Year's!

Hello my dear 💜 thank you not only for the distraction, but also for being the number 1 consistent supporter of the Zukitara agenda!

How about a little countdown get together for our ot3?

"Five minutes to midnight! Get your drinks and your chap stick ready!"

Zuko winced at Sokka's call over the crowded party. He hadn't planned on staying this close to the countdown. Not when he couldn't kiss who he wanted...

Scanning the living room, Zuko cursed under his breath. They were standing too close to the door to make his exit. Looking for other quick exits, he decided his only option was to hide out on the patio till after the countdown and wait till he could make his leave without them noticing.

He braced for the chill of wind as he stepped outside, but it barely bothered him. Glancing down at his whiskey, Zuko tried to remember how many drinks he'd had.

Maybe he should just ask Sokka if he could crash on his couch.

With a sigh, he finished his drink and set it on the patio table, stepping up to the railing to look over Ba Sing Se. The city glittered, aglow with lanterns and lights, and in the distance, people were setting off fireworks 5 minutes early.

Zuko glanced at his watch. Make that 3 minutes early.

He'd had so much hope for this year and now here he was - pining for his two best friends, who were with each other, no less, and about to ring in another year by himself.

Maybe New Years wasn't a real holiday, either. Just because the date changed didn't make the passing of time any less unavoidable. Change happened every day, not just on the first, so why was there so much pressure to make New Years Eve so special? Why was there so much emphasis on these silly traditions - like fireworks or champagne toasts or kisses at midnight -

Zuko was drawn from his silent grumblings by the sound of the sliding door closing shut. Glancing over his shoulder, he immediately stiffened at the sight of the two people he'd been avoiding all night.

Katara and Suki.

"Hey there," Suki said, ignoring his surely panicked look and sidling up to his side. "It's almost midnight."

"I- I know," Zuko mumbled.

"And you thought you'd ring in the New Year by yourself?" Katara asked, stepping close to his other side.

Too close.

"Y-yeah, I mean... why does it matter?"

Katara and Suki shared a look he couldn't read but desperately wished he understood. When they glanced back at him, they were both smiling.

"Because we want to be the ones you kiss at midnight," Katara said.

"Both of us," Suki added, and Zuko found himself exceptionally grateful but terribly confused at her clarification.

"You- you both... want-"

"You," Katara finished. "And we're pretty sure you want us too."

"Correct us if we're wrong..." Suki trailed off. Zuko felt his cheeks flush but forced himself to shake his head.

Distantly, Zuko recognized the sound of Sokka calling the crown to start the countdown from 30 seconds.

"You're not wrong," he whispered, the confession feeling like shackles had fallen from his wrists. "But I don't- I wouldn't want it to be a one time thing. I- I like you both. A lot. Too much, if I'm being honest-"

Katara placed a finger over his lips to hush him.

"We feel the same. And we can talk about this more tomorrow, but for now, all we're asking is that in..." she trailed off, listening to the hum of the party, the city, countdown, "15 seconds, you'll kiss us both."

Zuko took half a step back from the railing so he could glance between the couple, cataloguing Katara's wide eyes and Suki's warm smile.

"8, 7, 6..."

Finding no trace of a joke, or malice, Zuko finally let himself smile. "Of course," he said, quiet but sure.

Katara grinned, and Suki squeezed his hand.

"3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!"

They surprised him by both kissing his cheeks, on on each side. Zuko laughed and tilted his head first to capture Katara's lips. She squeaked but quickly recovered, raising a hand to tangle in his loose hair.

When Zuko could no longer breath he pulled back just long enough to inhale before leaning down to Suki and kissing her as well. She wasted no time pulling him close.

When he pulled back the second time, Suki and Katara reached for each other for a quick kiss, briefly letting their foreheads rest against the others, before turning to him.

"Happy New Year, Zuko," Katara said.

"Would you like to finish ringing in the new year at our place?" Suki asked, her smirk turning wicked.

Wishing you the very best on this day. I hope you get to do something you enjoy and love. ^.^

okay so first of all the arranged marriage trope is like the bread and butter of this ship

so that's definitely my fav hc pertaining to yuezula.

as for other hcs, I like the idea of azula scrupulously looking through the royal fire nation library or info on the nwt and teaching herself their language before the wedding. I just think she would nerd out, for the fire nations sake of course lol. (her accent and intonation would be all over the place and yue would secretly find it really funny)

I love the idea of Yue being really happy with the turn of events (because hahn is a major douchebag) but also a bit wary at first until she meets azula and realizes that this girl is suuuper socially inept. and then they'd get closer when yue realizes that they're both nerds.