Why am I writing another giant Avatar fic lol

Remember when I said I was done writing giant Avatar sequel fanfics?

Yeah well... 😅💙

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7653574

Miles Quaritch and Varang survived the Great Battle of the Spirit Cove, but the war-hungry mated pair's forces were defeated by Eywa, and the Mangkwan people thinned. Contending with the power that they witnessed and a desire for vengeance, the conflicts between the Ash People and other clans are hardly over. Meanwhile, the RDA, also reeling from their devastating loss, harnesses another tool to carry out their shifted goals in commitment to their Greater Mission. One that will put them at odds with Quaritch and his newfound people.

This was my longest posting gap so far I think, and I am super sorry! But I have finally dropped Chapter 12! Thanks so much for your patience 💙

https://archiveofourown.org/works/76535741/chapters/216684431

To make it up to you, I am going to promise a quick turnaround to the next chapter, which I am eager to post.

Also, if you go to back Chapter 8, Plan, I added art of Leytsare inspired by a reader's work 🥰

Remember when I said I was done writing giant Avatar sequel fanfics?

Yeah well... 😅💙

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7653574

Miles Quaritch and Varang survived the Great Battle of the Spirit Cove, but the war-hungry mated pair's forces were defeated by Eywa, and the Mangkwan people thinned. Contending with the power that they witnessed and a desire for vengeance, the conflicts between the Ash People and other clans are hardly over. Meanwhile, the RDA, also reeling from their devastating loss, harnesses another tool to carry out their shifted goals in commitment to their Greater Mission. One that will put them at odds with Quaritch and his newfound people.

The Deserter's Torment

After his catastrophic Sea Dragon failure, Miles Quaritch accidentally stumbled into a beautiful new life. A life far away from Bridgehead City and even farther away from those he once sought vengeance upon. However, demons of the past will often return to torment their subjects.

Story chapters are pretty much all done and I'll be releasing the remaining ones frequently until it's finished! It won't be nearly as long as A New Mission, maybe 50k words.

Link here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/69926381/chapters/181501661

Thinking of putting on Wattpad too, we'll see!

Today, I dropped the final two chapters, an extended Epilogue, for A New Mission: Happiness is Simple. I sure hope these were worth the wait for those still riding with these characters and story. A part of me was maybe even holding off on finishing because it meant that this creative and emotional chapter of my life, which began with A New Mission: Ash to Fire back in January 2023, is over.

With so many Avatar Fire and Ash insights and content starting to emerge, it might just be time for me to retire writing our little Ash families that were, of course, originally crafted with very limited knowledge of Avatar 3 💙

Despite its divergence, I hope this two-story, character-rich, mega-saga, topping out at over 850,000 words, brought readers hours of joy. And, based on what I've heard, I think my first story is going to have shockingly similar major plot points to the 3rd film. We will see! (still can't believe "Ash" and "Fire" are in the official title lol)

And now, I get the great satisfaction of actually going back and reading this second story from start to finish for the first time (sure to be making edits and catching embarrassing mistakes and errors that have been up for over a year along the way, ugh haha.)

But wow. What a journey. Is this truly the last we will see of our cherished recom families, and my writing in general? I'm not sure. Right *now,* I'd say so. I just want to bask in this writing achievement and take a big, contented break and be proud of these works. But you never know! There will be a lot of time between Avatar 3 and 4 after all 💙 Anywyay, for those who have read A New Mission, thank you.

Here is a link to the series on Ao3 and my Wattpad profile.

Extra special shoutout to @tsukioreo and @ellenoir for their works below that really breathed life into the sequel.

On my honor, my gigantic two-story Quaritch-centric Avatar epic will be finished soon.

I just dropped Chapter 51 out of 53 for A New Mission: Happiness is Simple, titled "Grief."

Links here: Ao3, Wattpad

Sorry it took so long, the longest it's taken me to drop a chapter, but I just put up Chapter 47, Happiness :)

Our characters are swinging back into their home routines after their long mainland and ocean adventure. Just two chapters left!!! A final main story chapter and an epilogue.

Regardless, I would enjoy reading any Quaritch fic from you and for any prompt

This is a fun prompt idea and I will say that I will think about it! The thing is that I don't want to get sucked into another mega story again, my bandwidth for such is fading fast. But I wonder if this is something that could be written as a long oneshot. Maybe a glimpse into such a universe.... we'll see! This hobby has brought me great joy but also kicked by butt in many ways 😅 We're talking nearly 800k words written since January 2023. Ya girl is getting tired!

So sorry for the delay in answering you! 💙

But so yes, once I've taken a nice loooong break after finishing Happiness is Simple, I am thinking up some type of light anthology series. Perhaps it'll be called something sweet like "Slice of Life" where after I drop a standalone first chapter then maybe I could ask readers for a prompt of what they'd like to read in Miles and Zu’s rich life. Stories could take place at any point between the end of Book 1 and Book 2 (except during the Great War, I left that ambiguous for a reason haha).

I'm emotional that you're emotional! 😢💙

But yes three more left (maybe 4--an epilogue), and the next Chapter, 46, should be dropping some time this weekend! I truly don't mean to drag out this ending I am just so very busy.

I know it's been a minute but I'm happy to share that you'll be getting Chapter 44 tonight! It may be late tonight... but it will be dropping before the sun rises on the East Coast I promise haha.

I just wanted to take my time with it. If all goes as planned for the rest of the story this will be the 4th to last chapter and Happiness is Simple will end with Chapter 47.

And if any of you were like, "Wow, that's so wild that your version of an Avatar 3 had the words 'Ash' and 'Fire' in the title," given the big movie reveal, let's just say I'm right there with you haha

Me and the Avatar team just brainwaves'ing lol

I am so sorry if it seems like I am dragging out the ending of story 2. I'm not trying to, I swear! I've just been so busy this summer (normal for my line of work) and my wrist has flared up again which makes typing a lot so very hard. I'll also be going into the desert to do a little science for a week where I won't have a computer. But!

In terms of productivity, I am happy to say that I have at least finished my TRUE final editing run of the first story, A New Mission: Ash to Fire. It was genuinely in very good shape (thank goodness), but now it's in even better shape regarding prose, continuity, dialogue, and general structure. Doesn't mean much for the folks who already read it, I know, but this editing run was *my* first time reading my story linearly, which was a joy, and it it quells my personal anxieties.

I didn't get any comments on it which is a first 🥺👉🏽👈🏽 I'm sorry it took a month! I've just been so busy 😩 Ch 42 will be dropping soon as well. And I know you all are busy with the summer (or winter for my Southern Hemisphere friends).

This is honestly an idea that I've had! Like a little anthology of "behind the scenes" moments all throughout their relationship. Both before and after they had their kids. I am also so flattered that you love them together enough to want this 🥰💙