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“What if…” Katara’s voice was barely above a whisper, and she forcibly swallowed the lump in her throat. Her mother’s face floated before her, ash falling from the corners of her eyes. “What if I don’t…” Aang’s lifeless body flashed in her mind, lightning dancing across his spine. “What if I can’t forgive him?”
Forgiveness isn't easy. (And really, who ever said it was?) This fic follows Katara's emotional journey from the events of "The Western Air Temple" to those of "The Southern Raiders," as she experiences firsthand both the challenges and rewards of forgiving others (and perhaps even learns to forgive herself along the way).
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20 Feb 2021
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Katara grapples with grief and heartbreak. Trusting Zuko was never going to come easy
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the greatest honor by zipadeea
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: Legend of Korra
05 Apr 2020
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“Why won’t you let Yuko brush your hair?”
“I’m building a nest for the fire ferrets, Daddy. I want them to come live in my hair like Yuko says.”
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Zuko and Izumi, through the years.
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- Part 2 of i loved her, instantly
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13 Oct 2020
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Zuko and Izumi's relationship through the years
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cut from the same cloth by serendipiphany
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
29 Apr 2026
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“Take this as a learning opportunity. Someday, when you’re expecting your own child, you’ll be looking back on my way of handling things,” Michi had said.
The mere thought of ending up just like her mother made her shudder. Being her spitting image was bad enough. But now, Mai could imagine passing on their shared features—the same slanted eyes, sharp chin, down to the same perpetual frown.
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How Mai’s perspective on children changed over the years, from Tom-Tom to Izumi.
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- Part 3 of fire nation girlhood
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05 Jun 2026
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Mai grows from a big sister to a mother, and so does her perspective on children
Or: Mai was once afraid of becoming her mother, afraid of the expectations of having children. Years later, she finds another way to be
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“It’ll be okay,” she said. And then she reached into her pocket and took out a rock.
“Here,” she said as she placed it in his hand. “For good luck.”
“Obsidian?” he asked.
Mai nodded. “It’s for protection.”
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Mai gives Zuko a small rock before his Agni Kai. He holds onto it.
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27 Oct 2020
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The scrapped idea for Mai to give Zuko a heart-shaped rock (aka: Bryke what were you THINKING)
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The Sun will Rise Again (With the Two of us as Friends) by Spidergirl1809
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
12 Feb 2024
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For a hundred years, war and devastation consumed the world. Aang was one of only people left to remember that it ever used to be different. To remember that there was a time when sixteen year old boys weren’t dressed in armor and sent to commit acts of violence, and twelve year old kids weren’t meant to stop them. To remember having friends in the Fire Nation. To remembers walking through Caldera City with Kuzon, choking on Fire Flakes, and watching street performers.
So now that Zuko was here asking for redemption...well, being friends sounded better than being enemies.
Maybe their friendship was destined to be. Maybe together they could bring back some of what was lost.
(AKA, After Zuko joins the Gaang, Aang gets to know him and they become friends).
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28 Feb 2026
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Aang & Zuko’s friendship over the course of Book 3!