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Zuko scoffed. “As always, I am the author of my own unhappiness.”
Sokka hummed. “Years ago, when it was just us travelling together, we came across this fortune teller. I didn’t believe any of that mumbo-jumbo. But then she said that my life would be full of struggle and anguish, most of it self-inflicted.”
It suited Zuko’s life extraordinarily well, he felt. “Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only person in the Fire Nation who has a vision of what it takes for this country to get better.”
Sokka turned to face him, but Zuko looked resolutely forwards. “That can’t be true.”
Zuko turns twenty-five. In spite of his best efforts, the Fire Nation seems to lurch from crisis to crisis. The firebenders have lost their flame, and the situation with the former colonies is only worsening. All the while, he's ill, lonely, and consumed by work.
And on the other side of the country, Sokka has just moved in with one Master Piandao.
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Bookmarked by frostbitesjc
29 Apr 2026
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ugh. SO gorgeous. wonderful character development/growth and yes i am Biased since my field of study literally focuses on politics but i live for the political themes in this (there's a big focus here on the consequences of a hundred years of colonisation!! many more things to be said here but i could go on for days. and i feel like there's some implications to be said here about cultural identity re. the amendment to firebending forms. also some brief mentions about the fire nation's economy re. a recession & expensive coal imports, which i feel is super interesting!!! i do wish it was expanded upon But it's definitely out of scope for the fic and would be terrible to include pacing-wise. it does make me think very hard about how the whole ceasefire and reparations thing went over locally though, at least economically and ofc consequently socially. like yes there is the black flame but what was the general sentiment? what was the internal pushback like?), and the cultural influences are literally perfect. tldr u don't have to read me nerding out over the specifics all u need to know is READ THIS
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Zuko was banished, but instead of devoting his life to finding the Avatar to regain his honor he gave in to his spite and became a pirate against Ozai.
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- Part 1 of The Pirate Prince
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Bookmarked by frostbitesjc
24 Apr 2026
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WHAT THE FUCKK
best atla fic ive ever read im so serious i dont know how the author does it but they have EVERYTHING from incredible worldbuilding to the most emotional character relationships. love the canon divergences, not just for zuko's redemption but also the plot in general — yes i know this is a spoiler but im especially obsessed with the differences in the ending re. the northern water tribe. and every single one of the OCs. The atla fic Ever u guys
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Untitled Superboy Mission by Booo
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types
14 Dec 2025
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“Oh, come on. That’s like saying Batman could beat him with Kryptonite. It doesn’t count.”
“Please explain to me why that doesn’t count.”
“It’s a handicap! We’re talking no mojo, no green rocks, just Batman as a human and Superman with his genetic super powers.”
“Super powers aren’t his baseline. Or yours, for that matter.”
“What? Yes, they are.”
“Krypton’s red sun would beg to differ.” Superboy groans, nearly drowning out his words. “He doesn't have powers on his home planet, it absolutely counts! Wonder Woman, on the other hand, is magic.”
“Oh my God. You’re so annoying.”
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Or, after Superman's death and return, Tim is tasked with keeping an eye on Superboy. They proceed to fall in love.
Bookmarked by frostbitesjc
05 Apr 2026
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romance is real because i fell in love with this on first sight. wonderful writing; one of my fav timkons ever
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I Want it That Way (1990s Tim/Kon) by WynterSky
Fandom Batman (Comics), Reign of the Supermen (2019), Superboy (Comics), Superman (Comics), The Death of Superman (2018)
28 Jan 2025
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Tim/Kon fics set in a lazily researched 1990s universe (written by an authentic 90s kid but I lived under a rock).
Mostly based on post-crisis comics canon but using some later elements I enjoy as well. Series focuses on an alternate scenario where Superboy is created by Luthor and starts out secretly working for him.
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Bookmarked by frostbitesjc
22 Mar 2026
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this is like. THE timkon of all time im so serious if nothing else read this series NOW!!! its so fun and just a good time all around... my timkon holy grail
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Robin is a hero. Tim becomes Robin. The hardest part, he thinks, is that he barely feels like a hero at all, and he’s not sure what he’s doing wrong. Day after day something in his chest will crack and itch, but he will not scratch it. He’ll be afraid of what’ll come spilling out if he does. He’ll wonder if it’s a speck of rot. One day they’ll be going over the rooftops, he and Dick, and Dick will crack a joke Tim doesn’t understand, and it’ll hit him that it’s likely something Jason would have understood immediately. Tim will glance over his shoulder and say, half-jokingly, It sort of feels like I’m chasing a ghost, and Dick will look at him like he’s already dead, like he has just realized Jason is dead all over again, and Tim won’t speak again for the rest of the night.
He wonders what it would be like to be missed like Jason is. He doesn’t think he’s ever been missed before.
In which Tim Drake ponders on what a hero isn't, and what a brother can be.
Series
- Part 1 of strange bird
Bookmarked by frostbitesjc
15 Mar 2026
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my fav author on ao3 writing a tim drake-centric fic... this will always be one of the best things to happen to me ilysm