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  1. Rec *

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    After the war, Katara loses herself in the rhythms of tribal life. In the South Pole the moon is sovereign. Deep in the ice and snow, and in the heart of her element, it is easy to forget that there is a land of fire, smoke and ash- the kingdom of sun and dragons. Her journey with the Avatar slips into memory: a strange past life, shadowy and ephemeral.

    But some things do not stay consigned to twilight, nor to history.

    She is 20 years old when she sees him again.

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    04 Jun 2026

  2. Rec 29

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    What if Sokka and Katara never rescued the boy in the iceberg? What if the Avatar was captured by the Fire Nation?

    In this canon‑divergent, darker ATLA universe, set six years after the Avatar has been captured by the Fire Nation and 106 years after the Air Nomad genocide, the Fire Nation’s war gains frightening momentum as they prepare for a mighty, final blow. Katara is torn from the South and forced into servitude in the heart of the enemy court, into the direct orbit of Prince Zuko. What begins as a ruthless, captive‑and‑captor dynamic, evolves into a tense intimacy whose shifting loyalties threaten both personal bonds and the balance of the world.

    Palace intrigues, betrayals, and true desires are pulled into the light as both Zuko and Katara grow closer and closer to each other. Their precarious connection becomes a dangerous, tender thing that could change the meaning of destiny.

    Note: Slow burn, mature romance with explicit content. Expect expansive world-building, familiar faces from ATLA, LOK, the comics, and OCs. Sprawling plot filled with royal palace politics, consequences of trauma/war, and progressive character arcs;chapters with graphic scenes will be labeled with a disclosure warning.

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    04 Jun 2026

  3. Rec *

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    He comes at night, on the eve of a storm that will last for seven years. She cannot know it then; only when the veil of perpetual blizzard seals the south from the rest of the world and she is a sea away in the belly of the empire will Katara understand her fate.

    “I need your help.”

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    OR: Eleven years after the death of the Avatar, the Fire Nation’s prince asks for a favor.

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    28 Jan 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 97

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    “Why so serious?” Bonnie makes a gesture of her pointer finger encircling his face then laughs. “You look like you’re about to kill someone.” she pauses to consider what she’s just said before leaning forward, Damon’s eyes flit to the neckline of her shirt struggling to hold in ample cleavage before returning up. Voice low so that only he hears, she mumbles. “Wait, please tell me you aren’t?”

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    05 Jul 2022

  5. Public Bookmark 1512

    Mystery Work

    Part of Hidden Works
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    This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!

    17 Jun 2022