look at us all, we're nervous wrecks
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Big Damn Heroes by
damkianna
Eeeeeee! Avatar mashed up with Firefly! Katara's ship Appa rarely takes on passengers, but when Zuko, Iroh, and Yue come aboard, things get exciting. Shiny!
Blade, Brush, Tile by
recessional
Really nice look at the Royal Family and Mai through Piandao's eyes.
Evidence by
lizbee
Fire Lady Mai as a badass ninja spy. ♥
The Finest Feeling by
bowdlerized
"Love is a very powerful emotion. Real love--like your mother's love for you, or yours for her--is the finest feeling. But it comes at a cost: the price we pay for that joy is the pain we feel when we are separated from the people we love.
"It is a hard lesson to learn when you are young," he continues, more softly, "but better to learn it now than when you are an old man like your uncle."
Zuko stands and begins to pace around the edge of the pond. "I know it hurts. Everyone knows that. But knowing it doesn't help anything."
"You are right, Prince Zuko. But I'm afraid I don't have any better wisdom to offer you in this situation."
"It's okay," he says, "I didn't really expect any." The beginning of Iroh and Zuko's beautiful friendship. *sniffle*
Four inventions Sokka never built (and one he did) by
friendshipper
Hee! I love inventor Sokka and his belief in science and this story is so perfectly in character. *heart*
The Good Life by
such_heights
Really lovely, understated Toph/Katara story. Katara's no mother hen, not really, and she'd never ask Toph to stay, but she's glad she can provide a base for her, for whenever she wants it. And she hopes, quietly, that one day Toph might consider it to be a home.
No One Asks About the Scars by
voleuse
The first time they met another air bender, the earth whispered under Toph's feet. Her feet stuttered still while she wondered what it meant, and then she realized it was Aang's heart, pulsing joy to the rock beneath them. Lovely, achy story of Aang and Toph traveling together after the war is over, and finding a home in each other.
Of the Fruit (and not the Flower) by
recessional
Azula, afterwards, slowly finding a way to live in the world. The wings are small, but I know, suddenly, that dragons don't fly by wings. Those are only for direction. Dragons fly by existing. Dragons fly because fire leaps at the sky.
Remnants in the Mist by
recessional
♥APPA♥ Um, if I need to say more than that, this story deals with something I always wished would happen on the show but didn't. *happy sigh*
Something Built To Last by
such_heights
Lovely, meditative look at Toph as she helps rebuild the Earth Kingdom after the war.
Three Conversations by
troisroyaumes
Mai learns some of the subtler, less enjoyable responsibilities that go along with being the Fire Lady. Nicely done.
"Mother, I put up with being a pawn for Father's career, but I am not going to do it for everyone else as well."
Her mother gave her a quelling glance and held the earring box out to her. "Mai, don't you understand? This is power. Do you think I've been taking you with me to meet with all the families of consequence in Caldera so that you could enjoy the free pastries?"
Mai blinked. "I thought...I thought you were just...gossiping."
~*~
Big Damn Heroes by
damkianna
Eeeeeee! Avatar mashed up with Firefly! Katara's ship Appa rarely takes on passengers, but when Zuko, Iroh, and Yue come aboard, things get exciting. Shiny!
Blade, Brush, Tile by
recessional
Really nice look at the Royal Family and Mai through Piandao's eyes.
Evidence by
lizbee
Fire Lady Mai as a badass ninja spy. ♥
The Finest Feeling by
bowdlerized
"Love is a very powerful emotion. Real love--like your mother's love for you, or yours for her--is the finest feeling. But it comes at a cost: the price we pay for that joy is the pain we feel when we are separated from the people we love.
"It is a hard lesson to learn when you are young," he continues, more softly, "but better to learn it now than when you are an old man like your uncle."
Zuko stands and begins to pace around the edge of the pond. "I know it hurts. Everyone knows that. But knowing it doesn't help anything."
"You are right, Prince Zuko. But I'm afraid I don't have any better wisdom to offer you in this situation."
"It's okay," he says, "I didn't really expect any." The beginning of Iroh and Zuko's beautiful friendship. *sniffle*
Four inventions Sokka never built (and one he did) by
friendshipper
Hee! I love inventor Sokka and his belief in science and this story is so perfectly in character. *heart*
The Good Life by
such_heights
Really lovely, understated Toph/Katara story. Katara's no mother hen, not really, and she'd never ask Toph to stay, but she's glad she can provide a base for her, for whenever she wants it. And she hopes, quietly, that one day Toph might consider it to be a home.
No One Asks About the Scars by
voleuse
The first time they met another air bender, the earth whispered under Toph's feet. Her feet stuttered still while she wondered what it meant, and then she realized it was Aang's heart, pulsing joy to the rock beneath them. Lovely, achy story of Aang and Toph traveling together after the war is over, and finding a home in each other.
Of the Fruit (and not the Flower) by
recessional
Azula, afterwards, slowly finding a way to live in the world. The wings are small, but I know, suddenly, that dragons don't fly by wings. Those are only for direction. Dragons fly by existing. Dragons fly because fire leaps at the sky.
Remnants in the Mist by
recessional
♥APPA♥ Um, if I need to say more than that, this story deals with something I always wished would happen on the show but didn't. *happy sigh*
Something Built To Last by
such_heights
Lovely, meditative look at Toph as she helps rebuild the Earth Kingdom after the war.
Three Conversations by
troisroyaumes
Mai learns some of the subtler, less enjoyable responsibilities that go along with being the Fire Lady. Nicely done.
"Mother, I put up with being a pawn for Father's career, but I am not going to do it for everyone else as well."
Her mother gave her a quelling glance and held the earring box out to her. "Mai, don't you understand? This is power. Do you think I've been taking you with me to meet with all the families of consequence in Caldera so that you could enjoy the free pastries?"
Mai blinked. "I thought...I thought you were just...gossiping."
~*~