History Fanfic / BetterOffNotKnowing

* [[TellMeAboutMyFather Tell Me About My Birth Parents]]: Defied.  Sure, Hakini ''asked'' once...only to find out that the information had been deliberately withheld.  Hence...

* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. Hakini was born in the [[SeasonalBaggage summer]], but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold."  [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus "[[QuirkyMinibossSquad op team]]" were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]]. And ice crevasses, after all, ''do'' tend to be cold all year round.]]

* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. Hakini was born in the [[SeasonalBaggage summer]], but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold."  [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus "[[QuirkyMinibossSquad op team]]" were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]]; ice crevasses, after all, tend to be cold all year round.]]

* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. Hakini was born in the [[SeasonalBaggage summer]], but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold."  [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]]; ice crevasses, after all, tend to be cold all year round.]]

* DramaticIrony: It becomes increasingly clear to the reader that Hakini is [[spoiler:the biological daughter of the ArcVillain [[UnholyMatrimony and]] TheBrute]].  She herself, however, is entirely unaware of the fact.

* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. Hakini was born in the [[SeasonalBaggage summer]], but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold."  [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]].]]

* AllThereInTheManual: Among other details: the viewpoint character's name, height, and place of residence.

* PatchworkKids: Averted; although something about [[spoiler:Zaheer's mug shot]] looks vaguely familiar to her (WordOfGod is that it's [[spoiler:the [[VillainousCheekbones cheekbones]]]]), she's implied to mainly just have a StrongFamilyResemblance to [[spoiler:P'Li]].

It's set just after the finale of Book 3, and involves a twelve-year-old girl reading a newspaper article about the events of said finale while waiting for the school bus. Details about the viewpoint character emerge throughout the narrative.

* DramaticIrony: It becomes increasingly clear to the reader that Hakini is [[spoiler:the biological daughter of the ArcVillain [[UnholyMatrimony and]] TheBrute]]. She herself, however, is entirely unaware of the fact.

* HugeSchoolgirl: She's a twelve-year-old student, described as gangly and awkward, who—at a confirmed height of 5'11" and still growing—is already promising to be taller than her adoptive father. [[spoiler:Not too surprising, considering that her birth mother was 6'8"...]]
* NamelessNarrative: Canon characters are mentioned, but not named. Hakini's name (the author has admitted that, when it was written, she hadn't yet actually been ''given'' one) and those of her adoptive parents [[NoNameGiven are not revealed in the story proper]].
* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. Hakini was born in the [[SeasonalBaggage summer]], but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold." [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]].]]

* TitleDrop: In the second-to-last paragraph. Applied not only to Hakini, but to her adoptive parents as well.

* HappilyAdopted: Hakini draws a distinction between "[[GoodParents her parents]]" and the unknown (to her) "people who'd brought her into the world."

* DramaticIrony: While Hakini is entirely unaware of the fact, it becomes increasingly clear to the reader that she's [[spoiler:the biological daughter of the ArcVillain [[UnholyMatrimony and]] TheBrute]].

* SliceOfLife: Concerns a character reading a newspaper while waiting for the bus.

* HugeSchoolgirl: She's a twelve-year-old student, described as gangly and awkward, who—at a confirmed height of 5'11" and still growing—is already promising to be taller than her adoptive father. [[spoiler:Not too surprising, considering that [[StatuesqueStunner her birth mother was 6'8"]]...]]

* NamelessNarrative: Canon characters are mentioned, but not named. Hakini's name (the author has admitted that, when it was written, she hadn't yet actually been ''given'' one) and those of her adoptive parents [[NoNameGiven are not given in the story proper]].

A [[FlashFiction brief]] SliceOfLife {{fanfic}} based on ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', written by {{AO3}} user [=RhazadeWaterbender=]. It can be found [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3909817 here.]]

A [[FlashFiction brief]] SliceOfLife {{fanfic}} based on ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', written by Tumblr user avatar-dacia. It can be found [[http://avatar-dacia.tumblr.com/post/95488074469/better-off-not-knowing here.]]

* FlashFiction: Clocks in at under 200 words.

* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. Hakini was born in summer, but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold." [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]].]]

* PlayingWithFire: Hakini is a firebender. [[spoiler:Takes after Mama.]]

* PlayingWithFire: Hakini is a firebender. [[spoiler:Yet ''another'' trait inherited from Mama.]]

* HugeSchoolgirl: She's a twelve-year-old student, described as gangly and awkward, who's already promising to be taller than her adoptive father at a confirmed height of 5'11" and still growing. [[spoiler:Not too surprising, considering that [[StatuesqueStunner her birth mother was 6'8"]]...]]

* AllThereInTheManual: The viewpoint character's name is Hakini, she's 5'11" and still growing as of when the story takes place, and she lives in the Fire Nation.

* HugeSchoolgirl: She's a twelve-year-old student, described as gangly and awkward, who's already promising to be taller than her adoptive father. [[spoiler:(Not too surprising, considering that [[StatuesqueStunner her birth mother was 6'8"]]...)]]

* NamelessNarrative: Canon characters are mentioned, but not named. Neither Hakini (the author has admitted that, when it was written, she hadn't yet actually been ''given'' one) nor her adoptive parents [[NoNameGiven are named in the story proper]].
* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. Hakini was born in summer, but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold." [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]].]]

It's set just after the finale of Book 3, and involves a twelve-year-old girl reading a newspaper article about the events of said finale while waiting for the school bus. Details about her emerge throughout the narrative.

It's set just after the finale of Book 3, and involves a twelve-year-old girl reading a newspaper article about the events of said finale while waiting for the school bus. Details about the viewpoint character emerge throughout the narrative.

* DramaticIrony: While the viewpoint character is entirely unaware of the fact, it becomes increasingly clear to the reader that she's [[spoiler:the biological daughter of the ArcVillain [[UnholyMatrimony and]] TheBrute]].

* HappilyAdopted: The viewpoint character draws a distinction between "[[GoodParents her parents]]" and the unknown (to her) "people who'd brought her into the world."

* NamelessNarrative: Canon characters are mentioned, but not named. The viewpoint character's name [[NoNameGiven is never revealed]] (and the author has admitted that, when it was written, she hadn't yet actually been ''given'' one).
* NoInfantileAmnesia: Downplayed. She was born in summer, but her earliest memory is of "bone-crushing cold." [[spoiler:Considering her age, she'd have been conceived shortly before the Red Lotus were incarcerated and born in [[TailorMadePrison P'Li's cell]].]]

* PlayingWithFire: Mention is made of the viewpoint character being a firebender. [[spoiler:Yet ''another'' trait inherited from Mama.]]

* TitleDrop: In the second-to-last paragraph. Applied not only to the girl, but to her adoptive parents as well.

* HappilyAdopted: The viewpoint character draws a distinction between "[[GoodParents her parents]]" and the unknown "people who'd brought her into the world."

* NamelessNarrative: Canon characters are mentioned, but not named. The viewpoint character's name [[NoNameGiven is never revealed]] (and the author has stated that when it was written, she hadn't yet been given one at all).

* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler:Yet ''another'' trait inherited from Mama.]]

* NamelessNarrative: Canon characters are mentioned, but not named. The viewpoint character's name [[NoNameGiven is never revealed]]; the author has hinted that the character has since been named, but has thus far referred to her only as "the [[spoiler:[[PunnyName P'heerling]]]]."