History FanficRecs / AvatarTheLastAirbender

''Fanfic/{{Enslaved}}'' by sharkflip (link [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5306755/1/ here]])

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* Crossover With: ''{{Transformers}}'' (in the style of WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime, though containing elements from ALL series.)

* ''Status'': Dormant

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Fics for the sequel, The Legend of Korra, should go [[FanficRecs/TheLegendOfKorra here]].

* Crossover With: [[labelnote:It's a long list...]] ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'', ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra'', ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'', ''Manga/BlackButler'', ''Manga/BlueExorcist'', ''Manga/CellsAtWork'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'', ''Manga/DeathNote'', ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK'', ''Manga/DrStone'', ''Manga/{{Erased}}'', ''Manga/FoodWars'', ''Anime/{{Free}}'', ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''Manga/{{Given}}'', ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'', ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'', ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}'', ''Anime/KillLaKill'', ''Manga/KissHimNotMe'', ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'', ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'', ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'', ''Manga/TheRoyalTutor'', ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', ''Manga/ToiletBoundHanakoKun'', ''Manga/WelcomeToDemonSchoolIrumaKun'', ''Anime/YuriOnIce''.

* ''Comments'': ''Tears of Revelry'' is the story of ''Gundam Wing'' adapted into the ''A:TLA'' universe, taking place almost two hundred years after the end of the latter in place of ''{{WesternAnimation/The Legend of Korra}}''. While it deviates from the source material, the overall story remains and is definitely worth a read.

* Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock

* Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock

Comment: In this AU, it is Azula who got exiled instead. After months of searching the Avatar, she decided to try searching for her mother first...

* ''Comments'': Modern AU. Smut included. TW for incest, child abuse, self-harm, and rape. This is the defining Maizula fic. Like by far. It reads like a literary fiction novel, and it alters your perception of what fanfic can achieve. Truly. It's so fucking good it's unreal.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/4249794/chapters/9617619]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/silkinsilence/pseuds/silkinsilence]]

''Worlds Collide Series'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5252260/Iron117Prime Iron117Prime]]

''[[FanFic/CabinFever Cabin Fever]]'' by Southern Hearts (link [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11756271/1/Cabin-Fever here]])

* ''Comments'': I'm a fan of crackfic done right, and for my taste, these bite-sized stories fit the bill and then some. Very strongly absurdist, with caution gleefully being tossed aside to accommodate the author's inspired whimsy. I often revisit these when I need a good laugh, with "Adventures in Customer Service," "Party Crasher," "Bird of Prey," and "Never a Dull Moment" being especially good. Highly recommended. NOTE: while most all are humorous crackfic, a few stories do not fit the genre and are in fact quite harrowing. Read tags before proceeding if that's an issue.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/piandaoist/pseuds/CT-7567/works?fandom_id=65 Piandaoist's Short Stories Collection]]'' by Piandaoist

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/collections/piandaoist_oneshots/works Piandaoist's Short Stories Collection]]'' by Piandaoist

* Crossover With: [[labelnote:It's a long list...]] ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'', ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra'', ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'', ''Manga/BlackButler'', ''Manga/BlueExorcist'', ''Manga/CellsAtWork'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/{{Danganronpa}}'', ''Manga/DeathNote'', ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK'', ''Manga/DrStone'', ''Manga/{{Erased}}'', ''Manga/FoodWars'', ''Anime/{{Free}}'', ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''Manga/{{Given}}'', ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'', ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'', ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}'', ''Anime/KillLaKill'', ''Manga/KissHimNotMe'', ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'', ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'', ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'', ''Manga/TheRoyalTutor'', ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', ''Manga/ToiletBoundHanakoKun'', ''Manga/WelcomeToDemonSchoolIrumaKun'', ''Anime/YuriOnIce''.

* Status: Hiatus

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* Recommended by Blaidd Dunn
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'':It starts small. How something sweet twists into cruelty. How she learns to turn her weaknesses, scarce as they are to begin with, into Zuko's. Until they become her strengths. Until there are no weaknesses, no flaws, left in her.
* ''Comments'': A character study of Azula. Using just her nickname for her brother, Zuzu, the author to paints a picture of her upbringing and family that is just heartbreaking, and shows us perfectly why she is the way she is.

** Unfortunately, the fic seems to be dead

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3938549/1/The-First-Bloodbender The First Bloodbender]]'' by Ramens
* Trope page [[Fanfic/TheFirstBloodbender here]].

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13960154/1/Absolute-Trust Absolute Trust]]'' by [=Urbanator93=]
* Trope page [[Fanfic/AbsoluteTrust here]]

''[[FanFic/EmbersVathara Embers]]'' by Vathara (link [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5398503/1/Embers here]])

* ''Comments'': WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender InTheStyleOf FanFic/TheLastRingbearer. Early in Season Two, Zuko, instead of resorting to banditry to survive, reveals a Firebending technique he learned from his mother--Fire-''healing.'' This draws him into a millennia-old conspiracy spanning both the living and spirit worlds where [[BlackAndGrayMorality the abominable can only be battled by the cruel]]; where the [[GoodIsImpotent few competent "good" parties]]--of which even Zuko admits that he is a [[AntiHero BAD example]]--would be excellent canonical villains. Be warned--though many consider this a well-written story, [[SnicketWarningLabel it is NOT a nice story.]]

''[[FanFic/{{Enslaved}} Enslaved]]'' by sharkflip (link [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5306755/1/ here]])

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2623825 The 40]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/The_Ravenclaw_Werewolf/pseuds/The_Ravenclaw_Werewolf The_Ravenclaw_Werewolf]].
* Crossover With: [[labelnote:It's a long list...]] ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'', ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra'', ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'', ''Manga/BlackButler'', ''Manga/BlueExorcist'', ''Manga/CellsAtWork'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/{{Danganronpa}}'', ''Manga/DeathNote'', ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK'', ''Manga/DrStone'', ''Manga/{{Erased}}'', ''Manga/FoodWars'', ''Anime/{{Free}}'', ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''Manga/{{Given}}'', ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'', ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'', ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}'', ''Anime/KillLaKill'', ''Manga/KissHimNotMe'', ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'', ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'', ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'', ''Manga/TheRoyalTutor'', ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', ''Manga/ToiletBoundHanakoKun'', ''Manga/WelcomeToDemonSchoolIrumaKun'', ''Anime/YuriOnIce''.
* Trope page [[Fanfic/The40 here]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12130574/1/Fury-and-Flame A Game of Thrones: Fury and Flame]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13771633/1/A-Clash-of-Kings-Fury-and-Flame A Clash of Kings: Fury and Flame]]'' by JMIII

** Has a tropes page [[Fanfic/FuryAndFlame here]].

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14134954/1/Disney-s-RealmWalkers Disney's RealmWalkers]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/15569303/LumiTea LumiTea]] ({{Crossover}} with ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'', others yet to be revealed )

* [[Fanfic/DisneysRealmwalkers Has a Tropes page]]

* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Zuko/Jin, mostly, though Katara/Haru is mentioned in passing.
* ''Synopsis'': A series of AU snapshots of life after the war in Caldera City. Here, Iroh has decided to stay in the Fire Nation rather than return to Ba Sing Se, and opens a new tea shop.
* ''Comments'': There are some chapters which touch some of the darker aspects of the original series (e.g., the circumstances behind Lu Ten's death, and Iroh's relationship with his father, Azulon), but overall, it's a true "warm-fuzzies" fest, with everyone kept in character (mostly; in a few chapters, some characters are quick to shed a tear or two). Zuko's "father and son in all but blood" relationship with his uncle is explored in more depth, which is much appreciated. The highlight, though, is Iroh's FriendToAllChildren nature being on full display after he adopts an orphan from a Fire Nation colony of the author's invention; it's just too sweet for words.

* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': In another world, Azula was born first. In another world, Azula wasn't the favorite.

* Recommended by Glave Of Magnus
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': It should have been one of the best days of Azula's life. She'd succeeded where dear Zuzu had failed again and again, single-handedly staged a coup against Ba Sing Se, and struck the Avatar down with lightning. That was before she felt the tell-tale static that came with more lightning, this time not her own. Now she's stuck in a stupid time loop for Agni knows why.

* Recommended by calantian
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Set during WWII, two Mongolian teenagers find a Tibetan monk wandering in the mountains... and the last date he remembers is fifty years ago. Very quickly, they find themselves on the run from an obsessive young Japanese officer...

* Recommended by Kaza999, Tropers/{{iowaforever}}
* ''Status'': Complete/Complete/Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Aang dies right before Katara is born, rendering her the Avatar.

* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Katara's plan to rally Haru and the other imprisoned earthbenders goes horribly, horribly wrong, and instead of helping others to freedom, she finds herself in a prison of her own. After waking the Avatar, she'd hoped to help put an end to the war, but now, it may be all she can manage just to survive.
* ''Comments'': A wonderfully dark AU oneshot that does away with the Fire Nation's massive IdiotBall in the episode "Imprisoned". Comes at the cost of breaking and traumatizing Katara, but oh well.

* Recommended by Veloren
* Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
* ''Synopsis'': In which "Prince Zuko" isn't Zuko at all, and Azula feels threatened by her father's regime.
* ''Comments'': Azula-centric. Removed from ff.net.

* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Avatar Zuko was banished from the Fire Nation and now lives in hiding, just wanting to stay low in the shadows. Dai Li Agent Toph was assigned to find the Avatar before the Fire Nation Princess, Azula, does. All is chaotic, but it is just the beginning...

* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': What if Sokka had been taken by the fire nation during the raid where Kya was killed, and eventually became an assassin for Azula? Starts off at the beginning of season 2, and includes relationships between Sokka/Ty Lee and Mai/Zuko.

* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Toph is a properly raised earth kingdom lady. With properly bound feet.
* ''Pairings'': Toph/OC, if you squint. He's a suitably awesome OC, too.

* Recommended by Veloren, @/{{Somariel}}, Kiomori
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': His mother is gone. His uncle is missing. And Zuko runs for his very life. An AU one-shot in which a very young Zuko flees the Fire Nation to avoid assassination, and ends up working for the White Lotus Society.

* ''Status'': Dead

* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': The night Ozai tries to take the throne goes much differently. With Ozai and Ursa dead, and Azulon mortally wounded, Iroh is forced to take the throne--and to adopt his orphaned niece and nephew. Years later, Zuko is the heir to the throne, and Azula is not happy about it. Short of outright assassination (which she hasn't entirely ruled out), there's only one way to take the throne from Zuko--find and capture the Avatar, to show that she is the worthier heir. Of course, things are never that simple.

* Recommended by @/SalFishFin, @/LavanyaSix, boonerunner, Completenerd
* ''Status'': Ongoing; last updated January 2021
* ''Synopsis'': In short, Zuko and Azula love each other. No, not like ''[[BrotherSisterIncest that]]''.

* Recommended by [=SubversionStation=]
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': "All I'm saying is, if I had weird powers, I'd keep my weirdness to myself." Firebender!Sokka AU.
* ''Comments'': Especially notable for having an explanation for Sokka's abilities that's not the [[ChildByRape triggering/violent]] one you tend to see in these sort of stories.

* Recommended by Extraintrovert
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': A series of connected but isolated narratives following an alternate timeline after the second season finale, with Aang prematurely acquiring a firebending instructor: Azula.

* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': They were all naive, young, but most importantly friends. A collection of short dialogues between a group of children, who create a story to convey their grief, despair, and dreams. That story is called Avatar.
* ''Comments'': A cute twoshot where the world of A:TLA is just a game made up by Aang and his friends.
* ''Note'': While the original link was dead, a few dedicated fans took a Russian translation of the story and re-translated it into English, which is where the current link leads to.
** Also, if you're interested in the Russian translation, it can be found [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/500657 here]].

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': In the era of US Prohibition, the city of Omashu is a cesspool of rival bootlegging gangs. After Boss Ozai of the Dragons wipes out the Aces, the gang's only survivor is taken in by the beleaguered Riversiders and quickly revealed to be the Avatar.

* Recommended by Aryashi, ElementalFire, Wheretheducksgo, Oberoniss
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': When Prince Lu Ten returns with the Avatar and his Water Tribe companions in chains, Zuko is put in charge of their imprisonment. But things are not what they seem, both with the child Avatar and his own family. And soon, he will have a decision to make.

* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': One pirate gets impulsive, and an event starting in "The Waterbending Scroll" sends ripples throughout the rest of Seasons 1, 2 and 3. Basically, a bad end in "The Water Bending Scroll" leads to Katara being held prisoner by Zuko for much longer than either of them expected.

* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Prince Aang, the lighthearted son of Fire Lord Ozai, decides to prove his honor by tracking down the Avatar on his own. Meanwhile, the sullen Avatar Zuko is discovered at the South Pole.

* Recommender by Glave Of Magnus
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': Princess Ursa has already murdered one member of the Royal Family to protect her precious son. What is one more? And what is the burden of a throne, next to his safety?

* Recommended by @/CaellachTigerEye, @/{{Somariel}}, Kiomori
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': It had been an accident. That was what Zuko had said to his crew when he bended an element he hadn't been meant to. He wasn't the Avatar. The newest Avatar was in the Earth kingdom, hidden by its walls. Unless that Avatar had died long ago. So... how had he done it? AU.

* Recommended by Shining Amaterasu, Sykan
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Set in an Alternate Universe where the canon storyline and characters from the series never existed, ''Requiem of Seasons'' follows the story of Hayate, a boy from the Southern Water Tribe city of Sakuramura. Hayate stands out for being completely devoid of any waterbending talent, which is commonplace in the Water Tribes. The day starts out fairly normally, if not a little annoying, for him, until things take a turn for the worse. During a ceremony, the city is attacked by the Earth Kingdom, falling rather quickly. Most of the population is killed or taken prisoner, and by sheer chance Hayate, joined by resident jerkass Kiro and child prodigy Sukai, manages to escape the captured city. With nowhere to go back to, the three kids set on a journey to find out who was behind the attack on Sakuramura and what was the reason for it.

* Recommended by @/JBlaze
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Sokka Amaruq is just an ordinary guy in the large East Asian city of Ba Sing Se, but when roller derby girl Suki Tachibana shows up in his skate shop one day, he's plunged into the world of roller derby. Now he has to team up with the Kyoshi Warriors against the Dangerous ladies to save Ba Sing Se's last roller rink from being closed down--but can the underdogs prevail against Azula's cunning? Will Sokka ever get a date with Suki? Will Aang be able to get time off from the Olympics to skate for the team? And what IS Zuko's secret job, anyway? Find out... in RINKRATS.

* Recommended by @/ProgenyExMachina
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': In his journeys, a naive Roku learns of the horrors of war, and becomes determined to someday put a stop to it.

* Recommended by @/CaellachTigerEye, Aromli, MAI742
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': "Zuko lost much more than an Agni Kai... AU tag to episode 2." Basically, Zuko was [[spoiler: blinded in the Agni Kai against Ozai, and uses Firebending to detect heat and body signatures, similar to how Toph 'sees' using Earthbending]].
* ''Comments'': Not a bad little oneshot.

* Recommended by [=SuperYoshiFan02=]
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': After Azula wounds Iroh in the three-way battle between Azula, the Avatar gang and Zuko in the episode "The Chase", Zuko screams at the gang that they should leave them alone. But this time, the gang stands their ground. They are unable to just run away when someone clearly needs their help. Even if that person is their enemy.

* ''Status'': Dea

* ''Tags'': slash, femmeslash, het, animal pairings

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4381366/1/A_Matter_of_Honor A Matter of Honor]])'' by Adridere

* ''Comments'': Post-canon; Aang and Katara's natural differences and assumptions lead to their first major break up, and naturally they both go to their best friend Zuko for comfort and solice. Zuko meanwhile, is suffering.
Is part of a series where Zuko/Katara/Aang does happen- however this is the most complete story wise and works just fine on its own. It is also a lovely character drama that I kept returning to over and over again.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3322324/1/A_Million_Ways_To_Say_I_Love_You A Million Ways To Say I Love You]]'' by Mystic Katt (slash, femmeslash, het, animal pairings)

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4888783/1/Just-Another-Morning Just Another Morning]]'' by Maizeandbluekid

* Now has [[Fanfic/JustAnotherMorning its own page]].

* ''Synopsis'':Aang, Sokka, and Katara should take more care in where they sleep. Now three little turtleducklings don't know what they are going to do.

Fortunately, Prince Zuko has always liked turtleducks.

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* Now has a page]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5827377/1/ Morality Chain]]'' by Pureauthor

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8974166/1/The-Masks-We-Wear The Masks We Wear]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/4522576/NiceThorn NiceThorn]]

* [[Fanfic/TheMasksWeWearAvatarTheLastAirbender Now with its own page!]]