u/himenelle

It’s kinda hard to describe what I really am looking for but just imagine a group of really close friends. Maybe set in a rural town. Imaginations are running wild and their adventures are just endless. It could perhaps be magical realism or maybe a low fantasy. Maybe a bit of romance? I’m a romance reader at my core so yeah:)

I am seeking recommendations here from my on and off obsession with the raven cycle - not claiming that the premise of the raven cycle is just a bunch of kids playing make believe. It’s not at all like that. But I am really craving those lovable friendships and deep connection with each other and to places, to things, to magic.

I’m not asking this to push it down into everyone’s throats that they will be canon. That there can be no other option for them.

I’m simply asking this because I JUST ENJOY READING THEM SO MUCH. I’m here for the fun<3

IT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE TO BE YOUR OWN THEORY, you can share a link or whatever (just give them credit).

Don’t think about “but they’ll never be canon” just have fun with this. I love reading how passionate people can be with their theories. It doesn’t even have to be a theory, it can be just fragments of information or whatever, JUST ANYTHING!

Take this from someone who doesn’t really care about who will be end game but someone who still loves zutara.

Also please don’t be a kill joy in this, if you’re so opposed to the notion of zutara being canon in NATLA then just scroll away:)

Before y’all start screaming at me “it’s their job, they’re probably told what to do and say” or “they’re probably told what to do so they won’t get attacked by antis” or any of that sort. YES I KNOW IT IS THEIR JOB but it can’t hurt to ask.

I’m just seeing a pattern of people posting that the cast is like “but they’ve always hated each other” then later someone posts “aaaw kia and dallas look so sweet in that interview” and the cast generally vibing with zutara.

So to those who have watched every interview…is it a mixed bag of reactions when it comes to zutara?

Also can you like tell me which interviews to watch, I feel like they have a lot.

So there’s this zutara art by te-al-latte on tumblr (she’s _teallatte on instagram)

And I think there’s like a fanfic with this premise but no one can remember. I can’t help myself so I’m just asking here anyway if anybody has fic recs with this premise.

I didn’t want to download the picture out of respect to the artist since she doesn’t want anyone reposting them so above is the link instead.

I’m sorry but the usual solving crimes, disappearances, whodunnit, etc. with a romantic subplot is just not my cup of tea but I do not think they’re not good, they’re just not for me.

Maybe something more whimsical or coming of age? Basically I would love to read about people solving a mystery and a romantic subplot that doesn’t involve a killer or any murder and the likes of it.

I’m feeling to read fanfic where zuko grovels just to get katara’s trust. I want this pathetic man to be down bad. Maybe katara interacting with more characters while just completely leaving this man to fend for himself.

I get this groveling can’t be the only thing the fic is about but it’s still great to read some. I’ve been reading way too much post show fics where they’re all friends galore so I’m honestly craving for angst.

I have a lot of time and I’m actually planning to start common place journaling on zutara. Do you have any favorite/note worthy videos essays or even articles? Basically any material.

Anyway, I wanted to ask if there are any fics where zuko forms his own rebel group and enlists the rest of the gaang.

We’re already very acquainted with zuko joining team avatar but what about team avatar joining zuko? I personally think it would be really fun to read something like that, it would be really interesting to see how sparks would fly between zuko and katara.

Also I am currently reading Salt and Scale - I know this fanfic isn’t really aligned with what I’m asking for but I thought I’d just let y’all know since he kinda does have his own little group in this fanfic.

Okay it’s kinda hard to explain what I mean since you could say that fanfic in general is out of the box.

But still I would love if you guys have fanfic recs with a more different premise. I think we can think about a lot of premises that we have seen a lot of like the war not happening at all, rewriting the books, zuko joins earlier on. However, I would like to ask some truly out of the box fanfic if you have any.