r/ATLAfanfiction

As someone who enjoys reading explicit and mature stories, I spend a lot of time on AO3.

The content there is better and more interesting than what you’d find in the local bookstores.

With the renaissance of ATLA, due the movie (I liked the show as a young teenager), I started looking for Kataang fanfiction. I really enjoy the ‘ship’, although I’ve never been a shipper of any ATLA or TLOK characters before.

What came to my attention is that blueseyethinker (think they appear under different names on different platform) and pardonmymanners became insanely popular, despite also being new to the fandom as it seems.
As far as I'm concerned AO3 doesn't get writers famous like this often.

I’ve read some of their fics and they are without doubt, very enjoyable, but not to an extent that explains to me why they are this popular.

Are such rises in popularity an ATLA-fandom thing or can someone explain what's so special about their work. Is there insider knowledge I need to enjoy their work as much as the rest of the community?

And do you might have other recommendations for explicit Kataang other than these two authors?
(already read most of aangsheadband’s and Flameohotwife’s stuff too)
Smaller fics that did not gain as much recognition but you still liked?

Thanks a lot.

Don’t mind minor romance or having zuko in it. Just looking for something where that isn’t the focus. Up for anything else. Thanks. Also non Modern-au please

I've read the popular ones already, (muffinlance, Embers, ect.) So no need to rec those!

I'm looking for (preferably) long fics without any ships. Idm if it has canon ships or Zukka though.

This post is mostly for things like hidden gems on ao3! ✨️

There are, like, 55,251 ATLA fics as of just now. And idk, I’m curious if anyone has managed to read all the fics of a certain tag yet. Bonus points for any maniac that might’ve actually read every single one of these fics, but part of me doubts that humanly possible lol.

Water. Earth. Fire. Air.

After one hundred years of war, the Avatar fulfilled his destiny and ended the Fire Nation’s conquest.

The world celebrated. Ozai’s banners burned throughout the conquered territories. Heroes were paraded through cheering streets while the ashes of the old order still smoldered.

Peace had finally arrived.

But Princess Azula had survived it.

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Azula: Fire Lord Forever

Part One: Return of the Princess

{Read the Prologue & Chapter One on AO3}

I understand why people say it was a good thing ATLA ended when it did, but even though the execution was terrible the comics proved there was still story to tell.

Also come on, each season was an element! Four elements, four seasons!! Am I seriously the only one whose thought this?

Anyway probably my biggest idea, that's also my own, is having the Airbenders survive just in hiding. The Air Nomads were the most spiritually attuned people, it doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to me that spirits could lead them to, say, a Lion Turtle (not the one that gave energybending to Aang, another one). A sanctuary that constantly moves, has people that can summon mist around it and has a lot of spiritual energy, making my spirit guide idea make sense.

The airbenders aren't unharmed. They don't have tattoos, traditional airbender attire and are less then 500. This preserves the weight of what the Fire Nation did, without them having completely succeeded.

I want some fanfic with Azula after the asylum where she finds herself while eventually finding a purpose in fighting rogue spirits.

I watched the new Avatar the last Airbender movie and is there any book suggestions for Zuko lovers.