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  1. Public Bookmark 32

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    Sun and moon meeting, she recalls from the poem, lovers brushing past, passed, paths

    Master Katara leans closer, standing on tiptoes, whispers something into the Fire Lord’s ears. Fire Lord Zuko grins, wide and sweet like a crescent moon. Shula watches a spring blossom softly land between them, like a nudge from the spirits, an answer, a call—like an inevitable, breathing thing, already sewn into the crevasses of their souls, already tied into the beats of their pulse.

    or: all the times people had mistaken Zuko and Katara for a couple, and the one time for a silver of truth

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    24 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 40

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    15 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 59

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    After realizing that they may not live to see the end of the war, Katara and Zuko shared an amazing, loving, and sensual night together before facing Azula. All of their fighting and flirting exploded into one single night. An amazing night.
    A night with consequences.
    After Katara vanishes from the palace just nights before Zuko’s coronation, everyone’s futures are put on hold to find her.
    What if she doesn’t want to be found? Or is afraid to?
    Civil war in the Water Tribe, chaos in the Fire Nation and turmoil in the Earth Kingdom.

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    09 Jun 2026

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    A messenger hawk practically fell from the sky and onto the deck. It croaked quietly in misery when a soldier scooped it up, its wings fluttering from exhaustion, feathers tipped in frost. The urgency that had driven the bird to fly beyond reason was immediately clear when the scroll was untied from its leg and slipped free from the oilcloth that had protected it from the elements – the wax seal of the head Fire Sage gleamed in the dying sunlight.

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    “Dead.” Admiral Zhao stared at the scroll. The almost habitual smirk was gone from his face, and his expression was almost slack from the shock. “The Fire Lord is dead?”

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    Before the Fire Nation fleet arrives at the Northern Water Tribe, news arrives that Ozai is dead. The planned invasion is called off, and Iroh and Zuko return to Caldera City to deal with the sudden change in regimes.

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    30 May 2026

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    A vaguely academic examination of the phenomena behind fandom shipping and why certain non-canon ships become exceedingly popular, far overshadowing the popularity of canon ships. This essay touches on common mistakes writers make with female characters and romantic subplots, and suggests a explanation for the enduring popularity of so many m/m ships which have no chance at all of becoming canon. Examples are drawn from Avatar the Last Air Bender, Voltron Legendary Defender (god help me), and My Hero Academia.

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    24 May 2026