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Writing Korrasami saves my sanity.

[kweni13]

I haven't drawn since high school, which was 20+ years ago. And I'm not that great at drawing to begin with, but tried again earlier. LMAO! Tried drawing Korra from memory alone. At least it kinda looked like her? No? XD I really struggle to draw women, idk why.😭

[ao3org]

Wrangling Update - Avatar: The Last Airbender 

Hello ATLA fans! With the recent changes to Fandom Metatags, a new change is coming to the way the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise fandom on AO3 is structured! Don’t worry, the existing fandom tags will remain as they are - this change will not impact your ability to search for works in specific fandoms (i.e. Legend of Korra, The Chronicles of the Avatar novels, etc.). 

What is changing is that we are creating a new metatag for the fandom! 

What is a metatag, you ask? Great question - think of metatags (and subtags) like file folders on your computer or in your Google Drive. In this analogy, the metatag is the top-level folder and the subtags are sub-folders that live inside that top-level folder.

New ATLA metatag: Avatar: The Last Airbender & Related Fandoms

All current and future ATLA-related fandoms will be sub-fandoms ("subtags") of the new Avatar: The Last Airbender & Related Fandoms fandom metatag. Currently, this includes: 

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)

Avatar: Legend of Korra

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Chronicles of the Avatar Novels - Various

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Live Action TV 2024)

Avatar Legends (Roleplaying Game)

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Video Games 2006 2007)

Avatar: Realms Collide (Video Game)

There is no 2010 movie in Ba Sing Se The Last Airbender (2010)

As new ATLA franchise canon is released, those will be added as subfandoms as well. For more information on the hows and whys, keep reading below the cut!

Why are we making this change? 

In short, to make it easier to filter and search for what you’re looking for! 

Franchise-wide searching: Don’t care which part of canon is included in your search? No problem! Filter/search using the new metatag (Avatar: The Last Airbender & Related Fandoms) and all the fandoms listed above will be included in the results. 

Specific sub-fandom searching: Only interested in works tagged as Legend of Korra or one of the other sub-fandoms? We’ve got you covered, too! Simply filter/search using the subfandom, and you’ll only see results that have the sub-fandom tagged. And if you want to exclude works where some or all of the other sub-fandoms are tagged, you can still do that as well! Just add those fandoms under the exclude filter.

Crossovers: Don’t like crossovers with external fandoms? Or maybe you LOVE crossovers? Either way, this change is good news for you! By organizing all the ATLA subfandoms under the overarching metatag, works that are tagged with multiple ATLA fandoms will no longer be treated as a crossover work by the filtering/search system! This means that:

When you exclude crossovers from your search, works tagged with multiple ATLA-related fandoms will now show up in the results (since the system no longer considers them to be crossovers since they are now all part of the same fandom tree). 

When you include crossovers in your search, works tagged with ATLA fandoms and non-ATLA fandoms will still appear as usual.

Other ATLA Wrangling Tips

Beware the blue people Avatar! While you’re always welcome to tag your works however you like, we recommend selecting your preferred ATLA fandom directly from the dropdown or using phrasing specific to ATLA. If you tag your work’s fandom just using the word "Avatar" or something similar, you run the risk of your work being listed under the James Cameron Avatar franchise instead of ATLA. Tags are wrangled based on what they've most been used for, and many "Avatar" tags have already been made synonyms of James Cameron Avatar fandom tags.

Speaking of the dropdown - mind the dropdown! Because AO3’s dropdown prioritizes results that list a word multiple times, the first result may not always be the result you’re looking for. For example, the fandom for the ATLA novels is Avatar: The Last Airbender: Chronicles of the Avatar Novels - Various, which includes the word "Avatar" twice. We recommend double-checking what tag you select from the dropdown to make sure it's the fandom tag you intended! 

Happy tagging! If you have questions or need help, please contact Support, who will be happy to offer any necessary guidance.

(From time to time, ao3org posts announcements of recent or upcoming wrangling changes on behalf of the Tag Wrangling Committee.)

[warmfigure]

i am massively overdue for a very very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

[unlettered-heathen]

reblog to give prev a very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

[korrasamiweek2026]

We're BACK!!

This year's Korrasami celebration event will run from Sunday December 13th through Saturday December 19th, and as in years past there will be several prompts to choose from (or combine) on each day of the week, as well as a Free Day at the end.

Prompt submissions will open the first week of May and prompt voting will start the first week of June, so if you'd like to participate (or just love Korrasami!) consider following @korrasamiweek2026 for updates :)

Event Rules and Guidelines:

1. Create some fanwork based on the prompts. The prompts are meant to inspire, not limit, so feel free to combine them as you choose or post your work on the concluding Free Day if none of the prompts speak to you. Fanart, fanfiction, gifsets, headcanons, analysis/meta, memes, playlists, etc. are all welcome. As long as it's your own work, feel free to submit whatever you'd like!

2. Post and share your work on the designated prompt day. Be sure to use the #korrasamiweek2026 tag or mention @korrasamiweek2026 in your post, or submit the post directly to the blog. You can also add any works posted on ao3 to the collection here.

3. Engage with other people's work! Reblogs, comments, and likes are always appreciated.

4. Fanwork must be Korrasami-focused. Other characters and pairings are more than welcome, but the work should be centered around Korra and Asami.

5. Fanwork must be your own. Reposts of another creator's work and AI-generated content will not be accepted.

6. Please follow Tumblr’s Community Guidelines. Explicit content of adult characters is perfectly fine, but make sure it follows tumblr’s rules. If you're unsure or just want to be cautious, feel free to link to an outside source. If you post explicit writing, please either link to ao3 or put the explicit parts under a cut/read more.

7. Tag your work with the appropriate content warnings. This helps fellow participants and the wider fandom community filter out content that may be upsetting or triggering. Use your best judgement, and when in doubt I'd recommend erring on the side of caution.

8. No bigotry of any kind. This includes (but is not limited to) misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, whitewashing, etc. Your work can depict or explore those themes but shouldn't endorse them, and it must be be tagged/labeled with the appropriate warnings.

9. When submitting visual or audio media, please include a description either in ALT text or in the body of the post itself.

10. Be kind!! No criticism—constructive or otherwise—unless the creator explicitly requests it. If something isn't to your tastes, just keep scrolling. If you are concerned about someone’s content breaking the rules, please message me here @korrasamiweek2026 or on my main @korrasamibottles rather than engaging with the creator directly.

11. Have fun and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions :)

[kweni13]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Just a one-shot of a Valentine’s special fic, even though there’s nothing romantic about this one. It’s just Asami being thirsty. XD

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: Legend of Korra Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Korra/Asami Sato Characters: Korra (Avatar), Asami Sato Additional Tags: Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Thirsty Asami Sato, Attempt at Humor, attempt at flirting, Meet-Cute, Asami is an online seller, Alternate Universe - College/University Summary:

Asami Sato had been selling clothes through the campus marketplace for two years and had never received anything less than a five-star rating. So when a single, glaring one-star review appeared on her dashboard, she was furious. Her sizing charts were precise. Her items were perfect.

Fully prepared to give the buyer a professional but pointed response, she opened the site.

And froze.

Because what she saw did not make sense.

What the hell?

[kowachi]

Happy Korrasami Day! Here's a brand new webcomic for you!

[kweni13]

Happy Korrasami anniversary!! I can't believe it's been 11 years since you stepped into the Spirit World hand in hand. 💙❤️

Thank you for being an inspiration to so many people.

[kweni13]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: Legend of Korra Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Korra/Asami Sato Characters: Korra (Avatar), Asami Sato Additional Tags: First Meetings, Meet-Cute, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Korrasami Week (Avatar), Korrasami Week 2025, Day 1 Summary:

On her first day with the Republic City Police Department, Korra runs into a woman having the worst day of her life, and ends up helping her start over. Sparks fly in the parking lot.

Here’s my entry for day 1 of @korrasami-week-2025 

Prompt: Meet cute

[cheshire-cat-lenalee2]

[kweni13]

Please work. I'm desperate.🙏🏼

[blueraith]

What does fanfiction mean to you?

I'm asking this question because today I came across some ugly, mean-spirited, catty behavior towards a fic author that I haven't seen in a very, very long time, and I think it's important we discuss it as a community.

Y'all know how long I've been doing this? Fanfiction, that is.

Eighteen years.

I've posted across different platforms, on different handles, in different ways for a long, long time. More than half of my life at this point, from fourteen years old.

Fanfiction is how I personally engage with fandom the most. It's THE most important thing to me, frankly, because it is the common thread between each and every single fandom I have ever participated in.

It's self-expression to me. Folk art. Collaborative and fun. I truly hope that most people who engage in fanfiction learn what it is to beta for someone even if you don't write yourself. It can be a fantastic experience in and of itself. Being the backboard to someone else's ideas, watching as they take genuine joy out of spinning a story together to put onto the page, seeing it come to life before anyone else and feeling almost as proud as the author themselves after they finally post it.

It's ultimately why I decided to make this post far more positive and productive than the angry, grumpy, blood boiling rant that I initially was churning over in my mind after the horrible posts I saw earlier.

I'll detail them here purely for context because I think it's important to recognize toxic fandom behavior when we see it. And speak out when we stumble across it.

The first post lauded itself as an 'honest review' of a popular fanfiction in a community I am a part of. That honest review was nothing more than a pop-critique filled with a sort of catty, snarky write up that is so popular nowadays online purely to gain clout more than to act as actual, constructive criticism. It was unnecessary and acted as though the fanfiction author was a professional, New York Times Bestseller rather than someone devoting hours of their free time and effort into a hobby that is ultimately meant to be fun and pleasant.

The second post by the same person claimed that their friend had challenged them to write their own version of the premise of this fanfiction under a read more cut. It spent some time applying a thin veneer of so-called respect to the original author, but was merely nothing more than contempt really. I simply fail to see the need to ever do this while publicly attaching an author's name and work title and arrogantly parade your own work as superior to their own. Why tear down someone else?

I pushed back against them directly on this post, they took it down, but not before childishly trying to excuse their actions and claiming that 'if someone is publicly posting, then they should be able to handle vocal criticism.'

But you know what? One, what that person was doing was not constructive criticism. I think back to the beta session I had with a friend right after this incident and I think to myself, how sad must it be that this is what this person thinks is valuable criticism. That this is the way they chose to engage with the fanfiction community and thought they were in the right to do so.

Two, and perhaps even more importantly, people are accountable for the things that they post. The things that they say. It would have cost this person nothing to never make those posts in the first place. To never risk an author coming across a mean-spirited and malicious teardown of the work they put hours into and risk harming their self-esteem, mental health, or confidence in their own writing.

Because we do not know who these people are behind their handles. We do not know if they're new to writing. If they are experienced but going through a tough time. There are real people who write the content you choose to consume.

Fanfiction is a collaborative process. Writers provide the free content, and it is the reader's responsibility to know when their input would be valuable.

Is what you have to say helpful? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

If the feedback you want to provide does not hit at least two of those things, what you have to say does not matter. Period.

And I daresay that in the vast majority of cases, kindness should be considered mandatory out of the three.

In return, writers will often throw in ideas they've read out of reviews, they'll reach out to their most ardent followers for things like beta-ing or joining a discord server nowadays. There's always been a give and take in this community.

Fanfiction is a cornerstone of fandom for a reason. And it is particularly important in the queer community, going all the way back to actual physical magazines in which people mailed in their KirkxSpock fic decades ago. Over time we've experimented on the process, moved to countless different platforms, survived collapses of all sorts of communities, only to rally over and over again around each other to be able to tell the tales we wanted to see but were not getting as queer folk amongst mainstream media.

And in that time, it's been long agreed on in this space that you do not tear down another writer to build yourself up. Ever. Period. This has long been the only thing in fanfiction that has been aggressively policed, called out, and nipped in the bud when experienced members of this community come across it.

It will not be tolerated.

I shouldn't have to make this post, but I suppose this is the changing of the guard, so to speak. We have a new generation of fic writers and readers coming into the space daily and while so many of you are wonderful, creative, and welcomed members of this space that has been here long before me or anyone of my age, there are some who do not know how to act in the fanfiction community.

And it is up to us to make it clear in no uncertain terms that they will need to either get with program or be pushed out.

To become the best version of yourself as a writer requires hours of work, of posting again and again, of experimentation, of putting hints of your own life and experiences onto the page. The vast majority of us will never be published, and that's just fine for most of us. We engage in this hobby because of how joyful it can be to write something dear to our hearts, share it with the world, and be validated that others enjoyed the work that we put in.

Frankly, readers will always owe it to us to respect that process and work. To be respectful and kind when interacting with authors. Constructive criticism can be welcomed but perhaps ask if the author is open to it and do not take it personally if they are not. And if they are, then learn how to give it with the writer's best interest in mind rather than your own ego.

I don't ordinarily request reblogs to my posts, I rant into the void and it doesn't matter to me if anyone really interacts on an ordinary day lol. But today, I want to ask that people share this message out in your fandoms, because I will be tagging it in the fandoms I interacted in, both past and present. Because fanfiction is a common thread that unites so many of us, and I think this is an important reminder on how we need to be respectful and kind to one another in this space.

If you feel comfortable, I would also love to hear how fanfiction is important to you. How you got into it. Why you love to either read, write, or beta it.

This is hobby that is meant to be fun, so let's have fun.

[kweni13]

PERIOD.

[ao3org]

The Archive is currently down and we are looking into it! We'll update you when we know more.

Posted: 02:05 UTC December 27, 2024

[kweni13]

😭😭

[persnickety-doodles]

Winding down

@korrasamiweek2024 - Day 7: FREE DAY

WE MADE IT! ✨✨✨ I had to change my original plans for today, because of time, so I hope you enjoy this one! Who knows, I might make a comeback with the original someday (maybe)!

Anyways! I hope you've enjoyed this week just as much as I have. These two girls mean so much to me, and I'm so glad I've been able to share this with you all!

While I won't ever stop drawing them, I have to take a break and shift focus a bit. As I wrap up, I just want to thank you for all of the support throughout the years. I wouldn't have been able to do this without you. ❤️💙

[persnickety-doodles]

@korrasamiweek2024 - Day 6: Band AU

This almost became a marching band AU... kinda glad it didn’t work out 🤣

I made a playlist for this one!

[kweni13]

Hey! Just wanted to say I’ve been reading your work for a long time and it got me through some dark times. Thank you for everything.

Aww. I'm glad that my fics got you through some dark times and that my fics helped even in just a tiny way.🙏🏼 I hope you're feeling better now.

Thank you.💙❤️

[kweni13]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

This is my contribution to @korrasamiweek2024 Day 6!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: Legend of Korra Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Korra/Asami Sato Characters: Korra (Avatar), Asami Sato, Hiroshi Sato Additional Tags: Korrasami week 2024, Day 6, Period Piece, band au, but just a bit, Fluff Series: Part 3 of Korrasami Week 2024 Summary:

On the night of her name day, Princess Asami Sato is surrounded by wealth, power, and suitors vying for her hand—but none of it brings her joy. Trapped by the expectations of her father and her royal duty, she yearns for something more: freedom. When her gaze falls on a captivating fiddler in the palace band, Asami finds herself drawn to the woman’s passion, charm, and the life of freedom she represents. A chance encounter in the gardens sparks a connection neither of them expected, but the divide between a princess and a traveling musician feels insurmountable.

Will she follow her heart, or stay and do her duty?

[persnickety-doodles]

"...Back to the dance floor?" "I'm kind of all danced out."

@korrasamiweek2024 - Day 5: Dancing

[loklove48]

Happy Korrasami day🥳🎉this is my unfinished half-ass contribution. Had to post something for my girls🤷🏻‍♀️