even more “asami is a firebender who grew up with korra” AU ideas
okay so i’ve been thinking about this idea a lot lately and maybe after the modern!AU I’ll actually sit down and write it proper but I got some more ideas (mostly regarding the bending bros)
(other posts regarding this AU can be found here)
mako and bolin are non-benders. they’re still orphans, and I was wondering how they might have survived on the street with no bending to work with. they still have pabu (and pabu is still the inspiration behind the name “fire ferrets”). they also both love pro-bending even tho they’re non-benders, and they got a job being custodians at the stadium and in exchange they live there.
bolin is the “cool brother” and mako is constantly living in his shadow. he’s also more introverted but still moody. he’d prefer to read a book instead of fighting, but he also knows how to defend himself. bolin always got into fights
bolin has the scarf.
mako’s not a jerk in this AU he’s a precious cinnamon roll. bolin loves the spotlight. bolin still becomes a famous actor in this AU, and mako still becomes a police officer but he has a different path of getting there.
at first, mako just offered to drive the cars for money to pay the bills, then he fell in love with police work and decides to go to republic city university to get a proper education and a police foundations degree
he meets wu in university. wu is Bi as Fuck™ and head over heels for mako. mako isn’t reciprocating but because he’s not a jerk in this AU he lets wu down easy and they actually end up being Best Bros.™
masami happens after korvira happens in book 1. everyone is fucking mature about it. mako and asami eventually break up because mako knows asami is in love with korra and doesn’t want to interfere with that.
the following are spoilers for ideas in the later “books” in the rewrite. they are under the cut.
bolin gets airbending in book 3. this causes a rift between the brothers because once again, bolin got to be the “cool” one and get all the cool things. however, they settle their differences after they remember and realize they’re all they have left of each other. bolin promises to let mako ride his sky bison to school “to impress the ladies”
bopal happens a lot on the mutual ground of both of them being airbenders, and they’re both learning how to adapt in a huge change of lifestyle. for bolin, it’s no more partying and girls and shit like that and he falls in love with opal’s continuing willingness to improve herself and learn the ways of the air nomads. he really admires her strength
korrasami happens in the middle of book 4. as in, they admit to each other they love each other and kiss and shit like that. the whole point of the rewrite is that there’s a shitton of build up.
asami still stays behind between b3 and b4. its very similar, except its more of asami can never find time to get to the SWT to visit korra because she’s too damn busy running future industries. this is also because in b3, kuvira discovered she was from zaofu and decided she wanted to stay there for a bit (su took her in)
kuvira is the sorta not kinda but sorta kinda big bad in book 4 (still). its actually baatar jr who’s the “big bad” but he’s manipulating her. emotionally and physically because...
suyin is toph and sokka’s daughter, and thus baatar jr is a waterbender, and a bloodbender. he’s actually controlling mega maid through kuvira. the plot of b4 is the krew figuring this out (before the last stand, they thought it was kuvira the whole time not knowing she was the prisoner)
mako and bolin fulfil the roles of asami and hiroshi in the last stand, with bolin dying. mako is fully prepared to sacrifice himself to finish the hole for them to hop through. however, mega maid knocks back the hummingbird and mako and bolin escape it. korra is managing to hold up mega maid’s arm with earth or icebending. there was a moment before where bolin boasted that he could hold a plasma saw with one hand, so he says he’ll go and finish the hole himself since he can fly there. this is where they have the “you don’t have to prove to me that you’re awesome. you’re awesome!” convo, mako says the line bc bolin is the “cool brother”. he had taken back the scarf from grandma and he gives it to mako. he also talks to opal one last time and she whispers something in his ear before he goes. he flies up with the saw, korra can barely hold on, and bolin swears he’ll fly out of there before it crashes but he can’t finish the hole before korra can give up. so, he chooses to stay behind, finish the hole, and get crushed.
mako is incredibly distraught by this. like, bloodrage distraught. wu and opal have to hold him back from hurting somebody
opal told bolin she was pregnant before he left. i’m actually still debating this trope because it’s very typical tbh but at the same time I love this trope
the people who hop into mega maid are korra, asami, lin, su, and jinora. lin and su do the same as they did before, but asami and jinora are the ones in charge of taking down mega maid. asami does the lightningbending thing but she knows when to stop and get out of there. however, her and jinora kinda get caught in the blast and take cover. everyone wakes up near each other, asami and korra follow baatar jr to the forest (idk if he brings kuvira with him or not)
asami does not go to the spirit world with korra when she creates a new portal. as such, she’s terrified that korra’s dead.
korra talks not only to baatar jr in the spirit world, but also bolin. at first she wonders how spiritual he was during his life, but at the same time is grateful she can still talk to her friend one last time (or is it one last time)
the series ends with everyone going on the spirit world vacation. I mean, korra and asami are already together, so there’s no reason for them to do a vacation just the two of them (esp since they grew up together). the final “shot” is korra, asami, mako, opal and kuvira going to the spirit world and seeing bolin, and its like “one big happy family” shot.
mako and kuvira plant the seeds of hooking up at varrick and zhu li’s wedding. because pair the spares (also it was a cute idea that came to mind that I want to tease throughout the later books)
anyway those are my thoughts rn. if anyone wants to give feedback please feel free to do so. also if there’s any interest in this fic. thanks!
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