#owl writes

[none-ofthisnonsense]

re: zutara prompts, Katara cheering on Zuko fighting an agni kai to be taken seriously by the fire nation after the war?

[From this prompt request]

Katara wasn’t sure how it started. She’d been taking care of Zuko, at first, healing him and pushing her bending to its to limits to please, please, help him survive this, I don’t have spirit oasis water but I need it, I need him, please, Tui, La, Yue—

And then he’d healed but she’d stayed by his side while Sokka went back to the South Pole to rejoin their father and help them heal and rebuild and Katara was betraying her country staying in the Fire Nation for “diplomatic liaisons” but really, because she didn’t know what to do without the boy who was ready to die for her, who threw himself in front of Azula’s lightning for a reason she hadn’t herself examine quite yet.

Except now the foolish boy, the one who occupied more space in her thoughts than she’d ever thought he would, that boy, the fledgling Fire Lord, had accepted an Agni Kai because Katara, I may be the Fire Lord, now, but that doesn’t mean I’ve restored my honour in the eyes of the nation.

“Are you planning on making a habit of fighting Agni Kais?” Katara snarked, her nose wrinkling at the thought. She crossed her arms, leaning against a column in the palace as Zuko looked at her with a vaguely sheepish expression that somehow didn’t hide his earnestness.

“I need to do this, Katara,” he told her. “I don’t particularly like them, given all the ones I seem to fight end badly, but I promise it won’t this time.”

Katara glared at him, flexing her wrist to hit him with a ball of water. “If you don’t come back in one piece after all of that, Zuko, then I’ll go to the spirit world and fetch you myself.”

“Ow! I get it, Katara, I’ll be safe.” His lips crooked into a smile that she refused to look at for too long for fear of being blinded by the sun’s radiance that lit up his face.

“I didn’t spend all that time healing you just for you to ruin my efforts,” Katara said firmly. “I’ll be watching, and, Zuko, if at any point it looks like you’re not okay, I don’t care what the Fire Sages or Fire Nation tradition says, I will go in there myself and stop you. I’d rather you be a dishonoured Fire Lord than a dead one.”

Zuko swallowed and nodded, wordlessly moving forward and taking her into his arms to comfort her.

The day of the Agni Kai arrived, and it was sunrise and the sky had traces of red traces of blood and fire and thank you Katara I think I’m the one who should be thanking you—

Katara tried to inhale and frantically gasped for air, feeling the memory of the last Agni Kai she saw Zuko fight crash back into her memory.

Zuko looked up at her and tore away from the attendants who were helping him prepare, rushing to stand to grab her arms and shake her out of her trance. “Katara?”

“Zuko– you’re here– but you were–” dead and dying during the end of the world

His eyes softened, even the scarred one. “I’m here, Katara, I’m fine. You healed me. We won.” he reassured her.

Katara’s hiccoughs calmed, burying her face in his chest, pulling him closer and closer as if she needed to feel him to understand what he was saying. “You’re okay,” she wept into his shoulder. “You’re okay, you’re okay, you’re okay.”

The attendants were silent, recognising a grief and a fear that’d been theirs for a hundred years of war.

She felt him hug her tighter a final time before stepping back. “I need to do the Agni Kai now, Katara.”

Katara furiously rubbed at her eyes, still sniffling, before tugging a ribbon out of her hair and gesturing for Zuko to come closer again.

Zuko looked around, confused, but walked to her and knelt when her hands pressed down on his shoulders. “Katara, what are you–”

Silently, Katara undid his topknot that the attendants had so carefully tied just moments before, running her hands through his hair and tying it anew with her unmistakably blue Water Tribe ribbon. Zuko looked up at her once she finished her knot, gazing at her steadily.

The oldest Fire Sage, the one who’d been there even in the time of Azulon, gasped at the sight of the Fire Lord kneeling in front of a waterbending peasant, and having his hair played with and tied by a ribbon from that same waterbender’s own hair, even if she was a friend of the Avatar.

“Fire Lord Zuko, this is inappropriate, you must stop at once!” he shouted, straining his old muscles to hurry by their side. “General Ling is waiting for your Agni Kai, and– and– a waterbender cannot break our traditions like this!” he sputtered, waving his arms around helplessly.

Zuko took Katara’s hand and squeezed it in the promise of a conversation to be had later. His voice turned to ice as he addressed the Fire Sage. “Katara is a friend of the Avatar and a hero of this nation. You will not disrespect her. It is an honour for her to give me her token.” He gave the Sage a dirty look as he walked towards the space marked out for the Agni Kai, taking his place and nodding to General Ling before turning his back as was custom.

Katara watched from the side, relieved at Zuko’s casual demeanour in front of General Ling. She wasn’t really worried he’d lose, but a part of her, the part that had seen a lightning strike of death touch him, still panicked at seeing him in potential danger. As if reading her thoughts, Zuko twisted slightly to the side before giving her a quick, private smile to reassure her.

The disgruntled Fire Sage had taken back his place and proclaimed the duel started. Katara’s breath caught as she saw Zuko in action, his lithe body moving faster, stronger than General Ling. It was a fair fight; Ling had been trained well and clearly still fought regularly, but few could compare to Zuko’s skill and knowledge. The dragons had taught him a way of firebending that seemed effortless in front of the practiced katas of General Ling, and his inclusion of moves from other bending styles made his style unpredictable for one who had been trained only against traditional, rigid firebenders. She bit her lip when Zuko briefly faltered, tripping on some uneven patch of ground, giving Ling a clear opportunity. He yelled in pain as a blast of Ling’s fire hit him, and Katara’s heart raced, in a pattern of no no not again not yet please I can’t lose him it’s too soon and don’t you know I love him. She fought to stay still, knowing that this was important to Zuko, that there was more at stake than just his health, the symbolic restoration of his honour and the respect of an entire nation.

But Zuko caught himself quickly and regained the upper hand, eventually managing to push Ling to the ground.

“Do you yield?” he panted, holding himself up over the general’s body.

Upon Ling’s acceptance, Zuko let out a breath of fire, almost as if he was exhaling the past years of humiliation and dishonour and self-doubt. He raised his head and smiled directly at Katara, clearly relieved of his victory and his overcoming of all the baggage he’d had since he was a scared boy of thirteen.

He jogged towards her, breathing hard but grinning and exhilarated. “I did it, Katara, I did it!”

Katara smiled back, draping her arms around him and pulling him to her in a tight hug. “I’m so proud of you, Zuko. Now please don’t ever do that to me again.”

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Thank you to anon for prompting this! Part 2 is out.

If you liked this, please reblog!

Also posted on AO3 here.

[owlgirl495]

more haunted house monday!

hi! i have been so busy this semester but i am now on spring break and have done a little bit of writing that i can share <3

i've been tagged over the last many many many weeks by @beanarie @ambernotember @corporatebanana @trombonechurchill @wee-fuckin-woo @sad-girl-hours23 and probably some people i am forgetting (sorry). you are all wonderful and lovely and i am (no pressure) tagging you all back along with these wonderful and lovely people: @politenotice @frogsinflannel @o0anapher0o and YOU, person reading this, <3

the last part of i believe in magic that i posted can be found here and other parts can be found here (if you would like to be tagged when i post a new part you can interact with this post)

anyway, please enjoy some tommy pov under the cut (slight cw for mentions of parental death):

It didn’t take long, after he woke up on the floor of the new house that first morning, for Tommy to figure out what happened to his mom.

He blinked his eyes open, crusty from poor sleep and dried tears, and peeled himself off the floor enough to sit. At first, he squinted around at the walls, peeling in a different way from what he was used to: decay from age, rather than abuse. It only took a second for the memories of the past night to come rushing back, slamming into Tommy’s psyche like a truck.

She was gone. She was all Tommy had and she was gone now. A wave of grief washed over Tommy, making him curl forward as both his hands hit the ground.

After a few moments of dry-heaving and trying to take breaths that weren’t just stuttered gasps of air, something caught Tommy’s attention.

There was a strange buzz coming from the floor, faintly there, but there nonetheless. It was soothing and familiar. After a second, Tommy could feel it move through his body, in his veins, in his bones. The soft, almost melodic vibrations filled his chest and he realized what they were: the remnants of his mother’s magic. It was a feeling similar to the vibrations vocal chords make when someone is singing. Like the perfect lullaby meant to calm him down and ground him.

Tommy stood up, shaky, filled with a new kind of manic energy. He started feeling all over the strange, somewhat rundown house. His hands brushing the walls, the furniture, the railing up the stairs. He could feel her everywhere. He took a deep breath and found himself standing in front of an attic door. He opened it, the vibrations even stronger from within, and before him was a room full of boxes, each labeled in his mothers looped handwriting, not as neat and perfect as it once was, but still legible.

Maybe she wasn’t fully gone after all. He sank to his knees, a mix of relief and grief and bewilderment filling his chest, and let out another sob.

[thewritingowl]

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

Tucker loves his boyfriend. That might be obvious, but Tucker means it from the bottom of his heart. Danny is his person, his partner, his player 2, his favorite boy in the whole entire world. He knows Danny well, and he likes to think Danny knows him well in return. So when things start changing with Danny, Tucker is quick to notice. Danny starts showing up to school with bruises, and his smile seems off. Tucker doesn't want to suspect his boyfriend, but Danny's clearly being hurt. He tries to figure out what's going on with Danny, but things start adding up to a picture Tucker really doesn't want to admit to. After all, how do you ask your boyfriend if his parents are abusing him?

[dr-shortsighted-owl]

A little snippet for a One Piece fic I’ve been writing - Shuggy (Shanks/Buggy), Buggy-centric and based on OPLA starting at the end of Arlong park to what ever seen in the Season 2 trailer (using manga canon to fill in some gaps to).

Jeff Ward’s Buggy got me into the manga and now I need more OPLA shuggy fics…

[owlight]

My request: kid, law, marco and robin (only if you are comfortable writting female characters) reacting at gn reader (non devil fruit user) saving them from drowning. hope you have a nice day, you are very talented!

Thanks for requesting 😔🫶

I do females Characters , specially robin cuz she my wife actually 🤭💖 and lmao this reminded me of that one time when I almost drowned ngl

Tags:drowning situation pretty much, Suggestive language with kid cuz he built that way,fluff mostly , ignore mistakes plz

GN!Reader saving Eustass kid,Trafalgar law,Marco,Nico Robin from drowning

Eustass Kid

He only drowned because his ass refuse to back from any challenge or fight ,which how he now end up sinking to the water with an angry pout and arms crossed,he is that stubborn and would spend his last moments as a stubborn idiot

someone challenged him to jump to the water and his ass is petty so he did it without any thought to the fact he can't swim

But Gladly! You dive in fast the moment he end up in the water and grab him tightly,good thing water make him weightless or you would have drowned trying to get him out

" and ugh..you are so heavy" you tells him as you pull him back to the safety of the shores ,kid scowl at you " you are just weak pipesqueak" you look at him as you swim ,you are tempted to leave him to drown for a moment,but in the back of your mind you can see killer masked face telling you not to do that because you would regret it later... ,you sighs,the price you pay for love...

He would not be thankful that you saved him, cuz you are his partner and Part of his crew , it's like your official duty to help from drowning cuz killer can't do it anymore :(

He Would suggest you do CPR on his dick instead of his mouth once he gained enough oxygen going through his Brain,you drop him on the sand so hard you hear a loud 'thump!'

You're literally the life guard of the kid pirates , it's almost funny that you have to drag kid out the water everytime his problematic ass fall into water

He get into these situations a lot ,you suggested once that he add floaty on his outfit since he always be falling into water,he threw a wrench at you but missed and it hit killer right at his helmet

He is very grateful for you secretly, he would never let you know but when he see you swimming toward him to save him? You look like an Angel and he is so thankful that you always willing to get into water to save him

He tries to be careful more (doesn't work) but it's the thoughts that count

He say the dumbest most inappropriate CPR jokes every time,you sometimes tempted to throw him back in water but he is already so heavy (nd you love him)

7.4/10 saving experience, should have let him struggle bit more in water ,maybe the water would have washes all the salty attitude off him someday (?)

Law

This happens rarely really,he is very careful and usually use his devil fruit to avoid falling Into open water like that

But he once was very unlucky and fell off the submarine ship deck after a strong wave hit the ship ,one moment he was standing talking to you,the other moment he in the water sinking down the water ,he tries his best to hold his breath..last thing he see is a blurry figure pulling him up from the deep water

"I got you.. I got you" you says as you pull him out the water to the deck,you start performing CPR till he is coughing,he blink few times as he sees you above him, looking at him with worried eyes that melt to a smile "here you are lovebug ,good to have you awake" you tells him and law cheeks suddenly feel heated,he remove his wet hat off his head and sits down "thank you (y/n)-ya" law says as he looks at you with a little rare smile

"not a problem,that was a strong wave ,we should probably get into the submarine,might be a storm coming" you tells him as you pick up his hat and help him stands up,law can't help but looks at you adoringly...he loves you so much

He so thankful after that,not outloud but by the way he caress your face gently and smiles at you,a real genuine smile,rare sight only meant to his special people and you are so lucky you're one of them

He is more careful than everyone on this list ,so it won't happen often or again,he usually have fast reflexes to not get in that situation,it only happened then cuz he was so smitten by you(so cheesy ngl)

He will be thankful for a very long time,will go bit more easy on you ,no one would notice but you really ,it's wholesome

He give you extra cuddle every night from that day, cuz you his hero now,look at you getting spoiled rotten by him,so lucky

He appreciates you lot,thank you for loving and handling this stoic and secret nerd, he loves you so much just wait till he is no longer a flustered mess when getting affection from you

He really wanted to say that cheesy dumb CPR joke..he want to so bad,but he know you won't ever recover from hearing him says that..so he wait till perfect chance..

10/10 good saving experience

Marco

One moment he was standing watching the beautiful sea , then suddenly a strong wave hit and he was too slow to use his devil fruit to fly away,he hold his breath as much as he possibly can,he can't help but feel helpless,what an embarrassing way to die...he fought in many battles,yet a strong wave is what took him out...

He feel bit dizzy at the lack of oxygen and he hopes that's the others weren't taken by the wave as well,he would feel bad if they too ended up a victim of this unfortunate event,he start chocking on water that start entering his lungs and it burn like hell,he wonder if you would forgive him for Begin so careless-he did not have the time to think more before he sees you swimming to grab him so tightly, looking very determined,Marco slightly smile as he let himself pass out,he hope that the CPR he taught you would be enough to pull him through this

"......And you are awake finely!" Your voice says as Marco slowly open his eyes and coughs the salty water "ah...sorry,was enjoying my nap" Marco jokes and he can see you shaking your head "not funny..Next time no standing near open water when you know it might be storming" you scold him and he laughs as he sits up "promise you that yoi, don't worry" he ruffles your hair "thank you for saving me" he tells you and you smiles "oh no problem! Just know you own me a dinner for giving me the scare of a lifetime!" You says playfully and Marco can't help but love you a bit more

He is 100% thankful for your help

He doesn't drown or get into water often so you don't have to Worry about this happening again

usually he is the one saving you from almost falling into water so it's a nice change of pace

He would make a CPR joke later on when the situation is long forgotten to make you squirm a bit

He will make sure to get you your favorite snack later as a thanks for saving him because he loves you

11/10 saving experience,very polite birdman

Robin

How unfortunate,robin thought as the Battle between the strawhats and the Marines got bit too harsh and a Canon hit where she was standing sending her flying into the ocean water,she could say she lived a long life at least and died trying to protect her friends...she wonder if you would keep her collection of books safe after her untimely death-

Then suddenly,She is begin pulled out the water fast by someone and by the way she is held so tightly,she know it's You who had jumped to save her,she is slowly losing consciousness,but she smiles slightly as she trust she is in good hands now

"wake up damn it!-i can't lose you like this" your voice says as you continue preforming CPR on her,she open her eyes and cough the sea water she had swallowed earlier "thanks god robin-i was so worried" you tells her as you embrace her tightly,she can see that You are on the Sunny and it seem like the strawhats had managed to escape the Marines clutch which is good..you look not injured which is good,robin take a deep breath before embracing you back Gently " I apologies, I'm okay , don't worry my dear,thank you for saving me" she mumble softly as she hug you tighter "don't thank me...just..next time be careful okay? I almost had a heart attack seeing you fall into the water'' you scold lightly and that cause Robin to chuckles "I promise to be careful next time" she tells you with a gentle smile across her face

She is very grateful that you've saved her life,you always got her back even when she says she doesn't need help,you still offer to help her and watch her back ,so she is very grateful for that

She would thank you by begin extra affectionate with you for the rest of that day ,which you appreciate it a lot (Sanji is eating his hand as he envy you)

She doesn't usually end up in these situations,she usually able to get herself out of water by using her devil fruit ,so you don't have to worry about her much

Though ever since if the devil fruit strawhats needed to move through water,she would pick you as the person to help her across

She appreciates your help always,and she loves you a bit more ever since you've saved her from drowning

She kiss you later after that lot , thanks kisses she would call them playfully

13/10 saving experience ,she is the best

(This been in my drafts since months sorry for the lateness bbg)

[transformers-robots-in-disguise]

ok hear me out

Prime!Starscream is my least favorite Starscream variant...but he is a good variation. Maybe sibling coded for June? Make him have a similar change like Armada!Starscream.

Adjusted AU was originally gonna follow Jack being raised by Optimus, June and Megatron buuut Im thinking make it different variations of the original one-shot book.

And I was trying really hard to write a new installment but It won't work out plainly.

[owlfacenightkit]

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

Last chapter of my fic is out :D

[just-hyde]

I'm working on another #foundation 101 thingie. The first snippet if you haven't seen it.

I gotta fiddle with my network access and ask for a proofread, meanwhile you can speculate: