My list of Zutara recs for @all-manic-no-disco got really long (to nobody's surprise but my own, probably) so here's a whole post with them. Most are post-canon like @senlinyuwrites's âThe Sun, the Moon, and the Truth."
"he tastes like smoke and freedom" (PWP but beautifully written): https://archiveofourown.org/works/54718675#main
They're two koi fish swimming in a pond together. Never touching. Endlessly orbiting. Until a fateful night when Uncle Iroh buys them tea and the ripples in the water disturb the established status quo.
âSunshowersâ: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20724944
A few days after the Agni Kai, Katara finds Zuko in the turtleduck gardens, but she's not sure he's recovered enough to be completely lucid. Especially when she overhears him talking about her-and especially when he smiles so brightly she might melt.
âit's late and i think it's about time for you and me to get closerâ (AU, also smutty and absolutely gorgeous, tender prose): https://archiveofourown.org/works/23255200
He is a study in contradictory terms, sharp lines and harsh angles that melt into soft skin and gentle touches; and Katara cannot think of a time when she will not be fascinated by him.
Multi-chapter works:
âand you feel your heart (taking root in your body)â: https://archiveofourown.org/works/7146866/chapters/16227239
After everything - the comet, the war, the coronation - Katara tries to find the road back to herself. Somewhere along the way, she also finds the road to Zuko.
"such selfish prayersâ: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8071780/chapters/18739694#workskin
Katara's ambition, so long set aside for the good of others, breaks free and sets fire to her soul. Or, Katara has a vision of her canon future, casts it aside, and becomes a world-changing politician instead.
âdidn't know my heartâ (very good S2 AU): https://archiveofourown.org/works/10677339/chapters/23639352
And yet, in a matter of days, she has managed to worm her way under his skin, has cracked open his rib cage and has begun to patch up the endless amount of wounds on his heart.
âSuffering will be your teacherâ (the time-travel fix-it I didnât know I needed): https://archiveofourown.org/works/53864932/chapters/136337677
Zuko falls asleep on the evening of his official coronation, when heâs twenty-one-years old and has finally reached his majority. Zuko wakes on the morning of the Agni Kai with his father, eight years earlier.
This is annoying for several reasons, like the fact that the War is still ongoing, that he has zero friends, and that Ozai is not in jail. Itâs time to scheme.
@all-manic-no-disco, I hope you enjoy any and all of these! Let me know what your favorites are!
