For those who don’t know, a Big Bang writing challenge “is a specific type of challenge usually involving long fics and accompanying artwork.” (Fanlore.org)
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Mini Bang 10K - 19K
Big Bang (the classic and where the name is from) 20K - 49K
Mega Bang 50K+
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[id:/A digital painting of a Jaeger, an enormous humanoid robot. The Jaeger is grey with a shining orange core, but the room is dark and a single spot of light shines across the Jaeger's shoulders, making it glow blue. In the foreground is a silhouette of a figure holding a bag, looking toward the Jaeger. Text at the bottom of the painting reads "we dream together to survive. fic by arsonist. art by disabledzuko."/end id]
Zuko — a disgraced, closed off ex-pilot returning to action four years after a disastrous, fatal mission, in the hopes of redeeming himself; Sokka — a Jaeger Tech engineer who gave up piloting after his sister’s departure, resigning himself to something that just never felt good enough. When they turn out to be drift compatible, they both get the second chance they were looking for — a chance to prove themselves and help save the world. But first, they need to let each other in.
Written by: Arsonist
Art by: DisabledZuko
Beta’d by: @appadripdrip
a huge thank you to disabledzuko on ao3 for this incredible art that accompanies my @zukkabigbang fic right on the target, wide of the mark! i adore them. the first image accompanies the prologue/chapter 14, the second chapter 11, and the comic strip (the last three images) accompanies chapter 9.
It’s here y’all, it’s here! My @zukkabigbang fic: The Master-Knot of Human Fate. Join our dysfunctional heroes on a journey of love and loss in this Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood AU of Avatar: The Last Airbender. My artist in this was @ragdollnetic and my beta was @hilplusterrorss. These two were an amazing support and wonderful creators that I was so privileged to work alongside. Chapter 1 has the first piece of art embedded into the story, so I hope you’re all blown away. Any remaining errors in this tale are mine, as hilplusterrorss did a wonderful job catching my boo-boos and helping me flesh things out.
Summary: Eight years ago, Zuko and Azula tried to bring their mother back from the dead with alchemy. He lost half his limbs, and Azula lost her entire body. Now, Zuko is 19 and determined to get their bodies back, no matter what it takes. With the help of their childhood friends, and the boy Zuko has been in love with since he was a child, they plan to do just that. But when their search leads them to dark, old secrets with feats of impossible alchemy being done before their eyes and another civil war on the horizon, Zuko thinks getting their bodies back might be the least of their problems now.
You can read chapter 1 here! Posting will be every day from now until next Wednesday, March 3rd, around 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time, USA.
(only if you'd like me to) i could fall in love with you on ao3
“I have an appointment in half an hour!” Zuko huffed. “I need to finalize my sketches and make sure I have the proper gauge needles-”
“Did someone put a stick up your ass? Or did you shove one up there yourself so you had an excuse to be a total prick?” Sokka asked, cutting him off.
Zuko’s scowl deepened. “Go back to making your shitty latte’s or whatever,” he scoffed, waving Sokka off and falling back into his chair.
Sokka and Zuko do not like each other. However, unbeknownst to them, they're actually best friends online, going under the pseudonyms of thebluespirit and boomeranguy15. When Blue and Boomerang find out they both live in Hong Kong, they decide to meet up in person as soon as possible.
Suffice to say, things don't exactly go to plan.
written for @zukkabigbang
this fic will start posting on February 26th, and it will be 7 chapters with ~55k words
art (and promo banner) by @beignetbenny and beta'd by @duckseamail
[ID. A digital painting of Zuko and Sokka from the waist up. They hug each other tenderly, illuminated by the orange glow of a streetlamp in an otherwise dark and rainy night. Sokka wears a blue shirt, while Zuko's shirt is white and sheer from the rain, clinging to his rather remarkable biceps. The bottom half of Zuko's face is buried in Sokka's shoulder; his expression looks both sad and wrung-out. Sokka's face is not visible, but he's wrapped his also remarkable arms tightly around Zuko, holding him close. End ID.]
The final chapter for The Fine Art of Swordbending is here for those who missed it yesterday!
Thank u everyone for sticking by!!! I hope you guys enjoy mindbending's @zukkabigbang piece as much as I did! Go give her your love
Previously:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Art
The whole thing if you were waiting for it to finish idk
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/8
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar)
Characters: Zuko (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Ozai (Avatar)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Confused Zuko (Avatar), Hakoda (Avatar) is a Good Parent, Ozai (Avatar) Being a Terrible Parent, Zuko (Avatar) Needs Therapy, Crack Treated Seriously, Fluff and Humor, The Fire Nation Loves Zuko (Avatar), Book 3: Fire (Avatar)
Zuko might be having an existential crisis, and he really needs someone to talk to—and if that someone is his supposed enemy, well, that’s just his life at this point.
Or, when Zuko saves Sokka from being arrested by claiming that Sokka is his boyfriend, it sets off a chain of events that leads to the Gaang defeating the Fire Lord early. Then, their largest issue is the fact that everyone seems to think that Sokka and Zuko should get married; after all, they are already dating.
I’m in the @zukkabigbang this year and this is my fic, The Master-Knot of Human Fate! It’s a Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood AU for Avatar: The Last Airbender, starring Zuko and Azula as the Elrics and Sokka (and his family) as Winry (and her family).
I start posting on Feb. 25th, 5PM EST!
Here’s a sneak-peak of Chapter 1: The East under the cut:
"hey," comes zuko's rough voice, fuzzy over the phone line. "we should go on a road trip"
sokka holds his phone between his shoulder and ear as he leans back in his desk chair and swivels around. "what do you mean?"
"we should drive. take your ute and go up to queensland. spend a week going up and a week coming back down, or something. you know, during the holidays."
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the australian roadtrip au nobody asked for, featuring hyperspecific locales, mariokart 8 deluxe for the nintendo switch, copious amounts of takeaway, and a whole lotta lovin'.
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my contribution to the @zukkabigbang event
posting begins monday 22nd february | chapter one sneak peek coming soon
sokka’s practically vibrating with excitement as he waits for zuko on the porch. after what seems like an eternity of popping his phone case off and on, there’s a loud beep-beep as iroh’s silver astra pulls onto the curb. sokka can’t hide his grin as zuko gets out of the passenger seat and waves at sokka. iroh gets out, pops the boot and pulls zuko’s suitcase out.
“hi,” says zuko, his voice tight with anxious delight. sokka just might puke, so he settles for a wave. “we’re doing this, aren’t we?”
sokka swallows. “yep. we sure are.”
despite zuko being his best friend of nearly seven years, he doesn’t quite know what to say. neither does zuko, apparently, because he turns around and rushes to iroh, fussing over the fact that it’s his suitcase, he can carry it, it’s fine.
sokka realises he forgot to clean out his car. not that it’s got a whole lot of shit in it, but he doesn’t exactly want zuko to feel dirty. he slips into the garage, where his preowned ute sits, everything they’ll need for the trip laid out next to it, and opens his car.
zuko walks into the garage five minutes later to see sokka holding an embarrassing amount of monster cans stuffed into old maccas bags. oops.
“you’re so gross,” zuko says, and sokka tries to stick him the finger while balancing said monster cans and maccas bags.
“like you’re any better, mister drinks-too-many-iced-coffees-to-be-alive,” sokka says, throwing everything into the recycling bin. zuko just smirks.
there’s a rumble as hakoda opens the garage door and grins at the two boys. iroh’s still holding zuko’s suitcase.
sokka’s ute is a four-door, so there’s plenty of room to squeeze both boys’ suitcases, hakoda’s old work esky and a snack bag in the back seat. any everyday items (zuko’s laptop and sketchbook, sokka’s switch, both their charger cables, two power banks and two metal drink bottles) get put into a bag and squished into the floor in front of the passenger seat.
katara and gran gran appear in the doorway, both with somewhat somber expressions. sokka feels his nose start to burn, so he looks away from them. zuko puts a hand on his shoulder.
“we’re ready!” zuko says with far too much gusto. he’s immediately swept up into iroh’s arms.
sokka looks at his feet as hakoda walks up to him.
“good luck, son. don’t do anything i wouldn’t do,” he says. he sniffs. “i’ll see you soon. make sure you text, okay?”
“yeah,” sokka replies, wishing very much that goodbyes didn’t exist. “i’ll see you in a few weeks.”
hakoda steps forward and wraps his arms around sokka, pulling him in. sokka’s eyes start to burn as well, and oh god, he’s crying. oh no. abort mission, this is a code red. he hugs his dad back, squeezing his eyes shut.
“stay safe. make good choices,” hakoda says when he finally pulls away. sokka lets out a watery chuckle.
“will do. take care of katara. don’t let aang in my room while i’m gone.”
zuko and iroh finish their cuddlefest a moment later, and zuko zooms into the passenger seat of the ute. sokka hears zuko blow his nose.
“okay, well, we’re off,” sokka says, and nods before hoisting himself up into the driver's seat. he shuts the door, rolls down the window and starts the engine.
iroh and hakoda wave as he pulls out of the driveway, and peels down the street.
this fic will be updating every two days and is my contribution to the @zukkabigbang. a big shoutout to @beignetbenny and @sintheeuhxo the art and beta, respectively!
Howdy everyone! I’m part of the @zukkabigbang this year! And I’m counting down to the premier of my fic, The Master-Knot of Human Fate - a Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood AU of the ATLA squad, with lots of Zukka mixed in.
Starring: Zuko and Azula as the Elrics! Sokka (and his family) as Winry (and her whole family)! Sozin as both Father and Van Hohenheim! Ozai as Wrath! Toph and Suki as Ling and Lan Fan! Katara as an alkahestrist (loosely based on Mei Chang) and Aang as a nomad (loosely based on Scar)!
Summary: Eight years ago, Zuko and Azula tried to bring their mother back from the dead with alchemy. He lost half his limbs, and Azula lost her entire body. Now, Zuko is 19 and determined to get their bodies back, no matter what it takes. With the help of their childhood friends, and the boy Zuko has been in love with since he was a child, they plan to do just that. But when their search leads them to dark, old secrets with feats of impossible alchemy being done before their eyes and another civil war on the horizon, Zuko thinks getting their bodies back might be the least of their problems now.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
I posted the first 2 chapters of my zukka fic for @zukkabigbang !! I am insanely nervous about this so please, please be gentle and let me know immediately if there’s anything I need to fix! But besides a lot of nerves I am genuinely excited about this!!! Here’s an image for you if you read this and enjoy it!!
[ID: A picture of the sky at sunrise with trees framing the sides and bottom. The clouds at the top of the picture are pink and purple. The sky itself is light blue and fades to yellow hear the bottom. A small crescent moon can vaguely be seen near the middle. In a cursive font across the middle are the words “this ultraviolet morning light”. Underneath, in a serif font, are the words “chapter one coming february 15. Near the bottom, in the same serif font, are the words “by: zukkaclawthorne, art by: hrmsketches, beta: zukkagoldrush”. end ID]
this ultraviolet morning light
“Sokka?” Zuko’s voice is quiet and raspy as he shifts just enough that Sokka lifts his head up from Zuko’s shoulder. The confession Sokka had ready to go dies on his lips at Zuko’s expression - at the red he can just barely make out in Zuko’s eyes. “Sokka, I… need to tell you something.”
Sokka swallows and nods silently, not trusting his own admission to slip out if he dares to open his mouth. Zuko must be confessing the same thing Sokka wants to. Which, admittedly, Sokka hadn’t actually planned for, but it’s fine. He can adapt to this. He just needs to shift a few words around in his brain, and–
“You’re my best friend, you know that right?”
And why does Zuko’s tone make this sound like a break up?
OR
sokka and zuko break up, make up, go undercover, thwart a rebellion, watch the sunrise, and change the course of fire nation history. not necessarily in that order.
