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Patterns by The_Chronic_Cryptid for orange_panic_archive
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
31 Dec 2025
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“You’re the Earth King,” Azula said.
Kuei shook his head, though his eyes were kind and his smile almost rueful when he said, “Earth King Regent, I’m afraid.”
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Several years post-canon, Azula has settled into routines that keep her busy and everyone else mostly out of her way. At least until the arrival Kuei disrupts those patterns.
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In direct continuation of The Ties That Bind (stitched together with events from the past), Azula and Zuko's journeys are woven together.
Having been tasked with finding the Avatar and returning him to the Fire Nation once and for all, Azula will complete her mission by any means necessary. Even if it means dealing with her traitorous Uncle.
Having been separated from his Water Tribe family, Zuko will do his best to survive until he can make his way home. Even when his loyalties are tested to their limits, and his place in the world is unclear.
Will bonds be forged, strengthened, or fall apart when held together with Frayed Lines?Series
- Part 3 of Lifeline
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The Greatest Risk We'll Ever Take by The_Chronic_Cryptid for BearsAndBeans
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
28 Nov 2024
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A post-canon Sokkla where Azula is an ambassador and Sokka is a selkie
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The Selkkla AU
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“You look cold,” a voice said.
She sniffed—a reaction to the comment, and certainly not a reaction to the temperatures that were making her nose resemble the blush color of Ty Lee’s favorite shirt. Turning in the direction of the voice, she found the first sign of warmth she’d found in the South Pole outside of that Agni forsaken tent. A pair of light eyes watched her from beneath the thick folds of a dappled, grey fur cloak hood.
“So I’ve been told. I would have to imagine it’s a product of my upbringing,” Azula answered.
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Waiting to Die by The_Chronic_Cryptid for BearsAndBeans
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
02 Sep 2024
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Piandao tried to give one of the cups to the young man in the bed, but he wouldn’t take it and shook his head, “Don’t drag this out, old man.”
“I don’t know that I’m quite certain I understand what it is that I’m dragging out, young man. What is it that you’re waiting for?”
“To die.”
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A Jet lives Au with platonic (or maybe the very beginnings of not so platonic) Jet and Piandao, a recovery fic and the road to recovery is swords
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An AU where the four nations speak different languages:
The plan had been simple...
Step 1. Break the Avatar out of the Pohuai Stronghold.
Step 2. Drag the Avatar back to his ship.
Step 3. Sail home.
Step 4. Present the Avatar to his father and have his honor restored.Nowhere in the plan had Zuko accounted for becoming injured and the Avatar dragging him back to their camp. It certainly hadn't accounted for them taking him prisoner. Nor had it accounted for the added complication of Avatar's companions not having the decency to learn the Common Dialect. Only the Avatar understands him and communication in the group is a tangled mess.
Because when you don't speak the same language, how can you find a Common Ground?
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The Winds May Howl But I Won't Bend by The_Chronic_Cryptid
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
20 Jun 2024
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“Princess, have you at the very least done a small amount of bending in private since the beginning of this rebellion of yours?” Piandao asked.
“No.” Azula’s answer came colored in disgust and indignation.
“I see, and are you aware that spending prolonged periods of time without utilizing your bending can be damaging?”
“Yes, well so can watching half of your brother’s face being burnt off.”
Watching her brother's Agni Kai broke something in Azula. Completely disillusioned to the idea of being the golden child, Azula goes on strike and refuses to use her bending at all. Ozai ships her to Master Piandao to train her in blades while waiting for her rebellion to burn out. Unfortunately for him and Master Pi, Azula has no intention of bending-her wit and will are as strong and sharp as any blade.
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A companion piece to Captains of the Sky
While on an Avatar search of her own, Azula crashlands her airship in an Earth Kingdom forest. There's no Avatar to be found. Instead, she finds herself surrounded by a ragtag group of peasant children and their leader. Someone she never thought she would see again: Her cousin Lu Ten.
Azula makes it her new mission to bring him home, which is no easy task, given the fact he seems to have absolutely no idea who she is.
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- Part 2 of Firebug
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A Turtleduck Walks Into a Bar by The_Chronic_Cryptid
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
03 Jul 2022
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Pre-canon, a freshly banished 13-year-old Prince Zuko stumbles into June's bar with demands for information about the Avatar. June decides to capitalize on the situation. But a drawn-out hostage situation brings them closer together.
A not so fluffy found family.
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My Force Is With You Always by The_Chronic_Cryptid for Lone_Star_Ranger
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars - All Media Types
06 May 2022
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An Azula Redemption...but make it Star Wars.
Azula's fall from grace came with many consequences, but the loss of her connection to the force was the hardest weight to bear. With her path to redemption and future career as a Jedi hanging in the balance, Jedi Master Aang does his best to lift her spirits.
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Anything is Better than Pippinpaddleopscicopolis by The_Chronic_Cryptid for WriteBecauseYouCannotBreathe
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
27 Apr 2022
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A fic for the prompt: Two months into the relationship and Azula realizes she never learned the Avatar's name.
What ensues is fluff, humor, and chaos as Azula tries to figure it out.
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Yue makes her sacrifice for the world. Instead of serving her role as the moon spirit, Yue wakes up on the Spirit World side of the oasis as a fish...and she isn't alone.
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If You Give Two (Dumbass) Royals Popcorn by The_Chronic_Cryptid
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
30 Mar 2022
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Modern day Azula and Zuko visit Sokka at his college dorm for movie night.
He makes the horrible decision of putting the Fire hazard siblings in charge of making the popcorn.
This is why we don't trust Sokka's instincts.Very much a crack fic.
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A place for all the bonus ficlets, off-shoots, and little scenes that might not show up in the main story of the Lifeline series.
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- Part 4 of Lifeline
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Another piece of Azula's life at the palace during Zuko's banishment.
What does an eleven-year-old prodigy of a Fire Princess do when no one is watching?
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Azula using her abilities for good (albeit in morally questionable ways).
Part of the responsibility of being gifted.Series
- Part 2 of Azula in the Palace by Herself
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Pre-canon Azula handles Zuko's banishment the only way she knows how.
By being prepared and practicing.Series
- Part 1 of Azula in the Palace by Herself
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In direct continuation of At the End of His Rope, newly adopted Zuko and Hakoda navigate Zuko's new role as tribe and son, as well as his place on the Water Tribe ship. The situation complicates itself with the arrival of the Gaang. It's far from smooth sailing to move on from the past, forging the ties that bind.
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- Part 2 of Lifeline
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“Actually, there is one more thing. Why are your fingers blue?”
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A collection of haiku that Sokka wrote for Yue.
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Captains of the Sky by The_Chronic_Cryptid for KrastBannert
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
03 Oct 2021
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Pre-canon Azula loves airships and her cousin Lu Ten (in no particular order).
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- Part 1 of Firebug
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The first time he showed up, Azula was convinced he was a hallucination. Most of her visitors were.
Post-canon Azula will get her redemption, once she can get her head on straight that is.
After all, how can you get anyone to trust you if you can't even trust yourself?
And why does the Avatar keep showing up in her rooms with his arms full of Pai Sho and pastries?
Can be read as a companion piece to Of Turtleducks and Orphanages or as an independent work!Series
- Part 2 of Of Rising and Redeeming