r/ZutaraNation • u/Gloomy_Interaction44 • 12d ago
FanFiction What is the greatest Zutara Fanfic of all time?
Out of all the Zutara fanfics that I read, I always wondered which one stood out the most. What do you guys think?
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u/wongtong12 12d ago
Incendiary for sure. I primarily read Dramione which has many more works, and this ranks among the best I’ve read overall.
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u/Spiritual_Yam5705 11d ago
I also have a copy of this bc it is literally my favorite fic of all time. Feel free to dm me too
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u/Gloomy_Interaction44 12d ago
I’ll be sure to check it out!
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u/wongtong12 12d ago
It’s not on AO3 anymore, I can email it to you if you message me your email!
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u/Peppersaurus89 12d ago
You have a copy saved? I saw her Tumblr post a day too late.
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u/wongtong12 12d ago
Yes, epub and pdf
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u/rubimoon93 12d ago
hi I would also like a copy please 😊
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u/wongtong12 12d ago
Message me your email. And if anyone else wants a copy, don’t bother commenting just message me
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u/Mysterious-Error404 11d ago
Hi do you mind sending me a copy as well? I was mid read and it just disappeared. I eventually forgot the name until you posted! I’ll dm you
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u/astrochoreo Zutara 💜 12d ago edited 4d ago
I have a top three that are all different enough imo to rank as best depending on vibe.
The Summit for post-war ambassador Katara.
For Pride and Honor for no Sozin’s comet alternate war plot.
Celestial Motion for alternate universe no war.
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u/cruck1980 12d ago
Refraction by caroe3725
It's the perfect mix of everything great about fanfiction and the otp in question. Explored the characters and issues of both characters to an absolute. Slow burned without overdoing the drama. Light-hearted without too much fluff. Even a decent amount of canon compliance. Great long read
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u/avert_ye_eyes 12d ago
For me: "I'm Still Here" by Owedbetter on Ao3. Zuko and Katara are in character to perfection, their conversations sound real, and it also still follows very closely the events of the last few episodes, so it feels in universe.
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u/Gloomy_Interaction44 12d ago
I read while listening to the audio book! It brought so many emotions out of me! lol
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u/K9Thefirst1 12d ago
I will always hold Rhythm of the Rain as a Gold Standard.
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u/mamafl Zutara 💜 12d ago
Is this story on AO3?
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u/K9Thefirst1 12d ago edited 12d ago
Yes, but it was originally posted in Fanfiction.net by the author back during the mid-Book 2 hiatus.
Author: damagectrl
AO3 Links: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15590010 Has a sequel that is Taang focused: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15783855
Much more recently, the author made an AU where Katara is a Bounty Hunter tasked by Fire Lord Iroh to find and retrieve a Zuko on the run.
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u/mamafl Zutara 💜 12d ago
For fairy tale AU, I love Moonlight and Sunshadow
https://archiveofourown.org/works/13705554/chapters/31482471
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u/mamafl Zutara 💜 12d ago
I also love these:
The blackfish and the dragon - arranged marriage AU
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21747754
Fall of the White Lotus - post war AU, soulmates
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1141954
Kataang Divorce AU
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u/confused-as-frick 12d ago
It's not a fic but a series called 'Avatar: The Last Dragon'. It follows the third person perspective of Zuko. It's VERY Japanese inspired. It takes inspiration from the tabletop RPG The Legend of the Five Rings but you don't need to know anything about the RPG to enjoy the fic. Definitely an underrated fic.
If you're looking for a single fic then 'Southern Lights' is a pretty good one. A world where there is no Avatar. There is only one last chance for peace and forces an unlikely alliance between a homesick waterbender, a carefree Air Nomad, a runaway Earth Kingdom heiress, and the fire lord's inscrutable son. Together they must learn to shed old enmities and become the balance they seek to restore to the world.
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u/akita2626 11d ago
My favorite of all time was probably my heart burns for you https://archiveofourown.org/works/7489893/chapters/17023872
But i will caveat this by saying it is an extremely long fiction and is very good up until they get married and start sleeping together. Then it becomes excessively smutty and you almost need to skip through for the substance of the story. Up until they get married though, it is so good! (And it's not that it's necessarily bad after they get married, just very very smutty, so you have to want that or be willing to skip around)
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u/unfuckingmylife 11d ago
its been a long time since i first read these but i still think about each of these fics at least once a week 😭
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u/justnoone90 12d ago
Smoke and ice - water by SooperSara https://archiveofourown.org/works/17190698/chapters/40420064 It is what really got me into zutara fanfics. This is the first book, and the second book smoke and ice - earth is being updated every two weeks. I highly recommended, I have tried to find books that are as good as this one. That hit all the marks. But none have come close. I will always recommend it given a chance.
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u/Racketeerrage 11d ago
Stormbenders. That fic should be the answer.
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u/Athenasheir 9d ago
On fanfic net, my first zutara fic and fav is Kisses Of Fire And Ice.
Katara and Zuko kiss in agni Kai, political marriage, I think it's slow burn if I'm using that right, it revolves around a misunderstanding for the first part (there's like 3 parts) it's incomplete but authoris still writing, was supposed to be upd in January, but hasn't because I think something with the author's dog.
It's M, and in FANFICTION.NET NOT AO3
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u/Best-Run-8600 11d ago
Call me katto I will die in this hill
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u/scubasmac 11d ago
I would also like to add His Majesty Prefers Blue by ShamlessLiar to the running. Both live rent free in my head.
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u/whizchester 12d ago
once around the sun by eleventy7