So as you will be able to see, Alternate Timeline AUs are my special crack! That and Avatar!Zuko. Yeah, I know. My first bit of advice is to check out avocado_love's rec list. http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/23888.html and also, all her fics. They're gooooooood. And this is from someone who only shares a few favorite ships with her.
In no particular order:
Strike Me Down by suzukiblu: http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/tag/%5Bstory%5D%20needz%20moar% Summary: Toph makes a mistake, Zuko makes it worse, and saving the world’s never been so hard as when it’s the bad guy who needs the saving. Notes: alternate season 2, timeline makes no sense. I dare you to care.
Without a Fight and Never Give Up by suzukiblu (anything by her, really) http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/42561.html and http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/58972.html Summary: An AU take on Zuko’s banishment. “Thirteen years old and alone in the Earth Kingdom, thrown out of his life and family and destiny with the burn on his face still raw and new, Zuko does not want to go on.”
Resistance is Futile by Jakia: http://jakia.livejournal.com/39726.html No author summary. Just read it, it's short. Has a sort of remix by beckyh2112 http://beckyh2112.livejournal.com/394757.html, and with these two fics, you can see the seeds of Ice Flows through.
Something to Hold on To by aliwildgoose: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5278686/1/Something_To_Hold_Onto Summary: Jet and his second command, a mysterious boy named Li, have spent the summer piecing together an army, hoping for a chance to take Ba Sing Se back for good. But Li is also Zuko, and the time for that secret is quickly running out. Jetko
The Madness of Dawn by stingmon: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5530042/1/The_Madness_of_dawn Summary: Your name is Li; you're not a bender. Your name is Li; you're not a bender. Your name's Li; you're not a bender. One-sided Jetko. warning, creepy.
Reluctant Hero by P.A.W. 07 http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5942075/1/ Summary: It had been an accident. That was what Zuko had said to his crew when he bended an element he hadn't been meant to. He wasn't the Avatar. The newest Avatar was in the Earth-kingdom hidden by its walls. Unless that Avatar had died long ago. So … how had he done it? AU
Life Began With Waking Up by Rawles: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3196414/1/Life_Began_with_Waking_Up Summary: It was a simple truth that Mai had never really thought about her children. MaiZuko. notes: This is my all time favorite fic of my all time favorite pairing. I may be a bit biased. Rawles's work in general is excellent, especially if you like Maiko.
Another Brother by avocado-love (well, everything she's written, really): http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4414541/1/Another_Brother Summary: It was a mission of revenge. There weren't supposed to be any survivors, but Chief Hakoda couldn't bring himself to kill the Fire Nation boy. Against his better judgment, he brought him home. A Zuko joins the Water Tribe story.
Lose Yourself and Find Yourself by avocado_love: http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/134328.html http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/138253.html , http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/147679.html , http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/153028.html , http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/159746.html
Enslaved by sharkflip: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5306755/1/Enslaved Summary: A triumphant war party returns with an exotic slave, a gift for the ruling house. Katara and Zuko AU Notes:I am not a Zutaran. Zutara fics tend to annoy me. Enslaved just rocks that hard.
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Re: Modern Day: Toph and Aang
Date: 2011-03-24 03:57 am (UTC)In no particular order:
Strike Me Down by suzukiblu: http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/tag/%5Bstory%5D%20needz%20moar% Summary: Toph makes a mistake, Zuko makes it worse, and saving the world’s never been so hard as when it’s the bad guy who needs the saving. Notes: alternate season 2, timeline makes no sense. I dare you to care.
Without a Fight and Never Give Up by suzukiblu (anything by her, really) http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/42561.html and http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/58972.html Summary: An AU take on Zuko’s banishment. “Thirteen years old and alone in the Earth Kingdom, thrown out of his life and family and destiny with the burn on his face still raw and new, Zuko does not want to go on.”
Resistance is Futile by Jakia: http://jakia.livejournal.com/39726.html No author summary. Just read it, it's short. Has a sort of remix by beckyh2112 http://beckyh2112.livejournal.com/394757.html, and with these two fics, you can see the seeds of Ice Flows through.
Something to Hold on To by aliwildgoose: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5278686/1/Something_To_Hold_Onto Summary: Jet and his second command, a mysterious boy named Li, have spent the summer piecing together an army, hoping for a chance to take Ba Sing Se back for good. But Li is also Zuko, and the time for that secret is quickly running out. Jetko
The Madness of Dawn by stingmon: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5530042/1/The_Madness_of_dawn Summary: Your name is Li; you're not a bender. Your name is Li; you're not a bender. Your name's Li; you're not a bender. One-sided Jetko. warning, creepy.
Reluctant Hero by P.A.W. 07 http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5942075/1/ Summary: It had been an accident. That was what Zuko had said to his crew when he bended an element he hadn't been meant to. He wasn't the Avatar. The newest Avatar was in the Earth-kingdom hidden by its walls. Unless that Avatar had died long ago. So … how had he done it? AU
Life Began With Waking Up by Rawles: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3196414/1/Life_Began_with_Waking_Up Summary: It was a simple truth that Mai had never really thought about her children. MaiZuko. notes: This is my all time favorite fic of my all time favorite pairing. I may be a bit biased. Rawles's work in general is excellent, especially if you like Maiko.
Another Brother by avocado-love (well, everything she's written, really): http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4414541/1/Another_Brother Summary: It was a mission of revenge. There weren't supposed to be any survivors, but Chief Hakoda couldn't bring himself to kill the Fire Nation boy. Against his better judgment, he brought him home. A Zuko joins the Water Tribe story.
Lose Yourself and Find Yourself by avocado_love: http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/134328.html http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/138253.html , http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/147679.html , http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/153028.html , http://avocado-love.livejournal.com/159746.html
Enslaved by sharkflip: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5306755/1/Enslaved Summary: A triumphant war party returns with an exotic slave, a gift for the ruling house. Katara and Zuko AU Notes:I am not a Zutaran. Zutara fics tend to annoy me. Enslaved just rocks that hard.