Top 23 Epic ATLA Fanfics
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No Matter The Universe
by gillywulf
"The point of fics set in alternate universes are to show that no matter what setting or circumstance, these two people will always find each other. I will find you. Every me loves every you." A collection of Korrasami Tumblr prompts/fics.
They say that true love hurts. Well, this could almost kill me.
by frenetic_core
In a world where you share in the pain of your soul mate, the Avatar's other half has it pretty rough.(Soulmate AU where they can feel each other’s physical and emotional pain to a degree.) Updates sporadically. Will cover Books 1-4.
Roll with the Punches
by GreatestChange
When Asami finds out that her former best friend Korra is back in town and involved with an illegal, underground boxing club, she immediately seeks her out for answers, and to finally know why Korra left in the first place. But the answers she gets may not be what she expected or ever wanted to hear
Instincts of a Fearful Body
by Emirael
Red Lotus!Korra x Equalist!Asami-Successfully kidnapped as a child, Korra grew up as a member of the Red Lotus. Finally, she’s come to Republic City to observe Amon’s Equalist Revolution. But Zaheer’s case study of the 'anarchist uprising' goes further off-track the longer they stay.After Hiroshi’s
Raava Academy
by silkarc
Korra is the Avatar, but she's in over her head and behind on her monster-slaying studies, not helped in the least by her tendency to goof off. She should be the top of her class, but a traumatic past holds her back from reaching her true potential. Enter: Asami Sato. Cool, suave, and more than a li
Where the Snow Takes Us
by AsamiOnTop
Korra is a ski instructor. Asami is a student. They meet :)
i am the wolf, she is the moon
by prettyaveragewhiteshark
Asami Sato is an Equalist, bound to the cause to avenge the death of her mother. She has been singled out by Amon for a special mission - befriend the Avatar, pinpoint her weaknesses, and help bring her down once and for all.A/N: For the purposes of this fic and bc there's gonna be sexy times, all c
Anna's Adventures
by ChocolateCookieCream
Anna is starting a new year at Disney Highschool without her older sister, Elsa, by her side. What follows is an adventure filled with smut, sin and shenanigans. G!P Anna/Harem with multiple female Disney (and potential other studios) characters. Femslash. Very M-rated. Modern Highschool AU. Slowbur
A-Z Female Collection
by Jrobbo117
A simple A-Z work that takes female characters from across the many fandoms and places them in a relationship. It will be character x reader. I am bad at writing and summarizing.Edit: 5/12/24. By results of a vote individuals classed as femboy my appear in chapters. Basically its 'A-Z Female Collect
FIRESEED
by Shaboobamon
In a last-ditch effort to stop Firelord Azula, Ty Lee is sent to exploit the dictator's one weakness: herself. OR Ty Lee thinks she isn't head over heels for a beautiful, amber-eyed sociopath anymore and falls right onto her cock - I mean, into her hands.
If the Moon Smiled
by aithusahasnowings (foxinsocks)
Sokka was never sent to guard Yue, he was too busy scouting ahead with some of the Northern Tribe warriors before the Siege. He was catch and capture being taking too Zhao's ship. He barely managed to escape with his life due Aang and a giant sea monster. Now he's stranded in the middle of the ocea
Desert Mirage
by EmeraldMoon
In the scorching expanse of the merciless Si Wong Desert, two enemies find their fates unexpectedly intertwined. Prince Zuko, having finally abandoned his futile hunt for the Avatar and severed ties with his uncle, wanders the wasteland with nothing but regrets and his stolen ostrich horse. When he
A Tale of Ice and Smoke - Earth
by SooperSara
With the lessons and the battles of the North Pole behind them, Katara and Zuko set off on separate journeys across the Earth Kingdom. While Katara pursues her next element, Zuko flees the nation and family that tried to destroy him. Though their paths promise new friendships and new challenges for
Hate With Benefits
by Azuremart
Everyone knows the golden rule: never leave Zuko and Katara in the same room, unless you want them to bite each other's heads off.But no one except the two of them knows that the line between their hatred and passion turned out to be dangerously thin.He’s the brooding guy from the tea shop, hiding f
Avatar: The Fifth Element - Water
by Grymt1012
Finding Ahtohallan, Elsa dived too far to find the truth. She found herself into a whole new world where abilities both similar and yet different from her exist and plagued by an unending war. To find a way back home, the young queen of Arendelle and newfound Fifth Element had to accompany the Avata
The Element of Change
by Tytoaster
Kiyoi runs away from her home in the Colonies by stowing-away on a Fire Navy ship hoping to make it to the Fire Nation mainland. But as destiny would have it, she stows-away on the one ship in the Fire Navy that is forbidden from those waters. Stuck on a ship that can’t take her to where she wants t
More Than Friends
by DreamWriterKCP
What does it mean to be more than friends? After Sozin's Comet, Aang and Katara agree to try being more than friends as they navigate building a new world with the Gaang. Through relationships, reunions, and reparations the teenagers figure out what comes after you save the world. Deciding whether
Yun's Legacy
by Cheeems
Less than two decades had passed since Avatar Kuruk's premature passing, yet his new incarnation from the Earth Kingdom has met the unfortunate and premature end. While the world's balance hangs on a thread ever since Avatar Kuruk's passing, the world can only wait for the next Avatar to become read
Bloodlines of Legacy
by rraebearr
Their sixth year has barely begun. Zuko and Draco are best friends… And so are their fathers. Both of whom loyally serve the Dark Lord as his Grand Banneret, with the full expectation of their son's to follow in their footsteps. Something neither Slytherin wants, but accepts nonetheless, knowing the
Three Seats at the Table
by Wandering_Witch88
For years, it had been the same. Three seats at the table. Three cups of coffee. Three people who had somehow become part of each other’s everyday lives. Then Sokka starts carrying more than he should. Zuko starts paying attention to things he’d rather ignore. And Toph discovers that a pair of glass
Gilded Cruelty
by crazyChampagne
Aang has vanished. Ozai fell by his hand. Toph is gone. What remains is Azula. She wears the crown of the world now. Zuko and Katara are somewhere in the architecture of her cruelty, imprisoned, removed from the map of things Sokka is allowed to hope for. Only Sokka remains free. He hides, building
The Dragon and the Phoenix
by the_vast_corner_of_the_galaxy
Nia, a young international relations and economics student from the Fire Nation, has just migrated to Republic City to start a new life. At first, her only goal was to dedicate herself to her work, but not long after she arrives, she meets some of the most unexpected people in the entire world.
Cycle of the broken pack
by Gor_Dian
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Alpha. Beta. Omega. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days. A time of peace, when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads, and between the Natures that shaped all of society. But that all changed when the
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This list of 23epic ATLA fanfics spans 5,672,339 total words. Kudos range from 31 on the newest entries to 6,517 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 23 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Slow Burn · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Smut · Enemies to Friends to Lovers · Enemies to Lovers.
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