Top 15 Long ATLA Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length ATLA fics — 50,000–100,000 words.
Recovery
by SimplyKorra
Korra's life was torn apart by the Red Lotus. She was a shell of her former self. Trapped in her own body and struggling to find a way out. Asami was simply trying to sort out her feelings. To understand the desperate need she had to take care of Korra. Post Book Three - If Korra said yes to Asami's
Alpha's Forfeit
by RaeDMagdon
It's been three years since Asami and Korra have last seen each other. Asami has devoted herself to her young daughter and rebuilding Republic City, while Korra has struggled to recover from her injuries and forget the woman she wishes she didn't love. Their lives are very different, but when circum
Venti Sized Crush
by ZoeReed
Starts from the Tumblr prompt: I'm a barista and you're the obnoxious customer who comes through and orders a venti macchiato while talking on the phone the whole time so I misspell your name in increasingly creative ways every day AU.Bending gets reintroduced into this modern AU. Korra's new life a
Rebuild
by SimplyKorra
It took one year away to finally find some peace. To completely heal her body and start to feel whole again. However, as Avatar Korra returns to the life she once ran away from, she discovers that she left behind more than she could have imagined.
Blood Royal
by Aspidities
An Equalist Asami/ Omegaverse AU series With the birth of the first Alpha Avatar in three centuries, expectations in the rapidly-declining world of benders are high for her to find the most suitable omega, a 'blood royal', capable of bearing powerful bending heirs. But when that particular omega is
the secrets we share
by Dioranelle
Whatever your soulmate writes, you can read on your own skin. A bond always connects four people. The “perfect” bond, they say, links one person from each of the four nations. But the Air Nomads are gone. No wonder Zuko’s bond doesn’t include one. It’s a shame there isn’t anyone from the Fire Nation
Such Sweet Treason
by MasterTheGreat
He failed. The war was supposed to end on the Day of the Black Sun… but he failed. He failed his friends, his team, everyone, and the whole world. Sleep never comes, his thoughts keep him awake as the weight of his failure bears down on him, suffocating even within the Western Air Temple’s refuge. A
The Daofei Avatar
by Sofisol612
All eyes turned to Kyoshi. She wanted to run away, but that would confirm Lek´s accusation just as much as admitting it openly. Her mother had always warned her against letting anyone, sworn siblings included, know of her airbending. For the safety of everyone in the Flying Opera Company, only her m
I want you not her.. (Zuko x reader)
by Mimi_5
You are a talented firebender born into power, the daughter of one of the Fire Nation’s most respected generals. Expectations have followed you your entire life—and you’ve met every single one. But even in a life shaped by perfection, there are things you cannot control. Like him. Because there’s on
Combustion / Zutara
by Loriengl
How much does it cost to keep up a perfect life when it’s built on nothing but lies? Katara hasn’t heard from Zuko in years. The last time their paths crossed, things ended so badly that she boarded a ship and sailed away without looking back, convinced that leaving the past behind was the only way
The Path of Kyoshi
by MendhiSamadhi
After years of battles and painful decisions, the search for peace has become an eternal night for Kyoshi. Only Rangi's love is her flame in the darkness. But when their paths are forced to separate, one misstep on a lonely night causes her to lose her way home, falling into a chasm so deep that onl
And this fire will guide you home (I would die for you)
by Vantani
She came to as dead creatures come to, held within the claws of something vast and terrible, racing through the void. Like a mouse caught in a hawk’s talons, the starry night a blur, dark fields and rivers below her as small as illustrations on maps her Mother had forced her to memorize. Rangi was g
Shrike
by the_wraith_0
“It means that…I am incomplete. A broken wheel. A half-man.” He tried instead, when it was clear she had not fully understood him.Her stomach sank. “Then it is a cruel word and you should not use it. Especially in regards to yourself.” She could not imagine thinking of anyone in such a way. Like a t
god incarnate.
by ajram_writes16
Toph frowned, nearly stepping back, but thought better of it. Best not to make yourself smaller in front of a bear. “What the fuck are you?” She whispered. She felt him shift forward suddenly and jolted in surprise when his palms landed over the tops of her feet. “Please.” He rasped, the voice seemi
The Honour of Kyoshi
by Finbeara
War destroys one’s honour just as much as it destroys one’s body.Kyoshi and Rangi have both given much to the demands of duty and peace. Both physically and spiritually. Having ended one war with fire and blood and death, a new war now threatens to undo the hard-won peace. What are Kyoshi, Rangi and
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About This List
This list of 15long ATLA fanfics spans 1,018,682 total words. Kudos range from 41 on the newest entries to 6,328 on the most established. 53% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (5 of 15 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst · Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD · Fluff · Slow Burn.
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