19 Works by Burnt_Ashes
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In this world, Hiccup never tried taming the Monstrous Nightmare in the Killing Arena in front of her entire tribe. She never even graduated from Dragon Training. She left Berk and tried her best not to think about it. Until a familiar face shows up at a tavern years later and she gets her past thrown right back in her face.
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Or, in other words, Hiccup is a woman, Astrid is a man, and canon was intentionally and lovingly laid to rest and then picked apart for my pleasure. This is a genderbent!Hiccstrid, Dragon Master!Hiccup AU that nobody asked for, but I’m writing anyway.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to DreamWorks and Cressida Cowell.
Anyways, enjoy!
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Harry takes Ginny out on their first real date after the war officially ends. Cue late 90s arcade nostalgia and kids finally allowed to just be kids.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to JKR, whom I do not support and despise with every inch of my being.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 12 of Hinny Short Stories (HP)
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Your Hurt Could Have Been Mine by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
28 Oct 2024
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Zuko hadn’t wanted to hit Aang this badly even when he was sixteen and chasing the Avatar in a desperate and ill-fated bid for his lost honour.
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Zuko’s recognizes Bumi’s suffering under Aang and Katara’s neglectful parenting as similar to his childhood and seeks to do something about it.
This work involves events from parts one and two, and references part six of this series, but I think you could read it as standalone if you want.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 9 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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Breaking the Predictability by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
14 Oct 2024
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Izumi had had good parents growing up her whole life and wanted to be a good parent herself.
That was totally cool with Bumi. That was her experience and he had his. He was totally chill with being an honorary uncle.
But damnit, if watching Uncle Zuko meeting his grandson for the first time didn’t tug at Bumi’s heartstrings.
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Princess Izumi has a baby and Bumi ponders whether or not he actually wants to be a father, given his own experience growing up.
This is a sort of prequel/set up for parts three and five of this series, but can be read as a standalone.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 8 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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To the Letter and the Spirit of the Word by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
08 Oct 2024
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Bumi,
You’re such an ass. I love you too.
Kya
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A series of letters sent between Kya II and Bumi II over the course of eight-ish years.
This work, unlike most of the works in this series, is pretty dependent on knowledge of the other works. It references events that take place in a few of the other works in this series, but if you want to read it without having read those, I literally can’t stop you.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 7 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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No Common Blood Means Nothing by Burnt_Ashes for yipyipallyall
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
05 Oct 2024
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“You will not be resigning your post because of this. Izumi’s not going to let you out her sight once she gets back and frankly, neither am I.”
“…Uncle?”
“You could have been killed. Do you have any idea how dangerous that was?”
“But that’s my job!”
“Your job is to keep Izumi and yourself safe, not run into the fire at the first sight of danger. Bumi, we would never ask you to lay down your life for hers. You understand that… don’t you?”
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Living in the Fire Nation full time gives Bumi a new perspective on who his real family is.
This work takes place between parts two and three of this series, but should be able to be read as a standalone if you want.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 6 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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Time, Effort, Acceptance by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
02 Oct 2024
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“Son,” Aang greeted him warmly. That warmth that Katara loved to see in her husband’s eyes was not reflected in their son’s eyes that he inherited from Aang.
“Avatar Aang. Master Katara.”
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Aang, Katara, and their son Bumi reunite after ten years. There’s a conversation to be had, but everyone comes to it with a very different outcome in mind.
This is a follow up to part three of this series, The One Word You Need Now, so reading that first might provide some context, but I think this can also be read as a standalone if you want.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 5 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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Home is More Than Four Walls and a Roof by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
23 Sep 2024
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Home (noun) – someone or something’s place of origin, or the place where a person feels they belong.
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The Freedom Fighters have a complicated relationship with this word. What does it mean when you have no home? Where do you go from there? Can you go anywhere from there?
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
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The first time Tenzin really realized that his older brother Bumi was different from him and their sister, he was four years old.
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Tenzin’s perspective on his older brother, Bumi, and his increasing exclusion from their family over the years.
A sort of prequel/in between story for the two previous parts of this series, just to add a different perspective on Bumi and Aang’s whole business. Takes place in the same semi-canonical universe, but you should be able to read it as a standalone if you want.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 4 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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“Helen… what happened?”
“That night?”
“Between you and me.”
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Helen and Menelaus meet up at a café to talk about where they are in life now and why they broke up ten years prior.
This is a follow up to Who I am now that my armor’s worn?, but it’s not necessary to read that to understand this work. This isn’t based on any particular characterization from media.
I don’t own these characters, but I don’t think anyone does, since they are folk figures from a civilization/culture that no longer exists.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 3 of Modern Iliad/Odyssey Vignettes
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,226
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 12
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The One Word You Need Now by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
11 Sep 2024
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“We messed up,” Aang blurted.
“You did,” Zuko agreed easily.
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
“Anything I could have said would have been hurtful.”
“What if I needed to hear it?”
“Would you have listened?”
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Ten years have passed since Aang last saw his son Bumi and now, he wants to make amends. But first, he needs to know if making amends is even possible.
This is a follow up to my other work, To Find My Own. That work isn’t necessary reading, but it does give some context and takes place in the same semi-canonical universe.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 3 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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Throughout Bumi’s entire life, Aang was the one who was obsessed with his legacy. He was the one who wanted to leave behind a piece of himself. He was the one with the ridiculous standards for what that piece of him should be like.
And Bumi was simply the one that, through no fault of his own, didn’t fit that criteria.
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Eighteen-year-old Bumi is beyond ready to leave home and find the place where he truly belongs, since it clearly isn’t with his birth family.
This is a follow up to another work of mine, Slave to the Elements. It is not necessary reading, but it’s the same semi-canonical universe.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 2 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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A Lesson in Understanding by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
04 Sep 2024
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“I just… I don’t understand.”
“What don’t you understand?”
“I don’t understand… how anyone could look at the face of their child and not feel anything other than shame when they burn half of it away.”
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Zuko has a lot of feelings after Izumi is born, about himself, his childhood, and his own father. Sokka is there to talk him through it.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
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Last Menelaus had seen of Helen was at the year end party that year. She ended up transferring to Troy High for their graduating year. From what Menelaus saw on social media and heard from her sister Clytemnestra, she was still happily dating Paris.
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Menelaus runs into his high school girlfriend after ten years.
The characterizations aren’t based on any particular interpretation. This takes place in the same universe as the previous fic in this series, but can be read as a stand alone.
I don’t own these characters, but I don’t think anyone actually does because they are figures and heroes in a culture of a civilization that no longer exists.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 2 of Modern Iliad/Odyssey Vignettes
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When Bumi was younger, he thought something was wrong with him, and even now at eleven, he still felt like maybe there was. Surely, the first born child of Avatar Aang and Master Katara would be just as powerful a bender as they were, be that in air or water. Bumi knew his dad really wanted an airbender on the first try.
Instead, they got stuck with him. Ordinary, powerless, element-less Bumi.
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Bumi overhears Zuko reassuring his daughter that she doesn’t need to be a bender in order to be someone worth loving and wonders why his own father never told him that.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA and LoK.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 1 of Be a Better Parent, Aang (A:tLA)
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Made Our Peace with Weariness by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
01 Sep 2024
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Mai had just… turned traitor seemingly on a whim. In broad daylight. Right in front of a dozen witnesses, one of whom was Azula. She couldn’t deny anything then. Azula had witnessed her treason and now there was nothing she could do to escape the consequences.
And she did it all for what? Him?
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Zuko spirals thinking about what might become of Mai after she betrayed Azula to help him and Sokka escape the Boiling Rock.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to whoever owns A:tLA.
Anyways, enjoy!
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Held you in my arms, prepared to die for you by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: The Iliad - Homer, The Odyssey - Homer, EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
24 Aug 2024
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Dear god, I would die for you, he thought as the baby opened one bleary one and stared, unfocused, up at him.
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Odysseus holding his newborn son in the hospital room shortly after his birth and realizing how much love he is capable of.
Not particularly based on any one characterization, though this is kinda inspired by EPIC: the Musical. I don't own these characters, but I don't know if anyone really does since they are technically folk heroes and figures from a civilization that no longer exists.
Anyways, enjoy!
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- Part 1 of Modern Iliad/Odyssey Vignettes
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I Couldn't Seem to Die by Burnt_Ashes
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV 2023)
14 Aug 2024
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Percy never thought he would live past the age of sixteen, even before he learned of his true parentage and identity. For all that his mother tried to give him a normal childhood, it wasn’t enough. Despite the bright spots, which were already few and far between, life just… didn’t seem worth living. Surviving was one thing, but living…
He never thought he would get to live. He never thought he would have to.
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Percy Jackson’s mental health issues was severely downplayed in later books. Here is my take on his journey through child abuse, self harm, suicidal ideation, and coming to terms with the fact that, in the end, he has to actually live.
I don’t own these characters, they belong to Rick Riordan.
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Eles Terão que Encontrar Outro Coração para Partir by Burnt_Ashes, Lucas_Rivera_Madrigal
Fandoms: Encanto (2021)
21 Feb 2024
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"Você já pensou em fugir alguma vez?"
"Claro, eu já pensei."
"Bem... o que você acha disso agora?"
" ...O quê?"
"Sobre fugir comigo, Mirabel."
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Há uma cultura de não falar sobre coisas que deveriam ser discutidas no Encanto. Duas crianças machucadas e negligenciadas se tornam amigas em um mundo que parece totalmente contra elas.
Esses personagens não me pertencem, eles pertencem à Disney.
De qualquer forma, aproveite!
Series
- Part 1 of Assim como Fugitivos (Encanto AU)
- Language:
- Português brasileiro
- Words:
- 2,987
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 8
- Hits:
- 197