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It's been fifteen years since the war ended. The world is enjoying a time of peace - but peace depends on the strength and will of powerful people. Fire Lord Zuko has never lacked for willpower, but when his ruts begin to get dangerously long and enduring them alone puts his life at risk, something is going to have to give.
After years of suppressant use rendered her infertile, ultimately leading to the collapse of her bond with Aang, Katara has been building a new life for herself as Ambassador for her people. She never experienced her designation like other omegas and has lost hope that her body will ever recover, but Katara has filled her new life with rewarding work and good friends - most especially Zuko...
...and if his crisis has suddenly opened a door they both have long pretended did not stand between them, well...
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21 Jun 2026
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But You're The Worst by ShamelessLiar
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
22 Nov 2025
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Post s2/pre s3 A/B/O Zutara smut- AGED UP! (Forgot that tag for a minute so it’s at the bottom…)
The Dark and Intriguing one where Katara gets taken prisoner in Ba Sing Se instead of Iroh and - uh oh! - she runs out of suppressants. When she falls into a disordered heat during the voyage on the royal cruiser, she finds herself no longer just fighting the Fire Nation for her freedom; she’s fighting her long-repressed omega nature for her mind and body, her very identity. And Zuko, that lying back-stabbing jerk, just happens to have a big old alpha-style compulsion to involve himself. Great. She’d almost rather let the fever kill her.
...almost...
Zuko’s life is looking up. He’s got his honor, his birthright, and a classy new girlfriend who wants to take their relationship to the next level. He should be happy... And he is! Really! But the ghosts of his choices won’t leave him alone and now the waterbender is making trouble in a truly unforeseen way. He’s a prince, a top-tier alpha, and a man with honor - but Katara has a devastating habit of forcing him to question what any of that even means.
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21 Jun 2026
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“We can pretend,” she whispers, tugging on him. “Like we used to.”
Or: a step-sibling incest AU.
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01 Jun 2026
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No one could argue it wasn't a bit unconventional for an unmated omega to share her flat with an alpha. But Theo’s propensity for wandering into her bedroom uninvited aside, Hermione and Theo have a perfectly workable system in place. Hermione has her heats at the Ministry-run clinic. Theo sneaks off to his mate for his ruts. And their flat is blessedly sexless.
Correction. They had a perfectly workable system.
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10 May 2026
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Hermione Granger is a woman of intelligence and spirit. Draco Malfoy is a man of wealth and privilege. When they meet again, a decade after the second great wizarding war—they are not impressed. But when circumstances throw them together, dislike turns to attraction, attraction turns to passion and passion may turn into something more... If they can stay out of their own way and let love take its course.
~A modern-era, Dramione take on Pride & Prejudice~
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10 May 2026