🏷️ Political Marriage
9 entries tagged with this trope
His Majesty Prefers Blue
ShamelessLiar · 2019
Fire Lord Zuko needs to marry for political alliance. Ambassador Katara is the obvious choice. Neither is happy about it, until they are.
The Avatar State of Mind
FictionMachine · 2013
Post-war politics force Katara and Zuko into a marriage alliance. The slow burn from political necessity to genuine love is masterfully done.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2019
Post-canon. Fire Lord Zuko and Ambassador Katara navigate politics and feelings for a year. The restraint between them when they both know is agonizing.
Tempest in a Teacup
AkaVertigo · 2006
Katara is taken to the Fire Nation as a political hostage. She and Zuko are forced into close quarters. The power dynamics and cultural clashes are exquisitely done.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2020
Post-war political marriage between Zuko and Katara to unite nations. They barely tolerate each other. Then seasons change, and so do they. Beautifully paced.
Landscape with a Blur of Conquerors
diasterisms · 2016
A political marriage between Kylo Ren and Rey to end the war. The power dynamics, the tension, the slow thaw — diasterisms is one of the best Reylo writers and this proves it.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2011
Katara and Zuko navigate a political marriage after the war. The clash of cultures, the duty vs. desire tension, and the slow thaw between them is masterfully done.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2019
Katara becomes Fire Nation ambassador. A year of festivals, politics, and falling for the Fire Lord. Quietly devastating.
Restoration
Aelys_Althea · 2014
Post-war rebuilding. Zuko and Katara work together on a treaty. The gradual thaw between them is everything. Lush worldbuilding.