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Zuko loathes the man up on the Fire Lord's throne. Who burned him and looked down upon him. Whatever happens, he will not end up like him. He refuses to become a mad man, a horrible tyrant that Ozai is, and despises how he had driven his mother away due to paranoia and obsessiveness. Zuko won't become the person his mother feared him to be.
But then... Katara arrives. His precious, lovely soulmate. An enemy of their kingdom, a girl who comes from a dying tribe. Someone who he's willing to burn the world for just as his father had done countless times for Ursa.
He prays for his mother's forgiveness, even if that won't do as much good. They're the same after all.
Zuko's his father's child.
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One to Match the Other Side by AirSickLowlander004
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
06 Sep 2025
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What if Zuko had been a little more brash when Commander Zhao captured him and the Gaang at Roku’s temple?
Well, for one, the Gaang would’ve learned how Zuko got his scar. Because Zhao is ready to give Zuko a matching one on the other side.
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the blue fire of the movie screen (where love surrenders suddenly) by godsintheheadlights
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
29 Jul 2025
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"No." Zuko says, one hand coming up of its own accord to pinch the bridge of his nose. Just to drive the point home: "No. Absolutely not."
The objects of his ire stand before him, stacked precariously on top of one another. One Toph Beifong smiles angelically, Aang below her supporting the weight of her five-foot-nothing frame. A massively oversized woolen trench coat lies discarded on a nearby bench. It is eighty seven degrees outside, and Zuko is questioning every decision that led him up to this point. Namely, ever hearing the scrawny little bald kid out on his pitch to be "best buddies!" back in junior year, rather than just pantsing the poor sucker and washing his hands of the whole affair.
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The Gaang go to the movies. Or, well, some of them do. (And meanwhile, an invasion plan succeeds, for once.)
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Zuko thinks the Avatar's collection of misfits is behaving weirdly. They're constantly acting like they know something he doesn't, like they know him when they definitely shouldn't, and they're constantly trying to get him to join them! Which he would never do!
(For some reason, Sokka, Katara, and Aang have memories of growing old, and all the steps it took to get there, but have no idea what triggered it other than breaking Aang out of the iceberg. Naturally, they want things to be better, but teenage Zuko, still in his angry yelling phase? Adorable. They can work with this.)
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- Part 33 of Livy's Misc Oneshots
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Blood Filled Ice by StarsOfTragedy
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Avatar: The Last Airbender
12 Aug 2024
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Zhao’s and Zuko’s fight at the Northern Water Tribe ends in a different and leads to nothing but Blood, Gore, and Tragedy.
The tag says character death but which one dies??
Or: A little bottle of pure refined Trauma.
⚠️BE CAREFUL READING THIS BOOK IT IS VERY GRAPHIC IN INJURES I OFFER NO REFUNDS OR PAY FOR ANYONE THERAPY⚠️
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- Part 3 of Trauma in a little bottle
- Part 2 of ATLA Fanfic by SOT
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“I know you’re there,” The prisoner said suddenly, and Sokka flinched. Probably male then. His voice was raspy, yet gentle in tone. It made him sound younger than Sokka imagined him to be. “What? You’re not being very subtle.”
Sokka felt his throat bob nervously. “Umm, sorry?”
The prisoner didn’t move, and Sokka chose his words carefully - he might as well try and make friendly with the dude, lower his chance of being murdered in his sleep. “I’m Sokka. I don’t suppose you have a name?”
There was a silence, and Sokka imagined he too was choosing his best option. “Lee.”
A nice, common Fire Nation name, if the scrolls he’d read were anything to go by. Also a lie, most likely, but Sokka wasn’t sure if he wanted to pry.
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Six years after Firelord Iroh’s rise to power, Moon Prince Sokka of the Northern Water Tribe is kidnapped by rebels, threatening the fragile peace of the four nations. Katara vows to find her brother no matter who or what stands in her way.
Meanwhile, trapped in the clutches of Fire Nation rebels, Sokka forges a tentative alliance with a fellow prisoner who might just be his key to escape… But only if they can trust each other.
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- Part 1 of The Blade that was Broken
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But then why is he chasing you? A voice in the back of his mind spoke up. Why isn’t he back at the Royal Palace, doing… royalty stuff? Aang was fairly sure there hadn’t been any runaway princes a hundred years ago – at least not without an army to back them up. And he was trying, he really was, but Zhao was scary and Zuko was technically a traitor, and were you still even royalty if you betrayed the Fire Lord–?
Looking back at Zuko, Aang made his choice.
And saw that it was much, much too late for that choice to mean anything.
Aang takes a little too long to act when he discovers the Blue Spirit’s identity — an identity soon exposed at large — and Zuko is brought back into Pohuai Stronghold. That night, Aang overhears a little too much, and Zuko gains a little too good of an understanding of what it means to be captured. With chances of returning home dwindling, Zuko begins asking Iroh what his mission truly means, while Aang is ecstatic that there may be more to Zuko’s motivations than they all thought.
All the while, a letter is racing over the seas to the Royal Palace. And one Fire Nation Princess may soon be on everyone’s trail…
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Sokka was supposed to be the plan guy, he was supposed to plan for everything. This though? This is something he didn't even know the spirits could do, let alone could happen.
In which everything that could go wrong does, and the world Sokka wakes up in isn't the one he tried to save.
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- Part 1 of Hollowed Bodies
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i'd give you the sun if you asked me, you could have all the time by gabaziee
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
12 Mar 2024
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What if Zuko asked Katara and Sokka with help rescuing Aang from Zhao?
And what if Sokka went with him?
Maybe a conversation will occur (and Aang would be oblivious)
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(title from j's lullaby (darlin', i'd wait for you) - delaney baileyI hope you enjoy!
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Can i even complicate your breathing by azuladefender
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
30 Nov 2023
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Sokka willed the courage to look directly at their new travelling companion
“Who are you?”
The masked man simply looked ahead into the night, basking in a silence loud enough that not even his breathing could be heard.
He shrugged.
Because that’s a question Zuko had been asking himself for a long time.
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Instead of going after the Avatar, Zuko decided to fuck around as the blue spirit and make his dad’s life slightly more difficult out of spite.
Maybe that includes joining the Avatar’s group as the Blue spirit
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blue spirit zuko au !
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[discontinued - i am now an Alevel student and am on the verge of suicide <3 will maybe continue again eventually, idk]
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I find myself running home to your sweet nothings by DrJackAndMissJo
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
23 Jul 2023
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"But, as soon as the door was closed behind him, he knew it all felt different.
Definitely Weird.
Not in the good way. "
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Zuko has a terrible day at work
super husband Sokka needs to turn that frown upsidedown -
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People often are pleased with the illusion of choice, to feel as if they have control over their perception of the world once it turns its back on them. A wounded dog learns to lap at fresh wounds while at its attacker's side, and a hungrier one knows that the hand that can no longer feed it only becomes an opportunity for bloodlust. Once sweetness is detested, bitterness has already made a home on your pink tongue. When you get a taste of it, no one has complete control over that thumping organ that births butterflies of yearning for self-destruction. There isn’t a single person alive capable of easily ridding the pest of intrusive thoughts that chew at the integral wiring of your brain after you’re let down one too many times. No one can accomplish that.
At least, not alone.
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What better place to unpack and navigate your previous trauma than Ranshaw's Haunted Attractions? Sokka and Zuko find comfort in each other when they least expect it.
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Zhao blew up Zuko’s ship. Unfortunately, Zuko is hard to kill, kept alive by spite and rage. Following the assassination attempt, Zuko and the Dark Water Spirit swear revenge. Bonus points if they can capture the Avatar at the North Pole.
The issue: The North Pole is made of ice and snow. And the Blue Spirit lacks self-preservation.
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- Part 2 of Spirit Tales
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After being taken from his home during a Fire Nation raid at age 10, Sokka is trained in the Fire Nation to become a spy/assassin The Moon Spirit. Years later, the Avatar returns and he runs into him while his past catches up to him. Too bad the guy he used to be in love with and has to assassinate is there to make things more complicated then they need to be. Now, he must decide what side he’s on.
(Inspired by Black Widow)
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Пленник крошечный, и Зуко наполняется яростью при виде этого. Пришло время, которого он так долго ждал.
Пришло время вырваться из крепости, вместо того, чтобы врываться внутрь.
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- Part 8 of Дракон Юянь
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In theatre, a common turn of phrase wishing one good luck is break a leg. But Zuko is pretty sure that it wasn't meant to be taken literally. But knowing something didn't change the fact that he now found himself traveling with the Avatar and his friends without his fire bending and in the care of Sokka. AKA a snuggle or die fic because if I am going to break Zuko's leg and take away his bending then Sokka has to cuddle Zuko.
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internet shenanigans: the gaang edition by orphan_account
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
20 Jul 2021
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sifu hotman ✔️ @sparkyzee 12:15pm
sokka’s an idiot 🥰
or, the gaang are influencers and sokka and zuko are pining
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- Part 1 of modern media mishaps
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Zuko knew from the moment Azula entered his bedroom that he was in trouble. She knew that the Avatar was alive, and that it was only a matter of time before father found out. He had very little options ahead of him but one thing was clear.
He wasn’t going to have it easy either way.
a.k.a: AU in which Zuko’s past is way more traumatic than the canon and he leaves the palace earlier after Ba Sing Se
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[“Snap your fingers at me one more time, and I’m taking them off,” Zuko snarls at him after being snapped at once too often. Zhao rubs a hand over his sideburns and eyes him.
“Your uncle hasn’t taught you manners yet?”
“Sorry,” he replies, not sorry at all, “Snap your fingers at me one more time and I’m taking them off, Admiral.” He sees Uncle’s warning stare and shuffles a pace backwards. He hates Zhao and Zhao hates him, and they both hate the stupid game they have to play of feigned politeness when really, they each want the other to drop dead where they stand.]
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Zuko is tired of Zhao’s nonsense, an important talk about surrender is a long time coming, and the Siege of the North is an absolute mess.
Podfic of To Take Heed by Haicrescendo.
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- Part 4 of [podfic of] What We're Given
- Part 15 of Avatar: The last Airbender podfic
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Firelord Iroh has taken Princess Katara in as refuge from the rebel army that wants to assassinate her. Now, Katara's reality has become her obsession. Her obsession? He goes by the name Prince Zuko. She noticed him. She saw him. She heard him. She can't look away and secretly, he doesn't want her too. Zuko has his eye on her, but he's not the only one.
"Zuko?"
Zuko twists around immediately and sucks in a harsh breath. Katara? Agni...No, no, no...
Why is she in his room? And in a silk, red robe that isn't tied as tight as it can be...
"Zuko, I heard crashing and yelling. I knocked, but...didn't you hear?"
Katara pushes forward and Zuko licks his lips. Agni, she is close. He can feel the pull towards her body. He wants to sink his fingers into her hips and push himself against her body.