Eel_lizarrd
Recent bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
Ba Sing Se has fallen, and Prince Zuko accompanies his sister home with Iroh in chains. The Spirits are angry with him, sharing their displeasure at his choices as a vicious storm rages and swells around them, sending him off of the ship and into the roiling sea. Zuko drifts listlessly, barely clinging to hope that help will come and he'll be rescued. When another Fire Nation frigate comes into sight, he's filled with a fragile relief, only for it to come crashing down in terror when the soldiers aboard the ship turn out to be water tribesmen in disguise.
Imprisoned by the same people he fought and betrayed in Ba Sing Se, Zuko comes to the cold realization that the one thing he was so close to finally obtaining will never happen. Giving into despair and missing Uncle Iroh, he is faced with the reality of his situation and his future survival, or lack thereof.
(Based on Season 3, Episode 1 The Awakening,)
WARNING:
This story handles heavy topics including thoughts of suicide (by self inflicted starvation and neglecting injuries) and medical professionals (in this universe) trying to help in the limited ways they can. (hence the force feeding and non-consensual drug use tags). -
Tags
Summary
“Will…” Sokka trails off before clearly steeling himself. “Will your dad be mad? Like, if we get a bad mark?”
Zuko freezes, noticeably so. From hearing about Sokka’s dad and how understanding he can be, Zuko’s not too sure how to play this. He can either be honest that, yes, his dad will be furious to see a B, but that will undoubtedly upset Sokka.
“I just don’t want to disappoint him,” Zuko tries. “He’s done a lot for me and I want to prove this school wasn’t a mistake.”
Sokka nods, expression bare. “That’s tough, dude. I’m sure he’ll be proud no matter what, though. You’ve really been applying yourself.”
Zuko smiles lightly, pushing away memories of heat against his cheek. “Yeah, hopefully he will be.”
OR
When Ozai discovers Zuko is gay, he sends him to a boarding school, one meant for children of politicians and soldiers, not business moguls. Despite his rocky place in this new school, with distance from Ozai, Zuko grows and realizes just how much he needs to hide what happens during his trips home. Sokka sees more of this than Zuko wants.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 23,868
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 89
- Kudos:
- 384
- Bookmarks:
- 62
- Hits:
- 3,864
Bookmarked by Eel_lizarrd
20 Sep 2024