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  1. Public Bookmark 13

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    But when Aang stepped outside and Iroh started to remove the dusty, sweat-stained armor, he couldn’t stop himself from pleading with Zuko’s unconscious body.

    “What have you gotten yourself into this time, my dear boy?”

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    24 Dec 2024

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    Zuko gets hurt during training but insists that he's fine. However, the new angle of his nose - and the honestly impressive amount of blood streaming from it - tell a very different story. So when he runs off, refusing Katara's help, it's Sokka who follows. Because Sokka and Zuko talk sometimes. And Sokka gets a fuzzy feeling in his stomach when they're alone sometimes. So, since they're somewhat close, it stands to reason that he can change his mind somehow.

    When Zuko actually opens up to him, Sokka is trapped between the fuzzy feeling of being trusted and the nausea of cold hard realization - because Zuko's refusal to get his nose fixed has everything to do with the mysterious scar covering a third of his face.

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    How he could never really get a full breath in without doubling over, how blood would coat his tongue and stain his teeth when he coughed if he overexerted himself, how he had to keep perfect posture when his chest was bound tightly so they healed correctly. It was practically routine at this point in his life.

    Takes place after The Boiling Rock

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    23 Dec 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 52

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    “Ah, you’re awake.”

    Zuko sucks in a deep breath, trying to calm himself and gain his bearings before he opens his eyes. “…Katara.”

    He can hear her shuffling. There’s the gentle splash of water, and Zuko’s senses finally right themselves enough for him to feel the cloth on his head.

    He struggles to sit up. A hand, firm but gentle, pushes him back down.

    “Rest.” The waterbender tells him, her voice soothing in the way that only she can be, the hidden strength and heart of the group’s determination. “You should’ve told us that you weren’t feeling well. What did we say about weakness?”

    Absurdly, irresponsibly, stupidly, Zuko feels the ages-old anger rise up within him. He’s not a child. He doesn’t need to be cared for like this, not when the nation is suffering because of his family’s deeds, when there’s so much work to be done and the world is still smoldering from the fire they fought so hard to put out.

    But what falls out of his mouth is, “I can’t afford to be weak right now.”

     

    OR: Zuko is not having a grand time after getting struck by Azula's lightning. Luckily, his friends are there to help.

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    23 Dec 2024

  5. Public Bookmark 30

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    AU: Zuko never switched sides by the end of the series

    As a newly crowned Firelord Iroh emerged with a pot of tea that had been half depleted, the door to Ozai’s cell came closed with an ear splitting creak.

    Only now did he feel the full force of his emotions coming to strike.

    It was time to see Zuko.

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    23 Dec 2024