Zuko: Once When I Was 8, I Had A Crush On A Girl In My Class And I Didn't Know How To Deal With It, So

azula's just trying to get them to eat something that isn't noodles and this is the thanks she gets // college husbands au

Fixed those hexside multitrack uniforms for ya 😩

Universal Truth

In the past three years the Wani crew clung to the few constants in life. Lt. Jee’s armour failing to not creak. Cook Dekku taking the Princess’ side in an argument. General Iroh drinking questionable plants if it had the slightest possibility of being a good tea. Princess Usha making Bad Decisions regarding her safety if it had the slightest possibility of leading her towards the Avatar.

But the biggest constant was that Zhao was The Worst and they had to kill him.

They’re not kidding, well, not anymore.

In the beginning it was just an off handed comment. A response to seeing him push and push and push the buttons of their recently banished commander. A catopus toying with a mouseguppy.

Later, as Usha grew and developed, they became serious. Zhao’s gaze lingered, his smile grew sharper, and his words gained double meaning. And he touched, casual and fleeting, careful enough to seem innocent but with intent.

They never left Usha alone with him. Not after the Hair Incident. If General Iroh wasn’t available then it was Natsuo, who could earthbend, or Hanako, quick and precise with a knife, or Minh, large and stern faced.

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So when they finally found the Avatar, they knew it was their chance at finally keeping Usha safe.

They pushed down the guilt of chasing after a child. A cackling, baby faced boy who was easily swayed by the smile of a pretty eye patch wearing girl and the promises of sweet cream and cakes.

They pushed further down the guilt of fighting a gangly limbed boy and a fierce faced girl struggling to control her bending.

Usha came first.

(Princess Usha already apologized for the whole ship to ice wall misunderstanding, so they were absolved.)

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Lips were pressed tight and tongues were bitten when they docked at Zhao’s port. The Avatar was Usha’s to capture and not for the ladder climbing leech that was Zhao.

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He still found out. You can’t accidentally set Kyoshi Island on Fire and not have the world find out why.

Nice going, Daishi.

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What kind of asshole challenges a teenager to an Agni Kai?

The same one that gets beat by a teenager who’s still practicing her basics.

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Normally one would discourage wearing jewelry found on the floor of a prison. But the Princess pulled it off quite well.

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Natsuo really deserves a promotion or a raise or both. Cause it’s one thing to save General Iroh from a group of Earth Kingdom soldiers, but it’s a completely different thing to save a naked General.

Thank Agni none of them had any Fire Nation ancestry else they might’ve figured out Natsou’s little lava trick.

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Fuck Zhao. And fuck Roku too, worst ancestor ever.

Who makes a volcano erupt on purpose!?

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They really needed to talk about Usha’s habit of pinning people to flat surfaces. Poor Waterbender is getting redder than their uniforms.

It’s Minh’s fault to be honest. The moment he showed her how to wrestle larger opponents they had lost the battle.

They could’ve gone without the unexpected ambush by the pirates. But it did give them an excuse to punch people in the face.

They lost the avatar, again. But they did end with a boatload of treasure. So, win?

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WHY IS THERE AN ARROW ON YOUR SHOULDER!?

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They’re not getting a Shirshu. No matter how much Usha and Genji beg.

Sure they can afford one now. But they’ll need to train it. And Satomi isn’t very optimistic about General Iroh’s blood pressure if June continues to interact with the Princess.

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Music night.

Music night was safe and relaxing. Where they could unwind and take a breather. Maybe even have a little drink or two. If they were lucky Usha might even sing.

Nothing can go wrong on music night.

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Bad news, Zhao was Admiral now.

Worse news, he was commandeering them to be part of an invasion force against the Northern Water Tribe.

Good news, Zhao will now be too busy and too far away to make moves on your still very much underage commander.

Fun news, you get to watch the Princess blow holes in the logic of planning to attack a polar city full of waterbenders during winter.

Weird news, instead of blowing his lid like usual Zhao is instead inviting Usha to be part of the invasion.

Horrible news, she said yes.

Worst news, you later find out that her rooms are close to Zhao’s.

Good news, no one will ever suspect foul play if Zhao dies during the invasion. They just had to keep Usha way from Zhao until they reached the North Pole.

Nothing but smooth swimming from then on.

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Was gonna write a Drabble but it basically turned into a mini outline. So, yay(?) structure.

post-war camping trip, the gaang leaves zuko alone for an hour and he forms a menagerie

zoom for detail!

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behind the scenes by @rainjeanne

[ID: several doodles of an AU about zuko from avatar. first is a comic of young zuko and ursa, where ursa is telling him a story ending with, “but the avatar went into hiding. and he hasn’t been seen for a hundred years since.” zuko is looking at clouds in a circular formation, and says, “he come back, though?” ursa starts to say, “well, zuko, we don’t know when or if—“ but zuko cuts her off by saying, “no. don’t you see it, mom? he will come back.”

second is a page of interactions between zuko and aunt wu. one is her happily saying to him, “you have the gift!”. another is a comic of them where zuko is saying, “how do you tell the difference between a prophecy and a dream, if—“ and aunt wu cuts in to say, “now dead, you’re at the tender age where dreams of love are common, and—“. zuko panickedly cuts in, “—the world ending! the dream is about the world ending.” there is also a section of iroh and wu flirting while zuko angrily shouts in the background.

lastly, zuko is with katara and sokka. he says, “uh, i’m zuko. and well… i’m a fortune-teller.” katara excitedly asks, “really?!”. sokka doubles over laughing, shouting, “you’re what?!” while zuko angrily shouts back, “i am!” and katara chastises sokka. there is also a panel of zuko giving katara a palm-reading while sokka is in the foreground with a pained expression, proclaiming, “it’s not real!”

end ID.]

fortuneteller zuko au or smthing

**Much time later**

Hunter, to Luz, lying facedown on the bed, regretting everything: And then I called him dad, oh Titan-

Darius, downstairs in the kitchen with Raine and Eber, holding back a tiny smile: And then he called me dad-

Zhao attempts to kill the moon, but the Gaang manages to get there in time. Zuko gets in the way, attempting to push the fish out of his hands and gets hurt.

With the use of water from the spirit pond, they heal most of his injuries. The only one they couldn't fully heal is the one over his left eye. He's so scared that Yue will hate him now with such a disgraceful burn. But she loves her husband no matter what.

here's a thing