My Jetkotara Brainbot Strikes Again. I Just Love Them So Much.

Consequences

“You killed him?!” Aang shouted. “What about forgiveness? You said-“

“I never said anything!” Katara glared. “Forgiveness may work for you, Aang, but I never said it would for me.”

Aang turned towards Zuko with rage plain on his face. “Zuko, how could you let her?”

Zuko’s eyes narrowed. “I didn’t ‘let her’ do anything. It was her decision.”

“So you’re really okay with Murder?” Aang glared.

“He was a murderer first.” Zuko reminded. “He slaughtered hundreds- thousands even- and you’re really saying things would be better if he were still around? That Katara is just as bad as him?”

“Murder is wrong.” Aang scoffed. “No matter how you justify it-”

“My mother killed my grandfather,” Zuko said gravely.

Aang’s eyes widened. “What does that have to do with anything?”

“It means that women usually have reasons for killing men. And most of the time, those reasons are noble.” Zuko clarified. “But I do find it telling that you think Katara is unable to make her own choices and needs to rely on the permission of a man to justify her actions.”

“I never said-”

“No?” Zuko questioned. “Then why are you asking me about her decisions when Katara has been here this entire time and can speak for herself?”

Hc that the gaang have a monthly game night and whenever Zuko and Aang are on the same team they always lose cause they refuse to cheat (Aang is just too honest and couldn’t get away with it if he tried and Zuko is against it on principal because of honour or whatever)

Everyone else though will cheat like the point of the game is to see who can get away with it the longest. I’m talking secret hand gestures and code phrases and if I scratch my cheek it means this and they are all exceptionally good at it. Katara wasn’t on board at first, but all it took was Toph saying, “yeah you probably wouldn’t be very good at it anyway” to get her to play outside the rules. Sokka and Katara kick everyone’s ass when they play together cause Sokka’s tactical brain, Katara’s competitiveness, and their weird sibling intuition make them a fantastic cheating team

Master Pakku promised that he would keep an eye on Zuko (a promise made to both the chief and to Iroh). Pakku had initially thought the prince would be selfish and rude, but watching him spar with the other boys, it's obvious the kid is actually a little ball of nervous energy ready to be told he failed. Time will tell if he's any good at fighting, but maybe Pakku needs to step in and offer a bit of tutoring.

Cut Fruit 🍎🍓🍈🍊🍑

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In Asian cultures, one of the most common forms of affection by a parent is to carefully peel and cut fruit. My mom would typically cut apples, but parents will prepare any fruit that’s available. I am loathe to think Iroh wouldn’t do the same for Zuko.

(this is also a nice article that explains the feelings behind it more)

au idea where Zuko comes across Lieutenant Jee at Boiling Rock because once Jee found out about Zhao blowing up Zuko’s ship he actually either abandoned Zhao or straight up turned on him, causing him to be eventually apprehended. He’s happy to see Zuko alive, and actively helps the team escape. He urges Zuko to flee while he stays behind to help Mai.

He’s in the crowd during the coronation and is so proud of Zuko and continues to serve him until he retires and Zuko makes sure he keeps in touch and visits him on Ember Island with Iroh.

Eda: Listen, kid…

Luz: Oh, you can call me Luz

Eda: I’d rather not. If I named you I’d get attached.

Fire lord Zuko being just a bit ferrel . And his music taste is no different

At his coronation. Some of his surviving crew Start a sea shanty. Coz though he pretends he hates them they know he loves them.

There’s a moment of tense quiet when all the upperclass look at the new fire lord shocked at sutch a scandal. To see what he’ll do, expecting him to be angry . Only for Zuko ( who in his defence is still on a lot of pain meds ) to join in enthusiastically knowing all the words .

He also likes a lot of angry “ down with the fire lord” music that he Hurd in the earth kingdom. Witch is problematic since he now is said leader. He once took a protest completely off guard coz they were expecting a fight but Instead he told them to carry on coz he liked that song .

silly advisors with their silly questions

For a prompt could u do one where zuko finds some of his old crew at the boiling rock and they escape with everyone. I've never seen this done before and I thought of it like last night but I think it could be fun

The coolers aren't so bad. 

One day in the coolers is enough to crack most of the firebending inmates in Boiling Rock, but most of them haven't been to both Poles. Jee and his crew have a lot of experience in swimming in the polar seas — both of them, and for weeks in the North Pole, with nothing but half-remembered lessons on the Breath of Fire from General Iroh to keep them alive. The cooler is nothing compared to that. He's dry here, for one, and it's not truly isolation if he can still hear Teruko mouthing off at the guards in the cooler right next to his.

“I can take you back to your cell if you’ve learned your lesson,” a guard jeers at the prisoner in the cell on the other side. 

The voice that answers is a punch to Jee’s gut. “I have — completely,” Prince Zuko says, sounding sullen and angry and alive, definitely alive.  

Teuko suddenly shuts up; that's confirmation enough for Jee.

The brat had managed to survive Zhao's fucking pirates. The wave of relief that hits Jee is short-lived; the prince might be alive, but he's in the cooler next to Jee's. The Fire Nation's prince, thrown into his own country's most secure prison, and locked into the worst torture chamber ever conceived of for firebenders like them. 

They need to get that boy out of here. Jee has to round up the old crew tomorrow; figure out where the brat's regular cell is, make an escape plan —

But first, he needs to survive the night in the cooler. Jee takes a deep, fortifying breath, and settles down to wait.