second chances
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[ When Zuko’s wife dies at the tender age of thirty, he’s deeply ashamed to admit to himself that among the feelings of grief, shock, terror, and uncertainty, he also feels some measure of relief. He tries desperately to unfeel it. Izumi is motherless, the Fire Nation has lost an incredible leader, and he now has to forge into this uncertain future alone. There is nothing to be relieved about.
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“I don’t want her to be dead,” Zuko says abruptly to his friend, watching Izumi play with her cousins.
“Of course you don’t,” Aang says immediately, frowning at his friend. “Why do you say that?”
“I don’t want her to be dead, but I… I can’t help but feel like… I’m glad we’re not married anymore.” ]
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Fourteen years after the defeat of Ozai, Zuko starts over and gets a second chance he didn't know he was looking for.
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- Part 1 of second chances
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[Sokka takes the page and stands straight to read it.
“Well, shit,” he mutters, setting the paper down and sitting in the chair closest to Zuko with a heavy thump.
“Yeah,” Zuko says.
“What do we do?”
“Find her, I guess,” Zuko answers.
“Find who?” Izumi asks. The men look up to see her behind Sokka, in her light exercise clothes. Zuko actually shivers a little at the striking resemblance between Izumi and—
“Azula,” he answers, his throat oddly dry. He clears it, trying to sound more confident.
“Your sister?” Izumi asks, surprised. “Isn’t she still on that personal prison island?”]
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Azula has two conditions before she'll tell Zuko where the hostages are: see Ozai, and see the dragons.
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- Part 2 of second chances