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    Easier Said (And Other Lies) by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

    03 Apr 2021

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    Ozai had stood against the fire, light casting a halo behind a man who pranced around as a Spirit. Thirteen-year-old Zuko had looked up to him, like mortals looked up to the heavens. He had looked up, thinking that there would be mercy. He had hoped that this was all a dream, a sick nightmare, and that Father would cradle his face and wake him up. He had prayed -

    And he had burned.

    Or, Ember Island brings up old memories, a boy tells a story, and the Gaang finds out about Zuko's scar.

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    Zuko's Relationship With Trauma, Death, Abuse And A Bunch Of Other Shit by

    Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)

    28 May 2025

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    If I Came Apart When You Touched Me (Would You Touch Me Again?) by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

    11 May 2025

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    Roommates AU in which Zuko wants to learn more about BDSM and kink culture, and gets Sokka (an experienced switch) to show him the ropes.

    Featuring: heavy hurt/comfort, a 16 point plan to kill Zuko's shitty ex, improving relationships with sex through good communication and a shitton of therapy, Sokka's need to constantly touching the people he cares for, and Zuko having oodles of Trauma.

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    Q Event Fics 2022 by

    Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, DCU (Comics), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nightwing (Comics), Original Work, Peacemaker (TV 2022), Spider-Man (Comicverse), Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Supernatural (TV 2005), Teen Titans (Animated Series), The Batman (Movie 2022), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, The Legend of Vox Machina (Cartoon), The Magicians (TV), X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies), Young Justice (Cartoon)

    01 Jan 2023

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    All of withthekeyisking's fics for various fandom events in 2022.

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    The Rules of the Library by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

    15 May 2021

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    There's an owl. It's not a cat-owl or a badger-owl or even an owl-deer.  It's an owl, it's huge, and it's not pleased to see them.

    "Humans. What are you doing in my library?"

    Zhao bows deeply to it. "Honoured spirit, I am a humble seeker of knowledge. I had heard of the wonders of your library and wished to see it for myself."

    What follows is the most nauseating combination of flattery and lies Zuko has heard for a long time. Not that Zuko has the right to accuse an honourable Fire Nation citizen of lying. And he should want the spirit to believe Zhao. Right?

    Right. Anyway. Something something knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Honoring the spirits that keep our sailors safe and bear us where we need to go.

    "And your companion?" the owl asks. Wan Shi Tong, whose name literally means the guy who knows everything. And he can't hear what utter moosebullshit Zhao is spouting? Really?

    "Him?" Zhao says. He pats Zuko's shoulder, and Zuko grits his teeth. "He's my assistant.  A bit simple, but he can follow orders. I'll ensure he doesn't trouble you."

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    Zuko goes to the library. He ends up staying for three years.

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    You 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 talk?! by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

    21 Apr 2024

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    What if Zuko got injured before The Blue Spirit episode?
    And what if Aang had retied his mask?

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    you don't have to do this alone by

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    03 Aug 2020

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    A few scenes set across several years, from the day Zuko got his scar to the Gaang finding out how it happened.

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    The tricky thing is yesterday we were just children by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

    21 Nov 2025

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    5 times Azula tried to protect Zuko + 1 time Zuko returned the favor.

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    Bro, you need to stop passing out after every good deed. it's probably not good for your health by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

    07 Sep 2025

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    When Zuko first joins, He wouldn't sit with them to eat. And then when he was forced, he barely ate anything. But it's okay because he has rations left over. At least that's what Zuko said, He said he had plenty but who knows how long they'll last? He gives sokka and Katara Some rations for when they eat but it's probably because he has plenty left right? wrong.

     

    Zuko is stupid and doesn't want to say no to the Gaang so he just ends up passing out from not eating

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    Fire Needs Oxygen by

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    29 Apr 2025

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    The Gaang accepts Zuko's offer to take him as their prisoner. Though he is their captive, they have no intention of harming him. However, one thing that people need to survive is oxygen, which becomes quite a hard thing to acquire if you're trapped in an airtight space.

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    Zuko nearly suffocates due to the Gaang's poor thinking skills.
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    Zuko keeps getting himself into near-death situations because he's Zuko

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    i'm so sorry that you have to have a body by

    Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

    24 Feb 2022

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    I'm very sorry that you have to have a body
    One that will hurt you and be the subject of so much of your fear
    It will betray you
    Be used against you
    Then it will fail on you, my dear

     

    ATLA, but make it body horror.

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    In Our Bedroom After the War by

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    10 Oct 2023

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    After the end of the 100 year war, Zuko doesn't sleep. Visions of the war, of his sister and father, all his failures, haunt him every time he closes his eyes. Instead, he walks the city, stares at his ceiling, does anything but sleep. This can only last so long.

    When Sokka stops by on a diplomatic visit, he notices, and decides to do something about it.

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    What The Flesh Remembers by

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    14 Nov 2023

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    Zuko flinches the first time that Sokka reaches out to cup his cheek.

    It’s a visceral thing; a knee-jerk reaction that leaves Sokka stunned and Zuko humiliated, his reaction to something so small weighing down on him like the greatest of failures. He knows he’s not in danger, knows that he never is when he’s with the water tribe boy- it’s just, the last time someone touched his face, it was to permanently mar him. And his body seems to hold onto that fact, even if his heart so desperately wants to let it go.

    Or: Zuko usually doesn’t like having his face touched. But Sokka is an exception- and one night, he tells him why

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    You Can Stay by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

    27 Apr 2024

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    Zuko still has nightmares sometimes about his father, and Sokka is more than happy to comfort the people he loves, even if he's not quite sure how. As for Zuko, he's just learning how to be normal about it. Plus, friends cuddle, right?

    Or, the two times Sokka found Zuko after a nightmare, and the one time he didn’t.

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    Flares by

    Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

    20 Apr 2025

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    Man sees baby firebender, mans says baby firebender needs better dad, man volunteers. Enthusiastically.

     

    (Zuko is damaged and Hakoda cares more then he should.

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    These Are My Twisted Words by

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    21 Sep 2024

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    Zuko was almost killed the moment he was born. Ozai said he lacked the spark necessary of a fire-bender and almost cast him over the palace walls, only saved by Ursa’s powerful, motherly conviction. Pleading to give Zuko a chance. Agni, please, just one chance.

    He wasted that chance at thirteen years old, during an Agni Kai, forever branded to be the banished son of Ozai. He was honourless, irredeemable, and yet still, somehow, he found his way. Zuko knows how it feels to be worthless, he knows how he it feels to desperately claw at that accusation and prove otherwise. This is why, with the Fire Nation's carcass resting on his shoulders, he knows he cannot buckle underneath the pressure. It is his responsibility, his duty to both his people and the world, to fulfil this role, for fear of his father's tyranny seeping back into the palace walls. He has a chance to do good here...and he cannot waste it.
    .....

    The war is over and Zuko is the Firelord...Now what? How did we get from Zuko's coronation to republic city, and was the journey to peace easy? Spoiler, no..no it very much wasn't. Featuring: Decolonisation, the mystery of Zuko’s mother and the palace staff being chaotic (+gaang adventures)

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    A Father's Touch by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

    17 Apr 2024

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    Zuko's breath caught in his throat as Hakoda reached out to pat him on the shoulder, a gesture meant to offer comfort. But to Zuko, it felt like a jolt of electricity, setting his nerves alight with panic.
    Without thinking, Zuko recoiled, pushing Hakoda away with a force that surprised them both. The panic that had been simmering beneath the surface erupted into a full-blown attack, overwhelming him in a tidal wave of fear and confusion.

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    i’m a fool with a curse and a crush (he’s a teenager in love) by

    Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

    18 Oct 2020

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    Zuko, homophobia, and love. Oh, and quarantine too.

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    gimme shelter by

    Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

    27 Mar 2022

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    sokka & zuko, the boiling rock, and what comes after

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    Atonement and Reconciliation by

    Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)

    25 Jan 2025

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