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“It’s a piece of history,” He argued and she was, as always, shocked at the rolling gravel that flowed quietly from his mouth, “We must preserve it.”
And Mae, who’d spent hours scrubbing the ghost of bloodied fingerprints from her brushes and days willing the scratch of pen to paper to drown out the sound of the Fire Princess's wailing; had looked at the child clutching ruined parchment to his chest and suddenly understood like a punch to the jaw why Prince Iroh had to be physically restrained from murdering his brother in cold blood.Or
The early days of Firelord Zuko's reign as described by his Royal Stenographer.
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memories from a different world by Dioranelle
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
26 May 2025
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When Zuko is six years old, he drowns in a lake.
He comes back to life, but not quite the same as he was before.
Or: Zuko is Kuzon’s reincarnation. Remembering the world before the Hundred Year War, he realizes that something has went very wrong with the Fire Nation much earlier than in canon.
Some things remain the same. Some don't.
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Soulmates share dreams. Katara’s soulmate is Fire Nation – which becomes much more problematic after their meeting in the reality.
Or: Katara befriends an enemy, Zuko has several life crises, Aang becomes a Zutara shipper, and Sokka develops a habit of adopting siblings. Azula just wants her family back.
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“My Fire Grandpa — Fire Grandfather.” Sokka says. “He's in the palace, with Lala and my Fire Dad and Fire Mom. I don't see them very often. But they're there.”
“Could I meet them?” asks Kya.
Sokka thinks about it.
“I don't think you can,” he says. “I'm not Sokka there.”
Or: Sokka and Zuko are born on the same day. For as long as they can remember, twice a month they live each other's lives. People notice.
Alternatively, the story of Sokka and Zuko, as seen through the eyes of everyone but them.
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The miserable have no other medicine but only hope by trying_to_spell_both_our_names_at_once
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
23 Jul 2020
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“You remember him,” Chit Sang sounded surprised.
“I remember all of their names,” Zuko admitted. While he was on the ship, his father had sent him every death certificate from the 41st division. There was never any other note, no words from the Fire Lord, just a piece of paper with the name, age, and rank of the soldier who died. Zuko had kept every single one on his ship, reading over every single one and committing their names to his memory. He couldn’t stop them from dying, but they were what motivated him to keep moving, to get back his honor so that he could help prevent deaths like theirs.
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Chit Sang's brother fought in the 41st division. Unknowingly, Zuko had become a beacon of hope to those in the Fire Nation whose family had perished in the needless war, to the people who wished for a Fire Lord who will fight for their people instead of power. Chit Sang feels the need to let Zuko know this.- Language:
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They can take away her fire, her title, kick her out of her own home, but she won't let them choose how and where she dies. -
Never Give Up Without a Fight by hearmerory
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
22 Sep 2025
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Fire Lord Azulon names Zuko as his successor.
This does not fit with Ozai's plans.
This does not fit with Iroh's plans.
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The Avatar and his friends offer Zuko freedom. Freedom from General Bujing. From the forced servitude of slavery. From the empty nothingness that had consumed his life.
He takes it even though he knows there has to be a cost (everything, even a life, has a cost).
And while he slowly accepts that the offer was made with no strings attached, his newfound freedom will not allow him to escape the fact that because of him Uncle Iroh is dead. And after months of suppression... so too is his firebending.
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- Part 2 of To Light a Fire
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A Punishment Not Fitting the Crime by catastrophic_arrow
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
10 Nov 2025
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Zuko couldn't sleep. Azula's words won't leave his mind.
"Dad's going to kill you!"
Azula always lies. She has to be wrong.
He still seeks out his grandfather, just to be sure.
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"Scars are generally seen as a weakness. Especially for nobles. It’s unsightly.”
There’s a moment of dead silence in which almost all eyes turn to stare at the left side of his face. Zuko keeps his mouth firmly closed.
It’s Toph who breaks the tension. “Yeah, not to call your nation out or anything, Sparky, but you literally just said that you have a massive, blinding, and deafening scar on the side of your face. As the crown prince, that seems a little hypocritical of them.” Toph snarks.
AKA: An innocent comment about scars leads to Zuko spilling his Tragic Backstory, and the chaos that follows that particular revelation.
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Starlight Scars by ShootingFromAfar
Fandoms:Avatar: The Last Airbender
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04 Aug 2021
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"Scars are generally seen as a weakness. Especially for nobles. It’s unsightly.”There’s a moment of dead silence in which almost all eyes turn to stare at the left side of his face. Zuko keeps his mouth firmly closed.
It’s Toph who breaks the tension. “Yeah, not to call your nation out or anything, Sparky, but you literally just said that you have a massive, blinding, and deafening scar on the side of your face. As the crown prince, that seems a little hypocritical of them.” Toph snarks.
AKA: An innocent comment about scars leads to Zuko spilling his Tragic Backstory, and the chaos that follows that particular revelation.
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“I think he’s sick.” Bato says flatly. “So unless you want the next meeting to include the Fire Lord puking all over the budget scrolls, maybe see if he's okay?”
Hakoda glances up the hallway, like perhaps Katara will appear and take over dealing with the prickly teenager. Of course, his daughter is off treating injured refugees with the Avatar, and Bato is still staring at him expectantly, arms crossed.
“Fine,” He sighs, and he claps Bato on the cheek before heading into the room.
Or: Zuko falls ill not long after Ozai's defeat. Hakoda sits with him and learns some unpleasant truths about his childhood.
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Twilight Ember (Burning From Within) by Anonymous
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
14 Aug 2025
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Zuko was lucky to be born. Azula wasn't.
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For as long as he could remember, Zuko was the only child. And yet there she is, his stillborn sister, sharing his body, bending his fire with a skill he could never dream of, and refusing to be ignored. The court whispers. Father insists there can only be one. But Zuko isn't even sure it's a battle he wants to fight.____________
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What if Azula was born dead, but spirit shenanigans happened, and with time it becomes apparent that she and Zuko are sharing his body. If it's even really spirit shenanigans and not just Zuko going crazy, that is.- Language:
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Zuko prayed to the spirits for help, and the Dark Water Spirit answered. The price? A prayer.
In which Zuko is still searching for the Avatar, visits underground fight clubs, and embodies chaos. And in which the Dark Water Spirit marvels at the Blue Spirit's survival skills, lack of self-preservation, and idiocy.
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The bath takes care of the sweat. Takes care of the burnt bits of skin and fat that still cling to his palm. Zuko scrubs his body until it’s raw, blushing red; he dunks his head under the hot water and stays there, staring up at the dark, vaulted ceiling of the washroom until his lungs run out of breath to use.
The oil of honeysuckle and opium and cinnamon, sweet and sharp and earthy, does not wash the stench of scorched flesh out of his nose.Zuko falls asleep on the evening of his official coronation, when he’s twenty-one-years old and has finally reached his majority. Zuko wakes on the morning of the Agni Kai with his father, eight years earlier.
This is annoying for several reasons, like the fact that the War is still ongoing, that he has zero friends, and that Ozai is not in jail.
It’s time to scheme.Series
- Part 1 of to try again-verse
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In the fight between Zhao and Zuko at the North pole. Zhao pulls Zuko with him into the spirit world where Zuko now faces the great spirits and they decide upon a fitting punishment for Zuko's crimes.
Let he who chased the Avatar now become the hunted. The fire nation has so proudly chased the dragons for a hundred years. And Zuko is only allowed to regain human form once he has shown true honor!
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Zuko doesn't end up running into the GAang till ch 11 but he has some important character development in the interactions he has with people beforehand
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Zuko adopts some Turtleduck ducklings when he returns home after three years away.
This changes more than he would like to admit.
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“Blessed Spirit, we thank you for the gift of this child’s life. We are forever in your debt.” The whole village is kneeling now, even the tiniest toddlers flopped down on their stomachs doing their best approximation of a bow. “Please, won’t you give us a name to call you? We would like to properly express our gratitude.”
Oh.
Well shit.
(Where Zuko saves a little Earth Kingdom girl from drowning, the villagers think he's a Spirit, build him a shrine, and long story short, a fake story about the Blue Spirit who dances with dragons suddenly becomes very real.)
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"You think after everything I did to them, they'd even entertain the thought of accepting me into the team?"
"Of course. What are they gonna do? I wouldn't say we have lines of candidates for the role of Aang's firebending teacher," Toph chuckled and rested her chin on Zuko's right shoulder. He appreciated that. It was nice that someone remembered his deafness in his left ear the first time. "Besides, you're a chill guy. So what if you chased them a little. It happens! Everyone has their flaws, right?"
"… Yeah."
"Well, except me, of course."
"Yeah, whatever makes you happy," Zuko smirked, looking away.
Yes. Zuko had a chance. Definitely had one. The main thing was not to give up.
And, if possible, to ask girl's name.
OR: What if Zuko wouldn't burn Toph's feets?
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Candlewarmth, with a fistful of lightning by GlitterStained
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
02 Nov 2023
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One late night in the Western Air Temple leads to a terrible misunderstanding, but the events that follow may bring the team closer than they've ever been.
Or: my twist on "The gaang finds out how Zuko got his scar."
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Hah, I like it