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A digital shoulders-up portrait of Jonathan Sims from the Magnus Archives. He is a bespectacled, gaunt man with light brown skin, chin-length wavy dark, graying hair, and many assorted scars. There is a cracked golden halo behind him.



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    In which Singed and Silco are a middle-aged married couple in a polyamorous relationship and Vander is their youthful boyfriend.

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    Zuko is banished and starts at the Western Air Temple, as we all know. But a single discovery alters the course of his journey, because how can it not change when he has a secret dragon egg to take care of? Follow Zuko through the years of his banishment before Aang wakes up as he makes friends, important discoveries, and waves.

    (And then how that changes the way things play out after Aang wakes up.)

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    26 Jul 2020

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    Finished part 16

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    Nearly a century after the last appearance of Sozin’s Comet, Fire Prince Zuko, thirteen years old and freshly burned and banished by his father, discovers a strange boy frozen in an iceberg.

    When Admiral Zhao interferes with Zuko's plans to deliver his prisoner back to Royal Caldera City, to Zuko’s surprise, the young Avatar offers to help him and his uncle escape. Taking refuge from the Fire Navy in the abandoned Air Temples, Aang insists on searching for any remnants of his people that he can find, to Zuko’s chagrin. Along the way, however, the indoctrinated Fire Prince begins to learn the truth about the Air Nomads and the War, while the Dragon of the West is forced to face the sins of his warmongering past.

    As the months go by, the two boys eventually form an unlikely friendship, and Zuko begins to experience feelings that he has never felt for anyone before. However, Zhao will not give up easily, and will do whatever it takes to capture the Avatar and his traitorous accomplices.

    (CURRENT UPDATE SCHEDULE IS ROUGHLY EVERY 3-4 WEEKS)

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    27 Feb 2026

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    After the Agni Kai, Zuko is going to die from his injuries. Iroh begs for the spirits to intervene--and the Blue Spirit answers. It saves Zuko, but irrevocably binds them together, changing Zuko into something no longer quite as human. The Blue Spirit has its own motives, and under its guidance, Zuko grows disillusioned with the Fire Nation during his three-year exile.

    When he finally discovers the Avatar, Zuko's mission isn't to capture him--it is to help him bring balance to the world. But he didn't plan on falling in love with him along the way.

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    26 Apr 2026

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    Ch13

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    Prince Zuko is born with a soulmark on his chest. He's the first royal child in six generations to have a soulmate, even if no one can really tell what the mark is supposed to be.

    (Ninety-five years earlier, the new Avatar is born with a spine that's already scarred.)

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    Aang and Zuko are platonic soulmates. It takes an extraordinarily long time for either of them to figure it out.

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    23 Apr 2026

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    “What do you plan to do now that you have found the Avatar’s bison? Keep him locked in our new apartment? Should I go put on a pot of tea for him?”
     
    -Uncle Iroh, Lake Laogai, Season 2 Episode 17

     

    Zuko unfolded a small, fuzzy green blanket and tossed it over Appa’s head like a hood. “And this is Appa’s favorite blanket, it’s too small for him, obviously, but he really seems to like it and—”

    Appa licked Zuko, knocking off his hat and leaving him dripping. Zuko quickly grabbed his hat and slammed it back on his head but the damage was done—the Avatar had recognized him.

    “I can’t believe it,” Aang breathed, staring at Zuko wide-eyed.

    Zuko stared back, trying to decide if he could make the jump out the window. The drop would be pretty steep, but he really didn’t want to fight off the Avatar in their new apartment with its nice furniture and Uncle’s tea collection in the corner and—

    “Appa found me a firebending teacher!”

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    22 Apr 2026