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1. Diamonds in the Rough by Xanadian

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Apr 2021

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Mai/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Mai (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Original Characters
   • Iroh (Avatar)
   • Toph Beifong
   • Romance
   • Drama
   • Crimes & Criminals
   • Ba Sing Se
   • Lower Rung
   • Gritty
   • Heavy Themes
   • content warning
   • Drug Abuse
   • Death
   • Organized Crime
   • Underbelly of a City
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • Medical Conditions
   • Overdosing
   • Post-Canon
   • Canon Compliant
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Slow Romance
   • Mild Sexual Content

   Summary

   Mai has moved to the Lower Rung of Ba Sing Se to seek treatment and has started her own academy for children that cannot afford schools in the better parts of town.

   After three years of living an alternate reality in Ba Sing Se, her experience of life in the Lower Rung is about to reach a crescendo that includes her estranged boyfriend (and Fire Lord) Zuko and an organised crime grid functioning in the underbelly of the city.

   Note - Tags make it sound much harsher and darker than it is. I just wanted to be absolutely certain in providing fair content warning. No graphic depictions. Heavy themes.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

   16/?

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