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1. in a Way that Matters by HarleysCompass

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   24 Apr 2021

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Ozai & Zuko (Avatar)
   • Ozai (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Ursa (Avatar)
   • Iroh (Avatar)
   • Azula (Avatar)
   • mentions of other characters
   • All very minor though
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • I mean
   • it's Ozai
   • what do we expect?
   • Harm to Children
   • it's not explicit
   • at least not by my standards but you know warning there just in case
   • Ozai's A+ Parenting
   • Protective Ursa
   • Protective Iroh
   • Azula isn't sure what she is but she's only there for a moment anyway
   • Character Study
   • Sort of? - Freeform
   • don't let the "death of a major character" tag scare you
   • Don't worry
   • Happy Ending
   • probably more of an
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • ? - Freeform
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • it follows canon all the way up until it doesn't at the end
   • somewhat compliant with the comics as well
   • Ozai/Ursa is like only implied because they have children together
   • I didn't bother tagging that in the relationship tag because it isn't the focus?
   • I can add it if anyone thinks I need to
   • this is more about Ozai's father-son relationship with Zuko anyway
   • or you know the lack there of
   • Zuko (Avatar) whump
   • Hurt Zuko (Avatar)
   • for obvious reasons
   • there's an implied happy ending to this
   • Somewhere
   • the spirits are laughing at Ozai
   • Spirit's blessed Zuko

   Summary

   "You can't kill him."

   The same four words are spoken on repeat, an echo that spans over years.

   He takes them for what they are; suggestions from those lower in station, pleas from love weakened fools.

    

   Alternatively: No one ever taught Ozai that often the tools best used for your downfall are the ones forged by your own hand.

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