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1. Damage Gets Done by phin_and_frob, rraebearr for phin_and_frob

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   21 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Katara/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Katara (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Iroh (Avatar)
   • Aang (Avatar)
   • Sokka (Avatar)
   • Suki (Avatar)
   • Toph Beifong
   • Ozai (Avatar)
   • Firelord Zuko (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar) Needs a Hug
   • Agni Kai (Avatar)
   • POV Katara (Avatar)
   • Badass Katara (Avatar)
   • Bloodbending (Avatar)
   • Bloodbender Katara (Avatar)
   • Katara-centric (Avatar)
   • Protective Zuko (Avatar)
   • Protective Katara (Avatar)
   • Zutara
   • Badass Zuko (Avatar)
   • Waterbending & Waterbenders
   • Firebending & Firebenders
   • Angst
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Idiots in Love
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Zuko is an Awkward Turtleduck
   • Healing
   • Post-The Last Agni Kai (Avatar)
   • The Last Agni Kai (Avatar)
   • Post-Canon
   • Suave Zuko

   Summary

   Zuko took the lightning, and he almost paid the ultimate price.
   If not for the amazing Waterbending master, who refuses to leave his side while he recovers.
   The two support each other through all new trials and battles of a different nature. Some fights take a harder toll than others.
   They find time to learn how to love, and figure out who they are outside of the war... all while navigating assassination attempts and threats from Ozai's supporters, and the consequences of the former fire lord still being alive.
   (Formerly titled "Never Like This")

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   54,322

   Chapters:

   18/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   252

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