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1. What we are by Mist_Blue

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Chronicles of the Avatar Novels - Various - Fandom, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Avatar - Fandom  

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

   04 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Azula/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Iroh (Avatar)
   • Azula (Avatar)
   • The Gaang (Avatar)
   • Mai (Avatar)
   • Ty Lee (Avatar)
   • Ozai (Avatar)
   • Ursa (Avatar)
   • Confusion
   • Forbidden Love
   • Sibling Incest
   • Zuko is Bad at Feelings (Avatar)
   • Azula is Not Evil (Avatar)
   • political problems

   Summary

   After the war, Zuko rules a nation in recovery.

   By day, that means meetings, decrees, decisions. It means being the king everyone expects him to be. It means moving forward, rebuilding, leaving the fire behind.

   But night is another matter.

   When the palace falls silent. When the reports are signed and the advisors have left. When there is nothing and no one left to demand his attention, and therefore, nothing to distract him from the one thing that is always there, lurking in the depths of his mind.

   Then, his feet move on their own.

   It's not a decision. It's not a duty.

   Always to the same place.

   Always to the same door.

   Azula's cell.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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