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skeletons in my closet by bagelbagelbagel
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
24 Jun 2026
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Summary
There was always something a little off with Zuko.
Maybe it was the way that he always kept his head down, or the way that he never really met your eyes when talking with you, or the way that he tended to wear long-sleeved and baggy outfits even in the throes of summer heat.
Or maybe, it was the chronic limp that he pretended not to have, the flinches he had to suppress when people approached him too fast or too suddenly, or the purpling bruises just barely visible whenever the collar of his shirt would slip too low or his sleeves would ride too far up.
He couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was, but Sokka knew—there was something wrong with Zuko.
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Or, Zuko is being routinely abused by his father. All he wants is to protect Azula and he'll do anything to keep her safe. He’s not gonna get his hopes up with the bright blue eyed boy in his morning calculus class that likes to stick his nose a little too deep in other people's business.