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    "We're going to be alcoholics by the time we're thirty," Sokka sighed.

    "You think we'll live to be thirty?" Zuko asked, honestly thrilled. Sokka had pretty good instincts. Perhaps Zuko should reevaluate his long term goals. He could start by having long term goals.

    A more likely alternative was that Sokka was just a hopeless optimist. It just went to show, you never truly saw another man until you stood shoulder to shoulder against a fleet of war balloons intent on raining death upon the city you loved.

     

    Zuko was just a normal guy with normal interests. He liked theatre, burglary, crotchety ostrich horses, watching the Blind Bandit crush her opponents in a glorious display of skill and violence... just your standard banished prince things. It wasn't his fault he kept stumbling into rebellions and uncovering long-buried secrets. Fine, maybe freeing the prisoners was on him, but he was completely innocent of all other treason. Zuko was his father's loyal son. He'd never betray his nation.

     

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    Uncle Iroh took a more creative approach to fostering Zuko's appreciation of other cultures. Now it's everyone's Problem.

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    08 Jan 2026

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    Zuko takes down a civilian pow camp and falls into leadership of increasingly powerful positions.

    Toph is deified by rumble fans. Jin is a ride or die gf. Sokka is a bro and the moon’s champion. Azula descends into madness and gloms onto Zuko to keep her remaining sanity.

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    Dragon's fire is not so easily extinguished; when Zuko rediscovers a lost firebending technique, shifting flames can shift the world...

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    12 Nov 2025

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    Character flaws for everyone but Toph. Boots annoys Aang back to practice. Dragonborn are special snowflakes. Cultural misunderstandings abound. Husband stealing.

    89+ hours

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    Charlie goes to meet Miles as her father suggested, but finds him in pain and too damaged to feel right about bringing him with her to Philadelphia. She'll get her brother back in her own fashion, but a gift she leaves for her uncle has him realizing she could be the most dangerous weapon Monroe could get his hands on if he doesn't stop her.

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    24 Aug 2025

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    This should have been bookmarked 3 reads ago

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    Lila's threat is slowly coming to fruition. Mme. Bustier's class has isolated Marinette and, while the rumors and bullying hurt, she doesn't expose the liar. That's what Adrien asked of her, and she keeps her promise, all the while praying that something would change.

    But by chance while listening to music while working on homework, a song from an American musical leads her to ask for help, and discover that she's a lot less helpless against Lila than she thought.

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    Inspired by I'd Rather Be Me from Mean Girls.

    In which Sabine and Tom take action to help their daughter, Adrien realizes he messed up, Caline misinterprets some things but tries, Chloé just wants Lila to stop, and Marinette is just kinda along for the ride.

    There will be salting of Alya, Mme. Bustier, and Lila in here, a dusting for Nino and Adrien, and a pinch for the class.

    Lila Anon: I'm not interested in seeing you in my comments. Feel free to roleplay elsewhere, thanks.

    Updates will occur in the morning (Eastern time) until completed 😊

    I will be taking a day or two between updates for chapters 19-25

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    19 Jun 2025

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    Aleksander is in need of a Shu translator, a smart one, to help with an intercepted cipher. Luckily he finds Alina Starkova just sitting there in Poliznaya. He feels an instant connection with the talented woman and invites her to join his oprichniki, but it turns out she is nothing like she first appeared and navigating that will be a challenge all on its own.

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    27 Feb 2025

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    Needed: 3 saints with military training to kill a god