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  1. Rec 56

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    “Stevie… Don’t do this to me...”
    “-if you - wait - d-do what?”
    “I’ve been trying not to have this talk…” She’s looking everywhere but at him.

    A chill runs down his spine. “I think we should have it… I - I need it. If you don’t want to, it's okay. I get it. That’s enough of an answer… But I do think I need to hear it. The more time we spend together, the more I keep forgetting this is supposed to be fake. And this hasn’t felt fake for a while now. At least not to me.”

    He can see her conflicted face. She’s too transparent.
    He sighs, resigned. He’s sure that if they’re quiet enough, she can hear the sound of his heart shattering. “Does that mean you finally came up with a reason to break up with me then? Please tell me it’s not super herpes…”
    She barks a laugh, but also looks on the brink of tears. “I - I should be honest with you.”

    Steve’s heart falls to his ass.
    Right on time for her to stomp all over it.

    Because here it is. This has to be the moment when she breaks his heart.
    “I - I don’t think I’m a girl, Stevie.”

    WHAT?!

    What if Eddie's transition is what causes Steve’s sexuality crisis?

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    20 Dec 2025

  2. Rec 82

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    Christ, is Steve this hard up?

    No. There’s no fucking way. Steve Harrington is Steve fucking Harrington. Legend. King. Cruel Prince of Hawkins. Cherry Popper extraordinaire. Eddie's heard all the rumours.

    It’s a trick. It’s a bit. It’s bullshit. This is bullshit.

    Anger stirs inside, first time in a long time.

    ‘You want me to decide?’ he whispers, lethally soft and Steve pulls him in for more kisses. ‘You want me to take you, Harrington?’

    Steve groans, Eddie drinks it. ‘Please.’

    Pepsi. Pizza. Movies.

    He didn’t think Steve was this cruel.

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  3. Rec 70

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    Azula’s first ever therapy session takes place within the walls of an institution.

    Zuko can’t go to therapy without feeling the ache of his childhood doctor’s ruler smacking across his palm, but maybe there are other ways to talk.

    Sokka’s first therapy session since his Mom died takes place in the campus health clinic three days after he snaps.

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    02 Dec 2025

  4. Rec 71

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    Ursa smiled at him. “Can I hug you, my sweet boy?”

    Zuko felt his throat tighten. He nodded quickly, suddenly aching for the warm, comforting embrace he remembered so perfectly from the bright spots of childhood memory.

    Without another word, she opened her arms, and Zuko shunted forward on the couch to nestle into her side.

    She chuckled, wrapping her arms around him like he was still small enough to fit completely in her grasp, and pulled him close.

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    02 Dec 2025

  5. Rec 89

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    She looked better than she had the last time he’d seen her. Her hair had grown back properly, and was now in a short bob that framed a face that had got more sunlight in an institution than in their father’s home.

    Her eyes weren’t dull with medication anymore, and they didn’t travel over his scar like she was admiring the craftsmanship that went into burning so deep without killing him or taking his eye.

    Zuko stood, and hid the tremble in his fingers behind his back.

    Iroh placed a hand on Azula’s shoulder and led her to Zuko.

    “Excellent,” he said happily, telegraphing his movement as he reached out to grasp Zuko’s shoulder too. “Together at last.”

    “Oh yes, Uncle,” Azula smiled. It wasn’t quite the sinister grin of their childhood, the one that promised little bruises on his arms, but it wasn’t friendly either. Her eyes bored into his, and he looked away. “I’m so looking forward to joining your lovely little family.”

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