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    [ He drinks the tea and tries not to look uncomfortable as Zhao moves closer and closer. He doesn't know how, but somehow every time he blinks the man is closer. He should say something, but what? He’s not actually doing anything wrong. (He should move closer; Zuko is his prince, and he should be hanging on his every word. It was perfectly reasonable.)
    If uncle were here, objecting would earn a stern look and a proverb on the nature of politeness and being receptive to your conversation partners.
    Zuko says nothing.
    Zhao is next to him now. He rests a hand on Zuko's thigh.
    He wants to say something, but his head feels like it’s stuffed with cotton and his tongue won't work properly. ]

    Wherever Zuko goes, Zhao always seems to be there, smirking & offering him tea. He doesn't want the tea-that-is-not-just-tea. But he can't explain why to his uncle, or tell him that the very thought of tea makes him want to scream (in rage, not fear, because princes don't feel fear).

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    08 Feb 2026

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    "You think I hate you? You think I'd ever kill you?" Sokka holds Zuko's face in both hands, blood dripping from his lips. "I'd fall on my spear for you. I'd find you anywhere. What do you think that means?"

    Rescued, but imprisoned, Zuko finds himself no further from death on a water tribe ship. Sokka, the chief, would see him bleeding out on the boards of the deck as justice. He's a fire bender, the evil of the war that his father rages through their world. Zuko hasn't been a part of that war. Not for years. Now he's thrust back into it against his will, finding himself fighting on a side he never expected to be a part of. Maybe he'll find a cause worth fighting for; someone worth fighting for.

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    07 Feb 2026

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    Tim Drake has always believed there are rules—ways to be good enough, quiet enough, careful enough to keep the peace. If he just follows them, nothing gets worse.

    He’s wrong.

    When his parents finally go too far, Tim learns that you can’t bargain with people who enjoy hurting you. Jason Todd finds out the hard way, steps in without hesitation, and refuses to let Tim keep calling survival a choice.

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    04 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 89

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    at the center of it all was one glowing tab on the massive monitor: Archives of Our Own.
    All capes and trauma by WayneTechWiFiSucks.
    Vigilante RPF, Gotham City
    Graphic Descriptions Of Violence

    “No. Nope. I REFUSE.
    Nobody knew I was Robin for like 20 minutes, HOW DOES THIS AO3 NERD KNOW??”-Stephanie Brown

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    04 Feb 2026

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    Bucky Barnes has a lot to contend with in the 21st century. One difficult task after another is laid out in front of him: managing his new found freedom, attending therapy and working through his trauma. It's a struggle, but recovery is not a straight line, as his therapist so often likes to remind him.

    He has to navigate this friendship / relationship / whatever it is with Sam all the while managing his guilt and shame for his years as the Winter Soldier, and his grief over Steve's death. Then of course there’s these new super soldiers that have appeared out of nowhere that have to be dealt with, along with the frustrating inclusion of new faces, like Walker, and the familiar, like Zemo.

    And then there is another task, one that sometimes seems to be the most difficult task of all: learning to be kind to his past self.

    Rewrite / fix it of TFATWS – you do not need to read the other parts of this series, this works as a standalone. Pre TFATWS to about three months after the series ends. Not just a rehash of the TV series, I like to bounce off canon and do my own thing. I generally update fortnightly.

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    24 Jan 2026