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Maybe it’s telling that he always runs out of carmine before anything else, but it’s hardly Sokka’s fault that his most obliging subject happened to be the world’s foremost wearer of red. His whole portfolio was awash in the color. He layered it thick onto the page to capture layers upon layers of robes, watered it down into a blush, and scraped it dry onto the page to capture the scar.
He used to hate red.
Sokka grows, one painting at a time.
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23 May 2026
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The village can be lied to, for the sake of a child’s life, but never the spirits.
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20 May 2026
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this is a gift (it comes with a price) by WitchofEndor
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
21 Jan 2021
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There is a ghost on the Wani. But the crew have grown used to - even fond of - Prince Zuko. And no matter how many times General Iroh tries to gently explain the boy’s predicament, tries to suggest that he might attempt to move on, Prince Zuko can always be found watching the sea.
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There is a prisoner in the palace.
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20 May 2026
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for a boy / for a body in the garden by WitchofEndor
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
02 Feb 2022
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Ozai's son won't stop screaming.
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19 May 2026
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"And your name is?"
"Sokka."
The Phoenix King smiles down at him. "No. Not anymore."Or: Aang and Katara get trapped in the Spirit World. Sokka launches a rescue mission. It does not end well.
(Otherwise known as that Spirited Away AU. The first two parts of this series don't need to be read.)
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- Part 3 of Chain Reaction
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19 May 2026
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Prince Zuko is born with eyes of pure gold, the surest sign of a strong inner flame.
Prince Zuko is born unlucky. He has no fire to speak of. No spark of potential.
(Until swords start bending to his will.)
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a matter of time by Duckduck_Scribblerswan (Caellie_E_and_Vaye_R)
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
31 May 2022
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Zuko is a smart kid. He knows many things, like the first five katas from the advanced set his tutors started him on, and the defeat of the Xachu Island rebellions of 44 AG. He knows that Azula was the one who stomped up all of the garden roses two weeks ago, even though she told their mother it was a servant boy.
He knows that when he notices a faint burn on the inner curve of his wrist and hears the ticking of clock gears when there's no clocks to be found, he should tell exactly nobody.
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A soulmate timer AU, where soulmates are those whose paths will have great impact on your own, but fate is more easily swayed by choices than it would seem. If both of you make it to a certain point in your lives and your relationship together, the timer goes off, cementing the roles you will have for each other. Until then, anything can happen.Zuko has five potential soulmates. This changes surprisingly little, in the grand scheme of things.
(Requested by my friend for her birthday, who said, "you know what would be cool? More ATLA family soulmate AUs." And I said "what a great gift idea!" made it into a character study and proceeded to sit on it for two years. Whoops. Happy birthday!)
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13 May 2026
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zuko's chronic loneliness is basically its own character
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Of Tea and Turtle Ducks (and the Turtle Duck Guy) by Erisenyo
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
15 Jun 2022
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[“They might not realize it was unsafe,” Zuko says, nodding like that makes sense. “If it’s what they were raised with. Or if it changed slowly. So they might keep going back even if it wasn’t good.”
“Maybe,” Sokka says, scratching at the base of his wolf tail and making a strong mental note to dig up more information. Homework might be piling up, but it's not piled yet, right? And if Zuko is interested, well, Sokka is interested in seeing where Zuko's mind goes. “The ducklings not doing well would probably be an indicator, though.”
“Hm,” Zuko says, after what Sokka is starting to think—hope—might be a characteristic pause. “You’d think.”]
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Sokka is nothing if not enthusiastic about his interests--Learning. Campus traditions. The campus turtle ducks. The guy who's watching the ducks so intently this year.
Zuko is nothing if not intense about duck watching. (It's not really about the ducks.) (Is it ever?)
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12 May 2026
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turtleducks as an extended metaphor and SO MUCH FLUFF
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10 May 2026
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[ There’s an intake of breath, like Zuko is going to say something, but it stays quiet between them. He's gathering the courage to say something, and Sokka is going to try and be patient, even though he doesn’t have a lot of practice in it.
"I think my father is abusive."
And Sokka almost laughs at that, just out of sheer misery.]
Things aren't the same after their little fieldtrip to the Boiling Rock. Sokka tries to navigate.
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10 May 2026
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and the house felt so big (and i felt so small) by Anonymous
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
03 May 2021
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Fact #1: It’s been a year, but Zuko’s life is still in boxes.
In the span of a year, everything has changed. Zuko's father will never hurt him again, but that doesn't mean that all the trauma and shame just disappear. He can see that his friends want to help, he can see that Uncle hurts inside when Zuko doesn't eat, but he hasn't figured out what else to do about it.
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10 May 2026
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the art of redirecting lightning by TheRainbowElectric
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
28 Sep 2024
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A realization that’s been lapping at the edges of Sokka’s mind all night finally crashes over him in a wave. “You really hate yourself,” he says slowly, as the cold understanding sinks in.
Zuko’s glare could melt glaciers. “You wouldn’t, if you’d done all the things I’ve done?” he says, which would be fair, except — it’s not just about the things Zuko’s done, is it? It’s also about the things he hasn’t. Zuko hates himself for things that are his fault, and things that aren’t. For who he is, and who he hasn’t managed to be.
And Sokka can see, with sudden, sharp clarity, that if he were to plot the strength of Zuko’s self-hatred alongside the strength of his bending over time, the two lines would hug in almost perfect sync. Which leaves Sokka with only one question: whether someone’s self-loathing could run so deep and unrelenting that it sustains their bending for the better part of a decade.
The night before going in search of Sun Warrior ruins, Zuko starts to doubt that hatred is the source of his bending after all. Sokka helps him figure out what it really is.
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08 May 2026
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Crown Prince Zuko discovers his bending when he is five and his sister is three, and she’s the first person he tells, juggling a flame while she admires its beauty. When he shows the rest of his family, his mother’s chopsticks clatter to the table, and when Zuko looks to his father, his eyes are wide with shock.
His grandfather speaks first, the head of the table, and approval runs thick through his tone: “Well, look at that. A true prodigy, wouldn’t you agree, Ozai?”
“Indeed,” he hums.
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(Princess Azula won’t summon her first flame—a guttering, timid thing—until she’s seven.)
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Or, in a world where Zuko is the prodigy and Azula is the one banished, destiny shifts accordingly.
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close, but no cigar (zuko's impressive collection of near death experiences) by starryeyedchar
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
21 Jun 2023
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Zuko wakes up the first time it happens to the smell of burning flesh. He at first thinks it’s just a lingering memory, the vestiges of a nightmare he’s had many times, but then he hears the shouts and clanging of metal that accompanies it.
The telltale signs of a fight, right outside his door.
So of course he does the sensible thing and rushes toward the commotion without a second thought, still in his loose bedclothes and bleary-eyed from sleep. He practically falls out of the door, stumbling right into the middle of both the hall and the battle waging within it.
At this point, Zuko's no stranger to attempts on his life. He can handle it.
Or five times Zuko's friends save him from an assassination attempt, and one time they're almost too late.
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05 May 2026
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While Mighty Oaks Do Fall by WitchofEndor for distractedKat
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
26 Sep 2024
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High Sage Kenji blesses Fire Prince Zuko with the resilience of the reed, who bends in the wind and never breaks. When he is done, Fire Prince Ozai narrows his eyes, seemingly displeased by this blessing. But Kenji does not speak for himself; he is only a vessel.
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The newly-crowned Fire Lord Ozai offers his firstborn son to service in the temple.
This turns out to be a catastrophic mistake.
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Zuko was not a good shifter.
Azula could switch between her wolf and human skins between steps. Not Zuko, he needed several minutes before he even started the shift, and that was on a good day. If it had been Azula who Animal Control found in that alley, they would have walked away convinced that their eyes had played a trick on them. There had never been a dog there.
But Zuko's long transformation would have only revealed his kind to the world. Father may think he has no honor, but he wouldn't stoop so low as that. Even if that meant being dumped in animal shelter, trapped as much by the 24/7 security cameras as by the cage bars.
He had the worst luck.
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"Come on guys!" Aang said as he lead his friends through the clamoring barks of the shelter. "I want to show you my favorite dog! He's a sweetheart."
Aang lead the pair to where a monstrous beast of a dog was growling with raspy barks loud enough to drown out the rest of the shelter. His bright white teeth contrasted against golden eyes and a bright red scar that stretched over the side of his face as he lunged against the cage door.
Sokka laughed nervously. "Did the word 'sweetheart' change meaning when I wasn't looking?" -
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Zuko botches his escape on the day of the eclipse and sits out the war in prison. What will the Gaang do with a new Fire Lord they can't trust? Season Four "Zuko never joined the Gaang, and he's really bad at being good" AU.
Featuring Azula's extended field trip, June not signing up for this, and Sokka's increasing desire to scream. Come get your international politics with a side of baby dragons.
Podfic and German translation now available, see chapter one notes!
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- Part 1 of Towards the Sun
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01 May 2026
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[“Wait.” Toph plants her feet. “I thought you already—?”
Zuko makes an aggravated noise and refuses to stop with her, grumbling when she catches back up to him, “Southern men receive armbands. Apparently.”
Toph takes a moment to consider that, and then the amount of time Zuko spent with her. Shaping that pendant and testing metals and techniques and the shared space of their bending when metal fills with heat enough for both of them to hold it.
Then she bursts out laughing.]
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Sokka and Zuko are finally each ready with the best, most perfect, most amazing proposal that's ever been seen.
The Gaang thinks there just might be a few details they're both forgetting...
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30 Apr 2026
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Kindred Spirits (sent from my iphone) by Duckduck_Scribblerswan (Caellie_E_and_Vaye_R)
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Avatar: The Last Airbender
12 May 2025
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Zuko just wanted to take a breather after a stressful political summit in the Earth Kingdom. Unfortunately, some passerby with good eyesight spotted him entering an apartment through the door as Li and leaving through the window as the Blue Spirit, right before he left for the Fire Nation. The Earth Kingdom puts two and two together and, appropriately, gets four: the Blue Spirit has kidnapped Li, and presumably the other Fire Nation refugees who have been disappearing across Ba Sing Se. They must save Li and bring the Blue Spirit to justice!
Unwilling to reveal himself as either the Blue Spirit, wanted in both the Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom for treason and petty larceny, or Li, who'll draw attention to his uncle's teahouse, Zuko does the next most reasonable thing: he panics.
Meanwhile, Mai, Suki, and Toph are busy investigating who's really at fault for the disappearances of these refugees, King Kuei has realized he can get away with some truly ridiculous antics as king, and the newspapers are getting suspicious of how protective Fire Lord Zuko is of these two random people he apparently picked up in Ba Sing Se. What's up with that, anyway?
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