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    Zuko was supposed to die that night, at his father's hands and at the behest of his grandfather.

    Ursa was supposed to vanish that night, and take nothing with her but her name.

    Things didn't exactly go to plan.

    OR: spirited away from the fire nation by their mother and abandoned to a life of poverty and running, zuko and azula learn to manage. right until the avatar and his friends drop way too cheerfully into their life, and the war returns to them in earnest. a story of hope, hardship and learning to believe in humanity again. zuko wants absolutely nothing to do with it, thank you.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    Zuko had never excelled at anything. Azula was a prodigy. Uncle always knew what to say. And Father... Father was strong, iron-like. But Zuko had only ever been good at surviving. Putting one foot in front of the other in a grim show of stubborn determination, gritting his teeth and bearing it. Survival was all he had ever been taught. He knew how to do it. So when he was kidnapped by the Southern Water Tribe, he expected to fight as he always had. He didn’t expect to be taught instead how to live.

    In a warring land, the Water Tribe forgave the enemy in an act of defiance. For this, he was torn from them, and this time, his wounds won't heal so easily.

    Forced back into nothing but survival, the last person Zuko expected to see was Hakoda's son. Hakoda was a promise of safety. The relentless blue of Sokka’s eyes was a promise of happiness. Zuko could have both if he just reached out his hands, but he found them clutching into fists. After all, he’d been burned one too many times.

    But hey, at least between Hakoda and Sokka, Zuko could appreciate the family resemblance of pure, asinine stubbornness.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    After the Blue Spirit frees the Avatar from the Pohuai Stronghold, Admiral Zhao captures Prince Zuko under suspicion of treason. Isolated from his Uncle and his crew, Zuko has only one ally: the chatty prisoner one cell over.

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    03 Jun 2026

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    After the fateful Agni Kai, instead of sending him off on a ship, Fire Lord Ozai decided to remove his son's title and relegate him to being part of the Palace staff.

    Zuko's pretty sure he's going to go back to being Crown Prince any day now.

    Just a few more days.

    And then the Avatar and his companions are captured.

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    02 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 67

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    "What is this?" Hakoda inquired curiously, taking the paper. Solok leaned his head close to get a look as well.

    It was a wanted poster.

    On it was the painted face of a rugged, angry-looking man who wore a fierce scowl. What looked like an ugly burn wound sat on the left side of his face, unfortunately large and evidently caused by a firebender. At the top of the paper, there was a prominent Fire Nation insignia, swirling in golds and reds.

    Under the painting read 'Traitor to Sozen and our victorious nation. Wanted alive' and the listed reward for capturing the man.

    A thousand gold pieces.

    Hakoda blinked wide eyes at what he just read.

    Bato grinned, dropping an arm around his shoulders. "This is our Tui and La given golden opportunity."

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    01 Jun 2026