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The problem with Zuko's exile is that every ocean has become enemy waters for a Fire Nation Prince, and when his ship is captured by the Northern Water Tribe, he has nowhere to turn for help.
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27 Jun 2026
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Until the Walls Break Like Waves by attackfish for Floranna
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
14 Jun 2016
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It was just before the winter solstice when Earth Kingdom soldiers captured the prince of the Fire Nation and his uncle, the Dragon of the West. It was the dead of winter when they were brought to Ba Sing Se.
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- Part 1 of Until the Walls Break Like Waves
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25 Jun 2026
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the beginning of a new and brighter birth by aloneintherain
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
13 Jun 2018
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“I’m so proud of you, my nephew.” Uncle cups Zuko’s face in his lined hand. The gesture is so tender, his palm so warm, that Zuko has to take a fortifying breath against the sudden swell of emotion in his chest.
“I want to be a good leader, Uncle,” Zuko says. “I want to look after my people.”
“You will,” Uncle says. “You are, nephew.”
In a new era of peace, Zuko works to be a very different Fire Lord than his forefathers. Based on this tumblr post.
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23 Jun 2026
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Panuk is Here for the Entertainment by Demonwolfkid for MuffinLance
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
25 Feb 2020
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Panuk sees more than he lets on. He just doesn't say much.
He's still one of the youngest members of the crew.- Language:
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22 Jun 2026
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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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22 Jun 2026
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The Fire Nation has only rebelled once in its long history. They are a proud people, and a loyal one. They do not turn against their own for no reason. They protect their own.
Especially their Prince.
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Basically this was a What if the Fire Nation said Fuck Ozai and rebelled AU. along with a sprinkling of world building built in. Enjoy!- Language:
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04 Jun 2026
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Instead of bothering with an Agni Kai and sending his son on a wild goose chase, Ozai gets rid of his son in a more permanent, useful way: marrying him off to one of their enemies as a consort pawn. The Northern Water Tribe has little choice other than to accept.
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03 Jun 2026
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Hakoda has just been rescued from Boiling Rock and now is finally meeting the family his children have created. And what better way to bond and stay up late with this new family than to tell the folk stories he heard around the prison?
Well, if only one of those folk stories didn't hit too close to home for a certain firebender...
My spin on a gaang finds out about the scar fic!
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01 Jun 2026
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Roll with the Punches (and Let Your Hurts Heal) by Lazy8
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
20 Nov 2020
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On the way back from the Boiling Rock, Zuko is hiding something, not knowing how serious it actually is.
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- Part 16 of Bad Things Happen Bingo
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31 May 2026
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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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30 May 2026
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Zuko tries to fit into 'The Gaang'. Meanwhile, his arrival means Aang starts firebending lessons, Katara takes up stalking, and Appa stays slobbery. Gone AU as of 3x13, "The Firebending Masters".
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27 May 2026
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Combustion Man never finds the Western Air Temple, and the Gaang goes ahead with the plan to capture Zuko and hold him prisoner so he can’t hurt anyone. Now Zuko has to convince them he’s on their side without having any proof he doesn’t want the Avatar dead anymore, and preferably before Katara decides to kill him.
… If only he weren’t so bad at being good.
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- Part 1 of Combustion Man goes missing AU
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26 May 2026
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AU: Lu Ten never died at Ba Sing Se, and Fire Lord Iroh rules the nation with an iron fist. Zuko is merely the son of the second prince, overlooked by his more talented younger sister and can only dream of the day when he will be finally allowed to prove himself in battle. When Lu Ten returns, triumphant, with the Avatar and his Water Tribe companions in chains, Zuko is put in charge of their imprisonment. But he soon learns that things are not what they seem with both the child Avatar and within his own family. And soon, Zuko will have a decision to make. How much good can one overlooked nephew to the throne do?
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20 May 2026
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(Never) Forget Who You Are by mindbending for MuffinLance
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
04 Jan 2021
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“Hello, my name is Joo Lee,” says a young man in cheery spring green, his smile stretched to the point of pain. “I have been given the great honor of showing the Avatar around Ba Sing Se.”
“Zuko?!”
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18 May 2026
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Sokka's instincts had screamed at him ever since Jet showed his smarmy, smug, wheat chewing face, but without evidence he couldn't convince Katara and Aang to listen to him. Honestly, as time went on and he couldn't find anything to support his unease he started to doubt it himself.
Then Jet let him in on the Freedom Fighter's biggest secret.
Sokka should have known better than to ignore his instincts.
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- Part 1 of Always trust Sokka's instincts
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04 May 2026
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Sokka replayed the words in his head, surely he hadn’t heard that right. “I’m sorry, what did you just say?”
Iroh looked down, perhaps in shame, perhaps in sadness that even though his nephew had grown stronger and had finally learned to care about others and let them care for him, he still wouldn’t discuss that day. “Zuko has not told you the reason he was sent to find the Avatar in the first place.”
(or, Sokka finds out how Zuko got his scar)
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- Part 3 of what they did to your face
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03 May 2026
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The leaders of the other nations are not sure what to make of this new Firelord. He's too young, too inexperienced, and while he may have helped save the world, there was also a time when he was working against it. It's not until they meet Firelord Zuko for themselves do they realize he is not at all what they had assumed.
Or, various world leaders and their reactions to meeting Firelord Zuko for the first time.
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03 May 2026
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“I don’t think this is any of your concern, son,” he establishes firmly, glancing over Zuko to where Katara’s disappeared around the corner.
A chill shoots down Zuko’s spine, and when Hakoda steps right, Zuko moves again to block his way.
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- Part 1 of Zuko vs. Adults
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03 May 2026
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“You dare suggest that I betray Iroh?” Fire Lord Azulon did not shout. “My first born? After the demise of his only beloved son?” The old man leaned back in his throne shaking his head, “You have made an irrevocable error here, today, Ozai. What man of honor, what brother, what Uncle, would use this tragedy, a death towards furthering our family’s sacred mission as you call it, for his own political,” He practically spat the word, “gain. No, no, Iroh has suffered enough, but you, my son, have been far too coddled.”
Zuko felt Father’s tension, but his stomach truly dropped when he saw Azula’s own worry, clear as day on her perfect actress face.
“You need to be taught a lesson,” Fire Lord Azulon decided. “You must, too, suffer the pain of losing your first born.”OR
Fire Lord Azulon, to punish Ozai, gives Zuko to Iroh
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- Part 1 of Grandfather Azulon AUs
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02 May 2026
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Fueling the Flames by HappilyUnconventional34 for MuffinLance
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
22 Jun 2020
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At first, Sokka dismisses it.
He notices, they all do, that Katara feeds Zuko less. A lot less. He notices that Zuko’s portions are often burnt and lacking any care, so even the little bit he does get is barely salvageable.
Sokka notices, but he doesn’t care.
(In which Fire Benders need to eat twice as much because they create their own fire. Based off Chapter 17 of "The One Where Zuko's Hair Matches Sokka's and Other Tales")
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30 Apr 2026