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Kindle the Wind (The Avatar! Zuko 'verse) commentfic meme

That's it, folks, I can't take it. In the hopes that maybe writing some of what I want to write will get me unblocked on the fic I'm trying to write, I'm giving in and running a commentfic meme for my Avatar!Zuko verse. Comment with up to five requests, and I’ll guarantee you at least one commentfic. I’ll probably answer with more, knowing me.

weirdlet ,

fanficforensics,

beboots, and

floranna get seven requests and a guarantee of two fics, because

beboots and

floranna are the best betas ever, and

weirdlet and

fanficforensics just because.

Also, the 'verse has a title now, Kindle the Wind!

Air, Water, Earth, Fire.

Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished.

A hundred years passed and the new Avatar crashed into the ice sheet that borders our village. Although he is the Fire Nation prince, and it's his family and his nation that have brought this war to the world, I have hope that inside Zuko lies the spark of greatness. In the end, he has to save the world.

Front Cover Illustration

Timeline:

The Turtle-Crab and the Hawk
The first time Zuko struck a Fire Nation soldier in anger
Banner
Meeting Sokka and Katara
The joys of new bending
Zuko surprising himself by being spiritual and philosophical
Gran-Gran criticizing Uncle's parenting skills
Uncle Iroh finds out
Iroh has a talk with his nephew
Agni Kai against Zhao
Laying Aang to rest at the Southern Air Temple
Momo joins the Party
Sokka finds out the women on the ship aren't there to cook (and learns something, maybe)
Act of Providence
The Spinning Gates

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Ack, that anon comment was me.

OH MORE.

And hell yes, hugs. Go Iroh. Zuko, you are really really stupid but you are made for hugging, and there's no way you can pretend otherwise. I want to squish them both here, and I really hope that Zuko just lets the power of cuddles change his mind about turning himself in.

But Ozai will be fucking that up with his "love you darling, come home" letter, presumably? I hate him a little more already.

Oh, don't worry, Zuko is still plenty angry... Right now for example, he really wants to set Sokka on fire. Katara too, but Sokka most of all, especially after the "warriors".

Poor Iroh indeed. Sokka and Katara at least get to make up for it by torturing the crew, but what is Iroh to do?

That suicidal streak of Katara's that Gran Gran didn't know about? Well Iroh really really really knew about his nephew's. In fact, Katara telling Iroh that Zuko wanted to turn himself in is what really made him believe her. Fortunately, Iroh has long experience managing such idiocy on his nephew's part. Not much success, but lots of experience.

Thankfully for both mine and Iroh's sanity, Ozai doesn't find out about the Avatar thing until after that regrettable incident with the blue spirit, and then there are certain reasons his daddy's message doesn't reach Zuko right away (can't say more, you can't make me!) but yeah, Ozai is an uncle/nephew love killer.

I can't wait until the story of Prince Zuko's ignoble capture by kindergarden denizens gets out.

Zuko hates Sokka, he hates him, precious. *snerk* He's starting to wish he had killed all witneses.

HAHAHA! Love the warriors here! They're so cute. Kanna is clearly not impressed by Zuko's manners. She probably thinks that Iroh should've given him more spankings ;). I think canon humilliation was worse. At least here his crew didn't get to see him get captured by a bunch of little kids. And then Sokka opens his big mouth XD.

Sokka will spread the story far and wide, far and wide, I say. I'm so glad everybody likes the warriors. I was worried they would be too silly.

On a not at all humorous note, Kanna probably does think Zuko needed a few more spankings, but we all know how that boy was raised. Many abused kids are discipline problems, because the behaviors condusive to being a good citizan is not the same as the behavior needed to avoid an abuser's wrath. Poor baby. Poor obnoxious baby, but poor baby.

This is absolutely and completely not canon for this world. It's just that two of your requests are about Kyoshi Island, and since Zuko has no interest in riding the elephant koi, and let's face it the girls would throw him to the unagi as soon as they caught sight of his Fire Nation uniform and seriously aweful hair... Sorry. I hope this makes up for it?

Partly inspired by this vid here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJXzotgsXQI

~*~

SUKI: Who would enter the Island of Kyoshi must answer us these questions three, or the Unagi will feast on thee."
KATARA: Ask me the questions, warrior woman, I'm not afraid.
SUKI: What is your name?
KATARA: Katara of the Southern Water Tribe.
SUKI: What is your quest?
KATARA: To save the world.
SUKI: What is your favorite color?
KATARA: Blue.
SUKI: Go on. Off you go.
KATARA: Oh, thank you. Thank you very much.
ZUKO: That's easy! Me next.
SUKI: What is your name?
ZUKO: Zuko, son of Ursa and Firelord Ozai, Prince of the Fire Nation and heir to the throne!
SUKI: What is your quest?
ZUKO: To save the world.
SUKI: What is your favorite color?
ZUKO: Blue.
SUKI: Throw the imposter to the Unagi!
ZUKO: (as he is being eaten) I mean red!
SUKI: (turns to Sokka with a scary look) What is your name?
SOKKA: Sokka, spelled with an okka, young ladies, I rock ya!
SUKI: What is your quest?
SOKKA: To save the world.
SUKI: What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen bat-swallow?
SOKKA: What do you mean, an Earth Kingdom or Fire Nation bat-swallow?
SUKI: Huh? I... I don't know that.
SOKKA: Throw the imposter to the Unagi!

The ship limped into port, misshapen and listing in the water, the gash in the hull held closed with rusted scraps, but the repairs had held, the ship was only leaking a little, and he hadn't accidentally bent air where anyone could see since the South Pole, and some days, that qualified as the universe smiling down on him. As they docked and the crew lowered the gangplank, he knew his unsour mood would disappear as soon as he started talking payment with the shipwrights onshore, but for the moment, he allowed himself to bask in his rare good fortune.

"You know, when I saw your ship at the South Pole, I thought it was huge," Sokka said, as Zuko flinched with surprise. The Water Tribe kid gazed around at the baleful black bodies of the warships in port, towering over Zuko's own undersized ship.

"My ship needs to be swift and maneuverable," Zuko ground out. "I can't be weighed down with excess bulk."

"Oh, no no!" Sokka forced a wide smile. "I'm not knocking it. It's uh, cozy?"

"Yeah," Zuko muttered darkly. "Cozy." They watched as the gangplank was lowered, squealing on it's battered gears. "Keep your sister here. I'm going into town."

Sokka stuck his lip out, wasted as it was on Zuko's retreating back. "You know, it really isn't fair that we're stuck here, while you get to go mess around on shore whenever you want."

Zuko spun around, the wind following to tug at Sokka's parka. "You're the one who snuck onto my ship, so quit complaining. I don't want to hear it."

Iroh stepped away from where he was waiting by the gangplank to put a hand on Sokka's shoulder. "You and your sister should keep out of sight," he said softly. "This place is not safe for you."

~*~

He found his sister in the anchor room, getting ready to shimmy down the chain. "You're not glued to him, you know. You don't have to be with him every second."

"Somebody has to make sure he does his job." She grabbed the chain and slid out of its hole in the side of the ship.

"He's got the general with him." Grabbing the back of her parka, Sokka hauled her back onboard. He liked the general. Katara didn't, but she was just being stupid. And a girl. "Besides, with almost everybody off the ship, I want to see if we can sneak into the hold and find some more of those spicy jelly candies."

"I thought you said last time it felt like somebody had burned a hole in your tongue." Katara reached for the chain again, but Sokka held onto her.

"I did not!" He squawked. "You're lying because you want them all to yourself. Now come on, we don't know when they'll be back."

~*~

"Uncle. I want the repairs made as quickly as possible. We need to get out of here before..." Before he airbended again, and somebody saw and realized what it was this time.

"Before what, Prince Zuko?" came a smug, suspicious drawl.

What little hair Zuko had stood on end. He forced himself to turn around slowly, hoping the air would stay still as he masked his distress and crossed his arms. "Captain Zhao."

"It's Commander, now," the man corrected with a heavy lidded, self satisfied expression as he bowed to Iroh. "And General Iroh, great hero of our nation."

"Retired general," Zuko's uncle said graciously, dipping his head.

"The Firelord's brother and son are welcome guests any time," Zhao said, but he didn't have a bow for his prince. Zuko clenched his teeth. "What brings you to my harbor?"

"Our ship is being repaired," Iroh answered with a smile, keeping a hand on his nephew's shoulder.

"That's quite a bit of damage." He sounded so pleased about it, and Zuko's fingers itched to set the man's sideburns on fire.

"Yes, you wouldn't believe what happened," Zuko said nervously. Of course. The nearest port would have Zhao in charge. He wasn't allowed to have any good luck at all. "Uncle, tell Commander Zhao what happened."

"Yes, I will do that," Iroh said quickly. "It was incredible." He elbowed his nephew. "What, did we crash or something?"

"Yes." Zuko wanted to put his head in his hands. "Right into a huge iceberg."

"Really, you must regale me with all the thrilling details." Zhao's oily smile grated on Zuko's already raw nerves as the man leaned over, not to but, but to threaten. "Join my for a drink?"

Zuko narrowed his good eye and turned to go. "Sorry, but we have to go."

"Prince Zuko, show Commander Zhao your respect." Iroh's hand clamped down on his nephew's shoulder. "We would be honored to join you. Do you have any ginseng tea? It's my favorite."

As the other two turned their backs, Zuko's hands curled into claws, and before he forced himself to follow, fire swirled around them and died in the chilly air.

~*~

"This one says 'mild'." Katara tossed him the bag of candy. "I think we should stick to those."

"I can handle a little heat, Katara!" he insisted, throwing them back to her and coming over to dig through the crate himself. "Now, where did the hot ones go?"

"Wow, big tough manly man," she exclaimed. "Just don't come crying to me when it feels like your whole mouth's on fire."

"Don't worry, I won't." he grabbed a packet of hot candies and popped three of them into his mouth at the same time. "Mmmmph," he whimpered as tears sprang to his eyes.

The heavy sound of boots striking metal rang down the corridor. Katara stuffed the bag of mild candy into her shirt and pulled the lid back onto he crate.

"We were just trying to find some extra blankets," she said when the cargo hold door burst open.

"Stand up," the soldier in front ordered. "You're coming with us."

"Did we do something wrong?" She swallowed. Two of the soldiers dragged Sokka to his feet as he tried to speak and gulp down his tears, and two more grabbed her arms, pushing her in front of them. "Where are we going?"

"Silence," the first soldier snapped at her instead of answering. With a jolt, Katara realized she didn't recognize his voice.

~*~

"Sozin's Comet will return in the end of summer, With the drill nearing completion, Ba Sing Se will fall easily, and by year's end, the Earth Kingdom capital will be under our rule." Zhao stood in front of the map and bragged like they were his own plans. "The Firelord will finally claim victory in this war."

Zuko stared sulkily in the opposite direction. His father wasn't stupid enough to think he could rule the whole world once the comet was gone, even if Zhao was. He clenched his teeth and forced himself not to speak, lest what he wanted to say be interpreted as disloyalty. He couldn't afford anyone making that mistake.

Zhao smiled at the boy's silence and sat down in the chair next to him. "So, how is your search for the Avatar going?" Zuko flinched.

Behind them, Zhao's display of pole arms crashed to the floor of his tent, and his uncle backed away with his hands in his sleeves. "My fault entirely."

"We haven't found him yet," Zuko mumbled.

"Did you really expect to? The Avatar died a hundred years ago, along with the rest of the airbenders." Zhao sneered. "Unless you found some evidence that the Avatar is alive."

"No." Zuko looked away. "Nothing."

"Prince Zuko, the Avatar is the only one who can stop the Fire Nation from winning this war." Zhao stood up to loom over the young prince, watching him squirm. "If you have an ounce of loyalty left, you'll tell me what you've found."

Zuko recoiled as if he had been struck. "I haven't found anything. It's like you said. The Avatar probably died a long time ago." And it didn't matter that he had been reborn, Zuko told himself. He would never betray his country. "Come on, Uncle, we're going."

He stood up and marched towards the tent flap, but before he could reach it, Zhao's guards crossed their spears to bar the way in front off him.

Another soldier with a lieutenant's insignia walked up behind them, holding his helmet under one arm. "Commander Zhao, we interrogated the crew as you instructed. They confirmed Prince Zuko has the Avatar in custody." The man smirked and lifted up the tent flap to show off his two struggling captives in Water Tribe blue. "I brought his prisoners with me if you wish to interrogate them."

"Now, remind me." Zhao came up behind him to whisper in his ear. "How exactly was your ship damaged?"

"The Avatar blew us into an iceberg," Iroh interrupted hurriedly as Zhao's guards backed Zuko back into his chair. "That's how we found the two of them."

"Two of them?" Zhao mocked. "There's only ever one Avatar, General Iroh."

"Someone airbended our ship into that ice sheet," Zuko began truthfully. "They were the only other people around. It had to be one of them."

"So you crashed into an iceberg, and you assumed the Avatar must have done it to you," Zhao scorned, failing badly to hide his disappointment. "You're more pathetic than I thought."

"Sir," the Lieutenant cut in. "The crew confirms that there was definitely airbending."

Iroh stepped between his nephew and the commander. "I saw it myself."

Zuko pushed himself to his feet. "I demand your soldiers escort them back to my ship immediately."

"Why should I?" Zhao asked him as the guards shoved him back down. "You haven't even managed to figure out which one of them is the Avatar. Getting them to the Fire Nation is too important to leave in a teenager's hands, especially yours."

"Commander Zhao, I've been hunting the Avatar for two years and I-" Zuko couldn't let Zhao take them. How long would it be before he figured out that neither of them were the Avatar? how long before one of them cracked and told Zhao who really was? He could feel the sweat gathering at the back of his neck and beading up on his brow. "My father gave me the job of hunting for the Avatar. If you don't think I can do it, go take it up with him."

Zhao patted Zuko's bald head. "Oh don't worry, Prince Zuko. He doesn't think you can either." Zuko snorted fire out of his nose.

"Careful, Zhao," Iroh warned.

"Why should I coddle him, General?" Zhao tipped Zuko's chin up, and Zuko jerked out of his grasp. "The rest of the world already knows the Firelord just wanted to get rid of him. It's time somebody gave him a taste of the truth." He grabbed Zuko's chin again. "Though how you could have missed the way your father feels about you when you have the scar to prove it-"

Shoving him back, Zuko shot to his feet with a shout. "Maybe you'd like one to match!"

Zhao scrambled back to his feet and brought his face down until it almost touched the Prince's. "Is that a challenge?"

"An agni kai," Zuko hissed. "At sunset."

"Very well." Zhao stepped back. "It's a shame your father won't be here to watch me humiliate you. I guess your uncle will do." As he stepped out of the tent, he paused and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Let's let the prisoners watch. I'm sure they'll enjoy this."

~*~

After the guards had followed Zhao out and they were alone in the tent, Iroh took a sharp breath. "Prince Zuko, have you forgotten what happened last time you dueled a master?"

"I will never forget." Zuko closed his eyes.

Iroh came closer, his voice harsh and very quiet. "And what happens if you airbend at him?"

Zuko's hands clenched. "I can't let him have them, Uncle."

"I know," Iroh told him. "Don't do anything foolish."

It was, Zuko figured, a little too late for that.

~*~

Zuko crouched on the edge of the fort's parade ground, acutely aware of the eyes of the soldiers present, and the Water Tribe teens held off to the side. Iroh stood in front of him. "Remember your firebending basics, Prince Zuko. They are your greatest weapons."

His uncle's unspoken words, Zuko's firebending basics, not his airbending ones were not unheard. He shivered. He looked up. "I refuse to let him win."

He stood up and turned around, letting the ceremonial shoulder wrap fall to the ground, watching as Zhao did the same. "This will be over quickly," Zhao told him.

The gong rang out, and Zuko fell into his stance, sweeping his hands down to gather fire. Zhao blocked with a grin as Zuko sent fireball after fireball his way, and Zuko kicked hard in fury, more frustrated than ever as Zhao dodged the blast.

Crouching low, Zhao sent a line of fire toward's Zuko's feet, and he darted out of the way clumsily. "Basics, Zuko," his uncle called to him. "Break his root!"

"Break his face!" Sokka shouted. The soldier holding him cuffed him in the back of the head, and Sokka retaliated, kicking his shin.

Zhao's lips quirked up. He stepped forward and punched fire straight at Zuko's face. He blocked, but the blast forced him back, and Zhao stepped forward and punched again, and again, and again, until Zuko fell flat on his back, staring up at the setting sun.

Zhao stalked forward, to deliver the final blow. Zuko saw the fire coe for his face, for his one good eye, and his mouth opened, ready to scream. Without thinking about it, he rolled over onto his hands, and kicked out in a circle.

Wind ripped through the parade ground, and Zhao's fireblast struck harmlessly against the dirt. Zuko swallowed with fear, but the other man didn't even seem to notice that when he went down, Zuko's foot hadn't been touching him. He leapt back to his feet, and Zuko slid his foot out, kicking up fire at Zhao's own feet. Zhao stumbled back, and Zuko slid forward again, and as Zhao reeled back, Zuko kicked out, flames leaping from his foot. Zhao fell back, tumbling in the dust.

Zuko drew close, fist raised.

"Do it!" Zhao roared, and Zuko punched out- only to leave the ground next to Zhao's head smoking instead of his sneering face. "That's it?" the commander raged. "Your father raised a coward."

Zuko's lip curled. "Next time you get in my way, I promise I won't hold back."

As he turned to leave, Zhao shot to his feet and kicked out with a shout. The flames died unborn when Iroh caught the foot in midair and shoved the commander back to the ground. Zuko bellowed with rage and turned back to charge the cheating dirty-

His uncle's arm came up to hold him back. "No, Prince Zuko. Do not taint your victory." Iroh let him go and stepped over to Zhao. "So this is how the great Commander Zhao acts in defeat. Disgraceful. Even in exile, my nephew is more honorable than you." He paused. "Thanks again for the tea. It was delicious."

Zuko tried not to smile. "Did you really mean that, Uncle?"

"Of course," Iroh said with a small grin. "I told you ginseng tea is my favorite."

They walked together to the edge of the parade ground where the guards had been keeping the Water Tribe teens captive. Sometime during the Agni Kai, Katara had pulled free of the guards' grasp and had grabbed onto the back of one of the guards holding her brother. As Sokka kicked and bit, Katara pounded the guard's back with her fists. Zuko stared.

"We will be taking the prisoners off your hands now," Iroh said, pursing his lips to keep from laughing.

The guards let go quickly. Katara swung down from the man's back and strode over to her brother. Before they turned to follow Zuko, they stuck their tongues out at Zuko's men.

As they walked together out of the fort, Katara remembered something Zuko had said on the ship. "So, if that's bad firebending, what does good firebending look like?"

Sokka's eyes bugged out. "Wait, that's bad firebending? The world is doomed."

"I will let you in on a little secret about my nephew," Iroh said. "He is better than he thinks."

Zuko tried not to smile under the praise.

Ooh, I loved this :D! So many parts I liked. The part where Sokka and Katara go looking for candy, the Agni Kai (Zuko should consider himself lucky that Zhao didn't notice the accidental airbending), Katara attempting to defend her brother by attacking the guard...
I agree that Zuko is better than he thinks. It's just that he's usually up against prodigies like Azula and Aang.
I think there's just 1 little mistake: "Before they turned to follow Zuko, they stuck their tongues out at ZUKO'S men." Shouldn't it be ZHAO's men?

*dances* Thank you for all this stuff!

Zhao, you oily bastard. He feels even worse here than he was in the series. I love that tension between how he's obviously needling Zuko just because he likes humiliating him, and how on the other hand, he's the only character who doesn't hesitate to tell Zuko the ugly truth about Ozai instead of humoring him when he goes on his "my father loves me" spiel.

Zhao patted Zuko's bald head. ... Zhao tipped Zuko's chin up

O_o I'd have expected him to at least keep the fondling to a minimum when Iroh's watching. But damn, that is kind of a nice image. Cough.

But oh, is he going to curse when he realizes he literally had his hands on the Avatar and didn't realize it.

Katara and Sokka are such kids, I feel bad for them. They're so nice and well-intentioned and funny, and I'm definitely starting to see how they might help Zuko, but they have no idea what they got themselves into. And of course Katara knows the voices of all the people in Zuko's crew after just a few days on the ship.

"He is better than he thinks."

Iroh is the best uncle.

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*headdesk* yes it should be Zhao's men. Oops.

Zuko should be on his knees thanking the spirits that Zhao is an unobservant blowhard. Also, Zuko will get his chance to be a prodigy at water and earth, and it will Freak Him Out.

Yeah, do not mess with the water sibs. What they lack in skills at this point, they make up for with love, commitment, and a tenacity that nearly rivals Zuko's.

Sadly, Zuko will not believe it from Zhao. He has lots and lots of practice at denial. And oh Zhao.

Zuko's responding to Zhao's taunts less dramatically than usual, because he's afraid he'll airbend or let something slip, and, damnit, so Zhao is bringing out the big guns. (Plus, I rewatched "The Southern Air Temple",and though they don't touch, Zhao has no respect for Zuko's personal space bubble. At all. Wow.)

And guess who gets the hunt for the Avatar dumped in his lap when Daddy finds out?

Well, they all walk around with those aweful masks on all the time, stupid Fire Nation. She's got to learn everybody's voices. *Katara sulk*. They are such kids, which makes it so sad. Zuko too. I bet if he could get over his wounded pride and self importance, he would like to hunt for the candywith them too.

Iroh is so much the best uncle.

So many people's lives would have gotten so much easier if Zuko had managed to dump Ozai and accept his place in the world as nephewson to Iroh in season 1.

Bringing out the big guns, that's one way to call it. And yeah, during a couple of moments in that episode, I thought Zhao was going to lick Zuko's head like he was a big bald lollipop. That is no way to treat your prince, Zhao.

I'm sure Zhao will love hunting down ~~his lollipop~~ the Avatar. That's going to feel so creepy. He was bad enough when his target was Aang, but if it's Zuko, it'll be so much more personal.

Candyhunting!Zuko. Yes, please.

Oh yes, in that world, but for us spectators... Yeah, Zuko had a difficult life, and he seemed to enjoy spreading the misery. Especially to Iroh. *smacks Zuko, and then hugs him*

Yeah, Zhao, a word of advice, it's always a little weird when an adult picks a teenager as his main rival, but you don't have to go around upping the creep factor the way you do. Part of Zhao's problem, along with agreeing with most of fandom that Zuko is sexyfine is that he just does not see Zuko as prince, methinks, and (please please please) I get the feeling Zuko gets this a lot from military beurocrats. This is why I wish there were more fics in which Zhao somehow survived to see Firelord Zuko, because the "Oh shi-" look on his face would be epic.

My headcanon says that Zhao has this fantasy that eventually, and probably soon, Zuko's exile will become perminant, he'll lose his father's economic support, Iroh will keel over, and Zhao will be able to just pick Zuko up and take him home. Icky Zhao.

Zhao huntin our princy: Zuko is his great white (sexy) whale.

ZHAO: Come back! Forget what I said before, your daddy loves you and wants me to bring you home!
ZUKO: Somehow I don't believe you, I think you want all the glory of capturing me for yourself!
ZHAO: Well...
ZUKO: But when Azula shows up, I will believe her, because I am not always a bright boy.
ZHAO: ...I hate you.

Oh yes, candyhunting Zuko... When Iroh finds out what the water sibs were doing, the conversation goes something like this:

IROH: See, that is what people your age are supposed to be doing. Go steal candy with your friends!
ZUKO: Um, No.
IROH: Do you just hate fun?
ZUKO: Fun? Fun will not help me ~~capture the Avatar~~ learn all four elements and make Daddy love me!
IROH: You are a very warped child.

(Yes, I do love silly scripts.)

Edited 2012-05-06 15:43 (UTC)

Yeah, if Zhao's disrespectful behavior towards the prince was somehow exceptionable, it probably would have gotten more of a reaction. Everybody in the FN military knows Zuko's not supposed to get home, ever. Makes me wibble to think that he probably realized perfectly well what they all said behind his back.

This is why I wish there were more fics in which Zhao somehow survived to see Firelord Zuko, because the "Oh shi-" look on his face would be epic.

Are there any fics like that? Except for Rufftoon's Water Tribe. I would love to see this, dang it. I really wonder if Zuko would resist the urge to forget that he's a good benevolent Fire Lord and just make Zhao lick boots until his tongue falls off.

ZUKO: Fun? Fun will not help me ~~capture the Avatar~~ learn all four elements and make Daddy love me!

I love how as soon as he's relieved of one impossible task, he finds a new one so he doesn't have to stop acting like an obsessed obsessive. Poor Iroh. When Zuko is grown and Fire Lord, he'll have to wash so many dishes at the Jasmine Dragon to make up for all of this.

I'm sure that our baby's obnoxious bluster is a shell over his deep deep uncertainty and insecurity. *pets him*

That's the only one I know of too and Zhao's lack of memory kinda ruins my joy.

Zuko has addiction displacement. (And Zuko doesn't become Firelord in this. Everybody has to do some fancy political maneuverings to find an heir who isn't either evil, crazy, unavailably the Avatar, or a war criminal.)

Yeah, the amnesia bit was unfortunate in some ways. Zhao's meetings with Zuko would have had a certain extra something if he'd known that he used to make a hobby out of mouth-breathing on the Fire Lord's bald head.

Ah, yes. Will Iroh need to be Fire Lord after all?

So Iroh becomes the Firelord in this verse?

You can't believe how much I am curisng the fact that I forgot to put this entry on alert for every comment and the fact that I missed the one meant straight for me...

I really like Katara in this fic. It's obviosly a bit specky or not complete because it's from Zuko's perspective and he thinks they are enemy, but you show her in a way that intrigues me and makes me really happy.

ANd Zuko, oh your denial...

I adore Korra in the new series and you got her spirit realloy well in this. I am also now even more intrigued at how the fight against him and Amon went...

Oh damn, I have even more prompts to give! I'll go add them.

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