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    All Azula wants is for things to go back to the way they were – her father on the precipice of conquering the world, her own position secure at his right hand. Now, the only secure thing is her, trapped in a gilded cage in her brother's new Fire Nation. Lonely and adrift, Azula would do anything to make it end, until an unexpected connection rekindles a light she long-thought had burned to ashes. But falling for Suki isn't something Azula can let herself do, especially with the world as they know it threatening to crumble around them.

     

    Or: Azula goes to therapy, has an identity crisis, stops actively trying to kill her brother, makes a few friends, and falls in love along the way.

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    10 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 66

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    All Azula remembers of her childhood is flashes of memories; a feeling, a picture, a line of dialogue.

    All she's left with is untamable anger, unending sadness, and a crumbled life to rebuild. If she chooses to.

    Or, Azula works through the aftermath of her brother's victory and learns to love herself and her life.

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    09 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 92

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    “As you just pointed out, I am the Fire Lord, Sokka. I shouldn’t be playing around in dirt when I’m could be preparing for my next meeting, which I’ll remind you is in an hour.”

    Despite his refusal, Sokka’s face practically lit up with a cheeky little smirk once Zuko sat down in front of him.

    “And yet you came all this way just because I sent for you. What should I do, fall to my knees and thank you for your presence? Making the journey for little ol’ me?”

     

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    Sokka thinks that Zuko needs a break from the stresses of being Fire Lord, and decides to use the opportunity to teach him about the Southern Water Tribe's traditions of body paint

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    09 Jun 2026

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    Zuko’s arms are locked tight around himself, shaking, breath snagging against Sokka’s chest. “Why are you being so nice to me?” he whispers, voice all frayed edges.

    Sokka just kisses the corner of his mouth, soft like forgiveness. “Because I love you. And I like being nice to you.”

     

    or, Zuko doesn’t know how to be touched without flinching, doesn’t know what to do with gentleness that asks for nothing back. But Sokka holds him like something sacred—cleans him up, keeps him warm, kisses the trembling out of his spine. Love doesn’t have to be earned here. Not anymore.

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    08 Jun 2026

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    A Soul Mark could be left for any kind of love—familial, friendly, romantic, pure, fantastical. Each color represented a different bond between the people that touched skin-to-skin. The colors stayed the same until the death of that person. Then, the Soul Mark would turn grey.

    Katara had never seen someone without Soul Marks.

    But Zuko’s skin didn’t have colors—it only had scars.

    [Final chapter rating changed to Mature.]

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    09 Jun 2026