#In his free time on the ship he'd make little stone figurines to send to his family

[bayofalgecirascranes]

The Muse has barreled back into my head with a scene from an AU where Kuzon of Shijuichi ends up with Zuko on the Wanyi and during the scene where Zhao is like "I'm placing your troops under my command" Kuzon is like "I'm afraid that won't be possible, Admiral." And Zhao does his patented Leer and says "And what could you possibly mean by that?" and Kuzon does his patented Rock Spike Through The Throat and says "I imagine you'll find it quite difficult to take command of his Highness' crew once there's no longer a 'you' who can take command".

#atla #atla oc #atla au #that would be a fascinating au where Zhao gets killed by a member of Zuko's/his own crew before the siege of the North could happen #In his free time on the ship he'd make little stone figurines to send to his family #Nobody knows how he makes them but seems like a harmless passtime all things considered #(It was not in fact harmless) #Also during the storm he'd get into a minor argument with Iroh #And refuse to accept Iroh's apology unless it was also paired with an explanation or at least an excuse #He also seems to Know Someone at literally every port they stop at #'Oh he was one of my father's old students' #'We're technically in the EARTH KINGDOM' #'I did say he teaches people from all walks of life' #'What did you say he teaches again?' #'Oh just one of the local martial arts nothing so flashy as your firebending' #Anyway BRB gotta beat The Muse back with a stick