#POOR ZUKO

[calmingthoughtsinyourhead]

Poor Zuko

He just wanted to join the Gaang but now the blind girl is moving metal, the sweet watergirl is bending blood and the kid is talking to spirits

At least he can count on Sokka to be normal. Oh, where did you say that sword was from?

Yeah, that’s right, fucking outer space

#poor zuko #prince zuko #zuko #avatar renaissance #avatar aang #avatar #avatar the last airbender #fire lord zuko #atla zuko #im loving the atla renaissance #atla #katara #aang #atla aang #toph beifong #atla toph #sokka #atla sokka #sokka avatar the last airbender #avatar sokka

[crybabylulu]

ATLA style pt 11 this is correct and no I will not take criticism

Zuko: *running away screaming*

Azula: COME BACK HERE! *chasing him with her bow and arrow*

Mai: aren’t you gonna stop them? *looking at Ursa*

Ursa: hm? What’s going on?

Mai: *pointing to Azula chasing Zuko around the turtle duck pond*

Ursa: they’re just playing

Mai: *looking at her with wide eyes* she’s chasing him with her bow and arrow

Azula: *shoots Zuko in his leg*

Zuko: AHHHHH!

Ursa: oh! *gets up and quickly rushed over to him* AZULA NO!

#mama Ursa tired #poor zuko #azula is an archer #Mai stressed asf #azula is best girl #lesbian azula #azula redemption #fire lord azula #atla azula #I love archer Azula #princess azula #prince zuko #fire siblings #fire lord zuko #fire nation #fire lady ursa #mai x zuko #atla mai #mai and zuko #mai atla #atla zuko #zuko avatar #avatar zuko

[stitch1830]

Those two angsty pieces put me in the mood for something a little more light-hearted, so Misc #16 for Toko?

LJF, hello! Thanks for the ask :D I seem to have the bug for writing today, and so I figured I'd write this up and post it right away haha. Hope the this is hits the light-hearted Toko spot!

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Toko - Misc - #16 - “YOU SAID TO BE HONEST STOP HITTING ME!”

“Ugh!”

Zuko looked up from his scroll, setting his morning tea down to look across the bedroom. The sound was undoubtedly coming from the closet, and he had a feeling he knew what was up.

Still, Zuko found himself asking his wife, “Everything okay?”

Toph let out a loud sigh, hollering back. “I feel like I look stupid.” 

“What?”

“I feel ginormous and I feel like if I walk out of this closet I’m going to appear as big as a platypus bear.”

A faint smile played at Zuko’s lips, but he quickly wiped it away as he stood up and walked toward the closet. “I’m sure that’s not true, Toph. Besides, no one is going to care. And if they do, you’ll just throw a boulder at them.”

“Still! Everyone’s coming to the palace today, and you know one of the dunderheads is gonna say something.”

“Aang and Sokka know better than to say something, Toph,” Zuko said. “Remember when they came here before Kaede was born? They definitely learned their lesson.” 

He remembered that particular day fondly, for it felt like the perfect storm of comedic and chaotic timing how both Sokka and Aang opened their big mouths at the same time. They just had to let Toph know how big she looked just a week before she was due. If Toph hadn’t skyrocketed them in the air with her earth pillars, Zuko probably would’ve lit their pants on fire. Now, of course, they could laugh at the memory. At the time, though, Toph’s wrath was not so funny to the boys. Now, Zuko hope for their sake that they knew better than to speak on the appearance of a pregnant woman, especially if that woman was Toph Beifong.

And yet, Toph still felt self-conscious enough to feel that Aang and Sokka hadn’t learned their lesson. “Yes,” she began, “but I wasn’t pregnant with twins then. I look twice as big now!”

With crossed arms, Zuko replied, “Okay, well let me see, and I’ll be the judge of that.” 

Toph let out a sigh, then emerged from the closet with the biggest pout on her face. “Tell me I don’t look huge. You can’t.”

Every time he saw Toph’s glowing, growing figure, his heart skipped a beat. She wore a loose-fitting Fire Nation robe, and while Zuko truly thought she was stunning, the garment didn’t really do her any favors. It draped over her round belly, and, well…

It made her appear rather tent-like.

The man began to sweat. How on earth was he supposed to tell her that even though she was the most beautiful woman in the world that this particular robe made her look bigger than she actually was?

Zuko swallowed the lump in his throat, beginning the conversation by peppering her with compliments. “You look beautiful, Toph.”

“That’s not saying I don’t look fat.”

“Toph, come on. You’re pregnant with twins. No one really cares what you look like or what you’re wearing. They’re all just coming here to celebrate!”

“Zuko. I will call up every single one of our friends right now if you don’t tell me the truth. Do. I. Look. Fat.”

This was a lose-lose situation for the firebender. To lie and say she didn’t look fat would earn him a one way trip to the polar-bear-dog house, for she would certainly catch him in the lie. 

If he was honest? Well, that was bound to end in disaster, too.

Spirits help Zuko.

He let out a sigh, and mumbled, “You—the robes make you look a little big—”

Zuko was immediately attacked Toph’s tiny but mighty fist, causing him to shout and yell, “Ow! Qu—Toph! Cut it out! I was just telling the truth—”

“You said I look fat!”

“You said be honest! Stop hitting me!!” he hissed.

“No!”

“Toph—what was I supposed to do? Lie?”

“Yes!”

“You would’ve caught me in the lie!”

Toph paused for half a second, then continued to smack his shoulder. “That—that’s not the point! You should know better!”

“I tried to steer you a different direction—”

“Steer?! Am I more like a cow? Is that it?”

“No! No, nothing close to a cow—Toph. You really are beautiful.”

“Just not right now, is that it?” “I never said that—” “Oh, save it. I’m calling Katara right now so she’s ready to kick your ass into the next Sozin Comet.”

Spirits help Zuko. This was going to be a long day.

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Send me writing asks if you don't mind waiting a bit! Lol

#toko #toph #toph beifong #zuko #atla #writing #quote writing prompts #my asks #thanks for the ask! #ljf #Poor zuko #there was no way he was getting out of this convo lmaoo #send me asks!

[zukodragonfire]

Soft, sickly Zuko

#zuko #zuko fanart #avatar: tla #avatar the last airbender #avatar fanart #atla #poor Zuko #why do I put him through so much #idk

[venusdegoat]

An Unlit Flame - AtLA Fancomic

Part I - 16

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That's the end of Part I! Thanks everyone for reading/liking/reblogging/commenting! I really appreciate it!

Expect a brief hiatus.

#zuko #zuko fanart #poor zuko #comic #atla fancomic #an unlit flame #ba sing se #my art

[ssreeder]

Zuko WILL go to tell ara that he knows she's sorry solely bc shen asked him and shen is now dead and like, zuko carries guilt like it's nobody's business, so he'll think he owes shen that much

Sokka is behind zuko frothing at the mouth at seeing ara and zuko in the same space

-Fragile heart

(yes i continously stalk your blog bc i want to know what crumbs you're willing to drop what about it)

(FHA I would stalk your blog too because I think you’re awesome <3)

Sooo… Zuko does carry a lot of guilt, but when it comes to Ara idk how open minded he will be about speaking to her. She is a big reminder of everything Zuko wants to forget. He copes by compartmentalizing, and being around Ara is likely a trigger he isn’t going to want to deal with.

It’ll be interesting to see how he handles finding out about Shen’s death & what he will do after.

:D

SEE YOU SOON FRAGILE HEART <3

#sorry for taking so long #I know this convo was weeks ago #but it’ll be fun to see how he handles the news #& if he goes and talks to Ara #he is NOT her biggest fan #I don’t think they exchanged very many words in this entire story #he doesn’t even know she found him in the tent either #& helped Sokka escape ahhhhh #poor Zuko #can’t catch a damn break #*evil chuckle* #liab #ITF #fragile heart anon #FHA #ask

[eponastory]

Just read the lasted chapter

Wow I did not think you were going in that direction for real but I get it now. It feels like Zuko is just tired of everything and now he has to deal with more

I feel kind of sorry for him

-🦊

And this is only part one. 😉

But for real, Zuko is like... worn the fuck out. He is seriously trying to keep it together while trying to rule the Fire Nation and having to deal with plots to take him out. On top of that, the dude doesn't get any sleep. Let's not forget about the main problem.

Anyway, yeah, torture. It's all torture, and all he wants is to have Katara there with him.

Gotta love it.

#love sucks sometimes #especailly when its one sided #poor zuko #story's stories #zutara fanfic #zutara fanfiction #asks #zutara

[otaku4life16]

Sick Zuko (prompt requst)

while they are at the Air temple Zuko starts deteriorating without anyone noticing. one reason is fire benders need lots of energy because unlike other benders they actually make their element. Zuko had been on the run for so long, and then when he was at the palace he was to nervous to eat, so now he’s really thin. to make it worse Katara gives him the worst bits of food in a small portion that zuko tries to eat away from everyone else. Zuko knows this but being the self deprecating guy he is he continues to train Aang without saying or doing anything about it. he doesn't even let them know when he gets really sick he just lies down. they later find him in his room and have to take him to a healer. there they find out just how bad they have been treating him. (maybe its after the Boiling Rock and its Chit Sang that treats Zuko)

Let me know what you guys think and if any of you want to write any of this story for me.

#Zuko #prince zuko #whump zuko #whump prompt #prompt request #prompt #Avatar The Last Airbender #aang #the gaang #gaang #katara #toph #toph beifong #atla toph #sokka #poor zuko #love zuko

[burglar-bird]

Zuko: Who are these rando soldiers?

Zhao's goons: uhhhhhh *rolls a 3 on deception check* we're totally normal, nonsuspicious soldiers. You should trust us.

Zuko *rolls Nat 1 on perception*: you're right I totally should.

#I can't help but be mean to this kid #His trauma practically writes itself! #poor Zuko #You have no clue how long I've been waiting to use this chapter title #Healing Balm #atla fanfic #atla au #atla Zuko #atla gang #atla Zhao #atla season 1 au #wip #ao3 author #ao3 link #Appa

[fuckyouozai]

“I’m angry at MYSELF!!”😭😭😭😭

#2024 rewatch #poor zuko

[thorcep]

Zuko and Suki had an awakening in the blimp after boiling rock

#poor Sokka #they want your dad fr #atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko #suki #atla suki #sokka #hakoda #the boiling rock #my art

[nerdpoe]

AU where the first time Zuko fights Aang on the ship when the Avatar's escaping, Aang accidentally energy bends Zuko.

Zuko is no longer a Fire Bender.

Zuko is now an Air Bender.

Zuko is also Freaking The Fuck Out, and so is Aang.

"Change it back, change it back!"

"I don't know how! I don't know what I did!"

"Then learn! Fix this!"

Meanwhile, Iroh is internally screaming because yeah, this is a death sentence for his nephew.

Sokka and Katara are just. Hanging out. Staring at each other and then the crew.

Everyone's confused. The crew just...slowly edging away to get back to steering the ship and laze around and stuff.

Katara knows it's a weird Avatar thing Aang did.

Sokka has now formulated a conspiracy theory that Zuko was only pretending to bend Fire the entire time.

#ATLA #ATLA AU #story prompt #zuko #aang #katara #sokka #uncle iroh #poor iroh man what the fuck #ur brother attacked ur nephew and ur just trying to keep the kid alive #and some rando air bender avatar grants him the kind of bending thats an automatic death sentence #zuko hears what sokka's conspiracy theory is #and is like ya know what #that's actually a pretty good idea hold on im gonna learn how to do that

[comradekatara]

aang bodied zuko in every single fight without breaking a sweat when he was only twelve years old. imagine if zuko had actually had to fight an adult avatar who had already mastered all the elements and the avatar state. zuko couldn’t even win a fight against his little sister. and it’s not like he ever actually formed any kind of coherent plan when attempting to capture aang. at no point was he even like “well maybe if i got a really big net…” like obviously zuko is constantly operating on one million levels of cognitive dissonance (capturing the avatar = honor = acceptance = father’s love = safety, and so on and so forth) so it’s not like he ever stopped to logically reason, and that’s kind of the entire point of his character, but like. was there really not a single moment where he stopped and went “this kid is kicking my ass, maybe i should just call it a day” ??? well, no. of course not. because then he wouldn’t be zuko.

#he’s so unintentionally funny 😭😭😭 #bless his heart #the poor thing #zuko #aang #his ridiculous tenacity and absurd level of commitment & perseverance #is actually very beautiful to me #i know this post is kind of facetious #but i rly do think it’s his best quality #anyway .!

[freeryebread]

idc what you say aang was the #1 zukka shipper like the second the boys came back from boiling rock he just knew

like spirit cupid just sat on aang’s shoulder and whispered “they wanna make out so bad” in his ear and aang was just like “oh i agree.”

#atla #avatar the last airbender #zukka #atla sokka #sokka #atla zuko #zuko #zuko atla #sokka atla #aang #aang atla #atla aang #aang is tired… omfg #poor aang having to sit through years of watching his best friends yearn #the boiling rock #aang no.1 zukka-er ever

[ssreeder]

The only time we've heard Zuko audibly cry out in pain in LIAB was that first time Sokka saw him drugged up on suppressants and Sokka kicked him and I think about that a lot. His pain tolerance is just as low as everyone else. He just has more practice at holding back his screams.

There was one other time Zuko cried out,,, when Sokka found him in Zhao’s tent & tried to lift him out of the bed.

But it doesn’t change the fact that you’re completely correct. Zuko isn’t unable to feel pain. I bet he feels it every single day, but he is much better at concealing it.

I’m sure he learned how to do that at a young age unfortunately… and he only got better at it after arriving at Zhao’s prison. I can imagine people enjoyed inflicting pain on Zuko and he was determined not to give them the satisfaction.

#damn anon coming in heavy #a few of you anons have been heavy lately #not complaining lol #I like the way you guys think #I just imagine that growing up with Ozai taught Zuko to shut up #he acted out after being banished #lots of yelling and popping off #but that’s stopped after zhao took control #poor Zuko #he hopefully will get a break next chapter lol #maybeeeeee #we’ll see :D #liab #ria #ask

[leafsfromthevine]

sokka and zuko laying on top of each other i mean what omg who said that

#the fact that aang falls on katara and sokka falls on zuko idk #poor toph crushed by them #i loveeee pretending the source material has zukka crumbs its my favorite hobby #like look ‼️ they're touching in this scene ‼️‼️‼️ #i hope you all know my clips/ss from the source material are not like LOOK AT HOW REAL THEY ARE BELIEVE IT!!!! #its like uhhhh this is hilarious because nothing in this says zukka but i am. projecting #also art references LMAOOOO #zukka #zukka gif #i keep switching up my tags i need to not #also the first gif is just cute for the normal ppl out there i wanted to include #atla