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    Does his team see that, looking at him now? Do they see the blood that had covered him like ink? That drippled out over his lips because of his greed of needing more? Do they see him as a monster?

    Delicious melody, heavenly song, tantalizing and warm. Can't stop. Doesn't want to stop.

    Is he a monster?

    Keith drags his tongue across his teeth, searching for a hint of that metallic taste.

    He feels like one.

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    Keith wakes up on a strange planet he doesn't remember and is faced with a tight-lipped team that can't look him in the eye. His scattered memories show him nothing but blood and gore, and he's left with the understanding that things will never be the same again.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    Zuko had never excelled at anything. Azula was a prodigy. Uncle always knew what to say. And Father... Father was strong, iron-like. But Zuko had only ever been good at surviving. Putting one foot in front of the other in a grim show of stubborn determination, gritting his teeth and bearing it. Survival was all he had ever been taught. He knew how to do it. So when he was kidnapped by the Southern Water Tribe, he expected to fight as he always had. He didn’t expect to be taught instead how to live.

    In a warring land, the Water Tribe forgave the enemy in an act of defiance. For this, he was torn from them, and this time, his wounds won't heal so easily.

    Forced back into nothing but survival, the last person Zuko expected to see was Hakoda's son. Hakoda was a promise of safety. The relentless blue of Sokka’s eyes was a promise of happiness. Zuko could have both if he just reached out his hands, but he found them clutching into fists. After all, he’d been burned one too many times.

    But hey, at least between Hakoda and Sokka, Zuko could appreciate the family resemblance of pure, asinine stubbornness.

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    08 May 2026

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    Genuinely one of the best works of fanfic, great inspo for style

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    Iroh insists they create a new life and identity in Ba Sing Se. Zuko wants nothing more than to bide his time until his next opportunity to return home, until he realizes ‘Lee’ can get away with things Zuko never could.
    Zuko dons the mantle of the Blue Spirit again only to lose his focus when the Avatar comes to the city. This time, however, his attention is drawn to the annoying Southern Tribe warrior.

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    28 Apr 2026

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    When Azula is nine, she becomes an only child. She hears the Fire Lord call for Zuko's life, and in the morning, her mother and brother are gone. Azula may be young, but she isn't naive. She knows what happened to them.

    Which makes it all the more surprising when Azula tracks the Avatar down and fights his group of peasant friends, only to find herself staring into an eerily familiar face.

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    21 Apr 2026

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    "Picture Jotaro, but only 165 centimeters tall," says Kakyoin. That gets a reluctant giggle out of Polnareff. Of course. Of course Kakyoin's method of cheering him up would be to make fun of Jotaro. "But still super buff. You Jojos and your age-inappropriate buffness, my God."

    Joseph puffs up his chest. "Hohoho, I'm so glad you noticed. You know, Jotaro got tall before he got muscley," he says. Oh, no.

    "Please tell me there is photographic evidence of this," Polnareff says. Oh, no.
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    Moments on the road.

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    03 Apr 2026