#Zuko＆crew

[coldalmondlandoaf]

Traveling with a teenage prince means a problem called puberty have to be faced. So to speak, prince's clothes have hardly fit him a single day since he turned 14. It was an exaggerated complaint, of course…But really, for a time, they had a large sum of money to spend on the prince's new clothes. Fortunately there was plenty of armour in the ship.

As the “new clothes” season on for some time, Jee noticed that Zuko was getting impatient about shopping and getting supplies, because he had to go buy new clothes as the general would take him.

Jee thinks the main problem is the tailor. On one or two occasions, Jee, as the prince's part-time caretaker, led him into the clothes shop and asked them to“stretch the shoulders” and“lengthen the sleeves” of the boy's clothes.

Well, their budget isn't enough to buy a brand-new one. The best thing to do is to sew and sew. As a result of the surprise, Jee saw the tailor groping the prince. Jee wants to know if he's wrong or... ? ... It's really just the normal job of a tailor, right? Whatever, the prince is a total little devil but he's really well-trained, muscular for a teenager .

So after they paid the bill, on the way back to the ship, Jee whispered to him, “Do you think those people make you uncomfortable, sir?”

The prince was puzzled, but in a huff，“No, they're just touching my arms and legs....and my damn shoulders, because they're going to stretch the shoulders and the waist out of this damn clothes! I know that, so it's not unacceptable!”

Agni, so he didn't know the word like…“sexual harassment” did he?

“Maybe we could get a sewing kit,” muttered Jee, “So that next time we only have to buy the cloth and save on the cost of processing it.”

The prince gave him a strange look, he asked, “So... ... Lieutenant, can you sew?”

Jee raised an eyebrow,“Not really, sir . It's just an offer.”

The prince rolled his eyes,“Bad one. I won't take it.”

Two months later, Jee noticed a patch of patched material on the prince's sleeve, and when he looked over,Prince Zuko covered the sewing thread with his hand and glared at him.

Half a year later, Jee found a handkerchief in the general's tea table, which with a delicate jasmine embroidery, further, it's material and color are very familiar.

“What's that?” He couldn't resist asking.

“Apparently,” Iroh said slowly and pleasant, holding his teacup, “After Prince Zuko accidentally burned my last handkerchief, he found a spare one in the warehouse.”

[demaparbat-hp]

The Perfect Prince

[dapperapple]

parts of live action ATLA that I can think of right now and thought were particularly well done include:

- opening scene with the earthbender (he fought hard and died brutally, it sets the tone well for this world at war)

- the air nomad genocide (it feels so different when we have to see it for ourselves, jeez louise)

- Kyoshi fighting through Aang (metal as hell)

- the cave of two lovers (gay Oma and Shu!! red and blue Oma and Shu!! hell yeah!! I also just like how they had Sokka and Katara in there instead, and their familial love got them out)

- that earth kingdom soldier talking to Iroh (more nuanced than just "corrupt soldier punch old man", also "he was only 19" got to me, great acting bro)

- Zuko talking to Iroh at Lu Ten's funeral (Zuko saying what he's supposed to but then instead of leaving he shares a memory of his cousin and just sits with his devastated, unresponsive uncle so he isn't alone, oh my god I cried)

- Seeing Zuko's father tell him he's banished (he looks so young and scared and he echos what his mother must've taught him about the weak being capable of growing stronger)

- Zuko's crew being the 41st division (I love that it ties the crew directly to the action that upset Ozai and led to Zuko's banishment, plus it gives the crew a pretty damn good reason to respect him despite him being a bratty asshole sometimes)

[tessalation]

The best trope is enemies to found family. This either works as “we all used to try and kill each other but now we fight for each other” or as “you were sent to assassinate my found family but we simply adopted you, and now you’re on a redemption arc like no one’s ever seen,” and they both mean so much to me

[stygiovictoria]

Sketch of Prince Zuko and Iroh hosting “Music Night” on their ship; ~98 A.G.

[dunnowho180125]

yes again

OK OK ok so

Zukka AU where Zuko has a tiny bit more common sense and realizes his father is batshit insane a few months after the start of his banishment so he ends up being a menace for the fire nation (especially Zhao) and NOBODY can catch him and his crew (which are loyal to him cause Iroh tells them the story of his scar earlier) and one day he has to go to Kyoshi Island to restock and also to catch up with a friend (Suki) he made while talking shit about the Firelord but when he arrives everything is on fire because Zhao, who was tasked with the mission of retrieving the Avatar after informants report the Big Avatar Beacon, is an ass so Zuko goes to help and almost gets killed by Sokka, who does not know who he is, and they all end up with very awkward presentations to do but the Gaang doesn’t rly trust Zuko at first and then Suki (who know about the scar) makes a joke about “the Firelord burning Zuko’s other eye because it worked so well the first time” and they are all like yk what after much reflection we are adopting you and Sokka is like “Aang if you don’t kill the Firelord i will” and-

[aether-link]

Zuko accidentally calling Iroh dad in a tantrum only for Iroh to be moved by it.

Then later eventually, Iroh telling the ship crew about it and tearing up over it while one pats his back in support.

[ultfreakme]

@sixseisliu and I talked about a Zuko and Yue body swap AU where they swap before the Gaang reaches the Northern Water Tribe so here's that with a splash of Zukka

[carolofthebell]

Concept: Fire-sibs with Congenital Prosopagnosia. They’re face-blind.

Azula is fine. She chose 2 friends with extremely distinctive voices & body-language and decided that was enough. Recognizing anyone else is beneath her station as a princess. If they were important they’d wear a crown.

Zuko on the other hand has been on this ship for 3 years and he’s concerned that if he doesn’t capture the Avatar soon, this group of middle-aged men might begin to suspect can’t tell them apart.

Literally any disguise will fool Zuko. Cover Aang’s tattoos and he can’t pick him out of a lineup. Fortunately water-tribe teens are rare outside of the poles, and Aang has a habit of declaring himself the Avatar so he stands a chance as long as they don’t catch on…

Bonus: Ty Lee’s sisters don’t even look that much like her. It’s just a standard familial resemblance. But Zuko and Azula both made the mistake several times as children and have complained about how hard it is to tell them all apart, and nobody bothered to correct them (because royalty) so Ty Lee believed them.

[strawberri-draws]

Whats up with Zuko and the dragon egg? Whats ur au abt 👀

It's mostly an amalgamation of all my fav zuko fic tropes lol. Basically like a month into banishment, iroh decides to cheer zuko up and takes him to the sun warriors island. Zuko of course immediately gets involved in shenanigans tm and somehow winds up (reluctantly) being entrusted with the last dragon egg (druk!). Iroh is somehow oblivious to this and thinks zuko just really needed that weekend retreat. Zuko's mental state drastically improves with a pet to take care of, and basically is too busy keeping druk busy to be angsty lol.

When aang rolls around he's like "oh…I guess I should capture you- wait omg can I pet your bison??" Basically just morally neutral zuko keeping druk out of trouble (and then defeating the father lord on the way, somehow)

[karothefool]

about S1 E12, the storm

Zuko was one of the only people on ship that wasn’t there to hear Iroh’s story, so him deciding to get the ship to safety instead of chasing the avatar isn’t a new development brought about by a deeper understanding with the crew

He either realized how bad the storm was getting and decided on his own that the safety of the crew was more important than the avatar

or he had it in mind the whole time, even while he was declaring the avatar was more important than anything

Moments like this in the show is why I love fanfics of Zuko bonding with his crew.

Zuko getting to know them better after this episode, once they’ve relaxed with him somewhat after knowing the truth to his backstory..

or even bending canon to have him getting along with them beforehand, his actions going completely against what they know from his first introduction

Idk, my thoughts are all over the place right now. If anyone has any I’d love to hear some fanfiction recommendations

[demaparbat-hp]

Maybe... the Fire Nation's got a point?

AKA the Katara Willingly Joins Zuko In His Quest To Find The Avatar AU

[from-a-z]

In my attempts to be positive, I wrote out what I liked about the live action.

This is what I have so far:

[natlacentral]

fks_designs BTS of my favorite duo and my all time favorite ponytail shot 🔥and of course a closer look at Zuko’s armor 

[cienie-isengardu]

Avatar: The Last Airbender S01E18 - "The Waterbending Master"

[chiptrillino]

Deep deep deeeeeeep down, buried under layers of "DONE" and existential crisis, I'm sure our lieutenant cares about the teen toddler. I mean tyrant. I mean---

[ID: digital sketch of zuko and jee form avatar the last Airbender. jee is lying on his bed, frowning up at a small child version of zuko that sits on his chest and holds a wet sock in jee's face.End ID.]

I know it's not… something anyone of us expected…

but I want you two anons to know that you set in my head, thoughts and ideas in motion, and now Zuko's a bit too big sock is wet and lt. jee has to fix it because uncle is sleeping!

and… jee never expected to have kids… but here we are…

sorry jee… (at least you have the bunk bed with the porthole!)