#but in a much more respectful uncle iroh way ofc

[yiling-patriarch-kinnie]

I know I'll never find anyone who's into both ATLA and TGCF at the same time, but I'm fully convinced that if Hualian met Iroh and pretended to be humans, after they leave he'll just go: "Man, they're shit at disguises"

[royaltealovingkookiness]

I would just like to think at the end of it all, Zuko would get to have a loving family. That’s all he wanted and with a job as difficult and stressful and life threatening as fire lord after a century of war he seriously deserves it. Hes suffered so much. He deserves a supportive & loving spouse (that he ofc would reciprocate 110%) but after reading the comics I’m scared he never got that love support and deep friendship… :(

I’ve said before that I don’t really consider the comics and LoK canon for the ATLA story, but since your question is about it, let’s see what we know.

Zuko started out ATLA, chucked out of his home, shunned and hurt by his family, his uncle for his only ally (whom he was unable to appreciate at the time, still wanting desperately his father’s love and return to his home). Zuko’s arc, stronger than anyone’s is about found family; learning that home is where the people you love are, family is a palace (or a teashop) you build with acts of kindness and self-sacrifice, and he comes out of the war with a support structure that now he appreciates and understands for the blessing they are. 

I have to confess, I only read the comics up to S & S, but here is what I know:

Iroh initially stayed more in the teashop in Ba Sing Se, but after the Promise, he seemed more involved in Zuko’s life, and the way Iroh talks about him in LoK to Korra, it is clear that their closeness continued.

Aang continued to come to help out whenever needed and they remained best friends until Aang’s death. 

Suki and Ty Lee were among the Kyoshi Warriors who moved in the palace to support and protect Zuko. Sokka and Katara pop up to help at least to find his mum.

Zuko found his mum (I have my dislike of how her story went, but fact is Zuko was happy to have found her, was glad that she was happy). He also found out he has a half-sister who adores him unconditionally.

Zuko was shown to want to reconcile with Azula, and I really hope that at one point he did.  

Romantically, he was shown to be in an on-and-off relationship with Mai.

From LoK, we know that he has a daughter, Izumi, who he is incredibly close to, who turns out to be a good leader and who continues to build his legacy. He has a grandson, Iroh II, who also has a lot of love and respect for his grandfather.

He has an animal companion in Druk that feels a lot like Appa to Aang.

He knows all of the Gaang kids, suggesting that they kept in touch in a more personal way (Tenzin mentions Ember Island holidays). He knows very well Korra’s dad, implying he remained in good terms with the Water Tribe. 

As far as I know, the only thing we don’t know how Zuko’s marriage turned out to be and whether it was Mai he married. 

From all the above, it seems to me that whatever the case was (to me he gives off strong single-dad vibes, possibly meaning his wife may died early), he had a strong support structure of family and friends whom he loved and appreciated, and a very fulfilling life, rich with meaningful relationships. I think he would have done whatever he needed to make his marriage work (ok, I know it takes two to tango), learning to focus on what he had rather than what he didn’t. 

I love Zuko’s story so much, because it shows that it’s not romantic love that turns your life around, it is not a woman’s love that saves him. He saves himself because he learns to love the right way, he builds his patchwork family and his story is complete even without a sweeping romantic love story (I do find it appealing for him to have it, but not strictly necessary for his happiness).

Even in canon, even if things weren’t 100% perfect, I have the overwhelming feeling that Zuko was alright.