Zuko Is An Artist: Part 1

Zuko is An Artist: Part 1

Zuko became an artist at a young age. Painting was encouraged by Ursa and Uncle Iroh, so he did it to keep himself occupied.

Eventually, it became more than a hobby. He was an artist down to his core, seeing things through a different lens than his family members.

Azula hated that there was another thing that Zuko was better at than her. However, Ozai didn’t like it, so she didn’t. It was that simple.

Under his sleeves, there were often ink writings and drawings.

His favorite things to draw, ironically, are dragons. Twisty shapes, fangs and wings.

Ozai, again, doesn’t approve and tries to keep Zuko occupied on something that he finds productive.

It doesn’t work.

After Zuko’s exile, most of his art is halted.

But sometimes, he starts rambling about ink and paper and dragons, and suddenly he feels a lot lighter.

Around a year and a half into his exile, he gets new brushes and waterproof ink from Uncle Iroh.

He vanished for about two hours, but when he was next seen there was ink on the walls like a fresh coat of paint.

‘“Mako, have you seen the Prince?” Firenze hummed from his spot on the deck.

“No, honestly. Maybe we left him at the last port?”

The captain laughed. “We can dream, Mako.”

Iroh raised his eyebrow. “He’s painting the hallway. If you’d like, you may join him.”

And so, Zuko gained two new painters. Over time, the entire crew painted the boat black and silver.’

Yeah, the crew painted with Zuko sometimes. It became ritual to paint over it when the salt began to wear away at it.

Zuko still has his whole honor complex, but it’s slightly detached from his actual personality due to the relationship that he had with his crew.

So when the Avatar shows up, he’s shocked instead of insistent to catch him. The sooner that he catches the Avatar, the sooner that he’d get locked away from the world.

So he may or may not have deliberately played cat and mouse with the Avatar.

When Zhao takes the crew, they all visit the prince one-on-one. Some with tears, others with somber hearts. They have a group hug and then they have to leave.

The first time Zuko saw the Northern Water Tribe, he felt a flurry of emotions.

First, awe at the beauty that the people had carved from the ice.

Then, anger that the fire nation was going to knock it down.

He craves the feeling of ink on his hands again.

And once they’re declared enemies of the state, he hopes that he’ll feel that again.

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i saw a comment on this post saying zuko should have a youtube and i don’t have self restraint lmao

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Headcanon that Jee and the rest of Zuko's crew wreaked havoc on Zhao after being pressed into service. Loosening screws. Putting laxatives in Zhao's food. Damaging a board in Zhao's cieling so it'll leak. Stuff like that.

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