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.
You know how purple is considered a royal color IRL? In a Zutara AU, it earns that reputation because of them.
Zuko and Katara originally just wear robes of red and blue (Katara blue with red accents, Zuko red with blue accents) but over time they start requesting purple pieces of clothing, and are soon wearing lots of purple with some red and blue. Their kids grow up wearing mostly purple, and thus the next few Firelords, all with significant Water Tribe heritage wear purple. Then the Fire Nation transitions to a true democracy and the throne is abolished, and the living family fades into comfortable obscurity. However, by this time several generations grew up with the Firelord wearing purple. With the origins of its use by the throne, purple is soon used as a symbol in fiction for both power and love against all odds.
My favorite platonic ship
The servants are just so terrified by him at the beginning?? Because here is this obviously powerful fire bender, the avatars fire bending teacher, and their fire lord and he is literally the most unpredictable person ever in their eyes
Every other fire lord was at least a little predictable bc staff knew what fire lords and fire nation royalty acted like but here is this guy over here who never yells at them?? Who never hurts them?? Who never banishes or fires them??
The first time they ever saw him angry/disappointed at staff was when he was telling the cooks to never make roast turtleduckling ever again he doesn’t care how tender they are thank you very much
When he has to deal with a particularly condescending or war mongering general or politician that day, he’ll sneak off to the kitchens and just make rage tea
If someone doesn’t remind him to eat he just forgets?? So the Head Cook, a woman everyone can agree on is the meanest, toughest, strictest person around, sends food to him every few hours no matter how many times he’s told her in person she doesn’t need to
Zuko will just casually let slip some really horrifying fact and the staf will just be very disturbed bc your grANDFATHER ORDERED YOUR DEATH
“Oh yeah, but my mom killed him so it’s okay”
*distressed noises from background staff*
They are slowly beginning to piece together everything that happened to their fire lord during his exile using their combined knowledge from off hand comments they heard Zuko make
Daaron stans stand up 💀
[Kindergarten AU]
Lu Ten: You wanna talk to her?
Baby Zuko: Yes.
Lu Ten: Go on.
Baby Zuko: *nods*
Lu Ten: Oh, and Zuko?
Baby Zuko: Yes?
Lu Ten: Don’t come on too strong.
Baby Zuko, gets on one knee: Come home with me.
Baby Katara: Who are you?
Baby Zuko: The man who’s gonna marry you.
Lu Ten: *facepalms*
So how does everyone react to the lovey dovey ness that lasted awhile?
cuties being cuties!
also, 30 degrees c is hot, it’s 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
soon after… it get’s dark.
au where Zhao survives to see Zuko become Fire Lord and in their first meeting after the fact Zuko’s like “I am the leader of a nation and I will be a mature adult and I will not insult you BUT MY FRIENDS CAN, SOKKA GET IN HERE” and he makes Zhao stand there while Sokka roasts him for like an hour
#luten<333
Atla Gen Week 2022.
Day 5: Childhood/children.
This is a glimpse of our AU “Fire Sage Lu Ten”.
[ID: Mini comic with two vignettes in monochrome magenta.
In the first vignette, a pre-teen Lu Ten confidently and excitedly says “I’m a prince!, how hard can it be?” he holds Zuko and Azula who are little children in each arm, Zuko in the right arm and Azula in the left arm, they are holding hands on the front of Lu Ten. In the background on the left side it reads “Babysitter for the first time” with emphasis lines on the edge of the vignette.
In the second vignette, in a darkened stillness, Zuko and Azula are floating, both with glowing eyes, mouths open as they hold hands. Lu Ten screams frightened. End ID].
@atla-gen-week
Bow before Chieftess Yue and her consort Chief-King Zuko.
Zukos rank is directly below Yue, which was decided by them. Arnook and the council didn't like the idea, since that goes against their culture, but Zuko was raised in a society where gender doesn't determine role. He loves his wonderful, intelligent, determined wife. She's a great leader and Zuko is a good support.
I have always been a die-hard Zutara shipper, but someone recommended THIS short fic last week, and now I’ve been on a Zukka binge ever since 😭 Doodled up my favorite scene from mindbending ‘s fic, “A Predictable Story” on AO3 in appreciation for being a great first Zukka experience 💕