#iroh junior

[io-lu-art]

A tale of Ba Sing Se.

[ask-ozai]

Personal opinion on cats ?

I used to have one when I was a boy. My father gave it to me so I wouldn't bother him. His name was Fire Master. Azula also had one when she was four and named him Fire Master Junior. They are very honorable and very intelligent creatures. Definitely more than Zuko.

[dr-tonytonychopper]

real life jobs i would give to avatar characters

Aang: zoo veterinarian, i feel like he would not like zoos but like working with bigger animals

katara: toddler swim teacher

sokka: history teacher to stay at home dad pipeline

toph: p.e teacher who makes kids do the mile in the rain

suki: personal trainer

zuko: assistant to the manager of a magazine

azula: next in line for ceo(nepo baby)

mai: art teacher

ty lee: aerial dance teacher

iroh: owns a cat cafe, retired army general

ozai: shady ceo

jet: unemployed

korra: physical therapist at a hospital

asami: owns an auto body shop

mako: welder

bolin:kindergarten teacher

tenzin: history teacher who’s fun but super boring at the same time

pema: english teacher to stay at home mom to librarian pipeline

lin: police chief(ofc)

suyin: biologist

bataar: architect

bataar jr: junior architect

kuvira: environmental engineer

huan: artist surviving off of allowance from suyin

opal: cat veterinarian

wei and wing: wwe wrestlers

wu: makos stay at home boyfriend

[sidecharactersdomatter]

Thoughts I had during TGCF S2 Ep 6

Previously on TGCF…

This is gonna be epic!!!

Cw: Past homicide

-That’s Yong’An in its heyday 

-Sparrows

-Fang Xin

-It’s Qianqiu’s assistant from Eps 1-2!

-Young Qianqiu is literally me in my Freshman year of High School during the first semester

-His butterfly shaped mask

-Writing the Laozi 10 times has the energy of making a kid stay in class and write a sentence over and over on the chalkboard till they’ve learned their lesson (Literally every Simpsons opening)

-He doubled it

-Imagine if Piandao talked to Sokka like that when beginning his sword training

-Man wonder who voices Young!Qianqiu?

-I mean the move could also get you hurt if you’re careless

-This is the Ancient Chinese version of the trolley problem, same analogy though

-I like to think this advice was taught to Zuko and Sokka when they were learning swordsmanship

-See, trolley problem esque

-Good advice to not intervene

-More dead bodies

-Oh no and that was his Dad

-That’s when the survivor’s guilt set in

-I can see why Xie Lian and Hua Cheng are perfect for each other, they both have a freaking high kill count

-Just like when Bruce Wayne lost his parents

-What did he say?

-He’s not a monster

-That was during his second ascenscion

-That’s gonna be a bad outcome

-“I wish to be stripped of my divinity” Literally every fangirl’s brain drifted to something else when he said that.  Just look at Kictor and Stitch

-Doesn’t seem like he earned it at all

-He just wants to get out of the drama

-If there was a modern AU, you know Shi Qingxuan would make an awesome and wealthy defense attorney

-There’s the Amongus quote

-Dang no answer

-There’s Prosecutor Pei Ming, that’s a good nickname.

-He made a solid point

-That’s the result of the Fang Xin trial with XL on house arrest and a restraining order from Taihua

-He made another enemy

-Aaaa pickle jar, better believe it Qingxuan

-How is she going to get air???

-That upset Qingxuan, Feng Xin, and Mu Qing

-The interior looks hollow in Xie Lian’s palace

-That’s coming out of Qingxuan’s pockets

-He deserves the apology hun

-He’s doing it, he’s doing the iconic old time Put your head between your arms against a flat surface like a Disney Princess!

-He still has the dice

-It’s snake eyes!

-Hi Mu Qing

-Stick it to Jun Wu, Mu Qing

-I know right, it did NOT seem like a healing spell at all

-Wonder if I can conceptualize a similar healing potion for TOH MTC…?

-You just had to ask him that didn’t you?

-Hi Feng Xin

-A guest who invited himself inside

-Welp he really was honest

-Seriously, Mu Qing you couldn’t have felt bad for his house arrest

-Xie Lian’s trying to mediate again

-Mu Qing’s response had bite to it

-One Punch!!!

-Fist Fight!  Fist Fight!

-“You’re a hypocrite, you’ve always looked down on me, but you’re not better than I am!!!”  Oh my gods, Lucien Dodge freaking delivered!!!

-“Enough…” Oh man, Xie Lian’s emotions

-The Junior Officials witnessing the Generals fisticuffs:

Feng Xin!  Feng Xin!  Feng Xin!

Mu Qing!  Mu Qing!  Mu Qing!

-“Did it really have to come to violence?” Yeah it pretty much did. - Iroh, dragon of the West, the Waterbending scroll

-Mu Qing: Fine I’ll break your face

Feng Xin: Not if I break yours first!  It’s too late to beg for mercy!  

That’s what I translated to the best of my skills during Xie Lian’s internal monologue

-He’s like a parent that’s disappointed with his two kids constantly at odd

-Don’t worry, hon what’s really gonna help them is Couples’ therapy, and I’d hate to be that therapist

-A dramatic sound effect!

-I can’t wait to write the Gaang’s reaction to the Wraith Butterflies

-That was a cool shield spell

-I love how the butterflies are easily dodging Xie Lian, but are charging toward Mu Qing and Feng Xin to scare the sh*t outta them

-He’s gonna hold one of the butterflies, he’s holding one of the butterflies, yeah too late man AND HE’S NUZZLING THE WINGTIPS WITH HIS NOSE Cue keyboard smash! WAE TESDHGFYFJ. RYGJ GUFTDRSSDFAEGRRESVGTGTRS DFGSTRWG EIEEEIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!! I always love this joke, no matter how old it’s gonna get in my reaction posts.

-Yeah he’s just going

-The real reason this episode took so long to air last year was that the animators had to get the waist snatch scene past censorship to spite their censor companies for not having Xie Lian fall into Hua Cheng’s lap in Eps 4-5.

-Xie Lian: Hello Again, Literally me: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! (This is the same noise Eleanor Shellstrop made when she was gifted a Shrimp Dispenser in The Good Place)

-They’re just backing up

-You two had one job!  Looking at you Feng Xin and Mu Qing!  I see ya

-He’s just tugging his sleeve as they’re walking

-Man, it’s like Hua Cheng took Little John’s advice from Robin Hood 1973 to “Climb the palace walls.  *Tosses out Gross Carrot* Sweep him off his feet, carry him off in style.” - Little John, Disney Robin Hood (1973) (Best Disney film hands down, freaking fight me if you dare)

-That must’ve hurt his ears

-Y’all had one job

-Feng Xin is just worried

-*Hua Cheng has entered the chat*  Like a goat!

-The subtle eye contact and expression he shared with Xie Lian!

-Some of the 33 gods he defeated are also in the chat

-That shook the veils

-Won’t that be pain in his mind?

-Looks like he saved you yeah

-A flashback from Ep 5!

-Touchstarved!  Touchstarved!  (Try prying this headcanon from my cold dead grip!)

-And here you’re about to see Howard Wang’s best performance in the series so far

-Best apology I’ve ever heard in media

-It healed that fast

-Petition to have James Cheek voice an iconic lead character in a Shakespeare play?

-Aw, they were actually both at fault for what happened

-You can actually feel Hua Cheng’s Shame

-E Ming: Noooo…. You hurt him!  I hurt him!  We hurt him! AAAHHH!  *sobs*

Season 2 has fed us once more!  I’m still busy with writing the Scrap Immortal and the Avatar.  For writing inspiration, I’ll be busy rewatching Avatar:  The Last Airbender

[stingynugget]

Mario Bros. X Last Airbender

Has this been done before? A late night thought I had lol:

Bowser: Fire bender (obviously). His people would be fire nation. Maybe Zuko redemption arc?

Peach: Air bender (floats w umbrella). Her people are air nomads

Mario: Earth Bender/The Avatar

Luigi: Non bender, Sokka-coded

Daisy: Sand People

Wario & Waluigi: Swamp People

Koopalings & Bowser Junior: Some fire bender, most non benders

Kamek: Previous Avatar (so… he would be dead?). Or Uncle Iroh coded.

Kammy: Fire Bender, but would know how to use lightning

Rosalina: Water bender

Donkey Kong: Earth bender, along with his people

Penguin King: Water bender (obviously) with his people

King Boo: Ruler of the Spirit Realm

King Bob-omb: Not sentient, but a war machine built by the koopas

[thereindeerlady]

Hello to the 2 Zukka fans who may actually see this, i bring you Free Thoughts of a 2 am snacker!

Zukka hockey player/figure skater au

Now, i know what you’re thinking: Lydia! Tupp! This has already been done before!

And you would be correct! However! My brain has tweaked it in a way i have personally yet to see (wink wink nudge nudge drop the fic links if you’ve read this before)

So! My thoughts on the subject:

Hockey Player Zuko and Figure Skater Sokka

Zuko, child figure skating prodigy who suffered a tragic accident, is hidden away for two years before he reemerges under his Uncle’s care as a fierce hockey competitor after everyone said he’d never skate again

Sokka, who’s sister Katara became a World Junior Champion at 16* in ice hockey and who Sokka feels he can never live up to, enjoys after-hours figure skating on the same ice he works to maintain. Sokka, who watches singles programs galore and learns his favorites and recreates them, posting them to youtube for his 6 followers (Hakoda, Bato, GranGran, some kid name Aang, and two other anonymous strangers). Sokka who has a natural grace to him despite the obvious lack of formal training, who skates like he’s got everything and nothing to lose, whose love for the art shows in every glide and every turn. Sokka who gets discovered one day by an old grumpy coach who offers to give him a few tips. Sokka who is a fast learner and spends ages 14 to 18 quickly climbing the local ranks.

Zuko, who, at 16 faces a second injury that takes him out of hockey forever. Zuko, who has just been officially disowned as his own sister takes to the spotlight. Zuko, angry at the world, lashing out at everyone around, but goes willingly with his uncle when Iroh suggests a change of scenery 6 months into his recovery. Zuko who is determined to skate again, if only for himself, if only to prove that yes, he is strong enough to come back again. Zuko who strikes a deal with local ice rink that if he sits and runs the front counter during the day while his uncle runs the popular new tea shop inside the rink, he can use the rink after hours once his injury is healed enough. Almost 17 year old Zuko who stays late to reorganize some papers behind the counter one night and sees Sokka step onto the ice and go through vigorous warm ups and exercises. Zuko, who drifts a little closer and watches as Sokka is told he can skate anything he wants for the first skate. Zuko, hearing the song from the last program he ever skated come on through the speakers and watching as Sokka skates through it easily, with a passion Zuko himself had never managed to feel. Zuko, who occasionally stays behind to secretly watch a pretty boy skate and never gets caught for 4 more months. Zuko, who is finally cleared by his physical therapist to get back on the ice but with orders to take it slow, gliding carefully out onto well-taken-care-of ice for the first time in almost a year in skates very different from his last pair, and it feels strangely like coming home.

Sokka who watches a stranger hesitantly enter the rink. He comes to the rink on his nights off when everything at home becomes too much. He loves his sister and his parents- because Bato never needed to marry his dad to be a second father to him- and he even loves his sweet crazy old GranGran, but sometimes it all gets to be too much. They know he’s seriously training in figure skating now but they’ve never come to any of his recitals**. Its not that they dont care, but theres always something else going on. “Oh, we cant, Katara has her out of state tournament that weekend” or “Oh no bud Im so sorry, Bato and I are going on a late anniversary trip that day” or even “I have too much homework, Sokka, I’ll come to the next one, promise!” The only one who never makes an excuse but he also never actually sees in the audience is GranGran (this’ll be important later on wink wink). So, when things get to be too much and Sokka gets tired of having to be the loudest person in the room just to simply be acknowledged, he comes to his safe place. The rink after hours. Sokka watches from the upper shadows as the stranger takes careful, measured, practiced glides. Like riding a bike for the first time in ages, they’re hesitant at first before they slowly gain traction. At first, he thinks the stranger is just going to glide from one end to the other all night but instead he watches as they slowly begin a few exercises. Very familiar exercises. (Do you see where im going with this?) And then, they turn around, and Sokka is suddenly breathless because before him is the most beautiful boy- the most beautiful human- he’s ever seen. And sure, maybe Sokka has always fallen too fast and too hard, and sure, Sokka has literally never talked to this boy in his entire life, but Sokka looks at him and sees that look on his face and knows. ‘He’s just like me.’

Zuko who keeps coming back and lingers before Sokka gets on the ice. Sokka who stays late to watch Zuko retrain himself. Piandao who is sick and tired of watching these two boys dance around each other when they could clearly be learning from one another because, though Zuko had not trained in figure skating in years, he had been a true prodigy and he picked it back up easier than he should have been able. Piandao who was Zuko’s first coach before his father transferred him to Zhao’s guidance. (Jeong Jeong, a retired pro hockey player who is tired of listening to his husband bitch all day anout oblivious idiots because they’re starting to remind him of himself and Piandao when they were young and headstrong.) Jeong Jeong who finally takes matters into his own hand and tells the boy who runs his front counter that Piandao would like for him to come to Sokka’s next practice and then tells Piandao to “Stop whining and do something now, I’ll see you at home” with a kiss on the cheek as the two boys shyly trade introductions.

Zuko who begins helping Sokka with his training even as he himself recovers and relearns. Sokka showing up on the nights Zuko skates alone with greasy takeout and the occasional baked good his GranGran made that day. Sokka and Zuko curling up on the couch in the back office watching old figure skating videos on an old laptop and Sokka finally realizing exactly who Zuko is as Zuko finally realizes Sokka is that one youtuber he watched for years when he was younger. Zuko laughing and telling him that the random subscriber Aang is actually a friend of his and the other anonymous subscriber was just Zuko’s second account after he lost the password to the first.

On one of their casual skate nights, once Zuko is back to full strength, Sokka suggests they learn a pairs skate tongether for fun. Ike a trust exercise!” He says as if he hasnt been dying to know what it would feel like to skate in tandem with Zuko since he first saw his face. Zuko agrees and he and Sokka find a program they both like. They decide who’s skating what and then begin to fumble through learning their individual parts. A week or two later, they try it together for the first time, no music, and its not half bad. They continue to learn it together and notice that the more they skate together, the better they get individually. Zuko’s refined control gives Sokka a more polished look without smothering his passion while Sokka’s passion and fluidity allows Zuko to loosen up and actually enjoy what he’s doing. (1 hour mark)

Eventually, they put it to music, and Piandao and Jeong Jeong emerge from the shadows at the end of the song. Piandao asks them if they want to learn their own pairs program to compete together this year. The two boys share a look and agree almost immediately. The next few months are spent learning the choreography. Sokka and Zuko both go through core strength training and lifting weights because Piandao is currently planning to have them both lift each other at some point in the program.

Time jumps forward to the competitions and Zuko and Sokka blow it out of the water. This time, Sokka spots his GranGran when Zuko is pointing out and waving to his Uncle Iroh near the top of the rink. She’s sitting with Zuko’s uncle and he’s elated to see her there and yet, disappointed that his family still hasn’t come to support him. Time jumps again. Sokka and Zuko spends hours training and then hours on their off days hanging around Zuko and Iroh’s house or even Iroh’s tea shop. They ofc have spent all of this time in continual pining.

But, time jump to when they’re both 18 and 19 and they’ve both just qualified to skate pairs at Junior Worlds for the second year and this year they’re sure to win. They’re in Zuko’s kitchen, baking, and as they’re waiting for the over timer to go off, a slow song comes on. Sokka, in contrast to his norm, is quiet and gentle in the way he offers Zuko his hand and they slow dance in the kitchen with flour in their hair. They’re a little giggly and high on adrenaline but neither are sure who leans in first, only that they are both very much on board with the whole kissing thing. Despite the years of tension, the kiss is tentative and sweet. They begin dating and it only makes their program better. The love they have for each other so clearly pours over into their skating.

This Junior Worlds is the first tike GranGran finally drags the rest of the family by the ear to come and watch Sokka compete and to Zuko’s surprise, he sees Aang and a few of his other friends in the audience. Sokka and Zuko win (to no ones surprise).

Insert sokka family angst and resolve here. Insert zuko family trauma etc here

Sokka and Zuko go om to do more pairs skating things and they live happily ever after etc ete

I ran out of steam there but its 3:10 in the morning and i started at 1:51. Hope you enjoyed, this has been 2 am thoughts with Lydia.

* i did minimal research here, be proud

** same thing but even less this fime

[queen-of-paradise]

no pun intended but why are so many firebenders lowkey hot tho like zuko yes mako yes iroh junior yes and lowkey even azula's hot. a diabolical monster, yes, but still hot.

im sensing a type and idk how i feel about it but they're firebenders. they ain't hot for nothin

[the-badger-mole]

I have been mulling over a Psych!AU for ATLA. I think it would be hilarious. I will probably not get around to writing it, but here's what I was thinking.

Katara in the Shawn Spencer role. She honed her skills with Pakku, her surly, not always supportive grandfather who came to live with her family when she was very young after her mother died. He saw her knack for puzzle solving and her preternaturally sharp memory. Katara has a strained relationship with him because of his deep rooted misogyny and his insistence that despite being a woman, Katara should follow his footsteps into law enforcement. It...is a weird dichotomy, and at the start of the story, it has been years since they spoke.

Sokka is her Gus. He's a tightly wound, neurotic overachiever who feels disappointed because after years of being the gifted kid, he ends up working as a pharma rep. He wanted to be an engineer or a bio-chemist, but it didn't work out (I haven't decided why just yet). He still pursues those interests in his own time, which makes him a valuable, if reluctant participant in his sister's schemes. He initially goes along with his sister's foray into psychic detecting in order to protect her, but eventually he gets just as into it as she is. Especially after he meets Suki.

Suki is our Juliette. She's a sharp junior detective who assists the sibling detective duo from time to time. She believes Katara's psychic abilities after a few times witnessing her solving cases. Well, she mostly believes it. She can't completely wrap her mind around it, but she also can't think of a rational, natural explanation for how Katara seems to know what she knows. As time goes on, she develops feelings for Sokka, the sarcastic, logical, goofy half of the detective duo. She often acts as a buffer between the siblings and her partner,

Zuko is the Carlton Lassiter of the story. He does not believe Katara's claims of psychic abilities, but like Suki, he hasn't come up with a rational explanation. Yet. Still, she gets results, he can't deny. Their relationship is rocky at first. Zuko was the best detective in the police department, until Katara started showing him up. He is a stickler for rules and procedure, and he hates how Katara and her brother just do whatever cockamamie thing pops into their head, and it works out. As they work together more, he feels like he's on the cusp of figuring her out, but he just finds himself more and more impressed with her. Eventually, they become friends, and after that, something else blossoms between them.

Toph is this story's Woody. She's a slightly unhinged ME with an attitude problem. She is probably not completely blind, but she's severely visually impaired, which makes people doubt her abilities. At first. But then they realize why she is the ME for the most prestigious police department in the area. She likes the way Katara and Sokka have shaken up the department, so she doesn't mind helping them out every so often. She knows exactly how Katara manages to solve these crimes, but she will take that secret to the grave, because she thinks it's hilarious.

Aang is McNabb, and if you've seen the show, you know I'm right.

Iroh is the chief Vic. He runs the department with efficiently and is the one who impressed the importance of the rules in his nephew, Detective Zuko. Unfortunately, he never could get the boy to be more open minded. Iroh has no trouble employing the services of a psychic detective, as long as she gets the job done. He also finds it amusing to watch his nephew trying very hard not to be in love with her.

Obviously, Pakku is the Henry. Hakoda is Hakoda. He's a good dad, but he left a lot of the work of raising his kids to his mother-in-law, Kanna and Pakku, her husband, while he worked to keep the entire household financially afloat. Now that his kids are grown and out of the house, and he works less, he is trying to keep them all connected. He's very proud of his kids, though he doesn't completely understand what exactly it is they're doing. Either that, or he occasionally fills the Gus role along with or instead of Sokka.

[orangepanic]

who's iroh ii's sister??

We have no idea! The idea of Izumi having a daughter is only mentioned in the B4 DVD commentary as a character and romantic side plot (for Mako) that was dumped in trimming down the story line. However, I love the idea of Iroh having a little sister so I've included her in my own headcanons as Princess Tai, a kind and bubbly girl ten years his junior who loves Iroh to absolute pieces even though he can be a bit of a dumbass. She's bright and takes her duties seriously but is far more of a homebody and much less ambitious than her brother. She loves the Fire Nation and its history and customs in a way that he can't. Tai is generally well-liked and a leader in her own right in areas that interest her like FN culture, where she takes a hand in organizing a lot of the major celebrations and exhibits. She misses her brother something awful but out of everyone in the family probably understands him the best, too, and knows that trapping him in the palace would be terrible for him as well as deprive the world of all that he could be. Iroh for his part welcomes Tai's perspective as a trusted advisor and would happily incinerate anyone who so much as looks at her funny. This is my sunshine x grumpy platonic pairing and I love them.

I've seen many different versions of Izumi's daughter over the years from talented writers and they're all so different, from a swashbuckling adventurer to an accomplished historian to a challenged older sibling to the future Firelord. They're fun to read and I hope we get to keep them instead of something official coming from Avatar Studios.

[stardust948]

Frenemies AU angst

(I found this in my drafts and decided to post it. Based off this post.)

Iroh is a senior in military school or already in the military. The parents gaang is junior year in HS so around 16 and 17

Ozai still lives with Azulon but Azulon is hardly at home bc of work. When he is there or when Ozai knows he’s coming soon, he just doesn’t come back until he leaves again. Either stays with Ursa in her RV or roams around town in his car. Later stays with Hakoda and Bato when they become closer friends.

Azulon blames Ozai for Ilah’s death since she died during childbirth. He’s always been emotionally and verbally abusive to Ozai but it didn’t get physical until Iroh left for military boarding school. Ozai was 8-10ish. Mainly involved being burned or tased, which left less of physical scars.

There was a big fight between the two when Ozai announced he wanted to go to Republic Arts high school and pursue a career as a musician. Azulon wanted Ozai to follow his footsteps and go to military school like Iroh. But he backed off after Iroh vouched for his brother. Still, he refused to pay for the school but Ozai earned a scholarship and Iroh covered the rest. Ozai swore up and down he’d pay him back but Iroh just told him to give him free backstage access to his concerts and they’re even. Azulon and Ozai avoided each other after that; strangers in the same home. They physical abuse ended but the threat was still there and the mental scars lasting.

After the incident at the contest, Ursa finds Ozai sitting in his car at the school’s parking lot. She knows better to ask if he’s alright or what was wrong. Instead, she tells him to get into her car and they go back to her RV. There, they spend the rest of the night watching movies and cuddling. Ozai’s feeling somewhat better in the morning; able to speak some but not back to his usual loveable a-hole self. Though he is confused to receive a text from Hakoda of all people checking on him.

Hakoda: Hey man, you good?

Ozai: Are you seriously asking me if I’m good after burning a layer of my skin off?

Hakoda: You kinda just left after without a word.

Ozai: Because I burned a layer of my skin off.

Hakoda: Ozai, I’ve seen you explode over someone using your special pen without permission but you just shut down after burning your hand. Are you sure you’re okay?

Ozai: Who won?

Hakoda: Poppy.

Ozai: We’re going to be hearing about that for all next week.

Hakoda: She was pretty worried about you. We all were. You know, you can talk to me if you want.

Ozai: I just wanted to know who won. Now stop bothering me or I’m blocking you.  

Ozai closed his phone. Just then Ursa stuck her head through the door.

“Hey, my mom made pancakes. You want any?”

Ozai shook his head.

“Alright honey. Keep an eye on my children. I’ll be right back.”

Ozai smiled some as he rolled his eyes. Ursa always referred to her hoard of plants and succulents as her children. Still exhausted, he laid back down and pulled the cover over his head. Out of curiosity, he check his phone one last time.

Hakoda: Ok. See at school.

Ozai powered down his phone. He didn’t have the energy to be annoyed. He ran a hand along the bandages before drifting back to sleep.

///

The conversation they had in the janitor’s closet came flooding back. Hakoda’s seen Ozai fly off the rail many times, but that was the first time he looked guenically hurt. Hakoda’s clumsy joke about Dads also didn’t help. Hakoda cringed at the memory.

His mind drifted to the events after. The dark play Ozai wrote about the little boy slowly dying in the burning building wishing only to see his father again. Finally meeting Ozai’s father with his cold exterior and calculating eyes that made even the brash self-confident Ozai shrink back. And to top it off, Ozai saying he’d never seen his father look happier.

Hakoda didn’t know what to think at the time. He just assumed Azulon was like his father, criticizing his every move and lamenting how he wasn’t good enough.

///

Ozai refuses to bring it up despites Ursa’s suggestions of seeking professional help, even after he and Ursa wed and had children. Not until he lost his temper with Zuko and almost burned him like Azulon. Zuko’s horrified scream snapped Ozai out of it last second. Falling back onto old habits, Ozai took shelter in his car for the night and wept bitterly. Ursa finds him and directly tells him to get help which he finally relents.

It's very slow going but beneficial in the long run. Most importantly, his children never saw that side of Ozai again.

@waterfire1848

[godzilla-and-aang-monsters]

Qiong Qi

Altura: 165 metros

Longitud: 270 metros

Peso: 80,000 toneladas

Primer Avistamiento: Shangai [Tierra: Teratoverso]

Controles: Tierra Control [Camuflaje, piel de terracota] Energia Control [Contraataque potente, rayos oculares] Aire Contol [Vuelo, tornados] Fuego Control [Llamarada Incendiaria]

Guarida: Tibet [Tierra: Teratoverso] Bosque de los Homicidas Inhumanos [Avatarverso]

Aspecto: Shere Khan (El Libro de la Selva) +Dragon Europeo + Toro

Aliados:

Humanos: Aang, Katara, Soka, Iroh, Zuko

Kaijus y otras bestias: Anguirus, Baragon, Mothra, Rodan, Godzilla

Enemigos:

Humanos: Ozai y Azula

Kaijus y otras bestias: King Ghidorah, Zilla Junior

[annieandro]

Happy Birthday Nickelodeon

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Thoughts I had during TGCF Season 2 Ep 1

I’ve finished my quarter and I am spending my spring break reacting to Season 2! Let’s make this reaction series count!

-Welcome back to Puqi Village people, at morning and known for their chestnuts!  (The best nuts I’ve had outta the packet!)

-We are back at Puqi Shrine people!

-And the Altar is packed!

-Instrumental Hong Jue!!!

-Did he oversleep?

-Aww he’s so lonely! :’(

-Dang.  That is a clear stream

-Eeeeyep, he is thirsty!

-And a water droplet fell past his freaking throat!  They just had to animate that!

-It’s the same ring from last Ep!

-You mean, ‘Gege’ Yeah, I’ve already typed this, “I watch the English Dub religiously” Don’t judge me!

-It is the same ring people!!!

-Oooh he hid it!

-Yep like two years for us in 2023

-Oh her eye bags got deeper and darker

-Welp it just got serious

-Looks like we’re back in heaven

-They added 3D palace shots and camera panning

-Woah that was a really good transition with the bell toll

-I wonder what kept the emperor all season…

-Feng Xin!

-Mu Qing!

-It’s that female Blue robed NPC from Ep 4 on his far left!

-*Looks at how the camera pans up to the Heavenly Capital* My Oc Qing Tao is like: The Oldest Enemy I know, stairs…

-New opening people woo!!!

-New opening animation had me sold!!!  They really improved 2 years later

-I love how the music switches from a majestic powerful orchestra tune to a comical xylophone like leitmotif upon introducing Xie Lian.  To say, “And then there’s that guy.  Then there’s that guy.”

-Social Distancing, Ancient Chinese Pantheon Style

-Man tough crowd today!

-And after every official flees the Trash god, one of my Junior Official OCs, Long He goes, “Huh, who is that dude?”  And then his dad, a Civil God will say, “That dude is the Crown Prince of Xianle.  His highness crown prince Xie Lian!” And then that Civil god begrudgingly brings his palm to his face.

-*Hears Mengyou calling his highness*: Ladies, Gentlemen and Enby friends, Him!

-This has the energy of giving someone a lanyard pass to visit a certain building

-“It’s not that hard!”  “You ascended hundreds of years ago you know better!” “Now keep it with you!”  Only like 4 minutes into the first Ep and that NPC is already getting the best lines.  (More of Lang Qianqiu’s trusty assistant later this season folks!)

-He sounds just like the English actor for Elam, Justin Briner, from the Heroic Legend of Arslan (another awesome historical manga!)  Coincidentally, Elam is also one of Arslan’s most trusted Allies.

-I can’t wait to write more of my ATLA x TGCF crossover, The Scrap Immortal and the Avatar, just imagine the Gaang’s reaction to learning that there’s more than one crown prince worshipped!

-Man, it’s like I always say, “The rumor mill’s always a’runnin!”  Or water wheel since it’s ancient China

-Hi Ling Wen, man what kind of product did she use to hide those eye bags???

-I’ve started reading the Manhua series so, Huh? No cursed shackle?

-It’s been days and you still haven’t found the Moldy faced boy from Episode 3???

-I also can’t wait to write Aangs reaction inside that huge throne room, (“It’s bigger than the one in Ba Sing Se!”)

-Now we’re actually seeing the emperor, the first time was in the Episode 1 flashback near the end

-Now we get the first appearance of Pei Ming, who appeared in the Flashback of Ep 3

-Well that sounded patronizing coming from Pei Ming

-Now Pei Xiu has to reap what he sowed.

-Yep that’s a kill count

-I love how this next scene is basically,

Pei Ming: Your Highness, please tell everyone who accompanied you?  Then Xie Lian starts to compose an alibi:  Ah yes!  I will do that.  It was incredible!  What did we get swept in a sandstorm or something?  Oh yes! It was just a youth in red robes who was knowledgeable about the Ban Yue kingdom.  <- This incorrect quote is inspired by Zuko and Iroh lying to Commander Zhao about the state of their ship in episode 3, The Southern Air Temple.  (Does anyone else think that Xie Lian, is what would happen if you combined both Iroh and Zuko?)

-The face Xie Lian made when he’s trying to keep fibbing and brought his index finger to his cheek that was good body language

-Hi Windmaster.

-Oooh Feng Xin and Mu Qing

-Welp you tried keeping him innocent Xie Lian

-Not as complicated as your love life, maybe I should do a Pei Ming roast count?

-Hey Xie Lian is smarter than you look

-Pei Xiu still wants to protect Ban Yue even facing his impending banishment.

-Ok that line and Pei Ming’s attempt to kick Pei Xiu does seem like an abusive action in my perspective.

-Woah, and that was Jun Wu’s own gavel.

-Well that was a short trial

-Him calling Xie Lian to stay, has the exact energy of a teacher calling one student to stay after class to talk.

-Ling Wen is now talking with Jun Wu

- Now that was a really brief meet up between the Xianle trio.

-Thank you Wind Master, and they are a savage!

-Well he’s still mad

-*Sees Qianqiu still asleep standing up*: XDXDXDXDXD

-Aw he woke him up!

-Don’t worry honey, you didn’t miss much anyway

-How in the heck was he able to doze off through all that shouting. I almost fell asleep in a lecture and that’s nothing compared to TaiHua’s feat

-*Hears Jun Wu speak like*: Oh gods! Why did they have to make him sound so seductive! He’s like an East Asian Belos! (And I’m still busy working on Murder They Cast’s first phase)

-Oh Xie Lian’s expression when Jun Wu talks to him, it’s concerning!

-That soft “forgive me”

-I mean we learned about his huge failure in Season 1

-“How Disappointing!” STOP!!!

-Oooh I didn’t notice this during the rewatch but they played a stringed instrumental version of Bu San.

-Srsly HOW BIG IS HIS FREAKING PALACE?!?!?!

-A mural of heaven

-You gotta love Xie Lian’s modesty

-“Such a low opinion” yep his voice is like liquid gold and it is pure torture!

-“How’d you seduce trouble this time!” That tease in his voice why!!!!

-Aw good for you Xie Lian

-Just you wait till the second half of this season

-It’s their version of shooting a flare gun

-Oooh from left to right is Feng Xin, an unknown person behind him, next there’s Ling Wen(with what happens later in the series), Lang Qianqiu in the middle, Mu Qing is next, then there’s Pei Ming in front of him, and the last guy might be Quan’s Yizhen since he also appears in the 2nd half of the series. I hope I found every martial god

-Also the Thunder Master (my OC Leishi) tends to work part time

-There are retired officials???

-In tsiata (my TGCF x ATLA crossover, The Scrap immortal and the Avatar) Ghost City is more modernized than the Spirit World, since it’s mostly untamed wilderness

-Oh he had balls defending San Lang people

-“Your majesty makes me sound like a little princess” yeah that’s what you are honey

-That pose! I was watching this ep with my older sister and she said, “Man is draping himself!”

-He’s gonna touch the scimitar, isn’t he? (I’ve watched clips of Season 2 before doing my reaction posts)

-And Xie Lian still has the best preferences good on him!

-Xianle trio mention

- And I still think clearing the debt should’ve taken longer, but that’s just my small nitpick

-Yeah nobody round here can keep a secret

- *Sees Jun Wu walk up to Xie Lian reminding him to be careful and puts his hand on his shoulder*: That’s too much pressure!!!

- “I had it erected for you.” James Cheek totally had fun writing Season 2’s script

-I can see why he prefers his own shrine over how massive and opulent his new palace is.

-Hi Windmaster

-Ooh a pond reflection

-Yep that’s your traveling parter

-Then he just fans himself and he instantly slays

-Jacob Eiseman had fun with his performance and ate up every crumb

-Windmaster is Genderfluid Bisexual culture people!

- “Thoroughly~” Yep that just slayed me I’m down

-Yeah Qingxuan’s cultivation backstory is gonna age like curdled milk in Book 4

-Man I just love all of Xie Lian and Shi Qingxuan’s interactions with each other!

-Xie Lian, honey, you are way too good to be a tumor, trust me

-I love how Qingxuan also defended Ban Yue from Pei Ming

-“You were my kind of crazy” I love how Shi Qingxuan and Xie Lian instantly became besties

-Dude, Qingxuan puts the “fun” in function in both forms!

-This is exactly the reason I made my Thunder master OC Leishi female too.

-Now I gotta draw Xie Lian’s female form

-Yeah I react the same when letting a small amount of alcohol in my system

-The witching hour

-To quote a well known assassin Yor Forger, “No way I’m doing this sober”

-That one wrinkled ghost did not age gracefully

-Yeah their burial grounds are in Taiwan, awesome island I definitely need to visit

- Why did they have to design every Heavenly Official to be so Attractive???

-It’s the Spirit World from Spirited Away

-Ghost City would seem like a more modern area than the Spirit World in the Last Airbender

-The heck’s this confetti

-Ooh I like the green dressed spirit with the dark bamboo hat

-Hi Jian Lan

Literally any of my young adults would react to a promiscuous person with just one word in annoyance, “Prostitutes…”

-Honey Xie Lian is already outta your league, try finding someone else that’s your type

-Yeah you didn’t have to tell everyone about your medical condition, heck I don’t even want to picture the Gaang’s reaction after hearing it

-Ghost City is the Las Vegas of Ancient China

-Bouncers

-I love the female NPC that greeted Xie Lian she has a great voice and design

-Oh I know who that is

-He clutched his heart!

-“No thanks~” *Instantly fans myself*

-The camera pan to this throne!!! He is gay and he means business!!!

-James Cheek has ate it up!!!

-The soft “San Lang”

That was an awesome start to the Second Season. Sorry if I haven’t been posting I’m four weeks into my quarter and I also got back into writing fanfic, like the first chap of The scrap immortal and the Avatar. I’ll still do every reaction to Season 2 on weekends!

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never learned how to come down without burning up on the runway

Read now on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/OXy8ubv by txreznikoff Zuko and Sokka first met Mai two years ago. The summer of their junior year. Words: 2027, Chapters: 1/6, Language: English Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M, M/M Characters: Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Mai (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Piandao (Avatar) Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), Mai/Zuko (Avatar), Mai & Sokka & Zuko (Avatar) Additional Tags: more tags will be added as i update, i put zukka in ocean waves 1993 that's literally what i did, we'll see how close I stay to the actual movie plot though lol, Best Friends, Alternate Universe - High School, ←sorry Read it on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/OXy8ubv

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Imagine being Bumi’s daughter and growing up with Prince Iroh II who has a huge crush on you

You were born in the fire nation to Bumi, eldest child of Avatar Aang and water bending master Katara, and Aizose a high ranking fire nation admiral. Your parents were actually introduced by Firelord Izumi herself who was friends with both of them and she was thrilled when they hit it off and eventually got married. Your mother and Izumi fell pregnant at the same time and so you and Iroh were born only a month apart. Unsurprisingly the two of you became pretty much inseparable from birth. You were each other’s first playmates and not a week went by when you didn’t see one another. You basically grew up in the palace, staying over whenever your parents were away on voyages and coming with your dad each time he had to attend a meeting so you could play with Iroh. 

You were one of the few children Iroh was exposed to and you quickly developed a strong bond. Iroh by nature was a shy cautious child taking after his mother. You were the complete opposite. Your personality mirrored your father’s so you were confident, loud and not afraid to be different. You balanced each other out well and your parents would watch amused as you’d be fiercely supportive of everything Iroh did while he would accompany you on all of your boisterous quests urging you to be more careful. When you both became old enough for education Iroh was sent to a school with you instead of the traditional private tutors being brought in. Iroh’s parents wanted him to have as normal a childhood as possible and thought you’d be a good stabilising influence for him so they sent you off together. Iroh was anxious being around so many people his own age but your bond helped him through school and you stayed best friends throughout it.

As Iroh got older and you both entered your teenage years he recognised his feelings for you weren’t just of a friendship anymore. You were always there when he needed you and you gave him support and love constantly. Iroh felt normal around you, more than he felt with anyone else in the fire nation. Even with his family he was the prince but with you he wasn’t. With you he didn’t have to feign confidence for his future role as Firelord or be constantly diplomatic. He was just Iroh and for you that was always good enough. Iroh recognised you were the most important person in the world to him but sometimes he worried you didn’t feel the same. While Iroh only felt comfortable with you, you got along with everyone. You enjoyed social events and usually only missed them as a compromise for Iroh’s sake, you’d skip events claiming you didn’t want to go when he could tell you did. Iroh felt utterly protected and loved by you but he also felt slightly inferior. You were so brave and naturally confident, you protected and helped him in ways he wasn’t able to do for you. Why on earth would you like him when he was just so ordinary? He’d tried hard to act like the cold Firelord or smart prince but he didn’t fit the royal standard and he needed his best friend beside him to get through royal balls even at the age of 16. Iroh always felt these emotions most when you were at school together, especially at social events he had to go to, like the end of year graduation ball. The ceremony used to be more formal but now it was just a glorified party.  You and Iroh would always attend together and he’d get through them...but with each year they’d been getting harder and harder for the introverted Iroh to cope with. 

So Iroh became more nervous as the event got closer but when the night came he obediently put on his best clothes and escorted you to the hall. You were excited of course, animatedly telling him about the gossip he’d missed. Iroh listened to you and let your chatter calm him. He told himself to just last 2 hours and then you’d have your annual afterparty sleepover which he loved. He just had to get through this...

You entered the hall together and Iroh stared, he was sure the occasion got bigger every year just to spite him. You pulled him into the room and stored your things in the cloakroom. Iroh watched as your classmates smiled widely at you and you grinned back exchanging pleasantries. Iroh wasn’t even sure what their names were or how you knew them, you just seemed to know everyone somehow. The two of you got some drinks and sat down at an empty table. Most of your classmates were dancing but you stuck by Iroh’s side, aware he got nervous in social situations. Iroh however knew you and he was sure if he wasn’t here you’d be on that floor in an instant and he felt guilty. As if he was holding you back from having a good time. So Iroh convinced you to go dance, promising he’d join you after he finished his drink which he could kick himself for saying. Iroh hated dancing. Mainly because at the ripe “old” age of 16 he still didn’t know how to dance. He’d been taught formal dance of course but not how to dance naturally like the other kids. Each year dancing became a larger and larger part of the occasion and each year Iroh would stand awkwardly by the side hoping everyone would stop soon. By now you were of course right in the middle with all your classmates and Iroh watched you throw yourself into the dance like you did with everything and grew worried. He felt like no matter how much he learnt there were still hundreds of things he was behind in...like dancing and social skills. How was he supposed to lead a country if he was too weak?

Iroh sighed looking down at his nearly empty drink when he heard a voice. He turned to see some boys that were supposedly his friends. They were from other high born houses and although Iroh didn’t like them they would likely always be in his life so he was encouraged to maintain some sort of relationship with them. Iroh had lots of these types of “friends” and he knew the only true friend he had was you. The boys all made a bee-line for the dance floor and Iroh hoped they’d not see him but of course they did. Dasak the ringleader spotted him and smiled “what are you doing out here Prince Iroh?” he asked, saying Iroh’s title in the mocking manner he did every time he said it. “Don’t feel like dancing?” another boy snickered and Iroh sat up tall as his mother had told him. “No” he said trying to act unbothered but he was rattled by the group surrounding him. “Why?” Dasak replied “everyone in our year is, you scared of girls or something?". Iroh paled as the boys began to laugh and he shook his head “no I just hate dancing”. Dasak smirked coming closer “hate dancing? Nobody hates dancing, it’d be like hating parties or fun. Do you hate fun Iroh” Dasak asked and his gang laughed louder.  

Your POV

You spotted a group around Iroh and groaned as you saw they were his so-called “friends”. They were the richest kids in your year and also the worst. They were obnoxious and thought their title meant they were owed special treatment. You hated how Iroh was forced to interact with them and knew he didn’t like them but simply tolerated them. They were all cruel and bullied people mercilessly. They constantly tore everyone down to look better and berated anyone who dared to be different. Iroh clearly looked uncomfortable with them and more so than usual so you made your way over to help. You heard Iroh say he didn’t like dancing and the boys cruel reply. You marched over and rolled your eyes "don’t be so ignorant, not everyone likes dancing idiot" you said loudly. You’d learnt the best way to deal with bullies was to embarrass them in front of their gang and make them lose their confidence. Dasak’s friends smirked as you called him out but he soon recovered. "Well yeah but normal people like dancing. It’s fun, everyone else enjoys it apart from Iroh". “As usual you’re wrong. Iroh isn’t the only one who hates dancing I do too. Everyone’s all sweaty and close to each other...I think you’re the weird one for liking it now if you’ll grace us with your absence we’ll be on our way". You gestured to the door behind him and Dasak smirked “whatever, you can’t protect him forever you know” and he barged past you to go to the crowd of dancing teenagers. You glared after him before turning to Iroh with a smile “well that was as fun as ever, you wanna head home?”. It was Iroh’s turn to hold the sleepover this year and you were excited, the palace always had the best food, but Iroh didn’t seem as excited as you.

Iroh didn’t reply to your question, he just headed for the exit. "Hey wait I need to grab my stuff" you called but Iroh didn’t slow down. You caught him up jogging and pushed him "some friend you are, why are you in such a hurry?". "Maybe I want to be left alone for once" he replied “I’m not helpless you know. You don’t always have to come to my rescue”. You frowned “but I'm your friend, helping each other is what friends do. Why would I not help you? Don’t tell me your masculinity is so fragile that a girl helping you makes you feel inferior”. “No of course not, it’s something else. I..I'll tell you inside" he sighed as you reached the palace gates and the earshot of the guards. The two of you were let inside and Iroh couldn’t believe he’d snapped at you. Of course he wasn’t mad you took on Dasak. You could embarrass him better than Iroh ever could...it was more how Iroh knew he would never be that confident. How he always needed you in those situations to stick up for himself. He didn’t mind depending on you but he just wished the relationship wasn’t so one-sided. That he wasn’t such a burden. Iroh chanced a looked at you hoping he hadn’t done too much damage. You looked furious but you’d still come with him so you couldn’t be that angry hopefully.

"So care to explain how I'm so annoying?" you asked the minute Iroh’s door shut and he sighed. "You're not y/n, you’re my best friend and I love being around you it's just...sometimes I feel so useless! You're the only person who gets me, the only person I feel comfortable with and I feel like I rely on that too much. I only go to events if you're there, I need you right beside me to feel confident enough to approach other people, even on our first day of school I needed you just to come out from the corner! I just can’t help but wonder why you're friends with me. You have so many and they don’t need you to support them so much. It can’t be for the perks either, your families rich and high up, so it’s not like I bring parties you couldn’t get into or a rich lifestyle. What do I even offer you? I'm just a boring nuisance to you. Not a strong prince but a scared kid who wastes his friend’s time" Iroh sighed “I bring nothing to this friendship”. You were silent three seconds before you burst. "Iroh you're not a burden and you bring a thousand things to this friendship! You’re funny and kind and so clever. You always think of me and you’re the most sympathetic person I know. You never let who you are go to your head and you’re the best guy at the whole academy not because you’re the prince but because of your heart” you said forcefully. “And even if you weren’t all those things you’re not friends with people because of what they can do for you but how they make you feel and you make me happy Iroh, I’m happiest around you too” you smiled and Iroh blushed but luckily you were so swept up in your speech you didn’t notice. “I only come to your aid so much because I hate to see you upset! You're my best friend and the best person I know, I'd do anything to stop you from being sad that's why I come to you. I just want you to be happy because you deserve to be more than anyone I know". Iroh stared “so you don’t feel weighed down by me?”. You shook your head "no of course not! I know we’re very different but I love all your quirks and you’re feelings are always valid even if I don’t completely understand them. I’d never look down on you or be your friend if I didn’t want to. I’m here because I love and care about you so much and I always will”. You finally noticed Iroh’s blush and smiled softly “has that reassured you that i’m your friend and I value you?”. “Yes” Iroh nodded “thanks y/n I...I don’t know what I’d do without you”. You smiled and brought him into a crushing hug “you’re perfect the way you are so don’t ever doubt it...but if you do i’ll be sure to remind you” you grinned “now enough of this soppy stuff! Let's go play with the dragon hatchlings!”. Iroh smiled as you grabbed his hand and pulled him from the room.

2 years later

After that day Iroh never questioned your devotion to him and instead he tried to work on his own insecurities so he wouldn’t project them onto you. Iroh had gotten more confident and was happy with the person he was becoming. However with graduation looming he was soon acting like a scared child again for one main reason. Graduating meant you’d soon both be leaving the capital and Iroh wasn’t sure what he’d do without you. Since practically birth the two of you had been together. The longest you'd been apart was that month when you went to the water tribe and Iroh had to go to the earth kingdom. Apart from that you’d always seen each other or at least been in regular contact. After school however Iroh would be joining the military and you’d be leaving the capital to attend medical school. You’d not be near each other or be able to write frequently and Iroh was terrified of losing you. It wasn’t just that he was losing his best friend and the one person who he felt truly comfortable around but he was losing the woman he loved. Iroh did not doubt by now that he was in love with you and he’d tried numerous times to tell you but he’d chickened out every time. He didn’t want to lose you as a friend and ruin the one good friendship he had. He also feared the rejection, he speculated you weren’t attracted to him but to hear you say it...that was his worst nightmare. With the thought of you leaving heavily on his mind Iroh wondered more and more if he should tell you but he was never confident enough to go through with it and it was finally too late.

It was your last few days in the fire nation. You’d both graduated last week and tonight was the last graduation ball you’d both ever attend. Then Iroh would leave for the military and you for the water tribe where the best medical school was. Your airship was due to leave the following evening and as Iroh made his way to the party with you he vowed to make the most of his time left with you.

As you entered the hall, rather than sweeping the room anxiously, Iroh focused on you. He made you laugh and used that energy to brave the room. Thankfully everyone had grown out of their need to dance and so Iroh walked around the room with you nodding to his classmates and engaging in pleasant conversation. This was the last time he’d likely see most of them so who cared if he made a mistake? Iroh found the night, if not pleasant bearable and time soon trickled by. When you’d been there for over 2 hours you leant over to Iroh asking if he wanted to head off. He agreed gratefully and you smiled going to grab your stuff from the cloakroom. 

Iroh stood with the others waiting for you but when that got awkward he decided to just come with you. Iroh turned down the corridor to the cloakroom and immediately heard your raised voice making his pause. From the tone Iroh could tell you were angry and he continued down the corridor anxious to find out why. He heard a boy laugh at whatever you’d said but knew you weren’t joking. Iroh rounded the corner to see Dasak beside you. Others had caught onto what an amazing girl you were including Dasak who’d been chasing you all year. However despite your rejections Dasak never took the hint. Neither of you saw Iroh enter and he surveyed the scene wondering what to do. "Ah come on y/n this is the last time we'll ever see each other, time to finally let our hair down and release all the pent up tension" Dasak grinned at you. "I agree but in my mind that in no way involves you" you replied coldly. "Why not? I know you like me, I see the way you look at me". You glared "I usually look at you exactly how i am right now Dasak. You're an entitled rich snob who will live off his daddy’s wealth and do everything he says exactly when he says it. You'll pass down your daddy issues to your own equally entitled son and end up in an unhappy marriage to a woman by age 21 because your parents told you to. You're not a man you’re a sexist bastard and if you've seen me staring at you so much it's because I can’t comprehend how someone so dim could be a fire bender". The boy did not like that comment but somehow was still undeterred. "Now I know you like me" he smirked and you glared. You went to walk away when he grabbed your arm "hey we’re not done". "Yes we are let go" you said stiffly but Dasak only smirked "make me" leaning down to you. You rapidly broke out of his grip and hit his shoulder hard sending him stumbling back. “When a girl says no she means it! You better learn that because I expect a lot of girls will reject you until your daddy finally throws enough money at one of them”. You turned away muttering "asshole" under your breath and Iroh saw Dasak’s face contort in rage and he made to follow you. Iroh reacted instinctively as he saw the boy reach for you and he rushed into the middle of the corridor. "Don’t even think about it Dasak" he said placing himself in front of you. "Ahh look it's your prince puppy dog" Dasak smirked "what do you want Iroh?". "I want you to leave y/n alone". "Why? Are you going to fight her battles for her? That’s a change considering you usually hide behind her". "I'm not volunteering to fight you in place of her, y/n would kick your ass all the Ba Sing Sei and back better than I could, but I think she’s too good for that so I suggest you leave now". "Or what? What will you do?" Dasak asked swaggering to Iroh. "Huh? What are you gonna do prince boy?" the boy said jabbing a finger at Iroh’s chest “you always were too weak to fight back”. Iroh seized the boy’s wrist and twisted. Not hard enough to break it but hard enough to do some damage. Dasak cried out and Iroh grabbed him by the shirt “If I ever see you near y/n or hear you've been harassing any other women I’ll be paying you a visit and it won’t end so nicely, got it?". "You're insane" Dasak cried “you just attacked me! I won’t let you get away with this”. In response Iroh just rolled his eyes "go cry to the Firelord ow wait...he’s my grandfather" and he let the boy slump to the floor. "Let's go" he said to you softly and you nodded leading the way.

Iroh led you in the direction of the palace and on the journey you kept staring at him in shock. Iroh had never stood up to his bullies and he’d never had the confidence to say no to them either. He usually just took it with a stoic sense of calm but tonight he hadn't and you found it incredibly impressive and even...attractive. Seeing Iroh hold Dasak accountable and flex his own power and titles stirred something in you that you didn’t know existed. You knew Iroh could be charming and confident, you’d seen him play prince before so that wasn’t it. It was seeing him assert himself and stop taking shit that appealed to you. Confidence looked good on the prince of the fire nation.

You made it back to Iroh’s room and were still deep in thought about what had just happened. "So...” Iroh said jolting you out of your daze “did I totally make a fool of myself there?". Iroh stared at you and you blinked "are you kidding?". When Iroh didn’t reply you laughed "Iroh you were amazing! I thought Dasak was going to wet his pants". "He did deserve it...but don’t you hate me for using my title like that? I know we both hate when people do that and just did it like a hypocrite!". Iroh sunk down upset and you shook your head at how considerate he was. You smiled and walked closer to him. "Iroh listen to yourself. This was the first time in 18 years you've ever used your influence and it was to stop one of the biggest bigots in our school from harassing people. I think that's more than warranted". Iroh sighed still unsure when you carried on halting his train of thought. "Plus being assertive looks very good on you" you added with a smile. "It does?" Iroh gasped turning to face you. You nodded "you always just take stuff from them even though you could retaliate and I get it taking the high road is better and two wrong don’t make a right blah blah blah but it is satisfying to see someone like you get one over someone like that. Seeing you so confident and dominant...it suits you very well". Iroh was sure he was blushing vividly so couldn’t look up and respond to you at the same time. "You really think so?" he asked holding his breath. You nodded "definitely". “I....that’s good I guess” Iroh finally replied and you laughed. “What have I done? Now you’re going to be showing off for all the girls at the military like that aren’t you? I’m sure it will be effective but as prince do you even really need an act?”. “I won’t do it again” Iroh assured you. “I was surprised I even managed it tonight but I guess it was because it was you”. “Aw Iroh” you said smiling “don’t tell me you got all protective for me?”. Iroh was blushing vividly but answered honestly "yes and no...I'd have helped anyone but I think seeing him touch you definitely made me more ruthless. It made me angry and so that's why I grabbed him and decided to threaten him. I'm not usually an overprotective person but with you everything’s different...I like you a lot, I’d threaten anyone if it meant keeping you safe and happy". You smiled before pausing at the look on Iroh’s face. He was blushing vividly and couldn’t look at you. It couldn’t be because he'd been so honest about his feelings, you and Iroh often spoke about how much you loved one another so what was different this time?   

“Well I’m a lucky girl I guess” you said softly “I get a handsome prince who protects me and looks sexy while doing it”. 

Iroh’s blush skyrocketed and an idea formed in your head. Was there more to this than friendship? Did Iroh like you?

Deciding to test the water you ventured the subject. “Iroh you blush every time I mention how attractive you looked... do you like that I enjoyed it?". Iroh nodded without hesitation "a lot". Iroh finally looked up at you and you saw he was staring at you in a way you’d always thought was friendship but that was no mistaking how longingly he was looking at you now. “I value your opinion the most and if there was one girl I’d want to impress it’d be you y/n” he said softly “I want you to see me as more than a friend because that’s how I see you”. You smiled blushing softly and looked at Iroh “well I think you’re in luck because I’ve never seen a hotter guy than you today. Not just because of you’re dashing good looks or amazing body” you said resting a hand on his cheek “but because you were confident. You stood up for yourself and what was right. Seeing you assert yourself and demand to be treated correctly...it was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen”. The second you leaned forward Iroh crashed into you needing little encouragement. Iroh kissed you passionately and you smiled wrapping your arms around his neck. Iroh pulled you further into the room and rested you against the wall as he carried on kissing you like his life depended on it. You could tell this was something Iroh had wanted to do for a while and were surprised how easily you took to it. How hadn’t you realised you had feelings for Iroh all this time? The way you reacted to his touch showed you had and for a while too. You’d been too blind to even notice but you were very aware now. As Iroh moved on to kiss your neck you breathed heavily. When you’d finally recovered your breath you asked him how long he’d liked you. "Far too long" he replied in between kisses his voice far deeper than usual. "You should have told me sooner" you breathed "it could have saved us so much time". "You mean you like me too?" Iroh asked halting his attack on your neck. You stroked his cheek gently and smiled "of course I do Iroh" and kissed him again.

Soon things naturally progressed and after checking with you Iroh led you to his bed. You resumed kissing and soon found yourself on top of the prince of the fire nation. Iroh quickly gave away dominance to you and you smiled at how he fell apart whenever you touched him. You chuckled softly at the expression on Iroh’s face and just watched him for a moment. “Do you like when I kiss you? Would you like me to keep going Prince Iroh?”. Iroh froze at the mention of his title and his face changed "don’t call me prince Iroh, especially not now please". You nodded and reassured him immediately "no of course not, you don’t need titles. You're Iroh and that's perfect. Those four letters are all you need. Iroh" you smiled and in response, Iroh made a happy noise. "Iroh" you grinned trailing his neck "my Iroh". Suddenly Iroh tensed and you worried he was uncomfortable with that too but he only pulled you closer. "I like that one" he said deeply and you smiled "my Iroh?". He nodded "I've always been yours so I like hearing you say it, the way it rolls of your lips...". "You've always been my Iroh and I'm yours" you smiled "my Iroh" and Iroh grabbed you tightly.

***

Afterwards all of Iroh’s confidence went away. He began to panic. He knew he loved you but you’d only admitted to having an attraction to him nothing more. Sure you cared for him but as a friend. What if this was all just on a spur of the moment?

"You still awake?" You asked and Iroh jumped "yeah" he murmured. "Then why are you so quiet?" you asked turning to face him "are you nervous about what just happened?". Iroh nodded, unsurprised you could tell what was wrong with just one look at him. "I just...wanted this for so long and now I'm worried what this means for us". "Well what do you want it to mean?" you asked and Iroh sighed "whatever you want it to mean". You rolled your eyes at his useless answer and smiled softly. "Well I like you, a lot. Romantically and as a friend so if you want to stay friends or if you want to peruse this...". "Yes!' Iroh said immediately "i mean...I love your friendship but I feel things for you I know I'm never going to feel for anyone else. You mean everything to me y/n". You blushed and smiled "you mean everything to me too Iroh" and hugged him tightly. Iroh smiled and wrapped his arms around you. "We do have the worst timing though" you commented "I'm heading off to the Southern Water Tribe tomorrow and you'll be joining the army, that's a lot of distance". Iroh nodded but now he knew you wanted him he didn’t care about the barriers, he’d over come them all for you. "We can work around it" Iroh promised "I won't be deployed until I finish training which could take up to 2 years so I can write to you almost constantly and fly to see you every weekend”. You nodded "true...and I can fly back whenever we get time off of school, I'd travel any distance for you". Iroh smiled looking at you against him "me too" and kissed you. “For now we can enjoy the time we have, I don’t have to leave until tomorrow evening so I’m all yours tomorrow if you want me”. Iroh blushed but nodded earnestly “every second” and pulled you to his chest. You smiled against him and closed your eyes. 

The next morning you walked into breakfast together with Iroh’s family, hands together and they didn’t miss a beat before congratulating you. “I’m so pleased” Izumi cried seizing you in a hug “your parents and we always joked about this but we never in our wildest dreams imagined it would actually happen! Let me go find your father y/n he’s here in the palace!”. “Mom...” Iroh groaned but Izumi had already given the order to a servant. “Your sister will be thrilled” she said turning back around “you know how much she adores y/n”. “As we all do” Iroh’s father added and you blushed “thank you all so much...” when the door was thrown open. “What’s the emergency?” Bumi cried “the servant said to come as fast as I could so I left all the councillors and...y/n?” he asked spotting you. “Hi dad” you smiled and Izumi winced “perhaps I was a bit too vague. There’s no emergency more just a very happy occasion” she gestured to you and Iroh and your father just stared. “Our children...”. Izumi sighed “they’re dating Bumi”. Your dad thought for a few seconds before it hit him “they are?” he asked “that’s wonderful news!”. “It is?” you asked as your father squeezed you in a hug before moving onto Iroh. “Of course” Bumi smiled  “your mother and I always approved of Iroh and we suspected he had a small crush on you all this time...so i’m very pleased to hear you finally told her” he said to Iroh who was bright red but managed to nod “me too”. “But you’ve picked the worst timing son” Iroh’s father winced “y/n aren’t you leaving for the water tribe now?”. You nodded “yes but we’re going to write every day and visit each other when we can”. Bumi frowned “I remember me and your mother having a similar routine being at sea so often...it’s difficult and tiresome”. You and Iroh hesitated but your father carried on. “So i’d like to ease it any way I can. Y/n me and your mother were going to wait until you’d started medical school but to hell with it! We’ve got you a boat”. Your eyes widened “what?”. Your father always loved surprises and he was revealing in this one. “A boat!” he cried again “nothing fancy mind you, just something that can run you to the water tribe and back. It has good mileage and is very energy efficient. Hopefully this should help the two of you stay connected”. You and Iroh spluttered “i’ll say! Thank you dad” and you hugged him. Izumi smiled watching the two of you “I agree with Bumi’s sentiment, Iroh if you ever need to use the airship to see y/n or bring her back here it’s your”. You and Iroh gaped again and rushed to hug Izumi too. 

“You know...I thought they’d be happy but I never thought they’d be this excited” you commented to Iroh who nodded. He looked to where your parents all sat together excitedly discussing the two of you. “I knew they’d get together eventually” your father cried and you cringed. “It seems everyone knew we liked each other but us”. Iroh nodded “traitors! If they’d have told us then it would’ve been so much easier”. You laughed “my thoughts exactly”. Iroh smiled back before he went serious “y/n I know even with our parent's gifts the distance will be hard but I want you to know I’m completely dedicated to you. The second I finish training I’ll move to wherever you are and I’ll always put you before work”. You smiled “funny I was going to say the same thing to you. I know we’ve only been together since last night but it just fits so well. I’m going to do everything in my power to make the distance not matter and I know we can get through this”. “Without a doubt” Iroh agreed, pulling you against him in a hug. You smiled and relaxed against your boyfriend, closing your eyes. “We’ve got our whole lives together, we can do this”. Iroh nodded “before the future always made me nervous but now...I just feel excited. I can’t wait to experience our future with you right beside me”. You grinned “what are best friends for?”.

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Disclaimer, i hate dancing and always hated that when you don’t like something popular you’re made to feel like a freak so now Iroh hates dancing too cus solidarity.  

I also really want a boat so I added that in too. 

Writing is great! You just live vicariously through your characters. 

[everycloudinatla]

Season 2, Episode 2, 9:33

The place Zuko and Iroh go when Iroh makes tea from the poisonous white jade flower