#papa zuzu

[kdpartworks]

I think it's so cute Cloudy calls Zeus papa Zuzu!

What does Zeus think of the nickname? (Since Poseidon seems to hate the nicknames he got from Cloudy)

Also does Hades have any nicknames?

In the meantime a random Ares in the background screams "PAPA ZUZU!" And Zeus turns, looking at him with a deadly glare. "...WHO...WHO SAID THAT? NOT ME!" Tbh the only one having a silly nickname was intended to be only Poseidon. In my head, when Zeus was little, wasn't able to call POSEIDON with is full name, because was very hard for him to spell. That's way "Dondon" was born. Poseidon hated that ofc, but he let him use it, because he was a little baby, and Poseidon was very close to Zeus. That before the, you know, Kronos thing. Hades was a lot more easier to spell, so he didn't really need a nickname. But if I had to give him one, because of Dondon and zuzu, Hades should be Dede. <3

[kdpartworks]

I do things for other super fantastic artists! I love so much his Zeus 💖

GUYS GO COMMISSION @kdpartworks RIGHT NOW SHE ABSOLUTELY SLAYED WITH THIS IM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

[navalta-gfx]

Concert night has arrived! Needless to say someone is excited

[mellowwillowy]

“RABU”

Original story by @merakiui

So my dumbass didn't reread the fic and forgot Reader was 44 already. So here we are, young and fresh.

Funny story 2, I forgot what Rabu was until I finished all the drafts and realized, “It’s love isn't it??” (right?)

Rabu might not be categorized as my fave (coughs SK series coughs) but the ending makes me think late at night, how many options did Reader have?

So here I am, spawned to speed-run the vision in my head. Azul’s hair is too annoying so I'd rather have Floyb first (even though I really want to see Zuzu smoking). Jade’s route(?) is still vague in my mind so he’s no good as well.

I just love the idea of Papa Leech caring more about his sons, doesn't matter what Jade does, Papa Leech will forever cover his track. In this case, Papa Leech didn't care about Reader’s well-being at all, it was probably something done by Jade anyway. That’s Papa Leech’s love~.

Anyway, as I said in my previous RB, long live the seafood (by Chef Meraki!)

[reallyromealone]

I’ve been soooo obsessed with the babyhaul series.So,I was wondering if you could do an ep where the babe finally develops his quirk.Aizawa dropped the babe at the U.A daycare and a few hours pass and he gets called to the office bc his little one developed their quirk (You can pick the quirk bc I have no idea what it should be)

Feel free to ignore this <333

Title: quirk

Fandom: bnha

Characters: Yamada, Aizawa, Nedzu

Fic type: fluff

Pairings: Yamada x Aizawa

Warnings: male reader, reader insert, child reader, fluff

Notes:

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Quirks were fun.

Especially when you get a call that your toddler rearrange the structural design of a block into a pile of sand, causing the daycare staff to have to call the parent to said daycare.

"What did he do?" Aizawa asked exasperated as he and his husband sat with their three year old, (name) sporting a cool quirk suppressant bracelet for children as he played with his papas fingers and wedding band "well it seems he developed his quirk, he turned a wood block into sand and then his cookie into a ducky toy and began crying when he didn't have his cookie anymore" the head of the U.A daycare explained and the two teachers shared a glance.

(Name) Had his biological father's quirk.

"Thank you for telling us, if you could excuse us" Aizawa lifted the little one In his arms as they went to Nedzu, they knew this time would come but god they wished they had a bit more time. (Name) Was confused as his dad's looked serious "papa! I got my quirk!" (Name) Tried to make conversation with Yamada who smiled down at his son that was in Aizawas hold "yeah, now we gotta see uncle Nedzu to teach you how to use it" (name) looked confused but just went with it, uncle Nedzu was the smartest guy ever so...

"Uncle zuzu! I got my quirk!" (Name) Said excitedly as he was freed from his dad's hold and set in the ground, waddling/ running towards the principal "So I have been told little mouse, very exciting" Nedzu said handing a cookie to the child who went around his desk to see him properly since he wasn't able to see above the desk.

"The commission isn't to know about his abilities so we can work that to our advantage" (name) was sitting on the carpet with his toys, playing happily while the adults put their plan into action, the daycare trained and signed enough NDA's to make a judge sweat "We will begin quirk training immediately, if he can do something like that without breaking a sweat now... That's something to keep close tabs on"

It was well known that quirks could be more powerful through generations, evolving into something even bigger than itself and (name) had no reaction to using his quirk even by accident, turning wood to sand wasn't an easy feat after all.

"It will only be for an hour a day, he is still quite young" Nedzu showed them folders he had prepared, a very cohesive and airtight plan that had the parents impressed "there's even snack time" Aizawa said with a huff, it fit in for their pick-up time for Eri and everything.

"And if course I'll be there in case something happens" Aizawa said looking back at his son who was in his own world.

That night, Aizawa and Yamada sat with their tot and explained a little bit about his quirk, (name) was already mentally developing faster than they were expecting, they were sure that Kisaki did something to cause that as the boy seemed to be understanding things faster and better than his peers.

"I can make cookies..." The power (name) realized he has was a horrifying realization to the parents who couldn't help but laugh at the fact that making cookies was his first instinct.

"Use that power wisely" Yamada snorted as they went home, they had some things to order and have lunch, (name)s choice.

[mochinomnoms]

Shrimpy Chronicles: Ama and the Sun

Octopolycue x Shrimpmer!Reader (Main: Azul x Reader)

Synposis:

"Ama, they liked the sun. They liked the sun and warmth and all things light. And the days that Ama would go to visit their friends on the surface, they would stay up just for a bit longer. Coral would stay in their arms, as her fathers and sister dove back down in the water, back in the darkness, and watch Ama close their eyes and feel the sun on their skin. She thinks she understands a bit. The sun, big and bright, hurts her eyes. But the rays feel like kisses on her skin, warm and comforting. Afterwards, her Ama would always hold her close and dive back down. Her Ama was always sad after being in the sun." or Your daughter notices that you yearn for the sun and the surface more than her other parents do, and learns why.

Takes place after "Mating Season", different timeline from "The Delights of being a 'Zuzu'". Neither are necessarily needed to understand the story, but are helpful for some context.

[wc} - 1,818

[cw/tags] - gn!reader, reader is referred to Ama but has they/them pronouns, mild angst, has a happy ending, in daughter's p.o.v., Jade and Floyd mentioned but not seen in story (implied poly!octotrio x reader), Azul is referred to Baba/Zuzu, reader comes from a happy family in their world, i also didn't edit lol

[notes] - I wanted to write something very simple for coming off my hiatus! I have a lot of strong thoughts about preserving something like my culture and language. I imagine that for a Yuu with a strong family bond, having to accept that they can't go home and lose not only their family, but their culture and language, is quite devestating. For people in our world that have to leave their homes to go somewhere else, sometimes they forget bits of that and want to make sure that their kids know and love where they come from out of desperation to maintain that connection. I wanted to write a little something about that, hope yall like it!

Written while listening to "Shelter" by Porter Robinson and Madeon, I recommend listening to it while reading :)

There was something about the warmth of the sun that Coral was drawn to. She wasn’t sure why, her sister, Pearl, didn’t have the same inclination, nor did her fathers. Her Baba Zuzu might’ve been an exception, but he also was perfectly fine to stay in the dark, cold depths of their home. 

But Coral was like her Ama. They shared a lot of similar traits, like their shrimp merforms and the color of their skin. The strand along her bangs even matched the color of Ama’s hair, pretty stark against the rest of Coral’s teal hair. Though, her twin Pearl also had the same strand, just on her opposite side. 

But still, Coral was Ama’s baby girl. Coral never said it to anyone other than Pearl, but Ama was her favorite parent. And Ama?

Ama, they liked the sun. They liked the sun and warmth and all things light. Sometimes, when Ama thought no one was looking, they would gaze out the window and stare at the sunlight filtering through the water, making green and blue streaks glitter during the day. 

And the days that Ama would go to visit their friends on the surface, they would stay up just for a bit longer. Coral would stay in their arms, as her papas and sister dove back down in the water, back in the darkness, and watch Ama close their eyes and feel the sun on their skin. 

Coral tried to copy them once. She thinks she understands a bit. The sun, big and bright, hurts her eyes. But the rays feel like kisses on her skin, warm and comforting. 

Afterwards, her Ama would always hold her close and dive back down. But Coral could see the wet look in their eyes. Her Ama was always sad after being in the sun. 

Coral did her best to make sure they’d never be alone, always going with them to the surface. It was a bonus for Coral too, she got to see her Grandpa Divus and his doggies. Most of the time, though, it was her Goddads Ace and Deuce. They were okay too. 

This time, her Ama and Zuzu were up on the surface to warm up a bit before diving back down after visiting Grandpa Divus. Though, Zuzu still stayed mostly in the water. He rested his arms and chin on the rock while Ama was laying on their back, arms spread and eyes closed as they basked in the sun. 

Coral had taken to hanging on one of Zuzu’s tentacles picking at the skin with her shrimp legs, trying to mimic Ama when they were cleaning her Papa and Dada, though she was starting to fall asleep. 

The warm sun always made her sleepy, and Zuzu’s scratching at her scalp wasn’t helping along with his tentacle rocking her back and forth. But the low voice of Zuzu speaking to Ama caught her attention. 

“You’re going to dry out if you stay too long up here.” He was whispering, like he didn’t want to wake Coral up. So she kept her eyes closed and listened, her earfins wiggling a bit. 

“Mmh.” Ama hummed in response. “It’s fine, just for a bit.”

“A bit has been for almost 30 minutes.” Zuzu sighed, harsher this time. “Please, my dear, come back in the water. Coral’s fallen asleep, we should take her back home.”

“Just a bit longer Azul…please…” Ama sounded sad, the way they sighed. Coral could make out the sound of movement. Maybe Ama turned on their stomach?

“I just need this, okay? The sun and the air.” Coral peaked an eye open up at Ama and Zuzu. She could see that Ama was indeed on their stomach, facing Zuzu as they kept speaking. 

“Didn’t you used to miss the sea when you were at NRC all year? The cool water, the darkness? Floyd would talk about getting homesick, wouldn’t you?”

Zuzu sighed again, holding his cheek in his hand. 

“Sometimes, yes. As much as I didn’t like my natural form then, I missed having ten limbs. Losing 6 of them was a shock. Couldn’t do quite as much as I usually could.”

Ama blinked sleepily as they yawned, the sun was lulling them to sleep too. Coral really took after them. 

“I just miss my home.”

Zuzu was silent, the swaying of his tentacles in the water stopping, and the one rocking Coral slowing down. 

“… Your home is under the sea. You remember that, right?”

“…”

“Angelfish?”

Ama sniffled, their eyes watering as they looked to the side, staring at the shoreline nearby. 

“I know! I know it is, it’s just…”

Tears began flowing from their eyes, their lips quivering as they continued. 

“It’s not that I’m not happy with you all, I am. I really am, I just—” They took a shuddering breath, rubbing the tears from their eyes. “—I had another family before. Parents, siblings, friends, that I will never see again. That my girls will never meet!”

Holding their face in their hands, Ama began tearfully rambling, making Coral’s heart feel funny.

“I had a whole culture, a language, that I can barely remember now. I love my life here, but the longer I’m here, the more I feel like I’m losing a part of myself. Can you imagine that, Azul? Can you imagine remembering the touch of your mother’s hand on your cheek, but her face faded from your mind? She will never get to meet her, you, Jade, or Floyd. She will never meet her granddaughters. She will never know that I’m safe and happy and loved.”

Ama was crying now, hiccuping as Zuzu reached up to cradle their face, pressing his forehead again theirs. He was wiping their tears away, cooing at them like he would when Coral or Pearl had a nightmare.

“And you are so loved, my dear. I can’t begin to imagine how you feel, but know that when the twins and I gave our word to care for you, we meant it.” Zuzu pressed a soft kiss against their lips, giving them a small smile. “We never go back on our word, especially where you are involved.”

Sighing, Ama nodded, holding Zuzu’s hand against them as they kissed his palm. 

“I know, I just hope that somehow, my family knows that. That I’m loved, and safe. And trying to keep their part of me alive.”

Zuzu chuckled softly, one of his tentacles scooping up some water to pour over Ama’s drying tail. 

“Is that why you’ve been teaching them phrases in your language? Pearl was shouting something at Floyd a few days ago after he took the jellyfish she was trying to teeth on. Did you teach her curse words?”

Ama snorted, smiling at him as they reached down to splash some water onto their face, speaking a phrase in the foreign tongue that Ama spoke to them sometimes. 

“No, nothing remotely like that. It means ‘I love you’ in my language. I just told her it’s a bad word, and to never say it. I figured she’d try cussing one of the twins out eventually, so I told her how to say ‘i love you’ instead.”

Zuzu tilted his head as he repeated the words, though he sounded off. Ama giggled at him, shaking their head. 

“No, you gotta click your tongue! Like this.” Ama repeated it, their voice taking on a different tone and accent as they did.

Zuzu repeated it back, sounding closer to Ama’s accent, though they still giggled at him. 

“I’m trying! Don’t laugh!” Zuzu huffed, though Coral could make out the tips of his mouth curl up into a smile. “Say it again, say I love you in your tongue.”

Ama smiled, their skin flushing as they repeated the words.

“Hmm, again.” Zuzu purred, smiling at the shy smile on Ama’s face. They repeated it again. And again as Zuzu kept demanding them to say it again and again, while Ama kept giggling and repeating it back. 

Coral cringed at the display, feeling embarrassed as they shared a long kiss. 

“Ew…Ah!”

Coral yelped as the tentacle that had been cradling her suddenly tightened around her waist and lifted her upside down. Squealing at the sudden change, Coral giggled as Zuzu brought her between them, he looked annoyed as Ama was smiling. 

“I thought you were asleep, were you pretending, you little sneak?” Zuzu clicked his tongue, though based on his smirk, he was more amused than anything. 

“Hehe, noooo~” Coral giggled as she was lowered down into Ama’s arms, who cradled her against their chest and fluttered kisses against their cheeks. “Ah! Ama! That tickles!”

Coral squirmed against their grasp, finally wiggling up as their little legs grabbed onto Ama’s arms to hold herself straight. 

Trying to straighten her face, Coral grabbed Ama’s cheeks with her little hands and, very seriously in her opinion, asked, “Is Ama okay? You were crying about home, do you not like being in the ocean?”

Ama frowned, shaking their head as they gave Coral a smile and bumped their forehead against hers. 

“No, baby, Ama loves being in the ocean. They just miss being a human with their family.”

“Ama was a human?! No way!” Coral gasped, eyes going wide. “I thought that was just for school!”

Coral frowned as she thought back to Ama’s earlier words. 

“Do we have more family far away? In the land? Is that why Ama is so sad?” Coral asked, watching as Ama’s face turned sad, but quickly back to a small smile. 

“Yes, baby, but it’s more complicated than that.” Ama lifted Coral into their arms, sliding down into Zuzu’s arms and tentacles as he lowered them back down into the water. “I’ll tell you more about it when you’re older, okay?”

“Besides,” Zuzu piped up, pressing a kiss into Coral’s forehead. “You’re still due for a nap, Coral, you can wait later.”

Coral pouted, mumbling complaints to herself as they all dove back into the water. 

“But I wanna know noooow…it’s not fair! I’m not—” Coral yawned mid-sentence. “—mmh. Ima not tired…”

One of Zuzu’s tentacles reached over to brush her hair as Ama cradled her closer to their chest, Coral curling against them despite herself. 

“Shush, go to sleep, baby.” Ama cooed as they slowly made their way back home. “I’ll be here when you wake up, and you can ask whatever you want, okay? Sleep my baby.”

Coral blinked sleepily, eyes wandering as she made out the outline of her Ama’s face as they brushed a finger against her cheek. 

Coral thinks she understood what her Ama was saying. She loved Ama’s hands on her cheek. She loved her Ama’s face. She never wanted to forget her Ama’s face. 

Her final thought, before finally falling asleep to the image of Ama’s smiling face, was how warm her Ama made her feel. Like her own personal sun. 

comments and reblogs appreciated 🩷

[lilywily143]

Doorman's Back Together

Finale Spoilers, Angst and Fluff, Oil

Khan: Uzi!

Nori: Kiddo!

Uzi: Mama! Papa!

U: Oh, did you two love my presentation?

N: Oh we loved it

K: I'd love to watch it again!

U: Thank you!!

U: God. I am so happy you two are in my life...

K: Then why did you hurt us..?

U: Wh-what..?

CRASH

U: Pop?!

U: What What What

N: Zi-zi...

U: MAMA!?

U: GAH

U: What have I done!!?? I'm a hazard! I'M A MONSTER

U: Mama!! Papa!! I'm sorry!

U: I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry...

?: Uzi...

U: H-huh?

SD-N: You were mumbling a lot in your sleep.. It worried me..

U: ... I wanna cancel our sleepover...

SD-N: Huh?

Rustling

K: Not it.

N: N- Darn it!

K: Heeheehee night

N: Sleep well, babe. I'll be back.

U: Come in the morning, please. I wanna see you still by then.

SD-N: Of course

N: ZuZu?

U: H-Hi mom... I-I just... I had... a dumb dream and... I wanna... sleep with you and dad...

N: Oh, of course. Come on, Zu

K: ..Sweetie? oh, Uzi?

U: D-dad. C-can I... sleep here..?

K: Hmm, yes of course wittle little dwone... yawnnn

U: ... I won't hurt you. I'll make sure you're both safe...

I promise

Hope you all enjoyed the comic! @electronix-arts @w3t-c4t @lovelyheartclover It's the comic I mentioned to you guys :333

[lovelywetdreamer]

Azula: Father wants to see you again ZuZu

Zuko: Papa really wants to see me

Azula: Haha no loser. Get rekt bro

Idk why I make Zuko the punchline. Zuko is one of my favorite characters.

[hello-nichya-here]

Live footage of Azula and Zuko witnessing Izumi say her first word

1 - Damn, poor guy XD

2 - That's the cutest thing ever.

3 - I actually did something simmilar with my parents, because I said (or tried to say) a babysitter's name instead of either "mama" or "papa" as my first word XD

4 - That really is 100% the kind of thing that would happen to Zuko. Dude just be trying so hard to get each and everyone of their kids to say "Dada" but all of them had "mama" be their first word, and Azula nearly died of laughter each time.

5 - This could also be little!Zuko trying to make baby!Azula say his name right but she insists on calling him "Zuzu."

6 - If the ending had the guy throwing a tantrum over it, it would Ozai's reaction to Zuko's first word being "mama" and Azula's first word being "Zuzu" XD

[hockybish]

What are some traits/quirks that the Au babies got from their parents?

idk if i've answered this correctly. but here ya go :) if anyone wants to help develop any of the kiddos more I would love that. I have ideas about them and that refects in how much I have written about them.

Freddie looks like a Hughes. She is tall and a bit lanky like Luke and has Luke's curly hair but it is ginger like Maisie's. She is more out going than both her parents almost like her uncle Jack and Auntie Lola

Axel is shorter and quieter and introverted like Maisie. He's not big on sports, but he does like art and music, things that Maisie likes.

Freja likes spending as much time as she can outside. She likes nature and adventures kinda like Nico. She also gets her looks for Nico too.

Lars likes everything neat and in it's place like Svea does. He likes rules and structure (one reason he's so facinated with Mollie Rempe). He looks like the Bratt side of the family, especially Filip.

I'm still working on figuring these two out, if anyone has any ideas let me know!

Mollie is a complete chaos child. Like I said she runs around in a tutu whacking people with a hockey stick, and then lets her Aunties, GiGi, and Mama know how pretty they are. I'm pretty sure Matt was chaotic too when he was a kid. I mean according to sources he threw himself down the stairs on purpose, Mollie has defintely done that. She loves the rough and tumble of hockey and likes being a pretty ballerina princess she gets that from both her parents. Mollie also has Matt's eyes

Ema is a daddy's girl. Like she is obsessed with Matthew, but where as Freja will share her Papa with people Ema will not! That is her Daddy, no one can have him. Especially not Mommy.

Jace is more cockier and bold when playing his sport. He's a good chirper. He liked both basketball and hockey, but feels pushed to play hockey more because his dad's the coach. He tends to be a bit mean at times.

Sure Callen is a hockey boy, and a musician. Like Matthew, he picked up the guitar and is a complete romantic. He watches Matt with Nico and takes notes. He and his older brother are more of a mix between between their parents looks wise. They can look one direction and look like Matthew and the other direction and look like Nico.

All five Zegras boys are almost carbon copies of Trevor. Zephyr's and Izzy's eyes are a different color. Zephyr is everyone's best friend, he's nice to everyone and an empath which wears on him a lot. Percy is stubborn kind of like Bean and the shortest of the boys, and likes fighting. Evan and Rion got Trevor's goofy behavior. They're mischiveous little stinkers who like to play pranks on people. And Izzy, is laid back and easy going.

The Hughes kiddos (Hattie, Beck, Eden) are a healthy mixture of both mom (you) and Quinn. They look like each other and you can tell who they are.

Zuzu has the same dry sense of humor that Mason has and the same unruly curly dark hair.

Lacey has the dark hair too but her's has more wave to it like Lola's.

[liviavanrouge]

New Style

"Oh my me, oh my God"

Epel: Livia! Come ooooon!

Livia: Coming!

Lilia: *Chuckles*

Livia: *walks down the stairs, wearing ripped light blue jeans along with a plain white shirt and a yellow checkered jacket, a cap on her head with yellow and black sneakers on her feet*

Epel: Wow! Nice outfit!

Livia: *Walks away beside Epel, grabbing her skateboard on the way out*

Lilia: Hah..finally she's letting loose

"How'd this girl get so fly?"

Livia: *Rides her skateboard around the courtyard*

Deuce: *Gasps when she stopped in front of him* Huh, who're you?!

Livia: Hey Deuce!

Deuce: Liv! Wow, you look great!!

Epel: She's a tomboy now!

Livia: I still wear my dresses but I like this style

Deuce: Awesome...

"I do what you doin', boy"

Livia: *Carries her skateboard, chatting with Deuce*

Kalim: Hey guys! You made a new friend!?

Livia: *Looks over*

Kalim: LIVIA!!?

Livia: *Laughs, waving to him* Hey Kalim!

Kalim: You look so different!

Livia: New attitude, new outfits, new me!

Kalim: Awesome!

"Doin' it like a tomboy"

Azul: *Looks up* Kalim, who's your friend

Livia: That hurts, Zuzu~

Azul: *Stares in shock* LIVIA!!!!?

Livia: *Cackles, shaking her head* Yo~

Azul: What happened!? Where's your dress!??

Floyd: Catfish is a tomboy!

Jade: The style suits her

Livia: I'm not fully a tomboy, this is just a freedom style I'm trying out, when I'm not being a lady or anything else!

Azul: Well...I think this style suits you well

Livia: Thanks~

"Oh my me, oh my God"

Livia: *Runs to the schools gates, wearing black baggy pants with multiple pockets along with a baggy yellow shirt, a black and brown baggy varsity jacket, black and white sneakers on her feet with a bit of yellow. A black and brown beanie on her head*

Livia: *Sets down her skateboard, riding the rest of the way*

Kalim: OVER HERE LIV!!

Jamil: *Stares in shock* THAT'S Livia!?

Vil: ....Hm...

Livia: *Steps off her skateboard, grabbing it* Vil?

Vil: *Smiles* This style really suits you

Livia: *Laughs* Means a lot coming from you! Thanks!

"How'd this girl get so fly?"

Livia: *Sits on her phone her legs crossed, wearing black pants and a white shirt, her checkered black and white jacket beside her, a cap on her head*

Lilia: Livy! Ready to go?

Silver: Clothes shopping.

Livia: *Grabs her jacket* Yep! Let's go!

Lilia: Look at you, such a pretty young girl!

Livia: *Rolls her eyes giggling* Whatever Papa~

Lilia: *Chuckles*

"I do what you doin', boy"

Livia: *Fixes her sneakers, watching Silver try on clothes*

Boy A: Hey nice outfit man!

Boy B: Yeah!

Livia: *Waves to them in thanks, smiling*

Lilia: *Chuckles in amusement*

Livia: *Walks over to Silver, looking at some baggy outfits*

"Doin' it like a tomboy"

Livia: *Sits on a wall, one leg hanging off*

Silver: *Reaches up, handing her mint ice cream*

Livia: *Grabs the ice cream cone* Thannks

Lilia: Ready to head back?

Livia: *Leaps down and nods, grabbing her skateboard* Yep!

Livia: *Runs forward and sets her skateboard down, hopping onto it and riding ahead of them*

Lilia: *Chuckles, watching her* Glad she feels more free...

@anxious-twisted-vampire @yukii0nna @writing-heiress

[kdpartworks]

Does Zeus do anything if Cloudy gets sad? Or does Poseidon need to cheer him up?

They have very different way to see the thing.

[germplush]

9/25/24 | our papa (mom's bio dad) past away and we found out today and we've been a mess... Kai was with us today along with our fav fidget Zuzu

[matcha-kisses]

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"Bai, your grandfather is looking for you. I can take you to him." Leang offered , interrupting Zuko and Bai from their conversation.

Bai looked up and noticed how the sky was turning orange and pink. Zuko and Bai spent most of the afternoon in the royal courtyard. Bai told Zuko how she thought the courtyard looked so pretty the night of Azula's party. So, he decided  to give her a closer look. Yes, he may have been trying to impress her, but what was he suppose to do? Their afternoon with filled with such fun activities like playing games, asking questions about each other, and feeding the turtle ducks. That was actually Bai's favorite part; they're so cute! So, it made her disappointed knowing her day with Zuko had come to an end. She knows she spent all day with Zuko, but it still didn't feel enough. She wishes she could've spent a little bit more time. But there's always tomorrow, right?

"Oh, okay." Bai pouted.

Zuko couldn't help but to have the same pout Bai did. He wishes she didn't have to leave. He loved having her around.

Bai rose to her feet and walked to Leang. But before she made it, she felt a certain young prince grab her sleeve.

"Bai!"

"Yes, prince Zuko?"

"Um... I will see you tomorrow. And... I had fun today."

Bai felt her heart swell and her tummy do a round of flips. It made her happy knowing that the feeling was mutual.

"As did I, prince Zuko." Bai said, bowing.

Bai felt Leang's hand softly grabbing her own. She knew it was time for her to leave. Besides, Papa was waiting for her. Bai waved one more goodbye to the prince before she was completely out of Zuko's sight.

As Leang and Bai walked to the front of the palace, Bai couldn't help but to smile. She had a wonderful time with Zuko. She thought about how sweet and understanding he was to her. Even if she would say something boring, he'd act like it was the most interesting thing he's ever listened to; He was totally focused in on everything she was saying.

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"So, you've never traveled outside of the kingdom before?" Zuko asked.

The truth was Bai's family couldn't because Ming didn't feel safe leaving her home unless it was absolutely necessary. Both Yao and Ming feared that people would gaze upon Ming and know she is of Water Tribe decent. The Fire Nation heard the rumors of a waterbender escaping prison easily, and the couple didn't want to draw any unwanted attention. It would be awful for Ming and Yao if they knew the truth.

But of course, Bai makes up a random excuse. She couldn't tell Zuko this. Although, she believes she could. She knows he'd keep a secret; he says he's very good. But she didn't want to even go down that path.

"Nope! My Papa is very dedicated to work, and it's hard to travel with my Gramma."

"Oh... I'm sorry about that."

"It's okay," Bai cheered. "I like it here!"

"Well, maybe... nevermind."

"What?"

"No, it's stupid." Zuko said. How could he even mention it to Bai!

"No! Tell me."

"Well," Zuko started nervously. "Maybe one day we could go to Ember Island. It's a really fun place! My family used to go all the time!"

Bai couldn't believe what she was hearing. Zuko wanted to go somewhere special with her?"

"Really? You mean that?"

"Of course I do." Zuko said, smiling brightly.

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"There's my happy girl!" Yao bellowed.

Bai snapped out of her thoughts and saw her Papa. She hopes he doesn't ask as to why she was smiling.

"Papa!" Bai cheered- running to her Papa and giving him a tight hug.

"I've missed you today button!"

"And I've missed you too! I can't wait to tell you about my day!"

"Well, it is a walk from here to the palace. I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to tell me." Yao said, grabbing Bai's hand and starting their journey home.

"And I won't miss a single detail!"

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Zuko's POV:

"Oh, Zuzu!"

I rolled my eyes at Azula's voice. Of course, after having the perfect day, Azula has to come in and ruin it somehow.

Let's just get this over with. Fast.

"What do you want, Azula?" I griped.

"Wow, you haven't seen me all day, and this is how you talk to me? I thought you were better than that Zuzu."

"Stop calling me that!"

Azula smiled sinisterly. She loved that she was getting to me.

"Well, I was just seeing how was your day with Bai. I overheard some servants and found out you spent all day with her!" Azula sneered.

"Yeah? And what's the big deal." I wasn't going to listen to Azula talked down on Bai. She hasn't did any wrong.

"Well, the big deal is that you obviously have eyes for her! I've never seen you get like this before- not even around Mai."

I wanted to scream in Azula's face, and tell her how wrong she is. But I couldn't bring myself. I think I do like Bai... a lot. She's just all around perfect, and I didn't want someone like her to slip from my grip that easily.

"Aha! I knew it! You do have eyes for her! Which, it's understandable. She is a pretty like-able girl. Ty Lee and Mai like her. Well, not Mai, but I don't have to explain why-"

"Is this going somewhere? And why do you care?" I snapped. I wanted to get away from my sister as fast as I could.

"I'm just saying be careful."

"What are you talking about?" Why would I need to be careful I'm sure Bai isn't the type to hurt other people.

"Father wouldn't be happy if he finds out you like some servant girl. It wouldn't be a good look for the Fire Nation. Oh, I know! Maybe she could be the royal concubine! Father may have an easier time seeing you with a nasty girl than a poor one."

I felt my blood boiling and felt my hands heating up. But I won't snap. I won't give Azula that satisfaction.

"She isn't just some servant girl, and she's not some future concubine. Her name is Bai, and she happens to be one of the best people I've ever met! You're just jealous because you wish you were at least half the girl she is!" I screamed.

"I understand that, Zuzu! All I'm saying is father may not. I'm just looking out for you- no reason to get snippy, brother."

Azula whipped her head and walked in the opposite direction. I let out a sigh of relief. Finally, she was gone.

But I thought of what she was saying. It kept ringing in my mind- over and over again. As much as I hate to admit it, my father would probably have something to say about Bai. It's not that I care of her status because I don't! She's more than just a "servant." She's intelligent, kindhearted, funny, and not to mention beautiful. Which, I guess she was beautiful enough to be a concubine, but I don't want her to do that! I don't want her getting caught up in tag life! Don't even think like that Zuko. The point is that it shouldn't have to matter what Bai does.

But I know that all my father would think about the image of the Fire Nation.

I shook my those wretched thoughts from my head. I won't worry about that- not now at least. I'm just going to back in the joy I feel right now.

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"Ming? Sweetheart?"

"Gramma?"

Bai and Yao has just made it home from work. Usually, Ming would stand at the door, and wait for Yao to come. So, it was a little strange not to see her.

"I wonder where she could be at, Papa."

Yao suddenly noticed a note on the table. He figured it was for Ming. It was probably a note saying she went out to the market or either she took a nighttime walk.

"Bai? Why don't you get a bath and change from those clothes? I'll look around the house to see where Gramma is." Yao offered.

"But, she's here, right?"

"Yes, I'm sure of it my sweet. And she might've just taken a walk. But she's here. She couldn't have gone that far."

Bai nodded her head in agreement and then ran to the bathroom, leaving Yao alone. He walked over to the table where the note sat. He noticed the note was too long for Ming to say she went out for a walk. His hands began to grow cold and sweaty.

It's fine. I'm sure everything is fine.

But everything wasn't fine. Nothing could've prepared Yao for what he saw on that note.

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Bai slipped on her nightgown and took a deep breath of satisfaction. She always love the feeling of getting out of the bath and putting on her soft nightgown.

She walked back to the kitchen- expecting to see Gramma. Surely, she should be back by now, she thought to herself. But when she entered the kitchen, she didn't see Gramma. She only saw saw her Papa- who looked completely heartbroken.

"Papa?" Bai asked nervously.

Yao looked up at his granddaughter. He tried swallowing the lump he felt in his throat and hold back the tears that were begging to slip from his eyes. He wanted to stay strong for Bai. He didn't want her to see that he was breaking. But he couldn't do it; He wasn't strong enough.

Bai started to panic. She's never ever seen her papa get upset like this before. He was the family's rock... but he seems to be breaking.

"What's wrong, papa?"

While Bai was in the shower, Yao tried thinking of ways to break the news without crushing her. However, he couldn't come up with any. He knew that would hurt her no matter what he said. This isn't easy news to tell anyone- especially a child.

"Well... it looks like... it's just going to be us for a while." Yao croaked.

What is he talking about? There's 3 of us! Me, Gramma, and Papa! There can't be just two of us.

"I don't understand. Where's Gramma?"

Yao couldn't say anything. He could only hand Bai the note Ming had left. The note that crushed his soul:

Dear Yao,

I'm so sorry, but I can't do this anymore. It's nothing to do with you or Bai. You are my world and I love you both very much. But I can't live in a here anymore.

I've always felt a longing to be reunited with my people, but I loved you too much. I put our family first and tried thinking what was best for Bai. However, these last few years of war has truly wore me down. I hear the stories you tell me of how Fire Nation soldiers come in and wipe out towns that are full of innocent people. And the worst part is that they have no good reason.

I've been very good and suppressing my feelings and have tried my best at doing so. But I couldn't stand any longer when I found out Bai was getting involved. That's not a path I want to see her go down, but I wasn't going to stop her.

But I couldn't just sit by any longer. So, I have returned back to the South Pole where I hope I can find the internal peace I'm searching for. Please understand I love you and Bai so much. And please tell her to never stop waterbending; it's how I feel connected with her, and how I hope she would feel connected with me.

Your loving wife,

Ming

Bai couldn't say anything. She didn't even feel nothing. The only thing she felt was the tears welling up in her small eyes. She wrapped her small arms around Yao's neck. He pulled his sweet close and held her in his large arms. Bai started sobbing into his neck and couldn't stop the tears from rolling.

"I know. I know." Yao softly spoke.

They didn't say anything for a long time; Yao and Bai just sat in silence, feeling a great amount of lost and sorrow.

And the worst part was, it could never be fixed.

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A/N: I know this chapter was shorter than normal. It’ll go back to being longer, but given how this one was written, it had to be cut a bit shorter.

I really hope you guys are enjoying this story so far! If you’d like to read more of it, it is also available on my Wattpad: matcha_kisses

I am also planning on making an ao3 account, and putting this there as well!

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Lazuli Kingshcolar

Ashlynn and Leona, the Queen and King Consorts and members of the Royal Draconia Hoard, are both the spouses of King Malleus Draconia.

The only child of the royal family to not bear the family name Draconia is the fourth child, Lazuli Kingscholar. He was born with that last name, despite being singularly the child of Ashlynn and Leona with no blood ties to Malleus, as they never cared for the aspect of blood making a family. But his last name changed when he was 4 years old, because his cousin Cheka and his wife were barren, and the royal court of the Sunset Savannah refused to accept their adoptive daughter into the royal lineage. Thus, the last person of Pure Kingscholar Lineage to inherit the throne after Cheka, was none other than the young prince of Briar Valley, Lazuli.

Lazuli, crown prince of the Sunset Savannah, is a mere 8 years of age, and very protective of his papa. He's aware from how protective his papa is of him that people are mean to him and that they don't like he's next in line for the throne. So he takes any opportunity to tell anyone giving his Papa the 'stinky eye' or smelling bad around them that his Papa is the bestest and they're stupid. Papa tried to stop it at first, but Mama told him to keep his Papa safe. So Leona gave up on stopping that particular behavior after a while.

Lazuli, Zuzu and Lili by his sisters and Grandpa Lilia and Zuli by his parents and Cousin Cheka, can sometimes get into trouble. But for as many palae staff that are annoyed by him, more are absolutely endeared by him. it's the older staff who was there before Leona married Malleus that don't like him. much of the younger staff adore the small prince who's so innocently protective of his dad. The twins take a decent number of trips after the naming of heir to ever leave him alone, but when it becomes clear that both everyday citizen and palace worker alike adore him more than they hate him, they relax a bit.

While his antics of protectiveness are uncommon out in public, he loves coming to the Sunset Savannah and going into the city. going around to shop keepers and asking about what they're selling and why they're selling it and if they've been doing it a long time and how much does it cost- then he'll run over to his family or the two guards that sometimes accompany him and take his little coin pouch. Lazuli will taken his allowance for the excursion and sit down in a place he thinks is out of the way (it usually not) and attempt to count out the money he needs in exact change. When he was a bit younger someone would sometimes stop and he'd get a little crowd while he figured it out. more often than not, when asked why he was buying a anything but food to eat right then, people would ask what he's gonna do with it. It was rare he ever made a purchase for himself, it was always a gift for someone.

The most common gift he'd buy would be for Uncle Bek, his family, or for Uncle Jac-Jac! He loves Uncle Jac-Jac and his family and Uncle Bek's family. Uncle Bek's dad has pink hair and he's fun! He gives him sweets and stuff that the others won't touch. As a rule, iron doesn't exist in Briar Valley, but the few time she was offered it, when he was young enough to not know better, Lazuli hated it. with zero history of an iron allergy on either side of his parentage, he somehow ended up with an Iron Allergy. Leona finds this hilarious and claims he got his iron allergy via osmosis.

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Training Izumi part 1

Zuko: In order to perform this technique properly, ZuZu, one requires calmness. A peaceful state of mind.

Izumi: Ohhh that’s why we’re drinking tea, right Papa? To calm the mind!

Zuko: Oh yeah, good point. Uh, I mean, yes my little ember, that is exactly why.