Dec 23, 2024
Hey, Spitfire! Try not to kill your brother ahead of time!
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Looking for Ursa right after being banished had some...wildly unexpected results. One: Zuko actually found her. Two: she wasn't alone. Three: leaving her children behind in order to protect them was, apparently, just something she did.
Looking at the bright side, Zuko now had a three-year-old younger brother to look after. Looking at the dark side, Zuko now had a three-year-old kid he needed to parent while also keeping him a secret from his father because—may Agni help him—the Fire Lord would have to go through Zuko first if he dared to even look at Lu Ten II.
(AKA an AU in which Zuko is a good big brother and doesn't want another kid to grow up like he did.)
#atla#avatar the last airbender#zuko#atla fanart#atla art#prince zuko#Spitfire AU#spitfire#atla oc#atla zuko#zuko art#zuko fanart#Lu Ten II#lu ten fanart#lu ten atla#lu ten#Prince Lu Ten II#atla ursa#princess ursa#Ten Ten#dadko#atla au#In which Zuko is a little older; a little wiser; has a little brother—and it changes everything (or does it?).#He's a teenager parenting a child in an environment that's...not quite child-friendly—he's a mess and has no idea of what he's doing.#In time protecting little Ten Ten becomes his sole priority. But that comes with its own drawbacks.#What would he do to protect the kid? What *wouldn't* he do? Does he desert his mission and military and put Ten Ten in danger?#Does he stay quiet and allow the war to unfold if it means that Lu Ten II will be safe from it? (He tries—Agni knows that he tries)#(But Zuko never gives up without a fight. This just means he needs to learn how to pick his battles.)#(And sure—pretending to chase after the Avatar while he protects the Gaang in secret is a fine line to walk. But Zuko will make it work.)#(He has to—for Ten Ten's future)
