I remember meeting Prince Zuko very early in my life. He was different back then. For one, he had no scar on his face. But he was also still a sweet little boy. He was still that person somewhere on the inside, but the scar was a visual reminder of the changes he had undergone both physically and mentally. There was no doubt he was lost. But was I wasting my time by trying to help him find his way again? Maybe. But I didn't think so. ••• This story follows an original character Sora as she accompanies the Prince on his journey. Fair warning that there will be changes made to the story. I do not own ATLA or any of the character besides Sora. However, I don't believe writing an OC story makes any sense unless they play an active role in the story. But I promise it will still be the story you know and love.

The Fire Lord finally got married. Everything is over and there's balance in the world. Zuko's lovely wife, the Defender, older sister of Avatar Aang and his formal protector, has finally found 'the Happy End' of her life. Or... has she? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book 4 of 'When Hatred Turned To Love' Series. I do not own Avatar the Last Air bender. I only own my character and the plot of this Book. It'd be easier for you to have already read the last three books so you can understand some stuff from Iris's past. The rest of you, thanks for Reading!!! Love ya all!

"I don't want Ozai to die. I just want him to face the cruelty he's thrown the world and suffer, just like the world has. And death doesn't seem like an equivalent exchange." Kira is a Dragon Child, a child born with a spirit of a Dragon within her. Given extremely strong firebending abilities, she finds herself as a tool and weapon for Fire Lord Ozai himself. However, little does the Fire Lord know her only dream is to find the Avatar and help him bring down her own master. * Book One to the Dragon Child series * * An Avatar the Last Airbender Fanfic * * First Person POV *

Firelord Zuko is under pressure to find a wife. The council has already given him enough fiancees to create a squadron, but he has rejected them all. Sami is just an apothecary at a doctor's office. Though, when she is kidnapped and sold to the palace as a servant, she discovers many flaws in the system she never cared for. The two collide in a blend of controlled chaos, plants, and poison. ᪥Zuko x OC ᪥Slow burn ᪥ongoing ᪥Weekly Updates (Sundays) ᪥Rated mature for themes like poisoning, murder, violence and sensitive subjects. ᪥Heavily inspired by the Apothecary Diaries ᪥i do not own the characters or world of Avatar, i only own my characters and the plot. ᪥Also now published on AO3 under the same username, so if you see this story, no, it's not stolen xox

[Historical AU] Fire Emperor Zuko is a ruler who follows the tradition of possessing a court of consorts. He treats them well and goes about his duties running the Fire Nation. You are one of six consorts, enjoying the palace life without any worries. The Fire Emperor may have forgotten about your existence, has never laid a finger on you, and would rather eat his shoes than bother with his consorts... but that's okay! You love being insignificant in court politics and enjoying your life of leisure! It isn't until you take one tiiiiiny step out of your usual habits that you end up acquiring His Majesty's complete attention. Unwillingly. And he just won't leave you alone! Fire Lord Zuko x Female Reader || Characters are in their late twenties. Genres: Historical Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Smut Alternate Universe, Historical World with bending elements still present.

Zuko x OC || Slowburn || Enemies to Lovers || Jealousy The war is finally over. Peace, they say, has begun. And with it, the return of a prince no one expected to rule. The throne is no longer occupied by the powerful tyrant, but rather a young Fire Lord determined to rebuild what his nation destroyed. He speaks of balance. Of restoration. Of doing better. Funny. Celia does not believe him. Daughter of a high-ranking official from one of the former colonies, she has seen too much to trust in words like peace and redemption. And while the world looks to the new Fire Lord to make things right, she chooses a different path. One that does not rely on promises from a crown that once took everything. She will rebuild in her own way. On her own terms. Far from the Fire Nation. But when unrest begins to spread, the path she carved for herself is pulled back toward the very center of power she tried to avoid. Back to the Fire Nation, where she finds herself wondering: "What can a banished prince, once dismissed as a failure, possibly fix?" She plans to never come close enough to find out.

All it took was one lunge from Enkyo for Zuko to move-his body snapping between Zhenyi and her father in one firm wall of pure will. Enkyo stumbled back, snarling, reaching again, but Zuko stepped in closer this time, heat curling low along his arms like a warning rather than an attack. The room went silent under his gaze as he spoke, voice flat and absolute: "Do not touch my wife." _ Zuko spent his adolescence fighting for a place in his nation-first at his father's side, and later against him-believing conquest was the path to honor, and honor the path to belonging. By the time he claims the throne as Fire Lord Zuko, everything he once thought he wanted is finally within reach: power, status, and the approval of his people. But victory does not bring peace. Haunted by loss and burdened by the weight of a nation still healing, Zuko finds himself isolated within his own court, uncertain of how to rule a world that no longer fits the fire he was raised to believe in. When Iroh decides it is time for him to marry, Zuko is swiftly betrothed to the daughter of a powerful Fire Nation general. The arrangement is political. Unwanted. Final. His bride is impeccably proper-soft-spoken, excessively modest, and carefully obedient in a way that feels less like etiquette and more like survival. She avoids eye contact, flinches at closeness, and moves through palace life as though taking up space is dangerous. Zuko assumes she fears him. What he does not yet understand is why. As duty binds them together and silence stretches between them in the palace halls, Zuko begins to suspect there are truths hidden beneath her guarded composure-truths that may change not only how he sees her, but how he understands power, loyalty, and the nation he is trying to rebuild. Even in a marriage neither of them chose, something dangerous begins to shift beneath restraint.

"You stayed, you always chose to stay." // "I'll stay as long as you'll have me." She was a runaway, wanted by the Fire Nation. He was a disgrace, outcasted by his homeland. He was willing to stop at nothing to regain his honour, she was willing to wait for it. (re-edited in 2020, 2022) zuko/oc cover art made by me

Mature | Zuko x OC (Kaira) | Slow Burn Cover art is by @ Yvrenin on insta/tt/tumblr! 🫶 The war is over, but peace has never been simple. Four years into his reign, Firelord Zuko is still trying to rebuild a nation that doesn't fully trust him. When a new threat begins to take shape in the shadows, one that strikes before it's seen, he is forced to rely on the last person he expected. Kaira. A firebender born in the Earth Kingdom, raised far from the Fire Nation she was never meant to belong to. She sees danger before it happens, moves before anyone else understands there's something to react to, and keeps parts of herself locked away that Zuko can't seem to reach. She becomes his guard. His ally. Something far more dangerous than either of them planned for. Because the closer the threat gets, the harder it becomes to tell what's loyalty, what's truth, and what might destroy everything they're trying to build.