19 Works in Iroh Loves Zuko (Avatar)
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A Monster And Their Brother by MuckyMuse
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
07 Aug 2025
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Zuko and Iroh differed in many ways, but not in an important one.
---He was not prepared for the extent of his brother’s inhumanity. He did not know that no amount of love from himself would change Ozai into a kind man. Despite all the evidence, he believed his brother was, deep down, a good person. All the way up until—
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Or: Iroh has a hard time separating Azula from his own younger siblling. He infringes where he should not. -
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Iroh taking on the duties of being Zuko's surrogate father is no easy work but he wouldn't have it any other way (Zuko and Iroh One-Shots).
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It was during a meeting that Zuko received the heartbreaking news. Deep in his subconscious, he had feared this outcome as soon as they escorted him to the doctor's wing, but Zuko still believed there would be a way to save Iroh. That wasn't the case.
The reason the doctor interrupted the meeting was to inform the Fire Lord it was time to say goodbye. His uncle was dying.Or
Iroh passes away, but years later, when Izumi's child is born, she does something to honor him. -
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"Lee?!" A voice sounded from behind them. Zuko turned his head and saw a woman standing before the bathroom entrance. His eyes widened. "Jin..." he breathed out...
Zuko took a deep breath and started approaching Jin. "Hi, Jin," he greeted the still wide-eyed and shaken-up girl. "Is it- is it really you?" She whispered like she was terrified he might say 'no'.
Zuko swallowed."I mean- I guess." Jin blinked, surprised. "You guess? It's a yes or no question."Or
Zuko visits the Earth Kingdom to apologize to someone (3rd visit)
**Some things make more sense if you read the first works in the series, but you can still understand this one with the context cluesSeries
- Part 3 of Atonement and Reconciliation
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Zuko tried to avoid the portrait hallway since it always brought back unpleasant memories. There was a specific reason he was here today, though. He was minutes away from having his new portrait painted. This one would be only of him, Iroh, and Mai - since she was his girlfriend. He didn't know how he felt about that.
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Zuko has to pose for a family portrait, but the portrait ends up being completely different than how he imagined it. -
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The general took a step closer, his eyes narrowing. "What kind of service is this? First, you take forever, and now you can't even get the right temperature?"
Iroh moved to intervene, but before he could, the general swung his arm, striking Zuko across the face. The force of the blow sent Zuko staggering backward, his hand instinctively going to his cheek where a red mark was already forming.Or
While Zuko was still working at the teashop a very rude customer was not happy with the provided service. Now a year later after Zuko became Fire Lord the two see each other again. The general has no idea who Zuko truly is, he only recognizes him as the tea boy and Zuko decides to use that to his advantage. -
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Sokka, Katara, and Toph sat around the campfire, waiting for Zuko. "He's been in there for quite some time now," Sokka muttered worriedly, staring at the tent Zuko had disappeared through.
Piandao approached his former pupil, handing him a hot bowl of stew. "There's no need for you to worry. Iroh is a compassionate and forgiving man. He loves Zuko as his own son; he'll forgive him."
Sokka grabbed the bowl, glancing at his master. "But what's taking this long, then?" Sokka's gut churned with anxiety. He was even too worried to eat! He, Sokka, was too worried to eat.Or
Sokka worries that something is wrong when Zuko is gone for the whole night. He realizes quickly that his worries were unnecessary. -
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The night after Zuko's Agni Kai, he had a dream. He absolutely despised that dream.
But somewhere along the line he starts to wonder: was it actually a dream? -
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He looked to his right and saw that his arm hadn't moved. He willed it to move so that he could prop it underneath himself, but it stayed motionless. He tried flexing his fingers and bending his arm and rotating his shoulder and... everything that his arm was capable of doing the previous day he suddenly couldn't. His arm was entirely paralyzed.
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The Gaang goes hiking and something happens to Zuko -
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Sozin's Comet comes, and everything that could possibly go wrong goes wrong.
Or, Sokka and Zuko are soulmates, so when the Gaang fails in their respective missions during the comet, the universe sends them back in time to try again.
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After the war, Iroh realizes he needs to have a serious talk with his nephew and make sure Zuko realizes how important he is to him. Feelings are had and realizations are made.
Tw: characters openly discuss wanting to attempt suicide. Please proceed with caution.
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Iroh steps up as regent. He takes the five-pronged flame crown from his nephew’s head and says with his heart breaking in two, you need to live.
He does not say, I am too selfish to lose you too, and Iroh does not say, I cannot grieve for another son.
He should have done it sooner, he thinks, seeing his nephew look so small in the palace infirmary with bandages around his shoulder and bags under his eyes. He should have done it sooner, he thinks, holding his nephew in his arms as he shatters.
(Iroh has not always been a good man, and he has not always been a good uncle. This, he thinks, is the first step towards being better.)
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- Part 3 of To Build a Home
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I Lived on a Boat for Three Years (And my Father is a Monster) by Twilight_Shadows
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
13 Jan 2021
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In which the Gaang returns from the Ember Island Players' performance of "The Boy in the Iceberg" and Zuko has some feelings about it. And then he lets something slip into his rant, which turns into an explanation about why Aang needs to kill Ozai.
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Iroh had adopted Zuko three years ago. And in all that time, there is still something Iroh can't predict.
What mood Zuko will be in when he gets home from school.Having just got expelled again, Zuko is feeling overwhelmed. And it's up to Uncle Iroh to calm his nephew down and show him the love and support he deserves.
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They Look so Pretty When They Bleed by paintedbluerose
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
11 Oct 2020
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Iroh notices blood around Zuko. Things start to click. He wished he didn’t see the blood.
Day 10 of Whumptober theme:they look so pretty when they bleed
Prompt:blood loss, internal bleeding, trail of bloodSeries
- Part 10 of Whumptober 2020
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At Last (I am Coming Home to You) by Des98 for noodlebunny, MuffinLance, alchemicalreaction
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
18 Jul 2020
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Families can never be kept apart for long.
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- Part 5 of The Adventures of Mini Zuko
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After a string of losses, Zuko is acting uncharacteristically dejected. Iroh employs one of Ursa’s old methods to reanimate his despondent nephew.
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When Zuko is five, he shuffles over to his visiting uncle, a small, secret look on his face, and opens his palms to reveal a tender flame. The first he had ever created.
Iroh tells him his fire is magnificent, as Zuko will be, and the joy on the childlike face is brighter than the flame he cradles.
(Iroh watches Zuko evolve.)
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Naming ideas were as follows:
Papa Don't Preach
Dad's Ain't Shit
What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you burn half of my face off and banish me from the Fire Nation?