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1. Trial by Fire by LordOfWinterfell for pringlewinglecan

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

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   27 May 2025

   Tags

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   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • OC Fire Nation Aristocrats
   • Fire Nation Politics (Avatar)
   • Zuko-centric (Avatar)
   • Firelord Zuko (Avatar)
   • zuko struggles™
   • Zuko is an Awkward Turtleduck
   • Character Study
   • Zuko is Bad at Feelings (Avatar)
   • Zuko is a Good Firelord (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar) Needs a Hug
   • Protective Zuko (Avatar)

   Summary

   Justice is slower than fire. And it burns colder.

   In a post-war Fire Nation clinging to old power in new clothes, a widow demands justice for her husband’s death. Her accusation? Lord Ryoku—noble, untouchable, the face of everything Zuko’s court pretends is past.

   But the court is still a battlefield. The nobles close ranks. The law twists. Truth drowns in procedure. And Zuko stands at the center, the crown heavier than ever, forced to decide whether justice is something the Fire Nation can afford—or something it cannot survive.

   A political thriller in five parts. No bending battles. No easy victories. Just law, legacy, and the slow, suffocating weight of leadership.

   Sometimes the only thing that burns faster than lies... is silence.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   8,604

   Chapters:

   3/5

   Comments:

   6

   Kudos:

   18

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