Why do kids try to become heroes?
Because there's no one else left.
A drabble series. I've been sitting on this AU for years.
"You know, sometimes I'm jealous," Yue tells him one night, the two of them in costume, side by side and dangling their legs off the rooftop like kids sitting at the edge of a pool. "Because you had someone to teach you how to use your powers."
"If you want me to be honest," Zuko says, not looking at her, "I think I would have preferred figuring them out on my own."
"Yeah," Yue says, not looking at him either, "I think I would too."
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