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1. We Become We by MildlyCrazy

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   04 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Sokka/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Sokka (Avatar)
   • Katara (Avatar)
   • Iroh (Avatar)
   • Ozai (Avatar)
   • Azula (Avatar)
   • Hakoda (Avatar)
   • Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage
   • Espionage
   • but not
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Omega Zuko (Avatar)
   • Alpha Sokka (Avatar)
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Ozai Being an Asshole (Avatar)
   • Bad Parent Ozai (Avatar)
   • Protective Hakoda (Avatar)
   • Good Parent Hakoda (Avatar)
   • Hakoda Adopts Zuko (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar) Needs a Hug
   • Zuko Angst (Avatar)
   • Protective Sokka (Avatar)
   • Badass Sokka (Avatar)
   • Zuko wasn't banished
   • Mating Bites
   • Zuko is a Mess (Avatar)
   • Zuko is Bad at Feelings (Avatar)
   • Sokka is Trying (Avatar)
   • Katara is So Done (Avatar)
   • Betrothal Necklace (Avatar)
   • How Do I Tag
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • Blood and Violence
   • Southern Water Tribe (Avatar)
   • not beta read we die like zhao
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia

   Summary

   For as long as he can remember, Zuko knew he would have no say in who he would marry. Anyone familiar with basic royal customs would realize it as well. Marriage wasn’t a luxury or some grand display of love; marriage was for convenience and a power move if done correctly. It meant nothing to Zuko. He was raised with the knowledge that he would one day be sent off to live with a stranger for the sake of his nation, and it didn’t matter if he ended up happy or not. His happiness didn't matter.

   All this to say, when his father tells him that he is to marry a stranger from the Southern Water Tribe and use their marriage as an opportunity to spy on the enemy, Zuko knows he has no choice. It's just...he didn't expect this stranger to be so kind to him.

   Language:

   English

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