hesitantskeleton
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i'm still here (but all is lost) by hesitantskeleton
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
13 Aug 2025
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The throne room holds a kind of gravity to it, like the Southern Air Temple, like Hama’s home. It’s seen the destruction of generations, of cultures, of people and property and locations and hope.
And now, the throne sits, bare and waiting for a person who does not exist. Uncle Iroh cannot take the throne without challenging Ozai as he was formally abdicated months ago. Ozai is too weak to fight. His challenge to the throne will have to wait, but he also has no living relatives, no sons or daughters or step-children to continue the royal line. He’s too old to produce children. Sokka doesn’t know whether Uncle Iroh will ascend to the throne. He doesn’t know if he respects this choice, or if it’s a weakness.
The throne is bare. There’s a very real possibility that this is how it will remain.
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or, in which zuko is imprisoned after the agni kai and was thought to be dead. Only two people knew of his survival. team avatar must find an heir to the throne before it's too late, but how do you find someone who doesn't exist? -
(PODFIC) While Mighty Oaks Do Fall by hesitantskeleton
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
16 Mar 2025
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High Sage Kenji blesses Fire Prince Zuko with the resilience of the reed, who bends in the wind and never breaks. When he is done, Fire Prince Ozai narrows his eyes, seemingly displeased by this blessing. But Kenji does not speak for himself; he is only a vessel.
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The newly-crowned Fire Lord Ozai offers his firstborn son to service in the temple.
This turns out to be a catastrophic mistake.
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Podfic recording of WitchofEndor's While Mighty Oaks Do Fall starting chapter 11
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looking for a creation myth (ended up with a pair of cracked lips) by hesitantskeleton
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
03 Oct 2024
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(PODFIC VERSION)
The ever-pressing weight of life and being alive is... a lot. Zuko's life is falling around him, and he's not really sure how to continue.
Sokka's life is debatably great. His friend just fell in love with his other friend, he got an A+ on his calculus final, and his favourite bakery just started serving drinks.
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Or, Zuko needs a reason to keep going. Sokka takes one look at this wet flop of a cat and decides that he needs friends.Series
- Part 2 of Creation Myths
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looking for a creation myth (ended up with a pair of cracked lips) by hesitantskeleton
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
25 Sep 2024
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The ever-pressing weight of life and being alive is... a lot. Zuko's life is falling around him, and he's not really sure how to continue.
Sokka's life is debatably great. His friend just fell in love with his other friend, he got an A+ on his calculus final, and his favourite bakery just started serving drinks.
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Or, Zuko needs a reason to keep going. Sokka takes one look at this wet flop of a cat and decides that he needs friends.Series
- Part 1 of Creation Myths
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(for you i'd) bleed myself dry by hesitantskeleton
Fandoms: Carry On Series - Rainbow Rowell
16 Oct 2020
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baz has a minor emotional breakdown/existential crisis.
or, in which the author is having a Lot of feelings and needs to hear some things and made their comfort characters say what they need to hear (lmao)
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- Part 4 of Carry On Drabbles
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Creation Myths by hesitantskeleton
Fandom Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
03 Oct 2024
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designated survivor by hesitantskeleton
Fandom Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
07 Nov 2019
- Words:
- 11,991
- Works:
- 1
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Everything burned. His body felt strange, his nerves raw, as if liquid fire was spreading through his veins. Zuko flew into the sky, thoughts fuzzy, rushing to escape the too hot too hot flames that threatened to melt his skin.
The sour feeling of betrayal clenched his chest, but his mind was too dizzy to remember why. He couldn’t focus on anything, except for the incessant words looping without respite through his brain. —away, run away, run away—
00:34:42 :: Written by Sinvulkt (Wakare).
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- English
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- 355
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Bookmarked by hesitantskeleton
06 Sep 2026
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[Podfic] absence of heat, excess of destiny by SquarePods (SquareBrainHP)
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
08 Sep 2025
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Podfic of absence of heat, excess of destiny by theycallmesuperboy.
Sokka is born in the dead of winter with a red dragon curling down the left side of his back.
Zuko is born in the sweltering heat of summer with a sword down his spine.
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He doesn’t want to talk about it when their gazes turn on him. They make assumptions— is it someone he left behind in the Fire Nation? He looks away when he agrees with them.
Toph brushes past him when they all part ways. She says, “I know you’re lying.”
Bookmarked by hesitantskeleton
06 Sep 2026
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A Dark Night in Ba Sing Se | Case 0 [PODFIC] by my_lost_and_found_podfics for MuffinLance
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
05 Jul 2025
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accidentalGuard!Zuko AU. A Ba Sing Se crime noir where, instead of ignoring that Zuko stole a guard's swords to fight Jet, the guards press-gang this crazy-good-swordfighter who is the nephew of this crazy-good-teamaker into helping out around the station. They quickly learn that the tea skills are not hereditary, and trouble follows this kid.
Podfic of A Dark Night in Ba Sing Se by MuffinLance.
Series
- Part 1 of A Dark Night in Ba Sing Se [PODFIC]
Bookmarked by hesitantskeleton
06 Sep 2026
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A Dark Night in Ba Sing Se | Case 1 [PODFIC] by my_lost_and_found_podfics for MuffinLance
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
17 Jan 2026
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A missing professor. Stolen research notes. And a junior guardsman, on his first case. Uncle is so proud.
AKA: accidentalGuard!Zuko AU. A Ba Sing Se crime noir where, instead of ignoring that Zuko stole a guard's swords to fight Jet, the guards press-gang him into joining their
Juvenile DelinquentCommunity Outreach Program. They're going to regret it. Zuko already does.Podfic of Case 1: A Dark Night at the University by MuffinLance.
Series
- Part 2 of A Dark Night in Ba Sing Se [PODFIC]
Bookmarked by hesitantskeleton
06 Sep 2026
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[Podfic of] Sunsets and Sunrises by mari_onpods (mari_onberry)
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
05 May 2026
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It’s been six months since Uncle Iroh died, and Firelord Zuko is fine.
Really, he is.
Podfic of Sunsets and Sunrises by Nock_and_Bolt.
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- English
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- 23
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 3
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- 7
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Bookmarked by hesitantskeleton
06 Sep 2026