Damn there are some moments towards the end that straight up put me on the verge of tears. Very well written!

I love this? In the show I wasn’t quite clear on if the Gaang knew about what happened to Zuko but it’s rough. I love reading Zuko bonding with literally any parental figure and them talking shit about Ozai’s A parenting. Thank you so much for writing this!

Everything about this was beautiful but the one part that gave me the most chills was this:
"From Sozin to Azulon to Ozai to..." and then Hakoda intervenes, which eventually leads to "From Roku to Rina to Ursa to Zuko."
It shows so much and tells so much in so little words. That Zuko had the chance to change and has already proven that he took that chance. That he no longer needs to bound himself to what he considered his past, a part of the past that was so intregated to his identity up until then that he forgot that he still had humanity that was embedded in his genes. Ahhhhhh! This explanation isn't even good enough. But those 2 quotes are amazing. You, my friend, have a done an incredible job, and this story you've made means more to me than you'll ever know. May God bless you with grace and peace.

Very well done.

Lovely:)

"And he lit the child's face on fire..."

That gave me the chills. I literally shivered. That's amazing storytelling right there- so emotional and tragic yet mesmerizing.

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This was incredible! I loved it! Everything came across as so natural and nothing seemed forced. I really like how blunt Hakoda was without being outwardly rude. Your writing style is phenomenal!

I am not ashamed to admit I cried reading this. It’s just the whole thing.
Anyway… good job writing this, thank you for posting this, you did a really good job of painting emotion with your writing and I don’t know what else to say.

oof, wholesome love and fatherly comfort, a warm thing to read. Thank you for writing it 3
Much love from three years into the future

Loved the story telling imagery and theme that ran through the whole thing :3

cRi I need to see more of this

Wow. Words cannot describe how beautifully you write! All the little flashbacks, all the emotions, all the subtle actions that speak so so much louder than wordsI really almost cried! (now, whether it was my feelings or your mastery over the words, that can be debated haha) I love this to pieces and am so glad I stumbled upon this! Thank you for sharing!

I love this. Seriously. It's amazing.

I've read this before and I will no doubt read it again, and every time I feel like all the words have been punched out of me. This story is so heartbreaking, but also breathtakingly cathartic and I love it so much. Thanks much for sharing your wonderful work

The feels in this! Hakoda is amazing and honestly, a really good guy. I love how he's acting as a parental figure to Zuko.