*breaks down door and enters*

rAy!

I FOUND SOMETHING AND I DON'T THINK ZUKI'S HAPPY

IT IS MIZUKI (OF THE FIRE NATION) WHO IS ADOPTED BY MR. SIDEBURNS NOT KORRA

WHAT IF ZHAO ENDS UP LIKING KORRA INSTEAD 😭😭😭😭😭

ZUKI NEEDS A DAD AND ITS OBVS. HIM

wAIT A MINUTE WHYS THIS STILL HERE!!! I thought I repl i e d (Stupid me, forgetting to hit post now) But anyways. *clears throat* M A ' A M / S I R Zhao is, in no way, ever - ever - limited to going full Dad on just one kid. Heck, in my extremely self-indulgent 41st Division verse he fathers a whole unit!! Just give him a rowdy little firecracker with an insatiable appetite for pride and recognition and he will project his younger self at the spe e d of li g ht (and adopt them even faster)

Bro I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed Bumizumi... I mean I am currently writing 34 fics so that they FINALLY reach 100 fics on ao3. Like... I love them so so much.

Also Zhaozai but Zuko's Agni Kai, where Zhao begins to have some doubts if whether Ozai could maim his son in front of the court, then what if HE messed up, especially in a homophobic country.

Can I… borrow some of that DEDICATION because I’ve been writing for so many things that the Zhaozai fic has barely left the ground 😭 You’re an inspiration! I’m keeping you in mind to get most of it done in July (why shoot so low, Ray? FINISH!!)

(((Say, if Bumi is the ragtag soldier in the relationship and Izumi is the posh, no-nonsense ruler of the Fire Nation…)))

Do I sense some Zhaozai energy…?

😳

Oh fuck what happened to you and Zhayu... I just got a LOT into Bumizumi so I'm kinda sorry, but any updates? Other than the Zhaozai Palooza that is-

OH BESTIE I’m sorry I just saw this ~ actually, I never shipped it!!

I can’t do age gap ships, they’re just not my thing. But am I 100% behind a Zhao redemption where they end up the best of friends? HELL YES.

Come to moi for all your Zhaozai angst needs and a side of LuZhao fluff! They’re my endgame. Hope Bumizumi has been smooth sailing and blue skies for you as well.