Azula » unstable » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 uhhhhhhhhhhh........... hi sis.
Azula and Zuko's relationship has drastically changed in Prismatica, and that in itself is enough of a mindfuck. Azula is from several years in Zuko's future (end of the comics), and clearly their relationship improved in the future, so Zuko's inclined to trust her more... which set them off on a good foot in Prismatica, where they have no stakes, no reasons to fight, nothing to lose or gain. Just brother and sister. Weird, right? Neither know what to make of each other here, so many years apart (Azula is older than him now! Big sis!), and are awkwardly navigating this new dynamic, but growing closer quickly. Much between them remains unspoken, and they both prefer it that way. But for leaving so much unspoken, they sure do fucking text a lot. Someone's phone is always blowing up... Usually Zuko's, lbr.

Iroh » truehumili_tea » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 u n c l e . . . ; ω ;
If there's anyone Zuko'd want to be stranded on an alien planet with, it's Iroh. The prince refused to allow himself to miss his friends from home, on the off chance their destinies aren't frozen and they really do go missing when they come here; he can't bear the weight of his own imagination if they were all to disappear from the crux of the war, and wishing they were here with him just for his comfort seemed selfish. But the only person he couldn't help but shed tears for was his uncle. That Iroh and Azula should arrive at the same time felt like nothing short of a miracle upon a miracle. Zuko and his uncle have an opportunity to become closer calmly here, get to know each other in new ways, and comfort each other in this cosmic mess. Plus, through diligent and heartfelt training with his uncle, at long last Zuko's got his firebending back!

Suoh Tamaki » vanity » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 A pet poodle-monkey in human form. And a bewildering, flamboyant one, at that. But kind with a pure heart, for better or worse. So far a fair mix of both "better" and "worse." But infectious good vibes for the whole house, even if he's a total weirdo like no other.

Hitachiin Hikaru » irritated » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 They met shouting insults at one another in public. Now, by some twist of fate, Hikaru alone knows the near entirety of Zuko's life story. They're mutually privy to the pain that's shaped both their identities, and it's a strange but meaningful coin to flip. Whether it was sheer moon force, coincidence, or destiny that brought these two hot-tempered, seemingly ill-matched boys together, they're learning about compassion together, practicing social skills on one another, with varying degrees of success. They've decided not to fight and they can both acknowledge when the other is trying, which is a pretty profound thing for someone as explosive as Zuko and someone as condescending as Hikaru. Zuko still thinks Hikaru is crazy like the other two, but there's this quiet understanding between them that's built... something, if not friendship.

Hitachiin Kaoru » individuates » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 the Golden Child. But even the only sane one is crazy — but not as weird as Tamaki, nicer than Hikaru, and calmer than Zuko, so Kaoru keeps the balance in the house. Kaoru's the only one Zuko feels comfortable talking to as a confidant — and he even responds well to his friendlily teasing physical affection... How can he be friends with one twin but not the other? Dunno, but leave it to Zuko to make things unnecessarily angry and awkward.

Gokudera Hayato » bakudan_bambino » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Possibly the coolest person he's ever met? Granted, he's not met many people he'd call "cool" in his life, but Gokudera certainly sets a new bar. Two peas in a really traumatized, combustible pod. It was uncannily easy to open up with each other from the get-go, especially physically, and Zuko's never made such a fast friend. They share too much in common in their stories, unfortunately, but there's a certain solace in finally knowing someone who can go neck-and-neck with him about the family crazies. Zuko admires Gokudera's spirit and will, and respects his resilience, thinking his life has been far harder than his own — which is saying something. Fascinated by his style and mafia stories, whether he's fully aware of it or not, Zuko's quite easily under his new best friend's influence, for better or worse... He's enamored with Uri and all of Gokudera's fighting techniques, and well, just all of Gokudera, really. What goes together better than fire and dynamite? Probably a lot, but in this case, it's a hit. 🧨💥
He also has a working theory that Gokudera could be an Avatar, but nbd. just destiny playing another joke.

Yamamoto Takeshi » tsuyoi_ame » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Yamamoto is a strange one, and Zuko struggles to wrap his head around the hitman. But he knows he likes him. He admires Yamamoto's determination and natural aptitude for fighting, things he'd want to emulate himself; but he also admires Yamamoto's carefree, open-hearted nature, which he can't emulate. No one can. The baseball player has a strange effect, Zuko feels like he's not judged in any way, just pleasant company, straightforward friendship. He knew the boy had a darker depth to him from what Gokudera had told him of his roommate before meeting him, so the friendly smile and happy-go-lucky airs struck him differently than most. What's more, Yamamoto started a fling with Azula for Chroma, who moved into their apartment, making things a bit awkward for Zuko at first. But as time went on, Zuko saw how kind Yamamoto was to his sister without reason to be, how he accepted both the fiery royals for who they are regardless of their bark or bite, and how unusually comfortable Azula grew around him in turn... He's decided Yamamoto is just a genuinely good guy. He'll never understand why he laughs so much, though. He can't follow his cheer after a certain point. But he still enjoys it.

Titus Alexius » wearingguess » 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Titus is an unusual and effervescent person who just won't take no for an answer on friendship. From the start, Zuko's been a crabby ass to him, met only with inexplicable and insufferable cheer. But over time, Titus broke down the prince's walls, once he revealed his own war-torn world's fascinating stories. He quite unexpectedly proved himself to be a wise confidant, and a good guide. Zuko misjudged him, and in the face of Titus's unwavering kindness, he feels a bit sheepish about it by this point, which only prompts him to be more himself around the magician. His most unlikely friendship, surface level, but a friendship he's come to take some tongue-in-cheek amusement in for that same reason.

Okumura Rin » satanslash » 🔥 🔥 🔥 Zuko's boss treats him great and he knows it. Rin was one of the first people Zuko met on his first day, which was, um, not his shining momnet... but Rin withstood the boy's temper and looked past it, taking him out to lunch at his teppanyaki restaurant. Zuko was amazed, of course, and once he accepted his fate here, he also accepted a job as a busboy in Rin's restaurant. He feels indebted to his boss for all his kindness, feeding him often, even offered to teach him to cook. Rin works hard and runs his shop happily, so Zuko tries to pay it forward — eh, minus the happily part, but he's a hard lil worker. Plus, he loves all the fire, obviously. Fire buddies.

Yvelon Noirterel » saltmage » 🔥 🔥 Essentially, the prince's personal chef. Zuko respects Yvelon and fell quite naturally under the man's influence. Yvelon speaks in a direct, stern, yet kindly way that strikes a great chord with Zuko's communication styles — clear, pointed language without beating around the bush works well on Zuko. Immediately, Yvelon established that he wanted to help Zuko, and while Zuko would typically be much more reluctant, he found himself easily folding under the man's somewhat mystical effect. Yvelon first took a sickly, dazed Zuko to lunch, sent him with leftovers and medical advice, had a rather fun, intelligent, lighthearted conversation about war and injury, and hit it off from there. Yvelon instructed Zuko to come to him for food from then on, so he did not have to spend what little Chroma he had on the necessities an adult should be still providing at his age, and also so Zuko could avoid all the touchy-feely stuff a little more. Since then, about once a week Zuko picks up a fair amount of food — all rather plain, but free food all the same — to take home to his roommates, Yvelon knowing all of them are teenagers who need the guardianship in some way. A seven-foot-tall blessing.

Akihito Kaji » rippingu » 🔥 🔥 🔥 Kaji talks straight with Zuko — and by talks straight, I mean teaches him about being gay. What started out as Zuko giving his own earnest dating advice on how to show your partner you care, eventually turned into Kaji explaining many shades of sexuality to a confused and troubled Zuko over the network. Speaking anonymously with a stranger about problems he didn't feel comfortable confiding in his friends and family over was surprisingly freeing and enlightening. Kaji helped Zuko explore his growing (but unfortunately unrequited) romantic feelings for his best friend Gokudera. He introduced new ideas of the many types of relationships in life, how lines blur between people, and offered a candid shoulder to the poor virgin with his first gay crush. Bisexuality is mildly mind-blowing, and Zuko knows nothing about "gay stuff," which was illegal in the Fire Nation. But now he thinks it best to revoke that law when he returns home.