#and then he burns 🥺 because an older version of himself found even when he changed nothing else did 🥺🥺🥺

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Dark Lu Ten and Juxtaposition Lu Ten switch bodies. No good times are had. Zuko is older, has a burn scar on his face, and is terrified of him(J). Lu Ten has found him and is trying to trick him (older!Zuko). Lulu is acting just like father (baby!Zuko). The spirits have granted me the chance to murder Ozai before he gets the chance to upsurp my father and they've thrown in a very small, ball-sized Zuko to kick around (D). (Although maybe baby!Zuko being baby will make him reconsider his actions sooner but who knows)

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This uh... This is so much pain for everyone. Juxtaposition!Lu Ten would be having a baaaaaaad time in the world he found himself in. Probably, he'd tell Iroh (Dad?! What happened to your hair?!) immediately what happened. Iroh would suspect spirit shenanigans.

Iroh would probably be secretly relieved to have this version of his son back, and he would no doubt feel guilty about that relief. If Zuko is still around, Lu Ten immediately tries to hug him, and Zuko would be pretty startled by that. Lu Ten wants to know everything that happened, and the more he hears the more horrified he becomes. Zuko is wary of this changed Lu Ten, and Lu Ten is heartbroken.

If Zuko is not there, Lu Ten is determined to find him. He needs to protect his baby cousin from any further pain. Seeing Zuko, scarred, resigned to his fate, desolate, shatters something in Lu Ten. He needs to fix this, but he has no idea how.

Meanwhile, Dark!Lu Ten is keeping this body swap a secret. The universe has given him a second chance, and he sees this as confirmation that his actions were completely moral and just. Poor BB!Zuko better hope Katara kidnaps him, because Dark!Lu Ten sees him as a bargaining chip/puppy to kick when he gets frustrated. This is definitely the worse of the two scenarios. BB!Zuko cannot catch a break.

The only good thing in this scenario is that this version of Lu Ten will straight up murder Ozai, but he's almost as bad, so is that even a win? Plus, BB!Zuko has absolute trust in Lu Ten, so it's not like he'd go to Master Piandao (or anyone) for help. He'd just attempt to figure out what he did wrong and try harder. Yeah, kidnapping by the GAang is his only hope.

Thanks for the ask!

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