u/Bluejeansandbesties

Hello friends. I am looking for a fic I read but forgot to bookmark. It is similar to All’s Fair by lovelyelbowleech (shoutout to that story!!). All I can remember is that, instead of being banished, Zuko is sent to work in the coal mine. I think that Zhao is also there, but I can’t be 100%.

(TW: violence)

It’s got pretty graphic violence. At some point zuko is tied to a post and nearly whipped to death. He escapes after earthbenders attack the prison. At some point I think he nearly drowns when the mine floods? Or someone he knows drowns.

Thank you everyone for your help!!