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    Zuko has not known real peace since the day he faced his sister in their Agni Kai many years ago. No matter how many times he tried to bury it, his feelings for Katara refused to fade. At every shared meal, every sparring match, every return to the Fire Palace, he found himself hoping — just once — that her eyes would meet his and reignite the spark that had flared the moment he took Azula’s lightning for her... but they never did.

    Her gaze always found Aang instead, and, in time, Zuko taught himself to look away — for their sake, for the fragile balance of their friendship. The Avatar and the healer, bound together as if by fate.

    But when Katara comes to the Fire Nation during a quiet break from Aang, the Fire Lord begins to notice something he hadn’t allowed himself to see before. Whenever he looked away…

    She always looked back.

    (Alternate Universe of The Legend of Aang, prior to its events)

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    27 Apr 2026

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    Aang is sick. Toph has an excellent idea.

     

    “One of the commanders in the Northern Water Tribe is complaining about including girls in bending practice again.”
    “Tell him he can go fuck himself.”
    “You betcha.”

     

    (Toph plays Avatar for a day. It goes... surprisingly well.)

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    21 Apr 2026

  3. Rec 56

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    He always used the corner of his eye.

    Careful to turn his body a few degrees away and making sure his head wasn’t angled toward her, his golden eyes would glide sideways to look at her. He couldn’t be sure exactly how accurate her seismic vision was, so he took these precautions seriously.

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    SUM: Zuko develops a fascination and a new habit.

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    19 Apr 2026

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    “Look at me when you’re talking to me.”

    Toph stopped mid sentence, her mouth slightly open and her eyebrows high. She stared blankly ahead for a second, then turned to face Zuko. "What?"

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    SUM: Zuko calls Toph out on a habit. He had hidden his face after it was marked by his father until he learned to wear his scar with pride. She had flaunted her blind eyes when facing opponents, but turns away when talking to friends. Zuko's new to the group, but he knows a kindred soul when he finds one.

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    19 Apr 2026

  5. Rec 63

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    The kiss Zuko gives her starts out sweet. Soft. Not nearly enough to match the way his words are still making her feel—tingly and weightless and doubtlessly wanted.

    OR: Katara needs to get ready to go while Zuko insists that she need not go at all (for Zutara Week 2022, Day 6: Closeness w/ @peachmilkpanda).

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    18 Apr 2026