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Zuko texts Katara after two years apart the summer after their senior year. Feelings that were hibernating are awoken.

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Katara.

Saturday, June 16 at 9:51 PM

 

Hey.

hey

You okay?

yeah haha

just a little emotional

Understandable.

Do you want to talk about it?

over text or

??

Come over here.

11:45 PM

thank you again lol

didnt mean to talk so much

Of course. I like listening to you.

And I meant it when I said I want to see you this summer

I’m sorry we havent spoken since sophomore year

even about my stupid ex??? ur a real one

and we will!! pinky promise

also don’t apologize. it takes two

im just glad we talked

Me too.

suki!!

11:48 PM

SUKI

SUKI

SUKI

1:04 AM

 

oh my goodness

what?

SUUUKIIKIJIIIIII

WHAT IS IT

we talked

who’s we?

r u serious

u mean u didn’t see me and zuko talking on the stairs?

you were THAT deep making out with my brother

yes stop slut shaming

IM NOT

anyway. Zuko and I spoke

like in your head?

IN PERSON

and text

and then he drove me home

oh my goodness

wait waht

no way NO WAY NO WAY

yes way.

WHHHATTTT

I KNOW

i was FREAKING OUT

internally

i mean i hope he couldn’t tell

WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME EARLIER

girl you were busy

NOT TOO BUSY

looked and sounded that way to me

oh my gosh

wait tell me who what when where

OK SO

I was kinda sorta um

Crying

in the corner of the party bc yk

And he noticed

i saw him sitting on the stairs but didn’t think he would SAY ANYTHING

then he texted me asking if I was OKAY

it was just wild enough to knock me out of my crying

is this real life

then he told me to come over

at which point the tears had dried bc of how hot he is ohmyla I forgot what he looked like up close

GIRL IDK

oh no she’s already fallen again

actually I never got back up from the first time

right

soooo

what does this mean

you’re never gonna believe what he said

what did eh say

guess

no

SUKI

he wants to wake up to your beautiful blue eyes for the rest of his days?

im gonna kill you

TELL ME

well he just said he wants to hang out

during the summer

the two of us

what

“just” she says

he JUST wants to hang out

yes

JUST

YES

THE zuko

emo, edgy, reserved, awkward

okay

aloof, antisocial

OKAY

did i mention edgy and awkward

he’s like never seen in the public

how would YOU know

Sokka said so

yeah and when did we start listening to anything sokka says

good point

STOP DISTRACTING ME

WDYM HE ASKED TO HANGOUTTTT

I KNOOWWW SUKI IM FREAKING OUT

like

we didn’t even talka bout The Kiss either whatimaisuppsedtodo

kiss again to jog his memory

STOP

I want to

am I insane for saying that

no

probably

im surprised he even wanted to still talk tho I was a blubbering snot monster bc I couldn’t STOP crying

im gonna kill jet

no its ok sukes

i mean its not but ill be fine

he’ll see what hes missing soon enough

maybe you can smooch zuko and I can take a pic n then jet will die of jealousy

a girl can wish

just think tho

if u an jet didn’t break up then zuko wouldn’t have noticed and texted you

also hello did u cry on his shoulder

kinda yea actually lol

STOP LOLING THIS IS SERIOUS

I SAY LOL WHEN IM NERVOUS

I KNOW STOP BEING NERVOUS

no

also im not crediting jet for this turn of events

that was all me and my tearbending baby

true girl

Wait how did sokka even tell him it happened three hours ago

Ummm

Suki.

Katara

SUKi

KATARA

You TOLD MY BROTHER JET AND I BROKE UP BEFORE I DID

HE ASKED WHY U WERE BEING WEIRD

I was not BEING WEIRD

u were sad

yes that’s the normal reaction to breaking up with your boyfriend of a YEAR AND A HALF

WELL IKNOW THAT

ur such a butt ugh

not even bothering to comfort me and making out with my brother and telling him my personal info

YOU TOLD ME TO

true

im sorry katara

no no its fine actually

i feel weirdly free

Like I don’t even gaf about jet fr

free like you’re free to kiss a certain firebender?

i wish

you’ve said i wish so many times wish doesn’t even look like a word anymore

i can tell sokka and then sokka can mention something to zuko

tui and la suki do you want me to DIE

SOKKA WOULD RUIN EVERYTHING

does sokka even know you two have kissed before

no and it’s going to stay that way

suki

suki?

SUKI

zuko !

1:30 AM

hey

can you help me with something

What is it?

i need to take out the trash

the trash as in my bestfriend

What?

She’s plotting something evil rn I can feel it

Ohh

This is Sokka’s girlfriend right?

yes

Whats her name

Soupi?

Suyee

It starts with an S

im dying

suki!!

1:32 AM

Katara has sent an attachment.

SOUPI

HAHAHAHANG

are you serious

oh NOW you’re alive

not for long I hear

yeah we’re going to get you

better watch your back

i cant believe he doesn’t know my name

meanwhile I know that he has exactly 23 lashes on his left eye

24

but yeah

unbelievable

i think whatever this is is worse than me and sokka making out

how could you say that

Zuko !

1:32 AM

Why are you dying?

Hello

hello, zuko here

What?

remember when u said that?

when sokka first introduced us

and you pretended you had never seen me before

funniest thing I've ever seen

How could you say that?

i laughed so hard sokka thought i was going insane

Ah. Agni.

I’m never gonna live that down, am I?

not as long as im here

Well then I hope to hear it for a long time

suki!!

1:34 AM

Katara has sent an attachment.

am i going insane or is this flirting

wow why do you get the real flirting and i get sokka telling me my peachfuzz stache sparkles in the sun

the joys of being in a committed relationship

although that may just be sokka

girl hes flirting go get ur man

UGGHHHH

But its Complicated

not the way I see it

well you’re also just hopeful

bc ur in a relationship you don’t have to worry about things

yes but I’ve also been in the before stage of a relationship

I’ve learned to decipher thru things

so have i

not with a good man

jet was good

why r we lying

ok he was good on occasion

there u go sweet thing

u were SAYING

im saying hes definitely flirting. but that doesn’t mean you have to jump into a relationship right this second with him

but i just got out of a relationship

u can take it slow but don’t worry about him not liking you you worm

i dont think he'd be the type to rush things either

oh did i tell you he mentioned mai

u mean the girl he got with right after you two kissed

no u didnt

yeah

Katara.

1:35 AM

Sorry I didn’t mean to say that

When do you want to hang out?

Do you remember when we kissed?

Sorry that was kinda stupid.

Ignore that.

 

suki!!

1:36 AM

what did he say?

he just

well we were talking about jet bc I was crying right

and then he mentioned how going through a breakup is never easy if you truly felt something for them. And it just reminded me of something his uncle would say but also reminded me that they were together

and a thingf

for two years

right after he and I kissed

ooof

but he didn’t mention her by name?

no but I knew she was who he was thniikng about

but what he said is true though

yeah it is I guess him just saying so openly that he truly felt something for her knowing how the situation with kinda hurt. or something lol

oh girl. don’t forget the disrespect but also

you don’t know what was going on in his head either

Or why he did what he did

bc u didn’t ask him right?

but its been so long I don’t want to know

Sorry for bringing this up for the millionth time

katara I care about you

therefore I care about this

I will listen always

ok im crying again man wtf

hold on one second

Zuko !

Sorry that was kinda stupid.

Ignore that.

1:38 AM

zuko

Yes?

can we talk?

Over text or ??

haha very funny

in person. maybe at a café or something

Yeah

Yeah we can do that

okay

lmk when ur free

I work Monday to Friday. But we can meet up Friday night as soon as I’m off.

yeah that sounds good to me

Jasmine Dragon @ 8?

Katara hearted a message.

sounds good lol