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1. keep me honest, keep me kind by burningskies (starrytae)

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Avatar: The Last Airbender: Chronicles of the Avatar Novels - Various  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   27 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Katara/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Katara (Avatar)
   • Aang (Avatar)
   • Sokka (Avatar)
   • Kiyi (Avatar)
   • Ursa (Avatar)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Slow Burn
   • Jealousy
   • Yearning
   • Eventual Smut
   • Unresolved Romantic Tension
   • Sexual Tension
   • Ambassador Katara and Firelord Zuko (Avatar)
   • Ambassador Katara (Avatar)
   • One-Sided Aang/Katara (Avatar)
   • POV Katara (Avatar)
   • Minor Aang/Katara (Avatar)
   • Eventual Katara/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Slow Burn Katara/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Firelord Zuko (Avatar)
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Sexual Content
   • Smut
   • Cunnilingus
   • Love Confessions
   • Blow Jobs
   • Happy Ending

   Summary

   “What were you saying?”

   His golden eyes are warm and open, inviting her to be honest. To lay it all out, here and now, confess the feelings that have been swirling in her head for the last few days (or weeks, if she’s being honest).

   'I never got the chance to thank you for saving my life. Nobody’s ever jumped in front of lightning for me before. You could’ve died, and it made me realize just how much I care about you. The world needs you, I know, but so do I.'

   Instead, she buries those words and finds other ones. Easier ones.

   (or, it takes Katara 6 years to be honest with Zuko.)

   Language:

   English

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