Hello everyone, I found a random list of prompts for some fandom or another so I tried to follow them for Zutara.
Keep in mind that English is not my first language haha
There are 100 themes so I will be posting them 20 by 20; every drabble can be either cannon or fannon (even AU) and they don't follow each other in time.
Disclaimer: I disclaim, there, said it.
1. Love
She loves all of them; they're her family, a misfit and raggedy family she glues together by her mothering ways. But Katara doesn't see Zuko as family, and by the look in his eyes when he watches her cook, neither does he.
2. Light
As everyone, or almost everyone, is soundly sleeping in the camp, Zuko decides to put out the fire seeing as nobody has use for it at the moment. Lying in her sleeping bag, Katara stops him: "Don't. I like the light." Zuko sighs but can't help but watch as she slowly closes her eyes and doesn't make use of the light for long before falling asleep. He smiles softly to himself and finally puts out the fire.
3. Dark
It is dark in the Fire Lord's summer house but Katara finds she doesn't mind since she closes her eyes anyway as Zuko kisses her deeply against the door.
4. Seeking Solace
"I miss my mom too." Zuko says softly as he approaches Katara on the bench she sits on. Sokka told him earlier that today marks the day of their mother's death. Katara says nothing in answer, just finding comfort in leaning her head on his shoulder.
5. Break Away
As he breaks away from Katara's kiss, Zuko can't help but hate himself for not indulging her with what she –they both- want, but her eyes are glazed over in an alcoholic daze and he can't –won't- take advantage of it.
6. Innocence
When Aang looks at him funny after one of his "sparring sessions" with Katara, Zuko is sure the kid finally figured them out, and thinks ohshitwe'rescrewedheknowseverythingheknowsheknows. "Your hair is all messed up, you have grass in it" Aang observes, and just walks away without probing further. Zuko is reminded of his innocence like a slap in the face, and he sighs, relieved.
7. Breathe Again
He allows himself to breathe only when he sees her face –marred and dirty but still beautiful– emerge from the flames his sister has created.
8. Memory
Katara looks back upon her life, when she used to travel around with Aang after the war, and finds she reminisces her comings to the Fire Nation more fondly than any of her other travel memories.
9. Insanity
As he sees Azula cackle and cry in anger at the same time after Katara imprisoned her and saved him, Zuko wonders at her insanity and is immensely glad the Water Tribe girl is unscathed: who knows how much his sister would have enjoyed torturing her ?
10. Silence
Katara knows Zuko can't take her silent treatment much longer, but he deserves it, after telling her she "maybe should stop eating so much". She's pregnant, for Tui's sake! And it's his fault too ! So until she deems it enough, she ignores him and his pleas to just talk to him, he's sorry, at least look at him please ?
11. Blood
She cuts herself cooking and is just ready to heal her thumb when Zuko barges in, takes her wrist delicately and covers her wound with his warm hand, looking all concerned. She wants to tell him it's barely bleeding, look, I'll heal it quickly anyway, but she can't help but like the attention he's showing her and the feel of his hand on hers, even if the cut stings a little.
12. Tears
Zuko has never seen Katara cry before and remembers Toph telling him the girl tears up for everything and everyone, as her heart bleeds for even the smallest bird, but he still panics when he sees her on the verge of tears as she fondly observes a litter of baby turtleducks follow their mother.
13. Sorrow
Sometimes she's sad, and doesn't know why. Aang and Sokka don't understand, when it happens, and try to cheer her up as they ask "what's wrong ?" incessantly. It quickly pisses her off, to be honest, so Katara then just wishes for Zuko's company: he knows what's going on during times like these, as he is also prone to random bits of sorrows.
14. Happiness
Zuko finds he's not quite as happy as he'd like to be. His married life and his wealth pale in comparison to the look in Aang and Katara's eyes as they say "I do". And he wishes for the briefest moment to have what they have, as he glances at the Water Tribe girl in all her beauty. He realizes later he doesn't wish for what they have but for what Aang has, as he stares at Katara smile and laugh with her new husband.
15. Flower
As Katara rests in the hospital after being in that –stupid, life threatening, traumatizing- car accident, she forgets about her pain and angst at the sight of Zuko looking all red and nervous and fidgety as he hands her a bouquet of flowers to put by her bed.
16. Night
It's at night Zuko can be himself –although he doesn't even talk- around Katara. Disguised as the Blue Spirit, he listens to her and lends a silent persona for her to trust in, and he falls in love. Too bad she will never know who he is.
17. Stars
Katara often dismisses the stars in favor of the moon, but when Zuko shows the gang constellations he heard of whilst they lie in the grass, she quickly looses herself in his voice and finally sees the beautiful, minuscule, shiny diamonds in the night sky.
18. Eyes
They both know their eyes aren't that special. Katara's are sported by almost all of her tribe, and Zuko is pretty sure gold is as widespread as brown in the Fire Nation. Yet when one of them looks into the other's eyes, they forget how to breathe for a split second.
19. Dreams
One night, Katara and Sukki stay up late chatting, until they hear Zuko moan Katara's name in his sleep. Widening her eyes, the girl wonders what Zuko could possibly be dreaming about with her in it, and Suki teases her about her blush until they go to sleep.
20. Waiting
He waits. Waits for the battle –the war- to finally be over. Waits for Aang to come back, having defeated his father. He waits for Azula to stop screaming in her insanity. But most of all, he waits –dreadfully- for Katara to come back with Toph, Sokka and Suki, as she joined them on Appa after having healed him. "I have to help them" she said before taking off. "You can't come, you need to rest". He had agreed at the time, but now, as he waits waits waitswaitswaits he thinks "to hell with it" and regrets letting her go alone.
Here it is for now, I hope you liked it ! I'll post the rest sooner than later, as I'm bored so I will be writing the rest some time this week.
Tell me, which one of them was your favorite ?
Review (pretty) please ?
