Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
I find him on the balcony, watching the clouds as they drift slowly across the full moon. Starlight illuminates his face, softening it, reminding me just how young he really is. Something I forget all too often.
He turns to smile at me, offering his hand. Willingly, I allow him to pull me into his embrace. Wrapped in his arms, we watch the stars twinkle in the sky.
My ear is the first to fall victim. Soft nibbles follow, trailing down my neck. I turn my head, capturing his lips as the first of the fireworks explode in the sky.