31. Prompt #16: Love
They exchanged goodbyes too early and vows of love too late.
32. Prompt #60: Guilt
"My sister…my father…" he would say, his voice laden with guilt.
"Me," she whispered in response, and his guilt was absolved.
33. Prompt #20: Clean
"If I wash myself enough, maybe I'll be clean again!" Katara exclaimed brokenly as she rubbed the twigs across her body.
"You are clean," Zuko replied softly, pulling her arms away from her body.
They both knew that he was lying, for the blood that rose from her self induced scratches was no match for the amount of blood that she had bent and spilled.
34. Prompt #52: Parents
These children proclaimed to have lost their need for parents long ago, yet the only wound left unhealed was that of their mothers' departures.
35. Prompt #97: Rain
The Fire Lord stood in the rain, heedless of how the water was destroying the fine silk of his formal robes. He was caught up in another place, another time, where a blue eyed girl smiled as she lifted her face towards the storm.
36. Prompt #98: Sun
The waterbending master paused in her teaching when she felt the warmth of the sun seep through her parka. The memory of golden eyes and molten kisses seared through her, and for the briefest of moments, she allowed herself to pretend that the world had accepted a union of water and fire.
37. Prompt #94: Lost
"I can't risk losing you," he exclaimed harshly, drawing Katara against him.
"Oh Zuko," she whispered sadly. "You've already lost me."
38. Prompt #22: Hands
The waterbending peasant had the hands smooth of a princess; the prince of the Fire Nation bore the calluses of peasantry.
39. Prompt #44: Reality
As a child, she had often dreamed of 'happily ever afters.' As an adult, she learned that reality rarely occurs happily.
40. Prompt #78: Gift
Her heart was the most precious gift that she could offer, but he rejected it without realizing its worth.
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-SE