A/N: On this AU: The Gaang are all at the same uni, they have sprung break or something, Sokka and Suki (who have been dating forever, and are engaged) wanted to go to a festival and dragged the others along with them. Toph and Aang actually kind of want to go, the others...Not so much. And there's some random messages about LGBTQ+ (ally) stuff somewhere. Mostly because Suki suspects Toph of being gay. Though I myself have no idea if she is.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender. All rights go to Team Bryke and Nickelodeon/Viacom
Katara both wanted to wring her brother's neck and feed him stewed sea prunes for the rets of his life. But she should probably start from the beginning:
Originally, they had booked three rooms. One for Sokka and Suki (the only reason they were even going to this mad festival, minus Zuko being protective if his car and Sokka and Suki being known to get a little irresponsible around alcohol at parties), a separate room for Katara and Toph, and another for Aang and Zuko. At least, that was what Katara had been sure they'd arranged on the five-hour drive to the hotel they were staying at.
Which explained her reaction when Sokka revealed how the rooms where actually going to be split up.
"So, of course, Suki and me are sharing, but Toph and Aang wanted to do a Disney marathon-"
"No, I don't want to watch Frozen a billion times, Twinkletoes!" Toph yelled at Aang in the corner, unheard by Sokka, and (not) regrettably by Zuko and Katara.
"- and that's going to take forever, so you'll have to bunk with Zuko. Sorry, guys."
There were a few blissful seconds of silence as the words sank in. Then, both Zuko and Katara turned very red and sputtered something about it not being appropriate before Zuko awkwardly cleared his throat and suggested he bunks with Sokka and Katara with Suki. Katara agreed with the idea, perhaps a little too quickly. Not that it worked, anyways.
"Oh no! Suki and I have been looking forward to this for ages, you are so not separating us this weekend! It's bad enough we can't even live together right now" Sokka rebuke them, wrapping an arm around his fiancé and kissing her.
"And besides," he reminded them, "it's not like I'm asking you two to get married for something. You'll be up all night studying anyways. And you can sleep in shifts if the whole sharing-a-bed thing is to awkward for you," he added off-handedly.
The pair reddened even more, if that was even possible.
"Does the room really only have one bed?" Katara quietly asked.
Suki nodded and gave her friend a hug.
"Yeah, it was all they had left when we were booking. When it was a same-sex room, it was alright," she gave Toph a look," unless you're choosing now to tell us you're gay. I've got a bet running on it and I really need the cash."
When she saw Katara's shocked expression, she laughed and waved her hand.
"Just kidding. If one of you is gay, then it us completely up to you when you wanna to come out, don't let yourself be forced into it. And to everybody who isn't gay, bi, pan, or whatever, don't make those kinda bets!"
She gave all of them a sharp look and clapped her hands together.
"Now, let's get into those rooms, eh?"
-oOo-
It started out well enough. Ignoring all the awkwardness, of course. But then they both stayed awake way to late studying and were headed to bed at the same time. Katara ran into the bathroom for a shower, and to get changed.
When she reserved form the room, she walked in on Zuko taking his shirt off to reveal his very pale, very muscular back. Hating herself for acting that way, she didn't run for cover or cough awkwardly or anything, no, she just stood there and stared. A little too long.
Safe to say, when she finally made her presence known, she pretty much resembled a tomato.
