Prompt: #68 - Elements
Word Count: 175
Rating: PG-15
Warnings: Character death, suicide, general angst.
He watches as they push her into the sea, wrapped in cloth and furs adorned with handmade charms. He watches as she floats away, watches as her element swallows her whole, watches until there is nothing left to see, and even then watches the choppy white-tipped waves. He stays there for hours, watching the swell of the ocean, the movement of the water, the liquid grace and fluidity that she embodied so well.
Word Count: 175
Rating: PG-15
Warnings: Character death, suicide, general angst.
He watches as they push her into the sea, wrapped in cloth and furs adorned with handmade charms. He watches as she floats away, watches as her element swallows her whole, watches until there is nothing left to see, and even then watches the choppy white-tipped waves. He stays there for hours, watching the swell of the ocean, the movement of the water, the liquid grace and fluidity that she embodied so well.
He squeezes the pendant tighter, tighter, until it crumbles under the pressure, slicing into his palm and drawing red, red blood. He drops the glass pieces to the ground and takes the dive. The last things he notices are the sting of the saltwater on his hand, the way his hot red blood stains her beautiful blue ocean, and the way the sea surrounding him feels just like Katara's arms wrapping around him.
The next morning Zuko is gone, the pendant lies broken on the earth, the moon is still in the sky, and the sunrise is the color of blood.
END.