I wrote this one because someone requested it. :D I liked writing it because I did it at two in the morning in a warm cozy bed. :D (For all we know, this could have been canon)

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Zuko didn't care that she didn't know. Didn't know how his heartbeat went erratic, that his breath sometimes got caught in his throat because he'd forgotten how to breathe, and even that there was the occasional dream where he saw himself finally getting what he wanted.

He didn't care that she had hated him. It saved him the trouble of worrying that she'd see his bad side. What a horrible understatement…She had experienced all his yelling, temper, and cruelty. Now he had nothing left but all the good, and she would slowly be able to see it as he gradually revealed himself.

He didn't care that she was beautiful. It definitely did not go unnoticed by him, but he had seen plenty of attractive women throughout his travels. Somehow none of them held a candle to Katara. She was just stronger, more determined, a fighter. That was sexier than any physical attribute, that she could hold her own, even overpower, in a duel against him.

He didn't care that she was in love. That's the way the world worked after all. He saw her with Aang, the touches, the kisses, the smiles. It caused him physical pain and he had been forced to walk away on more than one occasion. Nonetheless, the important thing was that he saw those touches, kisses and similes and saw what they did to her. It was hard to ignore how genuine she became in those moments. How she smiled and it was like sunlight. She was the sunlight. And that was enough. All the murmurs of his heart and the flickers of his breath, all the jolts in his chest and the feelings he had to swallow, they all were rendered obsolete so long as she was happy.

This is another song inspired snippet.

the band is Trading Yesterday. I'll let you figure out the song. ;)
Let me know what you think about it :) and I'm alway open to suggestions and I guess I'm pretty open to requests.

Thanks for reading!