𝜗𝜚 THEME: fluff, domesticity, you being jeonghan's whole world (mention of the military)
𝜗𝜚 PAIRING: idol!jeonghan x fem!reader
𝜗𝜚 WORD COUNT: 792
natalia's note: idc if this is too dramatic, i don't want jeonghan to go
⦗💌 ⦘your favourite past time? playing with your boyfriend's hair, duh. sadly, it's the last time you get to do it for the next two years.
“here,” jeonghan drops a bunch of… somethings in your lap and sits down on the fluffy rug you bought last month, his back facing you.
your boyfriend’s randomness is nothing new; even before you began dating, you quickly found out that yoon jeonghan was an unpredictable man. but no matter how much time has passed since you agreed to be his girlfriend, you are still taken aback each and every time he decides to do something out of the blue in his jeonghan fashion.
you quickly grew to love his randomness, though. it’s like being surprised in the best ways possible.
“what,” you pick up a packet of colourful hair ties and hair pins, “what do you want me to do with those?”.
jeonghan turns around and looks up to meet your eyes, his own holding nothing but fondness and warmth. “my hair,” he says and shakes his head of messy brown hair he died a couple of days ago. “we haven’t done this in a while, so i thought it’d be nice.”
your stomach churned. how many times have you sat like this - you on the edge of the sofa and jeonghan in front of you, resting comfortably against a cushion you placed so as not to strain his back. a drama or a cooking show would be playing quietly in the background, neither of you watching it, too busy with basking in the domesticity.
looking back, it was a no-brainer that you got addicted to your boyfriend’s hair so quickly. playing with it became a little habit of yours - before bed, in the morning, at a game night with the boys, during parties - whenever jeonghan was in your arm’s reach, you’d play with his hair, no matter if they were short or long (though you always mourned his long hair whenever he cut them). it always managed to calm you down and ground you when life got a bit too much.
you’ve never experienced deja vu before, but if this was how it felt then you’d rather be hit with a sledge hammer. it’d hurt less.
and now… despite that you could feel your heart breaking, you couldn’t tell him no. it’s probably the last time you’ll be able to do this before the enlistment anyway, so maybe… maybe it’ll be a nice way to celebrate his last days at home?
“it’s hair. it’s just hair,” your mind seems to scream into the void as you grab a couple of the purple-ish hair bands and slide them on your wrist. but your heart is even louder and it feels like you’re being ripped apart.
were you being dramatic? definitely. did you care? not at all. your whole life would change in the next day or so and despite preparing for this for such a long time now, it didn’t make it any less painful. with jeonghan leaving you’d be losing a part of yourself.
“hey,” he raises his hand and grabs your chin, “get that scowl off your face.”
“i know,” you sigh. “it’s just that-,”.
“i don’t want to hear any of that. we’re having fun tonight, honey,” jeonghan says and runs his thumb over your cheek. affection and pure love, which are always there whenever he looks at you (coups makes sure to point that out on every possible occasion), seemed to slow your racing heartbeat, because the longer you stared into his brown, gentle eyes the more your mind seemed to quiet down. oh, how you are going to miss that lovesick stare. “no more sad faces, yeah?”
you swallow and nod, your heart heavy from all the emotions. the pink ribbons and blue pins look like the opposite of what you are feeling, but… you have to be strong. if not for yourself, then for jeonghan.
“any specific requests?” you ask and comb your fingers gently through his silky hair.
“nope. whatever you do,” he says and turns his back to you, “it’ll look perfect.” you couldn't see jeonghan’s face, but you could hear the smile in his voice.
placing a peck on your exposed leg, he makes himself comfortable against the cushions and lets out his grandpa-esque sigh.
what the next days are going to bring - you aren’t sure. you don’t even want to think about it. but for now… for now, you are as content as you can be. enveloped by your love’s affection like a security blanket, his warm hands sliding up and down your calves, as if reminding you that he’s still there, it is enough for you. enough to swallow your tears and put a brave smile on your face for the man sitting in front of you.
for now it is only you and him and all the pink ribbons.
the entire gaang jumped azula and she was fine and she damn near killed aang while he was in the avatar state AND even iroh didn’t wanna go against her….do you legitimately think azula couldn’t take on katara 1v1 and most likely kill her if it wasn’t for her lil plot forwarding breakdown….
Azula was always unstable and didnt like loss. We see that through her entire character arc where anything less than perfection isn’t good enough, to the point where perfection didn’t even satisfy her. The bitch was strong but she was crazy, and let her guard down.
It’s hubris sis, they’ve been doing this since ancient Greece dont act high and mighty because you dont understand Hamartia.
Also let’s not forget that Katara is an insanely powerful waterbender. Like her skill is unique at her age. She stops rain out to like 20 feet away from her and mastered blood ending after only working with internal water for about a day. We see Zuko even be scared of her power and impressed by her restraint.
There is only one bitch who matched Azula’s raw bending power and her name is Katara so gtfo.
Also in that scene where Azula got a (lucky) shot at Aang in his avatar state, someone was kind enough to bring up that Katara was going to to toe with Azula and nearly ran her into the ground until Zuko came to help her ass. So no, if anyone could beat Azula it was Katara
Bitch, Katara was about to fuck up LEAGUES of Dai Li agents when Aang went into the avatar state in the Earth Kingdom. Zuko knew he couldn’t face Azula alone on her best day so who did he ask to come with him? Katara. This is a girl who went up against a waterbending master and held her own so well that it made a culture change their values and customs. Don’t you EVER disrespect queen Katara like that.
So, everyone has discussed this to death and Katara is more than proven within the show to be able to take down Azula, mentally stable or not. But OP made a very serious accusation that I feel I have to address.
“…Azula only lost to Katara because of plot armor”
You know what? I’m gonna let Piandao have the stage from here:
“…your weapon is an extension of yourself. You must think of it as another part of your own body.”
“…You must learn to use your sword to stamp your identity on a battlefield. Remember, you cannot take back a stroke of the brush, or a stroke of the sword.”
Oh, and look at Katara, all sparing Azula’s life without spending 5 episodes of preachiness about it! She could have let her drown. She could have stabbed her with an ice dagger. But she didn’t. Do people talk about this? No. It’s all about Aang and his lack of character development.
“Landscape painting teaches a warrior to hold the lay of the land in his mind. In battle, you only have an instant to take everything in.”
“Rock gardening teaches the warrior to manipulate his surroundings and use them to his advantage”
Katara uses her element like an extension of her own body, she is able to quickly survey her surroundings and take advantage of them, all the while considering the implications of her actions and choosing whether to take a life or not.
@trapcard, everything is a plot forwarding device. This isn’t real life. Not a single stroke of color in the show is there by accident. Every element, every word, every decision anyone makes through 61 episodes is intentional and there to further the plot. Azula has a mental breakdown. That is her character, that is her arc. Katara has canonically bested her twice, both when she was stable and when she wasn’t. In this fight, we see Katara being the epitome of a warrior the way Piandao has framed it - fluid, creative, fast thinking. And more importantly than anything else - she makes her own decisions, taking into account her surroundings and options. She doesn’t let them make the decisions for her.
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[ID: Zuko and Katara sitting in a field at dusk. Katara is on the left hand side and Zuko is on the right. The sky is filled with starts and some clouds. They are both sitting facing towards the sky and are mostly silhouettes. Zuko is pointing out a star constellation to her. There are two lines of dialogue from the story in the middle of the picture the first one reads in smaller writing, "Why did he stay?" And the second, in bigger writing reads "He fell in Love."]
[ID: A digital colored drawing of Zuko and Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The first panel shows Zuko and Katara alone at night underneath the glow of the moon, seemingly in a serious conversation. Katara is wearing a red crop top and loose pants as well as gold arm bands. Meanwhile, Zuko is dressed in red robes and a black cape. Katara has her right hand on Zuko's chest. She says, "Wow. Your heart is freaking out." Zuko, with his left hand around her hand on his chest, answers, "Yeah." The second panel shows Katara with hesitation in her eyes. With her eyebrows furrowed, she asks, "Because of me?" The third panel shows Zuko looking at her earnestly.]
Tentatively, she reached out to touch his chest and his heart freaked out worse as her warmth spread through him more effectively.
“Wow,” she chuckled. “Your heart really is freaking out.”
“Yeah,” he breathed.
“Because of me?”
He nodded.
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Scourge of the Mo Ce Sea (Pt. 1)
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“You will not honor the Fire Lord on this ship. You will not honor Agni on this ship. You will honor me or you will die a sad, former prince.”
[ID: two grayscale digital illustrations of Katara and Zuko from ATLA framed with letterbox bars to mimic a film screenshot.
The first image is of Katara as a pirate in an alternate universe. She has short hair, with half of her hair pulled up into a braid along the top of her head while two small braids fall into her face. She is wearing a Water Tribe warrior’s outfit that is similar to Sokka’s in S1Ep2 The Avatar Returns, and has a crescent moon painted on her forehead, the Water Tribe mark of the brave. She is looking straight at the camera with a menacing expression, holding her hands out in front of her, and bending water that hangs in the foreground. She is lit from behind by a skylight.
The second image is of Zuko in the same alternate universe as the first image. He is wearing Fire Nation Armor. His hair is shoulder length, half up in a top knot with a fire insignia pin decorating the style. He is seated with his back against a wall, and bound by ropes. He is mostly in a shadow cast by Katara (off screen), except for light illuminating his eyes. He looks up in shock and awe at Katara while sharp daggers of ice hang suspended in the air pointed at him. Blurred water droplets float in the foreground. /END ID]
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Blueberry
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“Ok, good, now hold on. No, not like that, put your arms…there, good.”
[ID: a colored digital illustration of a Modern AU Zuko and Katara riding a motorcycle framed with letterbox bars to mimic a film screenshot. They are riding fast toward screen left. Zuko is in profile glancing back at Katara, while Katara is clinging to him desperately, mouth open with shock and surprise. Papers are flying out of the file in her hand across the frame. Zuko hair is fluffy and medium length on top and shaved underneath; he wears a black motorcycle jacket open, fluttering in the wind, and jeans. Zuko is driving a Honda CB1100 with a red and blue striped paint job. Katara’s hair is half up in a bun and long, flowing behind her. She wears blue business casual clothes, a light trenchcoat and some midcalf slacks with some brown loafers. The background is brightly colored with neon pinks, purples, and blues and motion blurred to indicate the great speed at which they are traveling. Glitzy gold streaks shine indicating passing lights. The lighting is dramatic and glows on the two characters and motorcycle. /END ID]
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24 Hours
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“The stress of planning a wedding. The chaos of today. Marrying me.”
[ID: A five panel full color digital comic displays Katara and Zuko after their wedding and after all the trials and tribulations they had to endure to get to that point.
Panel 1: Katara and Zuko are dressed for their wedding in complementary outfits that combine both their cultures (both wear some red and some blue, each also has elements of fur on their garments). Katara’s hair is styled with a pearl and seashell headdress and a gossamer veil, and Zuko’s hair is pulled half up into a topknot, held in place by his Fire Lord crown. Zuko takes Katara’s hand and asks nervously “So, was it worth it?” as Katara looks up at him smiling. They stand in a reception room while the audience can see through open doors behind them to the grand hall where all their loved ones are walking toward them. Sokka has his arm around Suki and is fist pumping the air, Toph is dragging Aang by the hand while Aang air bends confetti into the sky. Momo flies overhead. Iroh follows in the background.
The next three panels have jagged edges and are cocked at strange angles indicating chaos.
Panel 2: In a red color scheme, the panel indicates a gas leak emanating through the hotel everyone was staying at for the wedding. Suki is in the foreground motioning back to the group to get out of the building while covering her mouth with a rag. Sokka, Zuko, and Katara motion to other hotel occupants to follow them out of the building. Swirls of gas float in the background above Suki’s head.
Panel 3: In a blue color scheme, Katara is turned disdainfully away from Haru, with a mustache, who proudly proposes to Katara on one knee with his hand over his chest and his eyes closed. He is trying to say “Katara will you marry m-” But Katara’s word bubble overlaps his saying “THERE’S A FRICKIN’ BOMB, HARU”
Panel 4: In a purple color scheme, Katara tearfully shows Zuko her dirty and damaged veil. Zuko holds up half of the veil, looking down to assess the damage. They are both wearing casual tunics, and Zuko’s tunic is open, showing the scar on his abdomen.
The middle three panels are accompanied by two small line drawings of flustered Zuko and Katara outside of the panels.
Panel 5: The close up of Katara and Zuko in their wedding outfits shows them from the shoulders up. Zuko is leaning down to rest his forehead gently against Katara’s. Both of their eyes are closed as she answers his question from the first panel, simply stating, “Absolutely.” Their hands are clasped together above their hearts, smiling softly. The image is soft and glossy looking. /END ID]
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