What⊠is your favorite Zutara headcanon (AU or not)
Not the Troll Toll! đ
I'll play your sick game. One headcanon that I always go back to is Zuko loves SWT cuisine. He loves stewed sea prunes over rice. He learns from Gran Gran how to prepare all of Katara's favorite dishes, so that whenever she has a stressful day/week he can cook her some comfort food. ^.^
@envente after months, hereâs that Toko request lol:
Req: Something simple, adult timeline. A little sensuous, nothing explicit.
Special s/o to my girl @dumplingsjinson for the prompt that made my brain finally kick into gear.
Zuko wasnât exactly in the mood for a banquet. He was tired, which didnât count as a rarity, but he was especially exhausted today for some reason. It was as if his entire month had decided to fall upon and trample him. He wouldnât have even been going to this thing if Toph hadnât said sheâd go with himâone thing he didnât understand fully because it wasnât her scene.
Not that she didnât stun anytime she went to something like this, but he knew that she wouldâve rather do anything else.
âIf itâll get you to quit complaining,â sheâd said when heâd moaned to her about this event when sheâd arrived for a regular visit a few days ago, âIâll be your date or whatever. Itâll be fun.â
Heâd wanted to question her about the offer but he decided against it; he wasnât sure then if heâd wanted to change her mind about going with him or not.
Now, he was very sure he would be better off in her company.
Besides, he tended to enjoy it more than he should.
For the past few months, the two of them had gotten increasingly closer with her stays at the palace. It was during one of her very impromptu visits that heâd experienced her verbal abuse towards diplomats with whom he had to meet almost daily. Heâd managed to take advantage of it, getting her to speak up when something nonsensical came up in meetings.
It both took weight off his shouldersâbecause they tended to agree on most mattersâand it brought him a little dose of entertainment during an otherwise dull conference.
Spending more time with her wasnât all that bad, either.
But the more time he spent with her, the more he felt these familiarly unfamiliar feelings for her develop and strengthen and he wasnât sure how he felt about that. Heâd just broken things off with Maiâagainâand it felt like that was it, the last time. And by just, he actually meant that itâd been approximately six months.
Even he was judging himself at this point. He knew he had to move on; heâd been telling himself that he wanted to focus on working and whatever else⊠but to move on with one of his closest friends seemed diabolical. To even think of her that way was not ideal, while equally inevitable.
Zuko shifted awkwardly by the mirror, a stupid stand of his hair falling rebelliously across his face. He blew it out of the way as he fiddled with the clasp of his ceremonial belt when Toph strode into the room, barefoot as always, her hands brushing off invisible dust from her tailored green dress. She hadnât bothered to knock.
âStill struggling with that thing, Hotpants?â she teased, leaning against the doorframe. Her smirk was audible even before she added, âI think youâve been at it for at least an hour. Willing to bet that you need a hand.â
âIâve got it,â he muttered, his cheeks faintly pink. He felt as though sheâd somehow caught him thinking about what heâd been thinking about and he could barely allow himself to meet her blind gaze.
She snorted. âOf course you do. Give it here.â
Zuko exhaled sharply as Tophâs hands reached out, brushing against his. Her fingers were deft despite her lack of sight, finding the clasp and securing it effortlessly. She lingered a beat too long, her hands resting lightly on his waist, somehow forcing him to finally take her in. Green and gold, she wore, and she always looked beautiful in the colors of her nation, but she looked especially so now in her dress and braided hair.
âThere,â she said, her voice softer now.
âThanks,â Zuko said gruffly, not moving away, though he knew he should.
She tilted her head, clearly aware of the shifted energy between them. âYouâre tense,â she observed, smirking. âWhyâs that?â
He swallowed hard, his gaze dropping to her face. Her smirk faltered just slightly as her chin tilted upward, her lips parting in a breath.
âToo close,â Zuko whispered, his voice hoarse. His eyes flicked to her mouthâhe hadnât meant to, but there was no stopping it. Shit.
âNot close enough,â Toph murmured, her voice barely audible as she leaned in.
He froze for a split second, just long enough to feel her breath on his lips before she kissed him. It wasnât tentative, wasnât softâit was daring, challenging, and entirely Toph.
When she pulled back, her grin was sharp as she made to exit the room. âNow, youâre ready. Get that heartbeat under control at the party, Hot Toddy, and maybe Iâll let you take me out for a dance.â
Zuko stood there, speechless, the faintest trace of her still lingering on his lips.
I'm going to have to go with Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade (Luke x Mara) from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Even before they got together I hoped they would get together. Truthfully, it was my first enemies to lovers ship. ^.^
Thanks for the ask! I hope you have an amazing day!
MISS TWINKLE TOPH, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TT.
I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE NEW MOVIE SORRY IT DIDNT HAVE A LOT OF TOKKA I WILL MAKE SURE OF IT FOR YOU SENDING A STRONGLY WORDED EMAIL TO ATATAR HQ RIGHT NOW. ANYTHING 4 U
LOL, hi!
I didnât watch the whole thing but took an insane amount of screenshots, and got the general gist of it. About the Tokka, them standing next to each other was enough to send me spiraling, unfortunately. Or fortunately, depending on how you look at it lolll
I just wish people didnât stay hating it?? The mere idea of them is so sweet and people stay stuck on certain things, and yeahâitâs sad, sad for a gal like me
And Avatar HQ should be quaking in their boots with that email youâre drafting. CC me, will you? LOL
