16! or 10 *3*
Hello friend! Thanks for fueling my distractions.
As much as I wanted to do all three, I decided to reign it in a little, so you’ll have to wait for day 28 of ZK month for prompt 3. Someone else asked for 10 as well, so I’ll link it when it’s done.
16. One person pouting, only to have it removed by a kiss from the other person.
Katara found Zuko exactly where she expected him to be- by the turtle duck pond. She rolled her eyes at his predictability, slowly approaching but making no move to mask the noise of her steps. Zuko’s head twitched in her direction, but he did not protest when she took a seat on the bench beside him.
Katara bent a small stream of water from the pond, idly making shapes as she waited for Zuko to speak up. She had learned over the years there was no point in wasting her breath asking how he was. When he was ready to talk, he would.
She didn’t have to wait long before Zuko let out a heavy sigh and turned to her.
“I feel really stupid for being jealous of how much our son loves your brother,” Zuko confessed, “But I just can’t help it. I thought, you know since he’s a firebender, and the only boy, he and I would have so much in common. But Kai takes so much after Sokka I just- Sometimes I feel like he wishes Sokka was his dad, and I-”
“Zuko,” Katara interrupted, gently cupping his cheek and guiding his gaze to hers. “Of course Kai loves you. All of our kids do. They just get excited when there’s someone new around to play with.”
“But I-”
“And,” she continued, ignoring his protest, “It’s because he’s the fun Uncle. Sokka doesn’t have to discipline them or tell them to stop fighting or make them do their lessons. But you aren’t going to stop doing those things, because you love our kids.”
“Yeah, I suppose...”
“And one day when they are older they will recognize how lucky they were to have a father who cared so much that he made sure they were safe and loved.” Katara gently kissed his cheek, pleases to see his lips twitching in a smile.
“I hate it when you are right,” Zuko said, but he didn’t sound like he hated it.
“I know.” Katara leaned in, pressing her lips gently but firmly against his. She smiled when he tried to follow as she pulled back, all lingerings of his pouting long gone. “Ready to head back inside?”
Zuko kissed her once more before nodding. “Yeah, let’s go see what mess they’ve made now.”
Katara accepted his arm, grinning as they made their way back inside.
It was good to know she could still cheer her husband up.
Steambaby Kai and the headcanon that he looks like a mini Zuko but acts like a mini Sokka came from the incredible and lovely @ladamapintada 💜
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EDIT: I also did 10 here if you want to see it @favlie
