@flamehonored asked: ❛ You’re my home. Always have been. ❜ — to mai~
And he's been her's, for so long. Before Fire Lord, before being banished: when he was just Zuko, and she was just Mai.
Her lips press together, fighting every taught response to repress before her hand glides along his chest. Ever delicately, and like she has all the time in the word. Out comes a breath, surprisingly light, before she bows her head slightly.
Finally a smile grows, as if pleased with his statement. A part of her wonders just how different 'home' would be had things played out differently. Would they be like this -- where she allows herself to smile and feel -- had they never meet as children? Would she had betrayed Azula had he never made such an impact on her?
Digits toy with the fabric of his robe, right above his heart should be. " What's got you in such a mood? " Comes out ever dryly, but there's no denying the amusement, ever dear, that radiates in normally dull eyes.