every lovely bloom designed to defend
"The way Zuko was running to greet him was a breath of fresh air—it was the rays of sun on a gloomy day, the rainbow after the rain.
That joy and that vulnerability that came along with being a human person is part of what made Zuko so beautiful, it’s what made him shine and light up the room, what made his heart beat faster.
… it’s what made the vines in Sokka’s body crawl, what made his stomach writhe in pain as they continued to grow.
The very person who gave him life, who made him feel alive, was the same person sucking the life out of him."
[or, zukka hanahaki au]
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written for the @atla18bigbang !!!
nine chapters—55k+ words
rating: teen and up
updates: every wednesday :)
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my lovely beta: @raininginthestreets
the wonderful artist: @lilihasalife
fantastic podficcer: @the-boys-from-ba-sing-se
art: x // podfic: chapter one