He heard Sokka take in a breath, and then felt another hand under his unscarred ear, which was Zuko’s only warning before something practically hit him in the mouth, hurting his teeth, and his eye flew open to realize Sokka was kissing him.
Ok so... I kept thinking someone was gonna draw this scene from @hollypunkers Blue bc it made me cry TWICE. But no one did so I had to draw it myself. Read it if you haven’t already!!!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24376396/chapters/64006651#workskin
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[Zuko and Sokka are trapped in the catacombs beneath Ba Sing Se. Zuko is wearing his blue spirit outfit but has lost his mask. Sokka is in his normal blue attire. Sokka reaches up to touch Zuko’s scar. “This must have hurt,” Sokka’s voice said, low enough it only added to the quiet around them. Zuko opened his mouth to lie, but somewhere along the words muddled with his thoughts and what he said instead was, “I used to look like my mother.”]