#katara angst

[tonydestiel67]

⚠️CW: Blood ⚠️

I really missed creating something intense, and since I’ve already written the scene linked to this moment, I thought I’d draw it as well. I’m so sorry! 👀

[littlemisshunter]

"I know sometimes it hurts more to hope and it hurts more to care. But you have to promise me you won't stop caring."

✦ Series ✦

⋘ 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎... ⋙

✦ One-shots/Two-shots ✦

⋘ 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎... ⋙

✦ Drabbles ✦

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[vomits0cutely]

Sokka: *can’t remember his mother’s face*

Katara: *can’t forget her mothers face*

[midnightanxietytm]

Between the walls of Ba Sing Se

Contents: Role-swap AU, verbal fights (on Zuko's part at least), Katara angst, lots of introspection, tension so thick you could cut it, mentions of the Painted Lady, Pre-relationship Zutara, Katara is mid-redemption arc, She's working in a teashop with her gran-gran.

A/N: This is an extra set in the same universe of this fic, I wanted to explore the characters more before making the decision of actually writing zutara into the fic. I appreciate constructive criticism, you can send me an ask if you want to discuss anything abt this fic.

“Playing pretend, Princess?” It hurts because he's saying it, because they both know it has truth to it, because somehow, he knows her.

Word count: 881

It's a long long way

To Ba Sing Se

But the girls in the city

They look so pretty

It’s weirdly peaceful, cathartic even, or at least as peaceful as customer service can get. Still, Katara finds herself content with this existence, this life she and her grandmother had made for themselves. She likes the tea, likes their house, likes the pai-sho, and if she ever needs a little more adrenaline, she has The Painted Lady.

But then he comes along, rattles her peace, shakes her to her very core; that ruthless reminder of her every mistake.

And she’s so unlucky, because out of all the Avatar's friends, Zuko is the one who isn’t afraid to go toe to toe with her. Sure, his sister had the raw power, but he had the technique, the balance, and the knowledge of… well her. 

“Playing pretend, Princess?” It hurts because he's saying it, because they both know it has truth to it, because somehow, he knows her. And she doesn’t know how to answer, not anymore. She looks away, outside the alleyway behind the shop, upwards towards the sky, anywhere but his amber eyes.

“I'm not a princess anymore.” She says, only because she realizes he's waiting for her answer, sizing her up, determining If she’s a threat to be dealt with. She glances at the Dao on his back and wishes she had the courage to learn something like that, she wonders where he did.

“Oh? What are you, then?” There’s so much venom in his words, so much hatred, and she’s just starting to realize that she does deserve that, she has caused him nothing but suffering… And once again she can’t answer him, because of his hate, or was it her own hate? It poisons her veins, clogs her throat. And because she doesn’t know it just yet. Who is she if not Princess Katara of the Southern Tribe? Who was she then? Who is she now?

She leans further into the shadows of the alley, hoping they engulf her, wanting to run, but unable to run from his burning embers. “I don’t know…” She admits in a whisper, hoping he doesn’t hear it, hoping he leaves.

“Really? Because I could have sworn someone called you by Kya today, is that a new trick of yours?” And that she can’t stand. She steps forward, fists curling and posture changing so fast that Zuko, despite himself, is taken aback, and raises a hand to his sword hilt.

“Don’t say that name like that!” She bites. “You can spit my name with as much poison as you want, but not that one! Don’t come again. Leave me alone!” She’s back inside the teashop, fast as a tidal wave.

Zuko stands there, hand firmly gripping his dao, for a good few seconds before his body finally allows itself to relax; he exhales slowly and leaves the alleyway, and he ignores his shaky hands, ignores how the girl he’s used to focus all his hate on had looked so… fragile.

He can handle her being a threat, he can handle all the scars and scratches she’s given him, that he’s given her, but he can’t handle the hurt in her eyes, he can’t afford to let his empathy get the best of him, not during war. He can’t let his guard down.

And yet… Once he finds his way back to the upper ring he finds himself slipping into the brooding and introspective manners he often does whenever he's shaken by something. 

So he trains.

This is a newer habit, one that came after they started their journey. Now he trains every time he has a particularly harsh dilemma, and during those training sessions he makes sure that the moon is his only companion. In this particular situation though, the moonlight distracts him, because it also reminds him of her.

She’s stronger under the veil of the night, every waterbender is, but she especially is a fearsome thing to behold. He wondered how long it’s been since she could bend in the open, he wondered how it would feel to have to hide such an integral part of oneself. 

Zuko has always been a little jealous of her when it came to bending; she had training, experience, she was a fully realized master. All he had was the partial teachings of his uncle, who was often busy running their village and a week of class back when they stayed with Hama, everything else was him improvising, adapting, and pushing forward because he had to. His bending was solely for survival, hers was for fighting, that he had managed to hold his own against her so many times before was a miracle.

And to see such foe so utterly lost, it moved something deep within him, something he couldn’t quite place. He echoed her confusion with each fiery punch and kick of his own, then with each swing of his swords.

Zuko trained until his muscles were sore and his mind was somewhat clear. It was well past one in the morning when he finally sat down near a water fountain, breathing heavily. He didn’t really have a conclusion for his dilemmas.

But he thought he could really go for some tea in the morning.

[scarletemeterio-thesecond]

I was wondering if you could do a gaang x fem reader where they all love and they try really hard to get alone time with her but someone is interrupting them (on purpose) but eventually she finds out (you can decide the ending)

Hey, thank you so much for requesting! I decided to turn this into a Katara x reader, and I kinda changed the concept, but not so much. I hope that's okay and that you like it!

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Jealousy (Katara x Fem!Reader)

Warnings: Jealous Katara, idk if that counts as a warning lol.

Genre: Angst with a bit of fluff.

Fandom: Avatar, The Last Airbender.

Summary: Katara thinks reader likes Sokka so she always interrupts them when they're alone.

Word Count: 1473

You were all relaxing near the water, taking a little break. You were sitting on a rock next to Toph while you were keeping your feet wet. Even though you had never said it out loud, you loved watching Katara waterbend, especially when she did it just for fun.

"Aang, I know swimming is fun and all, but do you really think you should be exposing yourself like that? Cover up!" Commented Toph.

"What? I'm wearing trunks," answered the boy.

"I know, it's your tattoos I'm worried about," she explained. "What if someone sees you?"

"There are walls all around us. It's completely safe," mentioned Katara.

"She's right, there's nothing to worry about," you agreed.

After that short conversation, Aang went down a waterfall, but all you could think about was the girl standing in front of you. You lay back on the rock and looked up at the sky while letting out a sigh. Then you turned your head to the side and you took a look at your friend just a few meters away from you. You decided to get up and join him, sitting by his side.

"Hey, (Y/N), getting bored over there?" He asked.

"I guess you could say that," you said while resting your chin on your palm. He tilted his head to look at you.

"Problems in paradise?"

"First of all, Sokka, there is no `paradise`," you groaned. "And yes." He giggled at your response, which made you laugh too. Sokka knew about your crush on his sister, he'd suspected for a while and when you finally told him he confirmed it, so you knew you could always count on him whenever you wanted to talk about Katara.

Behind you, the two girls were talking when suddenly the waterbender saw you with her brother. She crossed her arms and her expression was completely sour. She couldn't listen to what you two were talking about, but she suspected that it wasn't a normal conversation between two friends. During the last few weeks you and Sokka had been whispering and spending a lot of time together, so she thought it meant that there was something between the two of you.

Katara hated feeling like this, but she just couldn't help it. Whenever she saw you with her brother, she felt so much jealousy. She knew that she couldn't change who you liked, but it made her feel sad since she wanted to be the one you chose. But she couldn't have been further from reality.

"She's looking at us right now," Sokka announced. "Well, I'm pretty sure she's looking at you."

"Shut up, I already told you she doesn't like me like that."

"(Y/N), she's my sister, don't you think I know her enough to realize when she likes somebody?"

"I don't know, it's just that part of me wants you to be right and is actually hopeful that you are, but the other part of me doesn't think that her liking me back is possible."

"I get that you're scared, but I think that you should just tell her how you feel," he advised you. You smiled gently while you played with a lock of your hair, as you always did when you were nervous.

"Thanks for being such a good friend, Sokka," you said and then wrapped your arms around one of his. "It truly means-."

"Hey, guys!" Katara interrupted you. "Why don't you join us?"

"I don't know, I'm pretty comfortable-," began saying her brother.

"Come on, we can play in the water or something," she grabbed your arm and softly pulled you away from Sokka. You didn't pay much attention to her behavior, and you went with her while trying to hide your blushing face.

A few days went by and you still hadn't built the courage to tell her about your feelings. The moment you saw Katara in her Fire Nation disguise, you thought about telling her how beautiful she was and how much you liked her, but you didn't. At the same time, when she saw you with your red clothes, she felt the same way, but neither of you was brave enough to take the first step.

Of course, you kept spending a lot of time with Sokka, not only because he always advised you well, but also because he was just a great friend. However, her sister just kept assuming the worst.

At first, no one really paid a lot of attention to her new behavior, but soon it became extremely noticeable. She got easily irritated, and was basically always in a bad mood, especially around Sokka.

You were peacefully taking a bath, when suddenly you heard Aang saying your name. You looked up and realized he was sitting at the edge of the cliff, and Katara was by his side.

"Is this about (Y/N)?"

"What do you mean?" asked the waterbender.

"We've all noticed that she's been spending a lot of time with Sokka, but I think that for some particular reason that really bothers you," observed the boy.

"Is it really that obvious?"

"Maybe just a little," he giggled. "Is that why you always interrupt them whenever they're alone? Because you like her?"

"Yeah, I guess I'm not the best at hiding my feelings."

As soon as you heard that, you felt like nothing else mattered in the world. You couldn't believe it, and you ran your hands through your hair, still assimilating everything. Listening to private conversations was bad and you knew it, you even felt a little bit guilty about listening to them, but at the same time it made you realize that you had to tell Katara about your feelings. So you decided that you'd do it that same night.

When you were done with your bath, you put your clothes back on, and started thinking about what you were going to say. You weren't sure of how much time you spent there, but you were surprised when you realized it was already dark. You went back to the others and saw that they were about to serve dinner.

"Oh, (Y/N), we were about to go look for you," commented Aang. "We were a little worried."

"No need to worry, I'm here now!" You sat down on the floor, between Toph and the young Avatar. Katara handed you a plate of food and you shared a quick look before she broke the eye contact.

There was a weird tension in the air, and you all ate in silence, which was very unusual for all of you. You couldn't take it anymore, so when you were done, you asked Katara if the two of you could talk for a bit.

There was no going back now, you took a deep breath and started talking.

"Please don't get mad, but today while I was taking a bath, I heard you and Aang talking," you began saying. Suddenly she opened her eyes, and her heart began racing. "I didn't listen to everything, but I did hear enough for me to finally build the courage to tell you what you're about to hear."

"Wait," she said before you could continue. "You don't have to say anything, okay? I'm really sorry you heard that, but I know there's something between you and Sokka, so I'll just try to stay away from you." Once she was done, she started to walk away, but you stopped her.

"Katara, there's nothing going on with Sokka!" She turned around and you could see the tears forming in her eyes. You walked closer to her and looked her in the eye. "I don't like Sokka, I like you," you finally confessed.

"What?" asked the girl, clearly a bit confused. "I, uh, I thought you were together or something, since you've been spending a lot of time with him," she mumbled.

"It's because he knows about my crush on you, and he's been constantly telling me that you feel the same way but I never believed him until today."

There was a brief silence between the two of you, and you decided to keep talking. "I mean it, you know? I truly like you, I'm pretty sure I've liked you since the first time-."

You were interrupted by a pair of hands softly grabbing your face, and then you felt Katara's lips on top of yours. You wrapped your arms around her waist, wanting to stay like this forever. When the two of you pulled away, both of you were smiling.

"I've liked you since the first time I saw you, too," she whispered. You giggled at her words right before pulling her in for another kiss and the both of you realized that the wait had been absolutely worth it, even the parts that weren't so good, because it had all lead you to that moment.

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Hey! I know I already made a post about this but I wanted to thank you again for 100 followers, it means a lot to me and it makes me so happy that people like my writing! I'll see if a post something else during the weekend, but I can't promise anything since my birthday is next monday and I'm kinda focused on that! Just wanted to take a moment to say that! Thanks for reading <3

-Mica

[tragicophelias]

I KNOW THAT KATARA AND AANG END UP TOGETHER AND SPAWN THE BEST CHILDREN EVER BUT RIGHT NOW I'M STILL SHIPPING KATARA AND ZUKO OKAY?