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“ I can feel your pulse racing under my fingertips - tell me what you want me to do about it. ”
Her voice… sweet, warm, knowing… gave him a strange sensation. Zuko's heart pounded like war drums beneath his skin, betraying every shred of calm he'd ever tried to maintain as a Firelord.
He didn’t pull away from her touch….. he couldn’t.
Instead, he turned his hand slightly, just enough for their palms to touch, and exhaled shakily before meeting her gaze.
“…Stay,” he said simply, in a low voice. As if it were the most sincere thing in the world… and maybe it was.
He had been through a long period of stress, and he couldn't deny it. Spending time with the Gaang was the only way to distract himself… and Katara was the only one he could share things with that they could both feel.
