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burnedfor[ Saving her changes things. At first, he doesn't really notice. He's too caught up in trying to prove himself to the group. Fighting, fighting, trying to find a way to fix things and change the world for the better. Because he needs to find a way. It's his family, his lineage that brought the world to its knees and tipped the balance. But after a while, he can't avoid the fact that something's different between him and Katara. It's something he can't immediately place, because really he's never been much good with these kinds of things. But he finds himself thinking of her more and more. Almost losing her has jump started a protectiveness he hadn't known himself capable of. It seems logical at first, but that facade crumbles on a mission, when he nearly gets hurt because he can't stop thinking about whether or not she's safe. And then there's the feelings.
The fluttering, whirlpool-tide tug in his gut whenever she's near.
The burning ache in his chest when he thinks about her.
The urge he gets to touch her hair, caress her cheek, kiss her...
Wait, kiss her? Zuko sits up in bed, the realization hitting him a lot harder than it should. He wants to kiss her. He wants to touch her, make her smile even though the world is messed up and only getting worse. He would give her the world if he could, and...what does that mean? No, he knows what it means. It means he's developed feelings for the one person he shouldn't have. And even more disconcerting is the fact that he can't figure out when they started. When he saved her? Before that? How long before?
He sits indecisive, gets up, heads for the door, goes back to sit on the bed. What's he supposed to do with this? Is it selfish for him to want to tell her? He should keep this to himself, but that wouldn't be any good, either. If he keeps going like this his feelings are going to consume him.
Which is how he ends up in front of her door, pacing. He's not really sure when he ended up there, or if he even decided he wanted to tell her how he felt. He just knows he has no idea what to do next. So he mutters to himself under his breath, trying to find the perfect thing to say, but none of it sounds right. Eventually, frustrated, he throws his hands up and shouts; ] Why is this so hard!?
[ And then he realizes he just gave himself away. Stupid! He's so stupid! ]
The fluttering, whirlpool-tide tug in his gut whenever she's near.
The burning ache in his chest when he thinks about her.
The urge he gets to touch her hair, caress her cheek, kiss her...
Wait, kiss her? Zuko sits up in bed, the realization hitting him a lot harder than it should. He wants to kiss her. He wants to touch her, make her smile even though the world is messed up and only getting worse. He would give her the world if he could, and...what does that mean? No, he knows what it means. It means he's developed feelings for the one person he shouldn't have. And even more disconcerting is the fact that he can't figure out when they started. When he saved her? Before that? How long before?
He sits indecisive, gets up, heads for the door, goes back to sit on the bed. What's he supposed to do with this? Is it selfish for him to want to tell her? He should keep this to himself, but that wouldn't be any good, either. If he keeps going like this his feelings are going to consume him.
Which is how he ends up in front of her door, pacing. He's not really sure when he ended up there, or if he even decided he wanted to tell her how he felt. He just knows he has no idea what to do next. So he mutters to himself under his breath, trying to find the perfect thing to say, but none of it sounds right. Eventually, frustrated, he throws his hands up and shouts; ] Why is this so hard!?
[ And then he realizes he just gave himself away. Stupid! He's so stupid! ]
