Open Mistletoe Shenanigans

[desertions]

Suddenly there's mistletoe above you! And someone is stuck under you! And neither one of you can move until you kiss! Shenanigans abound, basically.

I'll be throwing in my muses so feel free to tag them, or leave blank comments with people you want to play and I will give them people! There are no rules here, only fun and silly holiday kissing.

Enjoy!!!

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[waving]

Maybe I didn't want to.

[She's saying that part to herself as much as to anyone else. Because she's not upset at this realization, so she's trying to work out exactly what she does feel about it. Why she hasn't pulled away from him just yet, even though she probably should. She's not sure she's ever seen him be quite this gentle before.]

[banishment]

[ his hands dropped to her hips and he took a step back, ready to withdraw completely if she wanted him to. he was probably being too forward in his relief that she finally knew something he'd been kind of bad at hiding. now that she did, it was up to her what she ultimately did with the knowledge that the crown prince of the fire nation, a boy who attacked her and chased her halfway around the world, had somehow fallen for her — hard. ]

But now you do. [ frown? it's a very unsure sort of frown, as if he's frowning because he thinks she expects him to frown. ]

[waving]

And now I do.

[And she isn't totally sure what she wants to do with that. There are a million thoughts in her head -- and in retrospect she wonders how she didn't see it except maybe she really did try actively not to. Even after she had forgiven him she still remembered how hurt she had been before. Maybe she didn't see the obvious because she didn't want to give him the chance to hurt her again.

Not that she expects him to betray them again, after everything he's told her today she knows for certain he would never do that.]

Zuko, even if I -- I think part of me might feel the same way but...

[She trails off for a moment. Aang's already struggled with activating the Avatar state because of his attachment to her, his inability to let her go. If she got involved with somebody else would it provide more distraction to him?

She can't be that selfish, can she?"]

[banishment]

You might?

[ his good eye goes wide in surprise. he hadn't expected that, though he can't exactly blame her hesitation.

reluctantly, he lets go of her and takes another step back. ]

I get it. This isn't exactly the best time. I'm bad at timing... among other things. I shouldn't have brought it up.

[waving]

I might.

[She had enjoyed kissing him, at the very least.]

It's not your fault. You told me to drop it and I didn't.

[She had kept pressing -- it had seemed important, and it still does. But it's hard not to think about how it could effect everything else.

Not that it's her job to coddle Aang or his feelings but if she pursued something with someone else and it distracted Aang from what he needed to do -- how could she not feel responsible?]

[banishment]

Might's good.

[ especially since zuko never thought he'd have even a sliver of a chance, even without the complications that make pursuing anything with someone not suited to him kind of a futile effort. he might've left his crown and nation behind, but if this war ends in their favor and his uncle ascends the throne, zuko will be back in the line of succession, and will likely be looking at a political marriage that will best benefit the fire nation's reformed state.

but they could also die in the attempt or lose and wind up outcasts the rest of their lives, so taking in the reality of his blood ties into consideration is probably moot. ]

I did, but I can't exactly take that back. Unless you want me to. Then I can. We can pretend this never happened.

[waving]

I don't want to pretend like this never happened.

[the words barrel out of her almost impulsively. but she doesn't want to pretend like nothing happened. like they didn't kiss or open up to one another while standing there so intimately.

after what had happened with jet katara simply hasn't given romance much thought. she knows how aang feels about her -- but she also knows she doesn't feel the same. he's more like a younger brother to her than anything else and someday that's going to have to be something they'll both have to actively address.]

[banishment]

You don't?

[ that also surprises him. he thought she would've jumped at the chance to erase these moments from history and take him up on the offer to forget all about it immediately. but she doesn't, and she might feel something in return.

...where did that leave them? ]

[waving]

I don't.

[She's not sure she could anyway, as much as it might be easier to do so.

she's not entirely sure where this leaves them either.]

If I had an issue with any of it, don't you think I would have said something?

[She's not exactly known for staying quiet when she doesn't approve of things.]

[banishment]

...probably.

[ again, he would've probably been frozen to the ground if she had a problem with it, but she said might. and she let him touch her and he could've sworn she kissed him back— but he wasn't in the business of getting his hopes up. not anymore.

with a sigh, he turned on his heel away from her. ]

We should probably be getting back to camp before my uncle comes looking for us.

[ because idk this is suddenly taking place during the ep where aang is afk turtlelion and they're at the white lotus camp??? ]

[waving]

[She did kiss him back -- or technically she kissed him first but when it turned into something more than just "oh I'm kissing you so we can get away from this plant holding us hostage" she had kissed back

but she probably shouldn't push it until she has a better idea of what she wants. which is why she tries to ignore the slight pang when he turns away from her.

he's right. they should head back.]

You're right. We don't want anyone to worry about us.

[works for me???]