#now I rlly need some zk fluff man

[liliesforeveryfandom]

Ever since his mom disappeared, Zuko hated living in the palace.

He loathed how cold and empty it felt. It’s reds and golds looked dull. Ozai and Azula taunted him more and life felt bleak. The flowers in the garden started to die and the halls seemed to get bigger.

Even after the war, when all was said and done, there was still no peace. The assassination attempts, the metal of the guards, the anxiety. There was nothing left.

It no longer felt like home.

But then Katara came along.

When Zuko appointed her as ambassador and she came to live with him for a while, Katara couldn’t believe how such a grand palace could look so gloomy.

So, she decorated it with little hints of blue and some Southern Water Tribe decor. It felt nice, Zuko thought, put some life back in the place.

Katara gasped when she saw how unkempt the garden was. She bended water into the stems and soil and started taking care of them. Eventually they grew into the prettiest fire lilies that Zuko had seen in a long time.

Katara also teaches Zuko how to cook her cultural food. The warmth of blubber soup and beef jerky was enough to fill Zuko’s tummy.

Katara was the perfect light of his life.

So, it was no surprise when the two fell in love and got married. He look her as his Lady and she took him as her Lord.

Their first heir came soon after and Zuko was estatic. He couldn’t wait for the sound of a child’s laughter to fill the lonely rooms again.

Katara was endeared by Zuko’s adoration of their unborn daughter (he cried when she told him.) It’s only pure joy for the 8 months that Katara is pregnant.

She then gives birth and they named their little princess Kya.

In time, Kya starts running across the halls of the palace with a huge laugh. She never gets tired of it. The palace now feels like how it felt in the simpler days, where Zuko and his family were once happy.

Kya feeds the turtle ducks and starts making her own tea. She helps her mom cook and helps her dad finish writing letters.

It is spring and the cherry blossoms fall of their dark branches in the garden. The family decides to have a picnic in front of the pond, where Kya shows off her backflips instead of eating.

It finally feels like it’s heart has begun beating again. It feels like it’s been reborn. It is now full and energetic, just like Zuko’s love for everything good in his life. It’s a new beginning, just how like it is for him and Katara and the entire world.

It’s a blissful peace.

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