#zuko lisp

[blackification]

reading an atla fic that's clearly written by a bri'ish and. they keep saying zuko's voice is "raspy with a slight lisp" and this has been confusing me to no end bc i'm like what lisp? he has a lisp? and i just realized this person of uk persuasion has confused dante basco's "asian from the bay area" accent for a lisp I CAN'T 😭😭😭

#nanny mcphee that's not a lisp he's just from the hood omg 😭😭😭 #also funny to me that what she thinks is a Lisp is actually a Lilt like can you believe #atla #zuko #american dragon jake long #dante basco

[snifekinner]

googling around to see if i can find any good canon/fanon reasons for zuko's lisp and found someone has written a programming language using Lisp and called it Zuko. i have to believe this is because of atla.

#atla zuko #honestly google zuko lisp its like the first result #anyway my hc is that he was born with a cleft lip hence why his asshole dad dismissed him from day 1

[mugentakeda]

(the original post was getting pretty long so im starting a new writing bit thread (??) to not clog yall dashboards lol… it picks up right off where the last part ended)

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hes sitting crosslegged in a gloomy corridor. theres light peaking through cracked open double doors across from him. nonsensical chatter and the wet wailing of a baby. it reeks of smoke and afterbirth. theres a toddler whining and squirming in his lap.

theres a woman dragging the front of a wooden bassinet in front of him, and hes pushing the back of it with one hand. he can hear the pitter patters of a barefoot toddler running alongside him to keep up, quietly babbling cheerfully. his other hand is cupping the head of a very, very small head with feathery hair. he can feel the shift of a sling wrap sliding back and forth against his silk shirt as he moves.

hes stumbling down stairs with soiled sheets bunched gingerly between his thumb and index finger. he can see a faint small shadow on the wall following him, sniffling quietly. theres gentle vibrating coming from his own chest as he makes his way to a mystery destination, a familiar tune. the floor is cold against his bare feet. the only reason why he hasnt slipped is because of the moon’s gentle beams peaking through the windows along the spiraling staircase.

his clothing is heavy with cold water and theres sand between his toes. hes holding a shivering child. he can feel the small hammering heart and the deep gulps of air the kids taking in against his own chest, ocean water and vomit being spat down his shirt and in his hair as he continues to pat the kids back firmly. sniffling and soft sobbing in his ear. he can hear a woman shouting, but its distant and muffled, like hes covering his head with a pillow.

theres the scent of ink and lit candles, tea sitting near him with a welcoming spiced scent, he can feel scroll paper and warm wood against his elbows, his surroundings are lit up in shades of pink and gold from the windows. theres a firm weight pressing down on his toes. little hands fiddling with the cuffs of his pants.

theres theater masks and throw blankets repurposed as capes slung all over his bedroom floor. carved wood dragon toys with small wheels attached to a string. salted yolk moon cakes and jasmine tea. a lisp to go with a cheerful little voice. hes diving in a pond in his nicest court robes and plucking out a hissing pygmy puma with his bare hands, startled turtleducks squawking and fluttering away, all at the shrieking demands of-

zuko.

#this is probably kind of confusing but these are flashbacks lolll…… #if ur ever wondering ab anything in this au just lmk cus despite what it may seem #i do know how this storyline goes in my head lmfao #dai li lu ten #alicias writing stuff

[disappointmentthemusical]

I am the ao3 commentator who is asking for the lore/deleted scenes of ur zukka fic 😌 please and thank u

omg i'm in love with u

ok, so, bathically (yes, that's a lisp), the plot of Between the Lines was my intended plot for Hugging Buddies, but HB got too long (i was only wanting to spend a single day writing it, otherwise I wud probs lose inspiration and abandon it [as what happens w all my other wips, #rip]), so i ended HB after the First Hug. But! i had a bunch of fluffy scenes over the years planned that would establish the level of their "platonic" emotional and physical intimacy, as well as lead up to the reunion. i used what i thought were the two most important in BtL, but i didn't include all of them.

context:

so, depending on the omegaverse lore u subscribe to, omegas don't actually purr that often. either it's an autonomic process that omegas have little to no control of, or it's purely intentional. either way, it's indicative of an omega feeling safe/secure/happy, and i would imagine that's particularly true, as well as rare, for zuko. that means that not only was it a big deal for his to purr in the first place around the fire, but it's an immense amount of trust he had in zuko to purr the first time they hugged. and then for him to seek sokka out before sozin's comet? Big Deal.

my thought process from there was, like, if zuko already trusts sokka that much, then how much farther can he go?

a "deleted" scene that i personally love so much and was so sad not to include happens within the first couple months post-war. zuko and sokka still see each other at least semi-frequently (maybe the gaangs staying at the fire palace to help zuko's transition?) which means their hugging buddy status is unchanged, i.e. lots and lots of hugs.

i imagine that while becoming firelord is stressful, it's nothing like being a banished prince desperately hunting a myth or being effectively a child soldier traveling with four other child soldiers to defeat ur father. add in his New and Improved support system, zuko is definitely a lot more chill. (ignoring, of course, his social ineptitudes.)

and being more chill means being able to relax fully, right? and if you've got a hugging buddy whom who share a bed with more often than not, then those two things will definitely crossover at some point.

so i had planned a scene where the gaang is hanging out, maybe an informal dinner, just like the good ole days of hanging out around the campfire (sans the war context, of course). it's probably a low table (borrowing from japanese culture), which means they're seated on the floor, and as the night winds down, sokka teasingly requests/demands his hug of the day. zuko tries to get out of it without explaining why, but it gets to the point where, to avoid causing a scene or making it a Big Deal, he gives in. he curls up on sokka's chest, seated sideways between his legs, and almost immediately falls asleep. sokka spends the rest of the evening holding zuko in his arms while their friends talk and laugh and reminisce, and it's one of the first truly peaceful nights they have post-war.

other general things:

i mentioned it in BtL, but zuko 100% starts casually leaning on sokka, like, all the time. not necessarily always to receive a hug, but any time they're together, zuko will bodily lean his weight onto sokka, kind of like a dog will lean on ur legs.

sokka's scent is definitely light and airy. i'm thinking sea salt, snow and maybe something vegetal, and then there's def an element of musk, almost like sweat, but in a good way. i think it pairs well with zuko's floral/warm/fire scent.

lmk if u want to know more or have any specific questions. i, like, love talking about headcanons, so ur more than welcome to add to any of this with ur own thoughts.

#anon ask #zukka #ao3

[bonythesquirrel]

Lo everybody! I am looking for voice actors for an animated web movie, i'm currently working on

The Characters and a brief description of their voice:

Knife-Eye (Male): A mix between Edd from Eddsworld (minus the accent) and SomeCallmeJohnny

Dog/Pepperoni (Male): a mix between courage from courage the cowardly dog, Pluto and Brian from family guy

Sarah (Female): A more tired and slightly lower Edna Krabappel from The Simpsons

Elliot (Male): a shy, geeky and kind of squeaky voice with a heavy lisp

Guy (Male): A mix between Tony Stark from Iron Man (2008) and Ralph from TMNT (2007)

Ice Cream Man (Male): an energetic and charismatic voice

Seth Orange (Male): A slightly more high pitched and exaggerated Seth Green

Carl (Male): A subdued, laid-back low voice

PERSON IN THE BACK (Male): a very screechy pathetic dork-like voice

ANOTHER PERSON (Male): A mix between Jerry Lewis's

Nutty Professor and Professor Frink from The Simpsons

General George A. James (Male): A mix between Frank Sinatra and Bruce Campbell

President Money Monster (Male): A mix between Zapp Brannigan from Futurama, Joey from Friends and Wolverine from the X-Men: The Animated Series

Mark (Male): A mix between Mayor West from Family Guy and Ross from Friends

Fred (Male): A mix between Chandler from Friends and Peter from Family Guy

LADY (Female): A mix between Oprah Winfrey and Leela from Futurama

Astronaut 1 (Male): A mix between Fry from Futurama and Zim from Invader Zim

Astronaut 2 (Male): A mix between Matt and Tom from Eddsworld without the accent

Alien 1 (Male): A mix between Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbander (2005) and George S. Patton but slightly high pitched

Alien 2 (Male): a sassy, sarcastic voice

Alien 3 (Male): A mix between Lunk from the new adventures of captain s and Wellington Wimpy from Popeye

Alien 4 (Male): A mix between Cosgrove from Freakazoid and Yosemite Sam from Looney Tunes

Alien 5 (Male): A slightly more high pitched and exaggerated Tom Cruise

You can email your auditions (mp3 only) at [email protected]

Make sure the name of the character you choose is the subject in the email

15 and older only

Deadline is the 3rd of April 8:30 AM SAST, Have fun everyone!

#casting call #voice actors needed #Auditions #Voice Actor Auditions #indie animation #voice acting #2d animation #indie movie #knife-eye #animation project

[yourlocalsonia2]

Zuko headcanons

I had some fun little ideas

When he was younger, he had a lisp (if the gaang paid more attention they could hear it)

he is a good hug-er (even though he is pretty awkward)

he is THE bisexual (had a crush on everyone in the gaang -toph)

kinda thinks of Hokada as a father figure but Iroh will forever be his true dad

learned to make really good tea and now he makes it for the gaang

his past was darker than it was portrayed in the show

he always had a small interest in dance and one day (post series) he decided to learn some more

he can bend the rainbow fire without Aang (wooo gay fire)

one time (as firelord) he had a mental breakdown and broke all the mirrors close to him and burned Ozai's poster thingy (tapestry??)

he learned how to control lighting not just redirect it

he definitely needs his meds

he had some relationship with Mai but realized it wasn't meant to be (she was fine)

he kept the swords and blue spirit mask

#headcanons

[goldiecucumber]

Zuko Headcanons

This post was made for roleplaying purposes (@honorseeker)

This post will be updated whenever the writer has a new idea and correction will be done if a new lore regarding Zuko is dropped and is contradictory with the headcanons listed.

This will mainly be the guidelines and kind of a journal for me to explore more about how I portray Zuko. Since I don't see any ATLA RP other than me in the Indonesian roleplaying community on Twitter, my Zuko will be multiverse friendly.

Zuko has a lisp (cadel s, for my Indonesian readers).

He is bad with names (just something to 'prove' my point)

[anonymous-gambito]

Does Zuko have a lisp?

I've heard people say he does, but since English isn't my first language these kinds of things are hard to pick up. I may perceive something different in the way he speaks, but from my perspective that might as well be an accent, a different intonation, or just the rasp in his voice. So, does he or does he not?

#zuko #atla

[mikuhats]

Rewatching atla w my friend for the first time in like yrs DOES ZUKO HAVE A LISP???? It sounds like he literally does

#text

[aanglican]

natla s1e4 reaction liveblog

we in a two parter now ladies

flashback bumi with a lisp aww

“secret tunnels” 🤭

It’s Bumi Time

katara got her water skin

jet jumpscare omg

katara got his ass ouuu and where did she learn that ice breath thing

utkarsh eating tf out of this bumi role

“you haven’t lived a hundred years” oop he didn’t lie

you’re fucking kidding me. not chong the nomad

sokka discovering the joys of music

oma and shu being southasian4eastasian omg who could have predicted this

OMA AND SHU LESBIANS

secret tunnel billboard top 100

iroh face red asf. what happened in those jail cells king

they gotta revisit the cave of two lovers in book 2 methinks… that’s when they’re gonna reframe it to fit aang and katara again 🧐🤔

not poetic license

“says the girl who fell for a terrorist” ouuuu 💀💀💀

TELL HIM WHAT HE DID! IROH GO TO INTERNATIONAL COURT!

“i was a soldier” “you were a butcher” iroh still making excuses for himself after all these years 🫥

iroh nosebleed omg the first time i saw some blood on here

i just remembered white was the mourning color for the fire nation

not leaves from the vine playing in the background 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️

bumi bitter asf omg i’m kinda liking it

i completely forgot about appa omg WHERE IS HE PARKED

is bumi gonna take a ride on appa

fire nation coming for omashu but the mechanist tipped bumi off okkkk i love a snitch

MY CABBAGES

zuko and uncle about to go boating

“perhaps that is our lot in life” okay hal gates to captain flint black sails esque dialogue

another flashback and leaves from the vine is fooking playing in the bg 🚶‍♂️

this dusk time shot of zuko and iroh is the best one i’ve seen from this series i think. it doesn’t have that hazy plasticky feel like the rest of the scenes in the volume does.

#natla lb #mytext

[marmot-bee-person]

does zuko actually have a lisp or is it a myth, like unicorns or guiseppe verde?

[sldlovescartoons]

100 Writing Prompt Challenge: Avatar the Last Airbender

92. Innocence

   It'd been so long since Zuko had gazed upon true innocence. The flames of his families war made it so that even children seemed tainted by it. They knew about things that they probably shouldn't know for a few years at least. He remembered going on a 'victory tour' with the Avatar's group, and having small children of the nations walk up and ask him if this meant that they would get to keep whatever parent was involved in the war effort. Southern Water Tribe toddlers asking in lisping tones, wide eyed, if it was safe if they turned out to be benders, they wouldn't be taken like all the benders in their family before them?

   Mai gently passed over the soft red bundle that held their daughter, carefully gripping her like the royal child caregiver had instructed him. He pushed a bit of fabric out the way, giving a full view to her wisps of wavy black hair, chubby cheeks, and pink face. Her eyes were closed, being sleepy from her time breastfeeding and laying on her mother's chest. He gently ran a finger down her chubby, round jawline, causing her twitch like she wanted to move her way-too-big-for-her-body head and blink her little eyes open. His brand new daughter let out a loud mewling sound at him, like he was being scolded half-heartedly. In those new, golden eyes was the most innocence he'd been missing for so long, and he would protect it with his last dying breath.

#atla #fanfic #fanfiction #atla fanfic #atla fanfiction #writing #100 atla #zuko

[darspeaksout]

“Take It Personally”

I did not buy this tie for these stank ass bitches’ eyes

I bought this tie ‘cuz I love Hermès and that’s the only reason why

Went to school, wrote some poems, made some money, I’m on my grind

Saw what I wanted, went and got it, I am living my best life

Received the energy that I put out, and the energy is luxury

From the fragrances to the people in my life, it’s all top notch quality

Got players on my team, doesn’t matter if you don’t fuck with me

Funny how these haters think I’ll listen as if

Their names are Tom Ford, Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, or Brunello Cucinelli

If you ever got the feeling that I didn’t like you

You’re probably right

Please take it personally

These bashers want to chat

Straight shooter, I don’t do sneak attacks

I spill tea and I spit facts

You spill tears and think you’re all that

On your high horse, on your power trip

If my post offended you it means the shoe fits, so tie up those laces

It’s obvious when I don’t like someone, you can skip the guesswork

Inside a sweetheart, outside a bitch, they don’t test me, I guess my approach worked

Want a problem? Take your shot

I’m that bitch you never want to cross

Set a time and a place, and I will roll up

Receipts in the bag, I will pop off

Look at me still standing after having taken several hits

Every bad bitch knows

It’s not about what happens to you but how you deal with it

This year

I hit sky highs, you hit record lows

I battled uphill, you settled for a standstill

I made moves and you decided to sit still

Even when I get to that throne I’ll choose to keep standing, still

You look real small down there as I sip this tea from my windowsill

Now I know who’s got my back and who’s just there for a tea spill

After challenge, there is growth

That’s why I thank the universe for every problem that came my way

Every knife in my back I have removed, thrown, and practiced my aim

Now I throw knives as a hobby, you are Azula and I am Mai

Suki's dress so itchy, been wearing it all day

Come help me get this off and don't cover Zuko's face

Fuck that wall sludge juice, I am not one to obey

Betray my own nation, no, I’m not afraid

Took down Omashu and now Ba Sing Se

When I said, “no offense,” this is what I meant to say –

Please take it personally

When I

Roll my eyes and kiss my teeth

Walk right past you and leave you on “seen”

I will just ignore you, sweetie, you’re not worth a scene

If I don’t acknowledge you, chances are

You gave me good reason to distance myself

I’m much happier when I’m far

From people

Who put me down and say I can’t do it

Are the same people who procrastinate, binge watch Netflix, and have zero ambition

I ran the track and made the distance, you’re still stuck tying your shoelaces

I only take criticism from people who are competent

But if it’s from a nobody, one hundred percent they just lack confidence

I don't need a shooting star, a miracle, or a wish

Don't need a man to take my dreams and make sure they happen

Don't need official status, favoritism, or friends in high places

All I need is myself and a vision, and then I manifest it

I’m here to be me, not to level the playing field

If you think it’s unfair, go play on another field

Zero posts, I don’t fabricate, it’s all reels

My designer and my character are both real

Fuck with my clique, just know that I’m their shield

Did some inventory of the people in my life –

Took out the trash, sent them to the landfill

Extra with my attitude but with clothes I’m a minimalist

The aesthetic is elegant but the personality is ratchet

Ask to bury the hatchet and I’ll dig it back up ‘cuz I’m a savage

I don’t care to make nice nor to look past our differences

‘Cuz I’m different, sis, and you’re a basic bitch

Stank ass breath from talking all that shit

Brush your teeth and go see the dentist

I cannot hear your diss through your whack ass childish lisp

It just comes out like “hiss” when you try to string a sentence

I just made Dean’s list, and just won a scholarship

Holding my Holt Renfrew bag, you can wonder what’s inside it

Did you think you’d land a hit when you stepped on my shit?

Keep landing L’s and flunking your assignments

If I am your target then make sure you don’t miss

‘Cuz the bitch tried to walk all over me and she tripped

Big mouth, small brain

Narrow mind, wide face

Never positive, gossiping always

Go back to driving school, get the fuck out my lane

They tried to say hello but I told those bitches, “bye”

When I see snake behavior, I make a mental note and keep it on file

Apparently hating on a boss like me has been the classic style

You may slither like a snake, but I bite like a crocodile

Took a trip to Hermès and got the Garden on the Nile

You buy luxury once in a lifetime

I buy luxury, it’s my lifestyle

I’m doing well, you’re doing ... time?

Damn, that view of your jail cell made me lose my appetite

I can't relate cuz I'm free -

It's just me and Ty Lee, we don't need the Dai Li

Inside the Upper Ring, what ever happened to Joo Dee?

Did my skincare routine, don't age like Lo and Li

You can have my brother and we'll keep Bumi

They say, "teach me," I say join the Academy

I can tell you skipped math class 'cuz you miscalculated, see

I know Sokka's gay, always talking about meat

If Iroh spilled tea then take it personally

After Ozai's defeat he can join the peasantry

Just follow my lead, Blue Spirit in these dark streets

Mess with La and Tui, and you mess with me

If Toph doesn't stop then Mai's got beef

Looks like Zuko forgot to change his bed sheets

It's Melon Lord at the end versus all these enemies

If you are human and can breathe, then take it personally

When you made me feel less than a person

I became the person I was meant to be

Lit a fire underneath my ass, now I’m the hottest, I’m who they want to see

They must think I’m a screen ‘cuz they project their insecurities

Bitch, I’m the dream, you can watch me from your phone screen

All I did was mind my business and they decided we had beef

All I did was exist and people took it personally

Peace out

 -     dg

#poetry #diss

[spookiestarts]

can you tell i have no self control,,,

based on this post by @tikmasjiens please go check it out,,

bonus doodle!

click for quality,,, anyway,,, lisp zuko hours

#lisp!zuko #zuko lisp #lu ten #atla #zuko #my art #jess art #baby zuko #tikmasjiens #fanart #atla fanart #jessart

[sapphicssukii]

so since Dante Basco has a slight lisp, Zuko has one too, what do you think Sokka thinks of it?

sokka absolutely adores zuko’s lisp! 

there are times when it’s more pronounced and sokka tries to imitate it 

zuko gets a little angry at him for it because he doesn’t like to be made fun of, he likes to be cool 

he thinks that sokka is cute though and they all know it’s a joke 

it makes it hard for other sometimes to take zuko seriously when he’s angry and the lisp comes out

his advisors are scared of the flames that are suddenly three feet higher than they were before, but they hide their smirks 

zuko dares them to say anything about it

sokka thinks this is the funniest thing in the world

he also has an overwhelming urge to kiss the side of zuko’s mouth

#also dante basco is just an amazing human being like how?? #anyway i'm soft from answering this ask #im sure there's so much more we can say about this #zuko's lisp #zukka #au & hcs #atla #zuko #sokka #shut up vee #anon #answered

[backhurtyy]

ELLEN!!!! zukka with 57 for the prompts please?? 🥺 also congrats on 400!! 💕💖

57. Heart eyes when the other talks, sings, dances, argues, does literally anything- especially things which others make fun of them for or find annoying

so i think this was supposed to be soft and fluffy but uhhhhh it became a little more angsty??? anyways warning for a general making fun of zuko for having a lisp.

When Zuko got rambling on something he liked- something he was really passionate about- he got a lisp. Well, technically he always had a lisp, but years of speech therapy forced on him by his father meant that in normal conversation, he was able to disguise it. But when he got going on a topic he was passionate about- things like art or putting the more bigoted advisors in their place- or was tired, or upset, or on the rare occasion that he sang, he couldn’t hide it.

Sokka knew that Zuko was insecure about it. He could see why, when the advisors leftover from his father’s rule so clearly hated it. They never hid that they saw it as just another weakness of his, just another imperfection in the boy they hated. He knew Zuko tried to hide his passion and enthusiasm so that no one would hear it. He knew Zuko hated it.

He wished he didn’t, though, because Sokka thought it was... Cute? Endearing? Precious? Whatever he thought it was, when he heard Zuko’s lisp, he couldn’t help but melt. Not because of his voice itself, though that was definitely a factor, but because of what came with it. Zuko got this fire in his eyes when he was ranting, something bright and lively that blazed like a thousand suns. His face would become soften and open (unless he was yelling at advisors, in which case it was stormy and angry and a completely different story), his hands would begin waving around, and he’d just... Slip away from being the Fire Lord for a minute, and become Zuko.

It was those moments that reminded Sokka just how gone for him he was.

Today was no exception- they were walking through the palace together on their way to their next meeting, hands brushing occasionally they were so close. Zuko was telling him about the trip to see his uncle he’d just gotten back from and how well Azula was doing, and his enthusiasm was clear in how Azula came out with a soft whistling ‘th’ instead of a hard ‘z’, how he stuttered over Jasmine Dragon ever so slightly, how his face was locked in a carefree smile and his hands gestured freely.

Sokka couldn’t look away or dampen the smile on his face, and he knew that if Zuko were to look over, he’d see all the love and adoration he felt for him clearly written for the world to see.

But Zuko didn’t look over, and Sokka didn’t stop staring- they just continued walking.

As they were rounding the corner, neither of them were paying attention, as absorbed in Zuko’s story as they were, and they didn’t see the group of men walking their way until Zuko had already crashed into one of them.

The man stumbled, spilling the scrolls he was holding, and both Sokka and Zuko dropped to the ground to help pick them up.

“I’m tho thorry,” Zuko exclaimed, head bowed as he scrambled to grab them, his lisp clear. “That wath completely my fault.”

“...No worries, Fire Lord Zuko,” one of the men said, disdain dripping from his words.

Sokka’s heart ached as he realized just who it was, and he glanced at Zuko to see his cheeks burning red as he came to the same realization. General Takashi was the military advisor, an old man who had been very vocal about his disagreement with the end of the war. Since then, he’d continued to fight Zuko on every decision he made, and hadn’t bothered to hide how much he hated the young ruler. Of all the people to hear Zuko’s lisp right now, he was one of the worst.

Sokka opened his mouth to speak for Zuko, but his best friend shook his head minutely. He rose to his feet gracefully, scrolls bundled in his arm, and looked at him evenly, even though Sokka could tell he was panicking slightly.

“General Takathi,” he greeted, before turning to the advisor who’s scrolls he held. “Onthe again, my apologieth. Here are your thcrollth. If you’ll excuthe the ambathador and I, I’m afraid we’re late for a meeting.”

Without waiting for a response, Zuko pushed past them and continued down the hallway.

“Excuse us,” Sokka echoed, following him worriedly.

As they walked away, he heard Takashi say in disdain, “Unbelievable. What sort of Fire Lord can’t even say a general’s name properly?”

Sokka hoped Zuko hadn’t heard it, but when he saw his shoulders tense and his stride lengthen, he knew it was in vein. His heart broke, and as they passed the door to his office, he lunged forward to grab Zuko’s hand and pull him into it.

“Thokka-“ Zuko cut himself off, eyes squeezing shut in annoyance and embarrassment and wrenching his hand away from Sokka. He pretended it didn’t sting as much as it did. “What are you doing? We’re going to be late.”

“They can wait. I wanted to make sure you were okay.”

“I’m fine. Now let’th- let’th-” he sighed, turning away as he took a deep breath and carefully said, “Let’s go.”

“Zuko, please. You’re not in any condition to run a meeting right now.”

“I’ll have the lithp under control by then, Thokka. It’th fine,” he snapped, lisp coming back with his broken composure.

His heart broke. “That’s not what I meant and you know it.”

He sighed again. “I know,” he said tiredly, hanging his head. “I know that’th not what you meant. I juth-“ He groaned. “I’m thorry you have to hear thith, I know it’th annoying.”

“No it’s not, Zuko. I promise you, I don’t mind. I sort of... Well, I sort of prefer it?”

“What?” Zuko’s tone was immediately defensive.

“That’s not a good way to describe it. I just meant that when you’re lisping, it’s usually because you’re happy, or talking about something you love. And I like it when you’re happy, because you get all soft and beautiful and I love it because I want you to be happy. So, yeah... I love hearing the lisp.”

“I-“ Zuko turned to him slowly, eyes watering slightly. “Ith that why you were thtaring? You think I’m beautiful?”

Sokka blushed, realizing just what he’d admitted. “Oh. You noticed I said that. And also... that I was staring.”

“Thorta hard not to,” he laughed shakily, taking a step closer to Sokka. “I hoped you felt that way, though.”

“Oh,” he breathed, suddenly understanding and stepping forward so that they’re were just inches apart, eyes searching each others’. “Uh, yeah... It’s... Well. Yes. I do feel that way, and if you feel that way too...”

Zuko rolled his eyes fondly. “Juth kith me, Thokka.”

Sokka had never heard anything sweeter.

#lol so i didn’t read this over at all really and i kinda feel like i lost the prompt but #lisp zuko makes me very 🥺🥺🥺 so hopefully this is okay???? #also not me stopping right before the kiss lmaoooo #local asexual not having the energy to write a kiss today haha #anyways thanks hannah sorry it took a while!!! #zukosadragon ace writes #zukosadragon ace speaks #ellen’s 400 follower celebration #verdanthoney