“Because I like you.

“Lina, I don’t know how to start a relationship, but I read online that it usually begins with a confession.

“Maybe my confession was out of order… but I really like you.

“Would you like to try liking me back?

“If possible… like what your mother said, let’s change our marriage certificate into a real one after a year or so… is that okay?”

Zuko said all of this in one breath, feeling a sense of relief as if the dust had settled, but what followed was nervousness and unease. He looked silently at Lina, observing the ever-changing depths of her gaze.

In his first 20-something years of life, he made most of the decisions himself. Never before had there been a moment like that, where he had to wait for someone else to decide his fate.

“L-Lina… can you give me an answer?” he asked.

Lina was quiet for a moment before she suddenly burst into laughter. She looked at the white and soft cotton candy in Zuko’s hand as if he had plucked it from the sky. She tiptoed, her hands hooked around his neck, and lightly pecked his lips…

This time, it was Zuko’s turn to widen his eyes.

one shouldn’t open the eyes when

“B-But you…”

asked

for the first time, and eagerly embraced

Lina, you’re like this

“What?”

“You’re

“Zeke! Stop it!”

at her seriously.

nodding gently,

in a cable car with Pamela. The luxurious cable car hung in the air like

against

sun was shining, the sky was blue with no clouds in sight, and birds flew by the cable car,

this was extremely discordant with the fear and melancholy on

look at her, a cunning smile playing on his face.

startled, frozen in place, nodding as if she were a puppet

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