Reyn is the Avatar

What if she’s ready to fully commit to becoming Fire Lady? She grew up with very little culture and tradition outside of what was necessary thanks to all the attacks in her homeland (I mean, in the comics her mother’s necklace is quickly swapped out for a betrothal necklace of Aang’s making), so I don’t really see her being a stickler for demanding she’s there as a representative of the Water Tribe. She’s there for herself and for Zuko so she doesn’t really care what she has to wear.

So she wears the red robes.

But Zuko, Zuko is fully aware of everything his nation put her and her ppl through. He was there when she was finally able to put a true face to her enemy and the pain it caused. He knows what she’s walking into and it weighs on his mind all that she’s leaving behind. In order to acknowledge that, he demands changes to his outfit and the ceremony.

He wears blue.

He wears blue to show his ppl that he is marrying a Water Tribe woman not for an alliance but out of respect and love.

Kiss…out of spite

“You’re being so stupid!”

Katara’s outburst caused quite a few heads to turn, including Firelord Zuko’s.

“Every time we visit, you bring up the same old insecurities, regardless of how often I’ve reassured you! It’s driving me nuts!”

Normally, Zuko knew to steer as far away from Katara as possible when she entered one of her tirades. But considering the number of innocent bystanders, whose support she actually needed tonight for her campaign to work, he knew it would be best to intervene. And so, despite the healthy amount of fear in his heart, he passed his drink off to a servant and began to weave his way over.

“Don’t you tell me to calm down!”

He quickened his pace.

Once Zuko finally broke through the crowd, he was greeted with the sight of the normally towering Avatar cowering down to the point of looking like his old twelve year old self from years ago.

“Aang. Katara.” Oddly enough, rather than expressing relief at Zuko’s intervention, Aang’s face morphed into one of almost angry petulance. “While I’m sure Katara is right, could we perhaps save it for a later time?”

Of the two reactions Zuko was expecting (either more angry yelling, or embarrassed apologies), this third one was from so far left field that Zuko could do little more than freeze in shock. Because upon whirling around, Katara had stood up on her toes and mashed her lips against his.

Ok, so it was a kiss, but it was nothing like he had dreamed about. The only thought Zuko had running through his head was how he was pretty sure the way her hand hand lashed out to grab him by the robes and drag him closer was probably a capital offense that was punishable by death.

“See!” Katara crowed once she broke the kiss. “There is nothing there! I swear to both Tui and La if you bring it up again, we’re breaking up and you can go search for platyroos in the plains alone!”

And with that, Katara stormed off, leaving both men staring after her with open mouths, none of them aware of the whispers that were rapidly growing in volume around them.

Two days later, the Avatar and his girlfriend were set to leave. Zuko wasn’t about to lie and wish for a longer stay. Katara had been avoiding Aang, Aang had been avoiding Zuko, and Zuko had been avoiding Katara.

But Zuko had been taught not to let things fester, and aside from the slightly wounded feelings he now harbored, he was heavily annoyed with the dirty looks Aang sent his way whenever avoidance failed the three of them.

The kiss he gave Katara before she climbed onto Appa was much less a press of the lips and more worthy of something produced by the Ember Island Players.

“There is something there,” Zuko told her, taking in her stunned expression. “I just have enough honor not to act upon it or impose it upon you in any way. The only reason I’m telling you now is because I would appreciate it if you didn’t use me out of spite for any future arguments.” He ran his thumb over the red now staining Katara’s cheeks. “But if Aang does bring it up again, and you do ever break up, know that I am always here.”

He left before either of them could gather their wits enough to respond.