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zukka portrait of a lady on fire au - now a fic!
At the bottom of the overwhelmingly red pile of silk is a single pale golden robe. Embroidered in undyed silk threads is a pond scene: cattail reeds, tall grasses and thorny bushes bearing tiny fruits, and long curving ripples of water tailing… turtleducks.
“This one,” Sokka says, easing it out of the trunk.
“That one was my mother’s,” the Prince says. His voice is throaty and raw, like he isn’t used to speaking.
Sokka moves closer, holding up the robe to the Prince’s chest. His breath ghosts over Sokka’s hands. From this close it’s clear that the man’s imposing figure comes mostly from the tall crown, although he does have a few inches on him. The Fire Prince’s eyes meet his straight on for a short moment before falling away: one pale and one dark, deep, piercing.
Sokka swallows and steps back. “If you don’t mind,” he says, clearing his throat, “this one will be perfect.”
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire AU. Ten years after Fire Lord Iroh takes the throne and ends the war, Crown Prince Zuko travels to Republic City to have his wedding portrait painted by Sokka, a gifted artist struggling to confront his past.
read the fic on AO3
