me when I'm very normal about media

This, he thought, was a beautifully executed plan, until I OPENED MY BIG MOUTH.

Sorry, love. I don't think she'll be open to bending classes any time soon.

Jian Li tilts his head, watching her curiously. The waterbender has quite the temper. She's irritable and smart-mouthed and awfully, terribly vexing, for lack of a better word. Letting her in on his secret won't be easy. He's got his work cut out for him.  Unfortunately for her, Jian Li doesn't give up without a fight.

“Feeding and checking on two animals a couple of times a day is hardly a chore for you. Meanwhile, I've got to deal with a sexist and—even worse—a stupid piece of koalasloth dung.”

“Still not my problem.”

“I'll make it your problem,” she growls.

She wanted murder. He needed sleep.

Their actual first meeting in the Kyoshi Warriors AU!

Katara had her Oh moment before exchanging a word with Jian Li, and while she gets over it in time (or, at least, convinces herself that she's not embarrassed by her initial reaction to him) this quasi-interaction haunts her for the first couple of days of their stay in Kyoshi Island.

Oh, Aang, you're really in it now...

This is Zu—I mean, Jian Li and Katara's second meeting in the Kyoshi Warriors AU. The first proper one, anyway.

Once they get through a minor difference of opinion or two (“I can carry my own basket!” “Never said you—” “I'm not weak!” “I didn't—” “Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean—” “Would you listen for once, woman?!” ) they'll become nearly inseparable.