#do u see my zutaraang vision

[thinkingisadangerouspastime]

i can't believe im typing this, but i literally just had an idea for a zk fic (of sorts):

kataang are happily together, traveling the world and restoring air temples and always returning to the swt. mai and zuko had a peaceful breakup, where maikka (always pushing my maikka agenda) are now together. zuko and aang are indescribably close (they're the avatar and the fire lord, their fates have always been linked, how could they not be?), more so than the history books would dare to report.

in the vein of some of my fave spider-man fics, aang was always going to die young.

it's sudden. it's unexpected. it's avoidable but inevitable.

katara is wrecked, imploding with grief. zuko disappears into a deep depression.

no one can understand their grief. no one can understand the depths of their mourning. mai and sokka and toph and suki and ty lee try, but it's not enough. katara has lost the love of her life. zuko has lost his soulmate. aang and katara chose each other, despite the war and the hurt. aang and zuko were always intertwined, because of the war and the hurt.

no one can understand their grief.

except the other.

they can't say they ever fall in love. how could they, after what they've lost? but katara is there for zuko, zuko is there for katara.

aang is dead. part of katara, part of zuko died with him.

but maybe, just maybe, the grief reflected across their eyes will be enough.

maybe they can both find aang in the other.