#gaang/zuko

[bard-llama]

WiP Thursday: The Gaang Plays Spin the Bottle

Title: Spin the Bottle Summary: The Gaang sneaks away from the big celebration of Fire Lord Zuko’s twentieth birthday. They end up drunkenly playing spin the bottle. Notes: This fic is in the same universe as A Royal Heir, but takes place before it starts and can be read completely standalone.

The Fire Lord’s twentieth birthday was a big deal for a lot of reasons. Firstly, it was the Fire Lord’s birthday and therefore important. Secondly, twenty was considered the age at which one became an adult in the Fire Nation. Even though Zuko had been ruling since he was sixteen, culturally, he hadn’t yet passed the age of majority, so his twentieth birthday was quite an event. 

The third reason was more personal and less widely known – but thirdly, Zuko’s twentieth birthday was a big deal because the Gaang, all together again for the first time in too long, had managed to sneak away from the crowds with a couple of pilfered bottles of alcohol.

Sokka wasn’t sure who had suggested the game, which might’ve had something to do with being three quarters of the way through his bottle. Even so, he thought it was a brilliant suggestion – and he was wholly willing to chug the rest of his drink to provide them with a bottle to utilize.

He was, perhaps, a little wobbly when he reached out to place the empty bottle on the ground and give it a spin. The six of them were sitting on a rocky mesa far from the festivities with only Momo and Appa to accompany them. 

Honestly, it was the best Sokka had felt in a long, long time, and something in his chest relaxed at the opportunity to be alone with his family, away from all the watching eyes that followed them constantly.

(Not that he minded being watched. He enjoyed attention. But sometimes, it got a bit much.)

The glass bottle slowed its rotation on the rockface – and came to a stop with the stem facing Zuko. Zuko seemed somehow startled by this, and his face – already a little pink with intoxication – flushed dark red. His adam’s apple bobbed and he bit his lower lip, glancing at Sokka through his eyelashes.

The truth was, Sokka had never actually thought about Zuko that way before – but suddenly, he couldn’t look away from the white indents where Zuko’s teeth pressed into the meat of his lips.

“You’re s’posed to kiss him,” Aang encouraged, slurring his words only slightly. He nudged Sokka’s shoulder, pushing him forward towards Zuko, and Sokka obligingly moved with the push, crawling across the circle to kneel in front of Zuko. 

Zuko’s breathing was a little fast and Sokka’s was, too, but no one commented on the way that Sokka’s hand was trembling as he raised it to Zuko’s cheek and leaned in to press their mouths together. 

Zuko froze, muscles tense under Sokka’s touch, and Sokka stayed gentle, parting his lips just enough to suck on Zuko’s bottom lip. Zuko let out a soft sound and a shaky exhale, but when Sokka couldn’t resist nipping at Zuko’s plump lip, Zuko didn’t seem to mind, hands suddenly coming up to cup the back of Sokka’s head.

When Sokka released Zuko’s lip, it was only so that he could lick into Zuko’s mouth, exploring with a curiosity he’d never realized he felt before. The taste of Zuko on his tongue was unique, different from anyone he’d ever kissed before, but not in a bad way. There was almost a spice to it, something that made Sokka break out in tingles, and he decided he liked it and wanted more of it.

Zuko responded eagerly now, no longer tentative, but instead sucking on Sokka’s tongue and nipping at his lips in return. 

Sokka wasn’t sure how long they’d been at this or if it was too long for a game, but honestly, he was not pulling away until he had to, because holy shit, kissing Zuko was really nice, and he was fully intending to savour it for as long as possible.

His head was spinning and he wasn’t sure if it was due to lack of oxygen, the gasps he was taking in between tasting Zuko nowhere near sufficient, or if it was just because of Zuko. Zuko was letting out these little rumbling hums with each movement of their lips against each other and they made shudders crawl down Sokka’s spine. 

When he did finally pull back, forced to admit that actually, breathing unimpeded was kind of important, Sokka’s eyes fluttered open to see the shine of his saliva on Zuko’s lips and immediately wanted to dive back in. But all of a sudden, he was aware of the eyes on them, of the fact that he’d just been making out with his friend in front of all their other friends, including his girlfriend. 

Oops? 

Feeling both guilty and worried, he looked at Suki – but the expression on her face was not at all condemning. Actually, it was more turned on, and Sokka swallowed drily, very abruptly wanting to kiss her, too.

“Wow,” someone muttered under their breath.

“It’s your turn now, Zuko!” Aang said cheerily after a moment, and Sokka returned to his seat in the circle, still rather dazed.

“Oh,” Zuko said, voice deep. “Um. Okay?” He licked his lips, reaching out and setting the bottle into a spin.

Everyone watched the bottle a little too intently as it spun, and for a second, Sokka genuinely thought it might land on him again and he was maybe a little excited for the prospect – but when it came to a stop, it rested on Suki, right next to Sokka.

Sokka’s throat clicked as he swallowed, realizing that he was just as excited to witness this as he was at the prospect of getting to kiss Zuko himself. 

This time, Zuko was the one to approach, crawling in front of Toph until he could reach Suki. His hand trembled even as he cupped her cheek and leaned forward.

Suki’s arms wrapped around Zuko, pulling him closer as she opened to his kiss and watching their lips slide against each other had Sokka feeling some sort of way. Some sort of way that meant something fiery was racing through his veins.

He could see the way their jaws moved as they kissed, tongues twining around each other, and for some reason, that little detail was enough to blow him away. His girlfriend was currently kissing his friend and instead of being upset or jealous, all Sokka wanted was to join in. 

When Zuko pulled back, it took a moment for Suki’s eyes to flutter open, and when they did, she looked as dazed as Sokka was. Hell, even Toph looked dazed, hands and feet both flat against the earth to sense as much as possible.

How much detail could she get? Sokka wondered how it compared to the frankly unbeatable view he’d been subjected to. 

Suki’s gaze darted to meet his, and in her eyes, Sokka could read all the things he was thinking and feeling. They would definitely be talking about this later, because holy shit.

Now it was Suki’s turn, so she cleared her throat, pushing her hair behind her ears and then reaching out to spin the bottle.

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Toph couldn’t sense the bottle they were using, not exactly. She could sense the vibrations of it moving on the earth and had a sense of its shape from that, but while it was spinning, it was kind of dizzying to keep track of, so it took her a few moments to realize where it was pointing when it stopped.

Oh, she thought, a slight shiver trailing down her spine. She didn’t startle when Suki cupped her cheek, but it took conscious effort to lean into the gentle touch. 

Suki’s lips were soft against hers, brushing over her lips with deliberate intent, taking the time to explore. Toph couldn’t help but shudder, lips parting for Suki’s tongue. 

There was a hunger in Suki’s kiss that excited Toph, and she thought about how fast not just Suki’s heart was beating – but Sokka’s, too. Sokka, who was watching her kiss his girlfriend.

Weird how that thought was kind of hot.

When Suki pulled away, Toph almost chased after her, not ready to be done yet. But she had another prospect ahead of her, and she was definitely looking forward to it.

“My turn?” she checked, reaching out for the bottle she could only sort of sense. This was going to take some effort, especially because her head was swimming a little bit from the amount she’d drunk.

She took a breath, spinning the bottle – and using her earthbending to help it stop right where she wanted it to. Doing so without alerting anyone to her use of bending was difficult, but she had a feeling it would be worth it. 

[nemkero]

rewatching atla after like 10 years and zuko is so insanely pitiful

[julsera]

FLAMING FIRE FLAKES CHALLENGE.

I rewatched the show, it's still so so good ♡

[demaparbat-hp]

The Gaang (plus Uncle Iroh)

[teakip]

The Gaang Grown Up

[lynsian]

Gaang redraws!! (Sorry for being inactive here I keep forgetting about this account 😭)

[okbrambleberry]

Just things they can connect about… Zuko you should bring up the fact that you burned down Suki’s village again, I’m sure she’d appreciate it.

[bakedbeanchan]

The Gaang take another vacation at the library

[green-moonie]

a collection of atla stickers i've designed ✨💫🌱

[mugentakeda]

I feel like modern au zuko can drive, is very good at it, has his license, and will get you where you need to go but like. with very dangerous efficiency. he drives like Evel Knievel. he drives like a bat out of hell. he whips the wheel hard as fuck and you will see Jesus even if the drive is from your house to the corner store. his car is used and like 10 years old but she is strong and loyal just like her master and wont break down for anything. she'll tear over anything in her path. zuko has given iroh so many mini heart attacks while driving him around (<- because iroh does NOT have his license). worst of all is that zuko does NOT talk or road rage ever when he drives he's DEAD SILENT and simply blasts the radio. and its always either terrifying Chinese opera or crazy shit like Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

[taakiitoo]

Comfy

[zuzusexytiems]

the gaang's back 🥹💜

[marycrispies]

Team Avatar having a fun time 🦆🐢✨

[itscuriosu]

air 🍃

matching zuko, katara & toph:

[demaparbat-hp]

That infamous prison escape.

[thatonedudeinthecorner]

You’re telling me this ISN’T what happened in season 1 episode 1????

Is it hypocritical for Aang to be the one to call Zuko bald when he is objectively balder? Yes. Was this really funny to me? Also yes. God may forgive you for not capturing the avatar, but NO ONE will forgive you for that fuckass ponytail.