Fireflies
From Stormbenders [Chapter 7]
By Fandomme [link]
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They walked in silence for a few hours. Zuko had a tendency to get a little ahead of her; his legs were longer and he seemed to be on the lookout for something. But they found only raccoon-toads croaking and chirping away into the night. Katara guessed it was mating season -- the bull-toads seemed very insistent about the quality of their lily pads. Neither of them had much to say, except the first time Katara saw dancing spots of greenish light winking in and out of her vision and brought their trek to a standstill just staring at them.
"Those are fireflies," Zuko said. "They only come out in the summer."
"Do they bite?"
"No, they don't bite, they just…glow." He frowned. "You've never seen them?"
"The South Pole doesn't really have a lot of bugs."
He nodded. He seemed to consider something for a moment, then he held up his palm. A small ball of flame appeared there. The fireflies gathered around it, darting in and around the fire like a crowd of stars surrounding a sun, like the charts in Wan Shi Tong's library said they did. "Come see."
Cautiously -- why am I worried about scaring bugs? -- Katara approached the little team of fireflies zooming around Zuko's hand. Their glowing bodies bumped into each other. Katara giggled.

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I like to think that when he sees her giggle in the firelight, he sees something he's never seen before … Maybe he’s just not used to her smiling or giggling around him.

Thanks Fandomme! Your words are so inspiring.

I'm OFF TO NYCC!!!


Zuko and Katara are from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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