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Zuko choked on a sob and, impossibly, Lu Ten’s ghost gripped his hand tighter.
“I’m here, baby cousin, I’m here.” Said the ghost of Lu Ten, and Zuko felt warm fingers brush gently across his scalp, carding through Zuko’s sweat-soaked hair.
“M’ sorry that you’re dead,” Zuko wept, pressing his head feverishly into the touch, “I miss you. I miss you so much.”
Featuring a still very much alive Lu Ten, the slow revival of Zuko's self esteem, and how ending a war begins at home.
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- Part 2 of see you after we win the war
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flipping amazing. obsessed with lu ten and his friends. obsessed with this universe
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god. this was so so so sos os so SO good. fucking hell. Written exquisitely, like 50% original characters and I LOVED them all. Terashi is actually the loml now I would marry her in a HEARTBEAT.
[Lu Ten was watching him closely, and Zuko, determined for once to be brave, took a deep breath and said, “When’s the point of being grown up when you stop being so scared all the time?”
The soup simmered between them. The bowl of hand-pulled noodles sat patiently by its side, ready to be cooked. Lu Ten’s face looked like it was choosing between warring expressions and had gotten stuck in the process.
“I—” Lu Ten started, then cast his eyes to the ceiling, “Ah, spirits, I’m gonna mess this up.”
“What?” Zuko said, a little lost. Lu Ten pressed his lips together, and nodded like he’d made a decision.
“I don’t know if you ever do,” Lu Ten said, then grimaced, “Okay, wait, no. I mean. Fear is. The thing about fear as a concept. Spirits, dad is so much better at this than me.”] I LOVE HIMMM HES SO CUTE[Halfway to the palace, Terashi slipped an arm around his waist and leaned into him like a girl on a date. Lu Ten did not falter, he’d felt it too. He slung a companionable arm around Terashi’s shoulders and leaned into her heavily, stumbling like he was drunker than he was.
“How many?” He said under his breath.
Terashi squeezed his waist five times. Not great odds but not terrible either. He was more concerned about his guard detail who should have taken care of the threat by now. Unless.] They're so cool what the fuck[“I want answers.” Lu Ten said lowly.
“I can do that.” Terashi murmured, “You trust me?”
“Always.” Lu Ten said.
“Alright,” Terashi breathed, and then she swung around at the mouth of an alleyway, eyes shining, and Lu Ten almost gave it away when she honest to spirits, giggled out loud before cool fingers latched onto his collar and pulled him down. Of the kisses Lu Ten had enjoyed in his life, this one definitely ranked on the top of his list. His mouth parted in shock, and she slipped her tongue in, quick and a little dirty before she pulled back.
“C’mon, c’mon,” Terashi chanted, pulling him into the alley, deeper and deeper into the shadows, turning him around to paw teasingly at his clothes. The alley led to a dead-end. Whoever was following them would be a fool not to take the opportunity.] AAAA THE FAKE DATING THING I LOVE HER SO MUCH EHFGJSKALEL[“Well?” He said, after the silence had gone on too long.
“Well what, sir?” Terashi replied, and he was almost bowled over with relief at the insouciance that leaked into her tone.
“I know you heard what I said to Rou,” Lu Ten said, looking at her coolly, “I’m not interested in anyone dying for me.”
Terashi’s eyelids fluttered and then drooped, heavy, like she was bored. “Alright, sir.” Terashi said, easy, “So I won’t die.”
Lu Ten let out a slow breath. Their world was not one where they could keep such promises. He had seen men die holding onto images of their loved ones. Had knelt beside soldiers in their death throes wailing for their mothers, wives, husbands, children. Love was nothing beside the harsh reality of death.
And yet he held out an arm, wordless. She clasped it, and the hand that gripped his forearm was steady; deceptively strong.
“Deal.” He said.][A servant poked her head ‘round the corner, her braids swinging sweetly over her shoulder, “Your meeting is starting soon my lords. Cook’s told me to come get you.”
“Thanks, Mei Yin.” Lu Ten said. She pinked, either at his use of her name or the cocksure grin that accompanied it. Lu Ten was an incorrigible flirt, something he’d probably inherited honestly, if the stories of Fire Lord Iroh’s youthful escapades were to be believed.] this characterisation of Lu Ten is somehow so accurate even though we only got one picture of him in canon. it's SO cool older cousin coded. I love him so much.[Hebi was the kind of man who spoke in ellipses. In meaningful stares, and bloated pauses, and a smirk that showed too many yellowing teeth. The effect was almost comical, if Zuko felt at all like seeing the humor in it.]
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