I wrote this fic after I saw the ✨spectacular✨ art of @mayskalih 💜 (check out her Blue spirit x Painted lady fan art!!)
My imagination jumped and… there it is:
🧵 Labyrinth of Night Secrets 🌌
Summary: After several assaults and fighting side by side for years, that night something will change the secret deal between the Painted Lady and the Blue Spirit, marking them in body and soul. That night will awaken something they had always kept silent.
So, let the moon rise and the spirits begin to live in the forest, until dawn.
Zuko opened his eyes as soon as he felt her fingers on him. A familiar sense of coolness underneath the warmth of her skin. Even without seeing her face, he would know her. As an enemy, her hands were deadly and unyielding. But as an ally, they were merciful.
He often wondered if their souls were intertwined. How else would one explain this sense of connection? Of always meeting each other in every corner of the world, no matter what mask they wear or disguise they don? He closed his eyes then leaned in.
A patron sketch request that I adored so much I colored it :D
I AM BACK AFTER 2 YEARS (OMG) ONLY FOR MY BELOVED ZUTARA
✨ This is my contribution for Zutara Week! 💜 ✨
day 6: FORGE 💋
Summary:
“The Painted Lady and the Blue Spirit are about to start action in the Ember Island to protect its people. Before the real action begins, the two talk to each other. Flirtation is inevitable. And one lipstick will be their red string.”
AU - Canon Divergence, Post- War
They are in their 20s
Maybe they already love each other, maybe they are already lovers or married - or perhaps they are simply partners! 🤷🏻♀️
Soooo where's the Zutara "You've Got Mail" (1998 film) au???
Like the way so many details would fit together! It's slow burn rivals-to-lovers but they have been friends via pen pal method the whole time under aliases perfection!!! Also the book shop aesthetic!!!!!
My art piece I contributed to for the 2022 @zkbigbang
A scene from @marijayne-writing AKA marijayne beautiful Zutara fic Ghosts through the Smoke
[ID: A scene of the Blue spirit and Painted lady dancing in the Fire Lord’s private Garden at night, with blue and green fireflies floating and shining brightly around the couple. The Fire Lord’s palace is shown in the far background behind a long stone wall. The garden has a Chinese-inspired unlit lantern with with gray rocks and green grass/leaves of different sizes all across a pond. /END ID]
Please also check out the beautiful companion art piece by @outside-your-window <3