it took sokka one moment to realize where he was.

he was in the same bed with his crush, who was sleeping with his head on sokka's chest.

damn, he's so beautiful when he sleeps.

yesterday has been a mess. they almost kissed, then they talked about their trauma and then went to sleep.

sokka blushed at the thought. they almost kissed.

he felt ashamed that he lost control of his body like that and almost kissed his friend.

zuko started to wake up, realizing where his head was and moving away, embarrassed.

"wh- what time is it?", he asked, yawning and rubbing his eyes.

"let me check my phone", he said, pulling it out from under his pillow. "it's 11:34."

"woah, i slept for like 6 hours. that's a lot."

zuko totally didn't stay up thinking about sokka, about how they almost kissed, about how beautiful he was when he slept.

"so, uhm, i should get going", said sokka, getting up and starting to gather his stuff.

"uhm, would you like to stay for breakfast?"

would you like to stay forever?

shut up brain.

"yeah, sure."

"would you like some pancakes?"

"definitely. i love pancakes. but first, i need to go pee. uhm, where's the bathroom?"

the two boys left the room as zuko showed sokka to the bathroom. then, he went downstairs to the kitchen. his uncle wasn't there, so he figured he must still be sleeping.

well, better get to making some pancakes even though i've literally never made pancakes before. stupid. idiot. why did i say pancakes when i don't even know how to make them? ugh.

--

"damn", said katara, laying on her back on toph's bed, next to her. "last night was better than i would have thought."

toph laughed.

"i can't believe you thought that chair was a giant egg and the desk was an evil hologram."

"shut up", katara laughed. "you thought we were in the middle of the ocean and that i was a flower. you tried watering me."

"hah. gotta love cactus juice."

"i must say, it did help me get rid of all that heartbroken drama shit. thanks, toph."

"no problem. relationships suck. that's why i'm aroace."

"sometimes i wish i was actually attracted to pans. pans don't break your heart."

she sighed.

"well, we should eat something. would you like some scrambled eggs?"

"sure. you have a giant egg right there", toph laughed, pointing to the chair.

"shut up", katara said, punching her lightly in the arm. "common, i'll make us something."

"sure, mom", she said, teasingly.

katara rolled her eyes and smiled.

"so.... i was thinking", said katara as they walked into the kitchen and she started taking the eggs out of the fridge, "maybe it's time to tell my father i'm pan. i'm thinking of asking sokka to tell him at the same time, so, you know, in case he's homophobic or anything, i won't be the only family disappointment", she said, laughing nervously at the last part.

"yeah.... speaking of coming out, i kinda want to tell you some-"

toph was interrupted as she heard the door unlock. her parents walked into the hall, holding like five grocery bags each.

"hi, sweetie! hi, katara! how was the sleepover? did you talk about boys?", said her mom, making a suggestive face.

katara laughed.

"ugh, mom!"

"relax, honey, i was just kidding. what do you say we all have breakfast together?"

"that sounds great", said katara, putting out a fake smile.

"that sounds anything but great", muttered toph under her breath.

katara checked her phone and she noticed the message she received from azula.

damn, i really got upset over a glitch, huh?

she decided to reply.

oh, nevermind. it was nothing. so... morning. what are you up to today?

--

"so, zuko, are the pancakes rea- are you okay?"

zuko was leaning against the counter, exhausted.

"so... i tried making pancakes. and, well, i tried. they turned out shit. i'm not even sure they were edible."

sokka burst into laughter.

"well of course you can't cook, idiot", he said, tapping his nose. "you're gay."

"shut up", said zuko, blushing because of the proximity between him and sokka. "i- i can drive tho."

"but you can't do math?", said sokka, teasingly.

"i- shut up."

he looked down at sokka who was already dressed in his day clothing (i have no idea if that's what it's called), unlike him, who was still wearing pyjamas. he knew what he was looking for and he smirked when he saw it.

"cuffed jeans", he said, in a low voice, pointing at his ankles.

"oh, i'll give you cuffed jeans", said sokka, and started tickling him on his abdomen.

"ah, hahaha, no, haha, stop", said zuko, between giggles.

sokka slipped his hands under his shirt and continued tickling him, making zuko a blushing, giggling mess.

after a couple of seconds, he stopped and slowly moved his hands on zuko's back, still under his shirt.

he made eye contact with zuko, who was still blushing and unable to understand what was going on.

is it.... finally happening?

zuko kept one hand on the counter, for balance, and lifted the other one, putting it in sokka's hair, caressing the back of his head with his fingers.

"are- are we about to kiss?", zuko managed to say.

sokka quickly moved away.

"i'm so sorry! i don't know what came over me!", he said, starting to panic. "it's just- i don't know, you're so hot. i mean, no, that's not what i wanted to say. like, yes, you are hot, like objectively, but it's not like i'm attracted to you in particular, hehe, not that you're ugly, like don't get me wrong, you are definitely not ugly but like- i should probably stop talking."

"yes, you should", said zuko, making sokka blush and look at his feet, embarrassed. "you should stop talking and start kissing me, idiot."

"what?", he blushed.

"i mean, if you want to. fuck. did i mess everything again? i shouldn't have said that. why did i say that? now it's all weird."

sokka started laughing.

"if i want to? is that even a question?"

he moved towards zuko and slipped his hands under his shirt once again.

"is this okay?"

zuko laughed.

"is that even a question?", he said, before he put his hand on the back of sokka's neck, pulling him closer and pressing his lips against sokka's.

he suddenly broke the kiss after a few seconds.

"shit, i forgot i didn't brush my teeth yet."

"shit. i didn't either", said sokka, talking his hands off zuko and coughing into his palms, inhaling the smell. "oh god."

zuko laughed.

"we should probably eat something then, huh. let's see what we have around here."

*timeskip*

they were almost finishing their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches when zuko broke the awkward silence between them.

"so.... does this mean you like me back?"

"obviously, idiot. i've had a crush on you since like the day we met."

"oh", he blushed. "me too. so, uhm, does this mean we're.... boyfriends now?"

"if you want to. i mean, i would very much like to be your boyfriend", said sokka, finishing his sandwich and putting his empty plate on the coffee table.

they were sitting on the couch, the very same couch where they had almost kissed the other day. maybe now they could actually make it happen.

zuko finished his sandwich as well, putting his plate over sokka's.

"i would very much like to be your boyfriend, too", he said, leaning over and kissing the tip of his nose.

sokka tilted his head and caught his lips in a kiss.

"mmm, you taste like peanut butter and jelly", he said, when they broke the kiss.

zuko laughed.

"what else did you expect?", he said, before catching sokka's smile in another kiss.

he slipped his hands under sokka's shirt and sokka let out a small moan at the feeling of zuko's warm hands against his back.

"you jerk", he said, when they broke the kiss again, "now i have to tuck it back in."

"of course you do", zuko smiled. "you're bi, after all."

"shut up."

they almost went in for another kiss when they heard someone come from upstairs. they quickly separated.

"morning, boys", said iroh, as he walked into the living room. "wow, i sure did sleep a lot. would you like some tea?"

"yeah, tea sounds great", said zuko.

"actually, sir, i kinda have to go", said sokka, tucking his shirt back in. "i already stayed more than i planned to. i'm... gonna go upstairs to gather my stuff. thank you for the offer."

"yeah, and uhm, i kinda have to show him the way back home", said zuko, hoping his uncle doesn't notice how much he's blushing.

"alright, suit yourselves. i'm gonna make myself some tea anyway."

the two boys got up and went upstairs into zuko's bedroom.

"and, no, before you ask", said sokka, gathering his stuff and putting it in his backpack, "it's not just an excuse to make out. i really have to go."

"i- listen, sokka. everything happened so fast, i- i still don't know how to process all of this... you and me stuff"

sokka sighed.

"believe me, i know. i'm not entirely sure how to process everything either. uhm, you should probably change."

"yeah, right", said zuko, remembering he was still in his pyjamas.

he opened his closet and took out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. he wasn't really in the mood to take his time and pick a nice outfit. he was just gonna show sokka to his house and then come back and change back into his comfy pyjamas.

he took his shirt out and he realized sokka was right in front of him.

"yeah, uhm, i should...", said sokka, turning around.

they both blushed.

"you can turn around now", said zuko after he finished changing.

they shared one more kiss, after which they went downstairs, said goodbye to iroh, and left the house.

when they went outside, sokka gently grabbed zuko's hand, making him blush.

he still couldn't believe they were actually together.

sokka couldn't quite believe it either. it seemed like only yesterday they were presenting their awful school project.

well, actually it was two days ago, so that's not very far fetched.

they reached his house and kissed for a couple of minutes, before they said goodbye to each other and zuko started walking back to his own place.
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heyy guys so i actually wasn't planning on making them get together at this point, like i just gonna wait until a lot later but uhm yeah i kinda couldn't help myself 🥺👉👈 soo enjoy