Title: In Our Bedroom After The War
Rating: PG-13

For: icybrightMai rolled over, opening her eyes though the room was too dark for her to see. She ran her hand over the wrinkled sheets and stretched her fingers to the far edge of the bed. No one lay beside her, and the indentation his body had left was cold. She felt herself frown, lips pursed and ( Read more... )

Title: Not Quite Perfect
Rating: PG-13

For: squarewhoreThe ship that Azula had arranged to take them home was the most orderly ship that Zuko had ever sailed on in his life. Not one thing was out of order or messy. It lacked even the faint camaraderie and hominess of the ship that Zuko had sailed for 3 years during his banishment. It was formal, orderly, ( Read more... )

Title: Shadows like Giants
Rating: PG

For: sahara_storm

Mai hated the lucid days most.
( 2490 words )

Title: Running Interference
Rating: PG-13
Note: Though it wasn't one of the themes, the challenge I took to heart with this story was to show love, without actually using the words "I love you". I really hope I pulled it off successfully, though it was the one thing that was driving me crazy while trying to write the story. :)

For: meameroyaseiThe problem ( Read more... )

Title: High Expectations
Rating: PG

For: latropita

"Nephew, the banquet started an hour ago-"
( 2395 words )

Title: Idle Talk
Rating: PG

For: kyattoEmber Island wasn't such a bad place once Mai got settled in. She could certainly do without the occasional guy making at pass at her, or a frequent girl drooling over Zuko, especially now that he was the Fire Lord. Apparently that meant he exuded "hot godliness," and yes someone totally went there less than ( Read more... )

Title: Untitled
Rating: PG

For: ali_wildgoose

She stood there, staring out into the courtyard through the open window of her bedroom. It was spring, two years after the end of the war. Normalcy had taken a while to come into effect within the four nations, and it was finally washing over the Fire Nation after so long.
( 1015 words )

Title: Rest
Rating: PG

For: silly_izzy_meRest evaded Zuko. Staring at the canopy of the bed he shared with his wife of over four years, Zuko contemplated the recent days' events. Between Mai's strangely tired demeanor and Katara's secretive one, Zuko was at his wit's end. He would never understand women, he decided, staring enviously at a blissfully asleep ( Read more... )

Title: Pretend It Never Happened
Rating: G

For: kaibasgirl

"I'd die for you!" Mai cried, collapsing forward into Zuko's arms. The dim lighting of the prison cell and her long black bangs hid her expression, but her voice carried her emotions clearly into the air.
( 2219 words )

Title: A Tale of Two Parties
Rating: PG
Note: Poem was written by Liliana Negoi and was not mine.

For: nanthimus

There were no clouds in the sky on the night of Zuko's 18th birthday, and Zuko could literally see the relief come over his council members when they realized that bad weather would not interrupt the day's festivities.
( 3080 words )