|•|W I T 卄 E R||•| Zuko X Reader ⚠SLOWBURN⚠

♡ And Of That Love/The Kiss♡

Soon enough, you were back to your abode. The sky was a darkened shade of evening blue and the moon came out from its hiding place.

"Alright, I know this may seem random," Zuko said.
"It is very random." You hummed.

He gave you a playful glare and continued, "I thought you might enjoy learning how to make some common Fire Nation snacks."

Your eyes lit up, "You got all that stuff so I could... Aww, you shouldn't have!"

Zuko stared at you blankly, then glanced at the food items he'd bought. "Ah, you're right, I really shouldn't have. Maybe Pao could sell these to get enough to repair the tea shop."

You puffed out your cheeks, furrowing your eyebrows angrily. "For a moment, I forgot how much of a prick you are."

"I'll do my best to make you remember." Zuko smirked, gesturing for you to get closer to him.

"There's quite a bit to this recipe, so I'll try to guide you through it. First, we're going to have to cut that chicken." Zuko said.

You raised an eyebrow, "...What's a chicken? Do you mean a picken?"

"I honestly don't know. It looks similar to the meat used to make the actual food, but it's just called... Chicken." Zuko replied.

"That's... Weird."
"Very weird."

You grabbed a knife and turned to Zuko, "Any particular size in mind?"

He rubbed his chin, lost in thought as if contemplating the true meaning of life. You tilted your head in concern for his mental state, when he stepped behind you and held your hand which was holding the knife.

Your heart began to race as he leaned over your shoulder, his husky, yet gentle voice murmuring into your ear, "We'll need to cut them in about... Two inch pieces."

His warm hands wrapped around yours, lifting and carefully moving the knife forward and back.

...

...Well, if he allowed himself to get that comfortable with you...

Then...You definitely had to out-comfort him.

You rested your head against his. He tensed up for a second, before relaxing into your touch.

"Next, we'll pepper the..." He cleared his throat, "The chicken, add some other ingredients, then let it marinate in some oil." Zuko explained.

After a while, you reached the final parts of the recipe.

"Now we'll have skewer the chicken and scallions. After that..." Zuko grinned suspiciously, "You'll see."

You were a bit scared, but your fear was outweighed by hunger.

Once everything was on the skewers, Zuko lined them up in a row.
"Do you think you could bend a line of void along the skewers?" He asked.

Nodding, you let darkness flow from your fingertips. Zuko got into a bending stance and converted the antiluminous substance into fire, cooking the chicken skewers.

You laughed in surprise, "Ah, it's been so long since we've done that!"

He chuckled, "Right? I can still remember those days when we'd train together... You really hated them."

"Well, of course I did. I was scared that I might accidentally seriously hurt you, then get sent to Fire Nation jail for hurting the prince." You scoffed.

"Wait, seriously? That was the reason?"

"Yeah! I would always get terrified that you were gonna die on me or something. I mean, look at my hands! If I were to do this to you..." You mumbled, staring down at your pitch black skin.