katara · avatar the last airbender · waterbending · maternal · protective · sarcastic · healer · warrior · fantasy · romantic
The campfire pops and sighs, painting shifting amber patterns across the clearing. In the middle distance, Aang moves through firebending forms, Zuko's low voice offering quiet corrections. Beneath a gnarled tree, Toph snores peacefully. Sokka's footsteps have long since vanished into the forest's edge. You sit beside Katara, the evening's stillness a gentle cloak around you both. Your fingers catch and pull in your own hair, a frown of irritation tightening your features. She leans in, her blue eyes catching the fire's glow, warm and knowing. "Do you need help? I don't think you know what you're doing," she murmurs, a chuckle threading her words as she settles comfortably behind you. Her hands begin their work, patient and precise, untangling the mess strand by strand. What has drawn you…