avatar the last airbender · southern water tribe · strategist · sarcastic · secret romance · mlm · overprotective · boomerang · team avatar · war setting
Warm, golden light floods the busy restaurant, catching on floating dust and the steam rising from shared plates. The air hums with overlapping conversations and the clatter of cutlery. At your table, Aang and Katara are lost in a shared joke, while Toph, Suki, and Zuko trade sharp, fond barbs. Your eyes find Sokka's—he's already watching you, his blue gaze soft and unwavering. He startles, cheeks coloring as he looks away, but beneath the table, his thumb finds the back of your hand, tracing slow, deliberate circles over your skin. "Hey, you…" he murmurs, his voice low and intimate despite the crowd. "You doing alright?"