I've had a beast of a cold for the last few days, but I wanted to get this out before the new year! while I've sort of made my peace with my first take on Lilia's UM poster, I really wanted to do a version with the new context that chapter 6 gave us. because. c'mon.
(don't worry, Lilia can carry ALL HIS KIDS AT ONCE)
you and bakugou have both been in this weird dating drought where nothing has gone right for a long time, so you jokingly say to him that the two of you should just get married, and he's all—
shoulder shrug. without looking up at you. "okay."
and you laugh it off, until you realize he's not laughing, and when you stare at him, he's just frowning at you. "wait...are you being serious?"
his whole face turns red and he says, "of course not, dip shit," and turns away and you're left standing there wondering why the idea makes your heart swell and your hands sweat and your face flush.
peak zukka dynamic to me is zuko's 0 to 100 journey of thinking sokka is mildly annoying cringe side character to secretly the coolest smartest most funniest handsomest guy in the world. he thinks everyone feels the same and that this realization was just another part of his journey. this is post-boiling rock. while sokka goes from thinking zuko is intimidating and mysterious to knowing accurately that he is actually a hugely awkward dork. also that they both genuinely laugh at each other's jokes