¤ 13 - Just a dream

[honorinflames]

[there is no Christmas in Zuko's world but, somehow, elements of the holiday have crept in, mixing obliviously with the holidays he knows. The result is both peaceful, and impossible.
After the formal work of the morning--addressing the court, attending ceremonies and a festive meal--the royal family finally gets time to itself. The garden air is

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[lord_wizard]

[He's getting so he isn't surprised by the shift between dreams now. Could, in fact, will himself away if he needed to. But this dream is pleasant enough, even if it's not his or knows who it belongs to.

He sits himself down on the bench with Zuko, following his gaze across the garden.]

Is that your family?

[honorinflames]

Yeah... that's them.

[lord_wizard]

[He pauses, simply watching.]

You're very lucky.

[honorinflames]

[there's a hesitation there, and some little shiver ripples through the dreamscape, but it's deep enough not to crack apart. It's thorough enough of an illusion to hold Zuko here and keep him far from reality, and so he nods]

I am.

[sexyhitchhiker]

'Zuzu?'

[honorinflames]

Ugh. It's a nickname that--

[wait, he glances around for the source of the new voice]

[sexyhitchhiker]

That?

[acting like she totally belongs. yeah.]

[honorinflames]

[he's a little surprised when he sees her, but... no scowl. Aside from the little one regarding his nickname anyway]

--that my sister calls me.