ATLA x reader oneshots

Hanahaki Disease (Zuko)

It's always been him. I always had a small crush on Zuko, and I ended up falling for him. I have no idea if he likes me or not. But you only live once right?

Right.

I coughed into my hand, seeing small flower petals in my palm. I guess it's too late, I have to tell him soon.

The turtle ducks in the pond was playing around with its siblings. I sighed, at least they won't have the disease.

I stood up and wiped off any dirt that was on my outfit. I looked around this place and couldn't find Zuko anywhere. Since he's the new Fire Lord he has been busy, but it hurts me that we're not close anymore.

Eventually I found him in his room, looking at some old books.

"Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?" I said, sitting down on his bed.

"I'm busy." He flipped through some more pages.

"Oh right...but I think we should talk." I fidgeted with my hands.

Zuko sighed and then looked at me.

"I have the disease." I whispered.

"What was that?"

"Hanahaki Disease. I have it." I said a little louder.

"Oh." He said silently. "Who caused it?"

He really doesn't get it does he?

"Actually I really like you.  A lot, ever since we were little."

Zuko widen his eyes, and the looked disappointed. Looking down at the floor. "I'm sorry but..I don't feel the same way."

I felt my chest tighten. "Yeah I understand." My voice cracked.

"How are you going to get better?"

"I either die or you start having feelings." I lightly chucked, but deep down it hurts.

"Oh." He quietly said, still looking down on the floor. He walked over to me, hoping for a hug or something but nothing happened, he just sat beside of me. "I can try to catch feelings. I don't want you hurt."

"Zuko it's fine. I'll be fine." I'll be dead in a day. I haven't told him this...but I had this disease for 3 days. I'm surprised I survived this long.

"I don't want you to die but...I don't like you like that. But tomorrow Ill take you on a date."

"Wait what? I don't think that's going to work."

"It might. So get some rest tonight." Zuko still didn't look at me, he refused to.

I coughed into my hand, looking at it was some small petals and blood. I got up and walked out his bedroom door, not saying anything.

~~

I made it back to Zuko's Castle. I saw him feeding the turtle ducks, wearing his normal Fire Lord clothes.

"Hey." I walked up to him.

"Ready to go?" He said, still feeding the turtle ducks.

"Um yeah." My chest was hurting from all of the coughing. And the heartbreak that I keep feeling. Zuko still didn't look at me, or did anything to acknowledge me. We ended up going to this fair, there was a bunch of couples here. Some were wining prizes for their partners.

"So...what do you wanna do first?" I asked him.

"I don't care, just do whatever."

"Right." I rolled my eyes. There was a stand that let you win a stuffed turtle duck animal. "Hey can you win that for me?"

"We have the real ones."

"I know but...it's cute." I said, holding my hand over my mouth, coughing into it. Much bigger flower petals was in my palm, I heard Zuko gasped and then looking away. I wiped off my hand and my mouth. "Sorry about that." I mumbled.

"Ill win you that thing." Zuko said.

The two of us walked over to the stand. The object of the game was to throw the 5 rings onto the bottles. He threw the first ring, which he missed. The 2nd ring he landed, and the third. But the 4th and 5th he missed.

"I'm sorry I couldn't get you that turtle duck stuffed animal." He said.

"It's okay, we can always buy one." I smiled, but was extremely disappointed. Not about the stuffed animal, but about him not liking me. I don't think this date thing is working.

"Are you hungry?" He asked me.

"Yeah, I am actually."

We walked up to this food stand. The guy in it was selling pretzels, funnel cake, candy apples, and some chocolate bananas.

"What do you want?" Zuko asked me.

"Um, I'll take (your choice)"

"Hi what can I do for you guys?" The man smiled.

"I would like a pretzel and (your choice)." Zuko gave the guy some money.

"Coming right up!"

I turned my attention to Zuko. He didn't look happy, or sad, he looks...guilty. I can't explain why he looks guilty. He won't look at me in the eyes, he tries to ignore me.

"Here you guys go!" The man in the stand gave us our food.

"Where do you wanna go now?" Zuko asked, taking a bite out of his pretzel.

"Let's just sit down over there." I mumbled.

Without us saying anything we walked over to the bench and sat down, looking at the trees and pretty flowers around us.

"Did this date helped?" I hesitated to ask, I'm afraid I know the answer.

"No. I'm sorry."

Oh. "Don't be, Ill be alright." I said, coughing into my hand. More flowers and blood came out, it was harder to breathe. I dropped my food onto the grass, struggling to catch my breath.

Once I caught it I calmed down. "There goes my food." I weakly laughed.

"It's my fault isn't it?" Zuko's voice cracked.

"Of course not." I lied.

"It is. You're dying and it's my fault."

I didn't argue with him, not because I didn't want to, but because my breath's is becoming more harsher, I can't catch enough air to talk.

As I was coughing up more petals, I laid my head on his shoulder, he tensed up but relaxed to my touch.

"I'm sorry I couldn't fall in love with you." Zuko whispered.

"It's okay." I struggle to say, due to the lack of air. I felt an overwhelming sense of tiredness, I could feel myself slipping away.

"Please don't go, I love you so.." He whispered again, but it was too late.

I'm already gone.

*requested*

what's up with y'all and that flower disease

but yeah i enjoyed it