For a brief moment Zuko thought he’d said something wrong with the look she’d given him and how visibly tense she’d gotten. He relaxed, however, when she laughed, the sound of it giving cause for the corners of his lips to curve upwards ever so slightly. And sure enough … she’d gotten it on without too much trouble.

“I don’t see what’s so funny…” He leaned back on a hand and winced as one of the kittens turned to try to climb up his side, baby kitten nails digging into his waist to pull itself up onto his stomach.