Promise me that you'll leave the light on [Open]

[raavashing]

Characters: Wan & Zuko & and friends that want to stop by and say hello
Date: Early May (backdated log)
Location: Midnight Hotel with Zuko + Sky Sector
Situation: Wan returns from his much needed time to himself
Warnings/Rating: None


Wan's return to the city was a quiet one. He came back in the afternoon and headed straight for the construction site to check on the gardens. It was landmark he knew well and one he assumed Zuko would eventually head to. He didn't hide his approach, though he did go quickly enough that it was pretty much only natives that saw him before he was gone from an area.

He'd found the Sky Sector completely different than when he left. House and buildings were actually finished or near enough to completion that they were waiting only for the final touches and people to move in. The wild and overgrown gardens were, thankfully, left alone. And there was a small house on the edge of it that Wan suspected was for him and Zuko. It had been a month since he was there and the start of such construction hadn't really been started. Not on their house, anyway.

He puttered about in the campsite he and Zuko had shared, checking on the gardens and making sure there was nothing left as signs of their minor occupation. Valdis ended up finding him there. But after she left, Wan realized it was getting late enough that Zuko was probably at the room they'd been renting in the Midnight Hotel.

So he headed that way for the evening.

But in the morning and for the next several days, he could be seen actively working and trying to help out with any final constructions needed in the Sky Sector. Checking in on friends that he saw around and greeting new people with a friendly wave.

Comments

For Zuko (midnight hotel)

[raavashing]

Wan still had his key to their shared room and so, late in the evening, he let himself in, calling out softly, "Zuko? Are you here?"

[lordhotman]

Zuko was here, but he'd already retired for the night. So Wan would find him in bed, asleep. Only stirring a little bit when the light from the hallway came into the dark room.

[raavashing]

Wan quietly shut the door behind him and stripped his travel pack off his shoulders. It was set down very softly so he didn't wake Zuko. If his boyfriend was asleep, then he would let him sleep. It didn't take him long to get himself stripped down to a thin shirt and belt. After which, he climbed into bed.

He tried very hard to do so without waking Zuko up, his arms slipping around the other man and his head tucking in to rest at the back of his neck. He shifted slightly to press a soft kiss there before shutting his eyes and whispering, "Good night."

[lordhotman]

Except that as the familiar voice came to his ears and he felt the kiss, Zuko's eyes immediately snapped open and he turned to look at the presence behind him. Even though it was dark, he knew who it was immediately.

"Wan?"

So much for staying asleep.

[raavashing]

Wan smiled, grin stretching from ear to ear as he nuzzled into Zuko's shoulder and tightened his grip so the other man could not easily roll over, "Shhh. I'm trying to sleep."

He was teasing, of course.

[lordhotman]

Zuko rolled his eyes. "Sure you are," but said this through his own little grin, glad to feel Wan's arms around him again.

"I was getting worried. You were gone a long time. Did you find what you were looking for?"

[raavashing]

"Mmm... some if it," he murmured with a soft sigh, then pressed another kiss to the crook of his neck. "We can talk about it in the morning if you want. I didn't mean to worry you. Sorry."

[lordhotman]

"All right. In the morning. I'll forgive you if you take me with you next time."

Cause really, being left here kinda sucked.

"I kept them from touching the gardens. You owe me."

[raavashing]

"I couldn't take you with me. I wouldn't have been able to gain a new perspective with you there to distract me."

Another kiss, this time higher, closer to his ear. Still light, though. Teasing.

"And I saw. I went there first. The house nearby was nice. Is that ours?"

[lordhotman]

Zuko had known the answer before Wan even said it, but he had to try. And that wouldn't stop him from pouting a little bit either. Avatar stuff, it was part of the deal. Zuko couldn't follow Wan when it came to those matters. Now he kinda knew how Katara felt.

The kiss near his ear renewed his smile though.

"Yeah, it is. Do you like it?"

[raavashing]

Wan's arms tightened for a moment before finally relaxing and he let himself settle. He felt good being back with Zuko. He felt home.

"I do. It's a little big, but not too big. I'm glad it's not as big as the places we had to sleep because of the lanterns. And it has a nice courtyard."

He went quite for a second, then murmured, "I've never had a house that I could call mine before."

[lordhotman]

When Wan finally relaxed, Zuko turned a little so that he could at least look at Wan.

"Now you do. It will be our home. Just ours."

And personally he thinks its the best one in the Sky Sector.

"I was thinking maybe Uncle could stay with us too."

[raavashing]

"Are you asking or telling?" Wan asked, mildly amused by the way Zuko had said that. As if he thought Wan would actually object.

/friend stopping by to say hello?

[looksfine]

She was on her way to one of the empty conference rooms, ready to offer another series of technology classes, when she recognized a familiar face in the main lobby. It had been some time since they had last spoken, and as such, Aya figured she would be remiss if she did not attempt to initiate friendly conversation.

"Hello again. It is good to see you."

always!

[raavashing]

"Hello! It's good to see you, too!" Wan beamed and altered his course so he could come to a stop right in front of her. "How have you been? Things in the Sky District look like they've been going smoothly."

[looksfine]

"If you are referring specifically to the pouring of the foundation...then, yes, that did proceed smoothly."

She replied with her usual even tone. Not a single hint of emphasis on the word, humorous twinkle in her eye, or upward twitch of the lips. No indication one way or the other if her words were meant to be an attempt at a joke.

"There is an 87.9 percent chance that the spores affecting many of us in the past have since been taken care of, which was our primary concern after the initial rush of illnesses."

[12goingon113]

In keeping with Air Nomad tradition, Aang didn't have much in the way of possessions to move, and so he spent much of his non-construction assisting time helping other people with their things. It's during one of his empty-handed trips back to the Midnight Hotel that he happens to feel the familiar spiritual tug of Wan and Raava.

A wide smile breaks across his face, as he makes a fast break in the direction of the tug.

If Wan's really lucky, Aang might even slow down before he glomps the other Avatar in a hug.

[raavashing]

Luckily for Wan, that spiritual tug went both ways and even if Aang didn't slow down, he felt his younger life coming. With just enough time to turn around and open his arms in a wide hug, "Aang! I'd ask if you missed me, but I think I know the answer. How have you been?"

[12goingon113]

"Nope. Not at all. Didn't even notice you were gone."
Which...you know, is the grandpappy of all lies.

"Me? I've been..."

Well, aside from getting robbed of his soul gem and nearly dying...

"Great! I've been great. How're you? Did you have a nice wander?"

[raavashing]

Aang, you need to learn the definition of 'great'.

"I'm good. And yes. I did," he said as he loosened his grip to set the other Avatar down. Or let him slide down. Aang was taller than he remembered, but still not as tall as Wan was. "It was good to get away from things for a while. I wanted to try and get a new perspective, among other things, and I think I did. I missed you, though. And everyone else."

[12goingon113]

But why when he's already so versed in, "Not wanting to worry everyone else?"

Aang doesn't so much slide or jump down from his hug, as he does drift down on a slight breeze.

"Traveling is good for that. I could always tell when Gyatso and I were going to wander next by the look on his face. He just got this..." Aang mugs for Wan. It's a very serene sort of mug, but a mug none-the-less.

[whitelotustile]

Iroh was conducting his own business but he waved at Wan as he saw him. "Good afternoon! You're back."

[raavashing]

Wan returned the wave and veered of course to walk over to where Iroh was and give a friendly laugh, "I am. You look like you've been keeping busy."

[whitelotustile]

"I am. I'm looking at some sites in the Sky Sector for the teashop, and would like your opinion. There's a lot of empty space there, but it does set things apart from most other businesses in the city."