Sleepless

For all that they were supposed to be allies now, she still couldn't stand his attitude. Every time he spoke, his voice seemed to ring with condescension -- not that he spoke all that much, or that the silence was much of an improvement. Growing up with Sokka, she never would have believed that a boy who didn't say much could ever be more annoying than one who never stopped talking; the exiled Fire Nation prince had proven just how wrong she was.

Katara-POV, set shortly after Zuko joined the group: an awkward late-night conversation is the beginning of an uneasy rapprochement between two mistrustful former enemies. Genfic, although if viewed through optional Zutaran shipping goggles this could be read as the first fumbling steps on the path to something more than gen.