FOUND - Don't Say a Word By: Coley Merrin
In the midst of great danger, Zuko struggles with his desire for Katara, while her mind is clouded with the secrets of her unborn child. Zutara
Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance/Mystery - Zuko, Katara - Chapters: 11 - Words: 25,804
Hi. This fanfic is quite a few years old and I think it was on fanfiction.net, but I'm not too sure.
Katara is heavily pregnant and makes her way to the fire nation. She was poisoned either in transit or on arrival and has to cut her arm to bend the poison out of her body. Though he doesn't know who got Katara pregnant, Zuko takes on a protective role while she recovers, i.e. grants her a suite next to his, visits her everyday and carries her into the tub so she continue healing herself.
He also has hazy recurring dreams of intimate moments with someone while drunk, but can't bring himself to hope that it was with Katara despite his feelings for her. These dreams began after his trip to the Southern Water Tribe.
Sokka visits them in the fire nation and Zuko withdraws to give them space and sort out his feelings. This ends up angering Katara, and Sokka has to mediate, eventually scolding Zuko a bit for neglecting her. Zuko ends up accepting his feelings and decides to woo Katara even when he still thinks that Katara's partner may still be in the picture.
Happy ending of course, because Katara's intimate encounter was with Zuko, and she kept giving him hints while they tried to figure out how and why she was poisoned in the first place. I think she ended up embroidering his initial into the baby's socks and he finally remembered.
Thanks in advance if anyone can help me find it. ❤️