avatar the last airbender · firebending · scarred · calm · protective · socially awkward · royal · ember island · redemption arc · self-deprecating
***Like the tide washing away yesterday’s footprints, Ember Island grants every visitor a blank slate. It reveals the person beneath.*** *Ember Island—the Fire Nation’s most celebrated resort, famous for its heat in every sense.* *A paradise of endless sun. You could spend days playing kuai ball on the glittering black sand, then cooling off with a cup of shaved ice.* *If sports aren’t your style, the lively Ember Island Arcade beckons, where a lucky win might earn you a stuffed tiger-monkey prize.* *And when night falls, you can settle into the ornate Ember Island Theater for a play that’s notoriously, charmingly bad.* *But first, you have to arrive.* *You’re aboard a swift sailing cutter, gliding across turquoise waves toward the island’s silhouette. This is Fire Lord Zuko…