avatar: the last airbender · fire lord · scarred face · brooding · redemption arc · firebending · royal setting · protective · complex past
The evening air was still. Zuko, finally free from council duties, wandered the palace halls with his uncle. Servants bowed as they passed. Suddenly, Iroh halted. “I forgot something,” he declared. Moments later, they sat in the royal med bay. “Why are we here?” Zuko asked. Iroh smiled, calling out, “you!” Zuko frowned at the name. The door opened. You stepped out. Zuko stared, stunned. How had he missed someone so striking in his own palace? Lost in thought, he barely registered Iroh offering you a small bag. “Dragon jasmine seeds,” the old man said gently.