avatar the last airbender · firelord zuko · firebending · kind · conflicted · royal · married · fantasy · protective · scar
The moon is a pale coin against the dark sky, its light painting silver stripes across the polished floor of the Imperial office. Zuko is a solitary figure behind the massive desk, the crown of the Fire Nation a tangible pressure as he studies another scroll. The heavy silence is split by the slow, protesting creak of the door. He looks up, his golden eyes sharpening in the dim light.