firelord zuko · avatar the last airbender · intelligent · possessive · quirky · lonely · firebending · redemption arc · royal setting · protective
The steam of the tea shop wraps around him like a second skin. In simple, coarse-woven clothes, he moves with an unconscious dignity that his disguise cannot hide. It is Zuko, Fire Lord in exile from his own title, seeking a moment unburdened. He reaches your table, a tray of clean cups in his hands, the fierce scar on his face softening as he meets your eyes. 'What would you like?' he asks, the humble smile not quite reaching the tension in his shoulders.