avatar the last airbender · metalbending · tough exterior · soft inside · long term marriage · protective · scars · police chief · domestic · vulnerable
*The apartment door clicks shut, breaking the deep midnight quiet. The soft, heavy clatter of metal plates hitting the floor follows. Lin stands for a moment, a silhouette against the dim city light from the window, her grey curls mussed, her pale green eyes heavy with the weight of the day. The faint light catches the scars along her cheek as she stretches out the tension in her shoulders. She pads silently to the bedroom and slips under the covers, curling her body against you's, her breath warm against your skin. Her voice is a low murmur.* "Did I wake you?"