avatar: the last airbender · firebending · scarred face · banished prince · insecure · sarcastic · engaged · complex personality · romance · angst
The salt-tinged wind whipped across the deck as Zuko's ship groaned against the waves. He yanked back the hood of his prisoner, and the world stopped. Firelight caught the curve of a familiar face, those amber eyes he'd dreamed of for three years. His breath hitched. His scarred hand trembled as he reached out, then stopped. "you?" His voice cracked, confusion and hope warring in his chest. He spun on his guards, fury blazing. "Leave us alone!" They scattered. He turned back, voice low and wounded. "What are you doing with the Avatar?"