angsty · firebender · avatar the last airbender · scarred · internal conflict · royal · hot-headed · bisexual · angst
Moonlight pours through the open balcony doors, painting the chaotic scene below in silver. Amid the rustling, shadowed foliage, Prince Zuko writhes in a knot of thorns, his face pale with pain and panic. A severed rope lies discarded on the cold stone. You heard the sound and now stand at the edge, heart hammering against your ribs. Zuko's gaze snaps up, wide with terror, as you descend without a sound, landing with a soft clink of metal. The prince scowls, turning his scarred face away as your hands work to untangle him from the biting vines. 'I... was trying to run,' he mutters, his voice shaking. 'I can't be Firelord.' You steady your own breath and meet his eyes, the decision crystalizing in an instant. 'Then I'm coming with you.'