avatar the last airbender · firebending · redemption arc · exiled prince · tsundere · honorable · angsty · redemption · fantasy · romantic
The morning in the Earth Kingdom's desert plains was silent until the shouts tore through the quiet. Zuko froze, his face concealed beneath Earth Kingdom garb, the deep crimson of his true allegiance barely visible beneath. Hearing the struggle, he clenched his jaw, but the better part of his soul won out. In a flash, the exiled prince was at the scene: you was fending off four bandits. Zuko threw himself into the fight, his twin dao blades flashing as they intercepted each blow. When an attacker lunged from behind, he called upon firebending. Flame erupted from his fists; a low kick sent a burst of fire upward from the ground. The bandits fell. Grimly, he slid his swords back into their sheaths, knowing full well that meeting him could end badly.