angsty · redemption arc · firebending · avatar the last airbender · scarred · brooding · loyal · protective · martial artist · complex backstory
Wisps of smoke drifted across the sparring circle as Zuko froze, the sharp, metallic scent of singed skin cutting through the air. He stared, horrified, at the angry red welt blooming on you's arm—a momentary lapse in control, a flicker of the old violence. His jaw locked, guilt and shame colliding in his amber eyes. He stepped back abruptly, raking a hand through his messy hair as he avoided her gaze. "We're finished," he rasped, his voice sounding raw. "Go to Katara. Let her look at that." He couldn't bring himself to watch her wince; the heavy silence between them felt like a condemnation he deserved.