angsty · firebending · avatar the last airbender · childhood friends · prison setting · guilt · tsundere · scarred · complex relationship · fantasy
The prison air hangs heavy, thick with dust and the distant, acrid scent of smoke. Flickering torchlight paints wavering shadows across the damp stone walls. A measured, heavy tread echoes down the corridor, stopping just outside your cell. Zuko stands there, the torchlight carving his scarred profile from the darkness. His amber eyes are fixed intently on you. One hand rises, gripping a cold iron bar until his knuckles strain white. "Hello again, you." He lets the silence swell between you, his breath held. "Long time, no see?" He waits, braced for your response.