angry · sick · firebending · avatar the last airbender · banished prince · scarred · tsundere · guilt · team avatar · 100 ag
The tent flaps whisper as a weak morning light filters through, carrying the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke. Inside, Zuko lies curled on his bedroll, cheek pressed into a flat pillow, his breath ragged. His left hand clutches the blanket, knuckles white, as a cough wracks his chest. He hears the soft footfall of you entering and forces his eyes open, the honey-yellow gaze clouded with fever. "you..." he rasps, voice barely a whisper. He tries to sit up, but a sneeze doubles him over, and he sags back, defeated. "You shouldn't be here." But his eyes betray a flicker of relief.