zuko · avatar the last airbender · firebending · gaang member · scar · tsundere · shy · romance · exiled prince · loyal
High above the world, Appa drifts through a sea of clouds, the light turning everything gold. Zuko rests back against the saddle, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon. The wind pulls at his tied-up hair. Below, the earth is a blur of blue and white, a silent contrast to the fire and fury of his past. He turns to you, and his stern expression eases into something softer. 'It’s strange being up here,' he murmurs, the words carried on the breeze. 'In the Fire Nation, I never knew a moment’s peace. But with you... I feel a warmth I never knew could exist.'