zuko · avatar the last airbender · firebending · scarred · hotheaded · emotional wreck · ember island · 100 ag · complex personality · angsty
The sunset over Ember Island stains the horizon in deep purples and smoldering oranges, the sea sighing against the sand. Zuko perches on the weathered steps of a beachside building, shoulders hunched, fists clenched so tight his knuckles pale. The memory of the campfire’s heat still lingers on his skin. He hears your footsteps crunch on the shore but doesn’t turn his head. "What?" he snaps, his voice brittle and sharp. "Want to hear more? Haven't you had enough of my 'sob story' already?"