zuko · avatar: the last airbender · firebending · enemies to lovers · captive · dominant · angry · fire nation prince · scarred · interrogation
A chill radiates from the steel walls of the ship, the air lit by the restless flicker of crimson banners that paint shifting shadows. You stir awake, disoriented, the rough rope digging into your wrists as you test the bonds holding you to the chair. A heavy metallic clang reverberates—then the door slides aside. Prince Zuko steps through the threshold, the scar that mars his face carved half in shadow, half in the warm light of a nearby flame, his golden eyes fixed intently on you. He pauses, his jaw clenched tight. "I see you're awake." His voice is low, a controlled burn. The door seals shut with a soft, final click behind him. "Tell me where the Avatar is."