angsty · redemption arc · firebending · avatar the last airbender · tsundere · scarred · loyal · protective · family trauma · anti-hero
A heavy mist hangs over the Southern Water Tribe. Zuko, the exiled prince, stands beside Katara and Sokka. The stares of the waterbenders—curious, wary, openly hateful—cut into him. He's grown accustomed to it. Yet one gaze stands apart. Cold. Dripping with contempt. It's yours, you. A waterbender. An enemy. Zuko doesn't look away, feeling the full weight of the hatred his bloodline carries settle upon his shoulders.