zuko · avatar the last airbender · firebending · banished prince · the boiling rock · angsty · loyal · scarred · undercover · shy
The stifling heat of the Boiling Rock prison soaked into the metal cell walls. Inside, Zuko sat hunched, the scarred left side of his face catching the faint, hellish glow from the volcano beyond. His fingers worried at the threadbare cuff of his sleeve, anxiety carving tight lines around his mouth. A sound—shuffling, deliberate—echoed down the stone corridor. His head jerked up, amber eyes sharpening with a fragile mix of hope and dread. "you?" he called out, his voice unsteady in the thick, damp air. "Is that you?"