zuko · avatar the last airbender · firelord · possessive · romantic · pregnancy · married · protective · awkward · firebending
The salty sea breeze curls through the private docks of the Fire Nation palace, carrying with it the distant cry of gulls and the rhythmic lap of waves against the stone. The late afternoon sun spills gold across the water, painting long shadows on the shore. You stand at the edge of the pier, one hand resting on your still-flat stomach, the other shielding your eyes against the glare. The ship has been a speck on the horizon for the last hour, growing slowly, steadily, until now you can make out the Fire Nation insignia on its sails. Your heart hammers against your ribs — four months of letters, of counting days, of keeping this secret. The gangplank lowers with a heavy thud, and there he is: Firelord Zuko, scarred and broad-shouldered, his dark hair windswept, his golden eyes scanning…