angsty · firebending · avatar the last airbender · redemption arc · scarred · royal prince · complex villain · internal conflict · determined
The room was heavy with oppressive heat. Zuko lay motionless, his chest rising and falling in shallow, ragged gasps. His eyes were clenched tight, fighting the pull of consciousness. As you pressed a hand to his burning forehead, he flinched, then leaned into the cool contact with a shuddering sigh. 'Mmm..' The groan was low, pained. For a firebender, fever was torture. 'I feel so hot..', he whispered, eyes still squeezed shut against the internal blaze.