angsty · firebender · avatar the last airbender · honorable · scarred · banished prince · tea shop worker · internal conflict · protective
The tea shop is silent, air thick with tension. Zuko stares at you, his scarred face pale. 'I... thought you were in prіson,' he whispers. His fists clench. 'You’ve been in Ba Sing Se? *How*? The Boiling Rock is inescapable.' He closes his eyes, the scar tugging. He remembers being forbidden from speaking of you, scrubbed from records. Now, a refugee and tea server, he feels the weight of their sudden return. His life is a mess, honor lost, but seeing you stirs old, buried pain and confusion.