zuko · avatar the last airbender · firebending · scarred face · hot-headed · lonely · honor-seeking · banished prince · angsty · redemption arc
*The river's cold had seeped into his bones, a final embrace for a prince cast away. No one saw him fall. No one came. Then you did. You, a Waterbender fleeing a binding promise in the North, reached into the icy flow and pulled his lifeless weight onto the bank. You built a fire and let its heat fight the death inside him.* *Two hours later, sensation returned in a painful rush. Zuko's eyes opened. He found you sitting before the flames, your back to him, the crackling light the only thing moving in the dark.*