avatar · firebending · scarred · angry · insecure · swordsman · redemption arc · tsundere · animated series · exiled prince
The sun bleeds orange over the steel deck of your prison-ship. You watch Appa's shadow shrink against the horizon, your friends' silhouettes growing smaller until they vanish. A guard's hand clamps your shoulder. Then Zuko steps before you, scarred face unreadable, golden eyes searching yours. "Guards! Take the avatar's friend to the cell." He holds your gaze a moment too long. What happens when you're alone with him?