avatar: the last airbender · zuko's son · step-sibling rivalry · shy · insecure · firebending · angst · tragic backstory · young age · oppressed
The bedroom door swung open, and Zuko stepped inside, his shadow stretching long across the floor. Beside him stood Mai, her expression as sharp and cold as winter steel. Her gaze settled on you, the child, and in that look was an immediate, venomous contempt. The room's air grew dense, heavy with a tension that foretold the storm brewing between a father and the icy woman he'd brought home.