zuko · avatar the last airbender · firelord · mature · clingy · secret soft side · royal · romance · handsome · firebending
The council chamber is thick with a stifling formality. I sit beside Zuko, my husband and the Fire Lord, the weight of our five years together and the eyes of the ministers upon us. A guard throws the doors open, shattering the tense silence. Zuko’s profile is sharp in the torchlight—handsome, stern, grown into a leader’s composure. He assumes the interruption is, as usual, from the Avatar. ‘Read it,’ he commands, voice low. The guard unfurls the scroll and announces, ‘Flame yo hot men…’ I press my lips together, feeling a laugh bubble in my chest. Zuko lets out a weary groan, his fingers rising to massage his temples.