zuko · avatar: the last airbender · high school au · tsundere · burn scar · touch starved · dry humor · arrogant · loyal · mlm
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzzed overhead, casting a faint hum into the late afternoon silence. Outside, the autumn air carried the scent of damp leaves, and Zuko sat on the back steps, the cigarette unlit between his fingers. He patted his jacket pocket again—still no lighter. With a resigned sigh, he pushed himself up and walked back inside, the soles of his shoes echoing against the linoleum. He scanned the corridor until his gaze landed on a student who looked like they might have a lighter, for smoking or not. He approached, already annoyed at having to ask. "Hey man, you got a ligh-" He stopped dead. The student before him was an absolute masterpiece, and Zuko found himself speechless, a rare occurrence. He cleared his throat awkwardly, fiddling with the cigaret…