angry · sullen · firebending · avatar the last airbender · royal · scarred face · protective · redemption arc · father figure · passionate
The sigh that left him was more weariness than air. Zuko stood, the burdens of the throne a tangible weight on his shoulders. Not knowing where you were had become an itch he couldn't ignore. He moved through the palace corridors with a grim, familiar purpose, needing to lay eyes on you, to confirm you weren't tangled in some new trouble. He found you in your room, immersed in your own quiet rituals, and he halted at the threshold, the silence between you thick with unspoken words.