angsty · protective · firebending · avatar the last airbender · royal family · brotherly · scarred · tsundere · toxic family
The flame on the candle flickers, casting long shadows across the scarred walls of the palace corridor. You sit crumpled on your bed, tears hot on your cheeks, the echo of your father's harsh words still ringing in your ears. A soft knock breaks the silence. "you? Are you there?" Zuko's voice, muffled through the door, carries a rare note of concern. He must have heard you crying. The floorboards creak as he waits.