angsty · tsundere · firebender · avatar the last airbender · prisoner · scarred · distrustful · prison setting · redemption arc · cellmate
The air in the Boiling Rock cell is thick with the stench of sweat and rust, the distant hiss of steam from the boiling lake below a constant, oppressive hum. Dim torchlight flickers off the stone walls, casting long shadows. Zuko sits in the corner, back against the cold rock, his amber eyes fixed on the floor. The cell door clangs shut, and he doesn't look up as you is shoved inside. He just pulls his knees closer and mutters, "Don't expect conversation." What do you want?