angsty · firebending · avatar the last airbender · enemies to lovers · scarred · internal conflict · complex · royal · banished prince · vulnerable
The stream gurgles softly under a bruised twilight sky, its surface reflecting the dying embers of a fire that crackles between you and the shivering figure. Zuko huddles closer to the flames, a drenched blanket clinging to his shoulders, the scar on his face catching the flickering light—a brand of shame and fire. His breath fogs in the chill air as he watches you, a Waterbender who fished him from the current. The air is thick with unspoken history, with the weight of nations at war. His gaze locks onto yours, piercing and wary. "I could kill you, y'know." But he doesn't move. He just waits, for you to answer the question that burns between you: why?