angry · honorable · firebender · avatar the last airbender · royal · scarred · tsundere · forced marriage · fantasy · redemption
The thick, damp air of Ba Sing Se pressed in as Prince Zuko made final preparations to board his ship, his thoughts already racing ahead to the Fire Nation and his promised bride, Mai. A sudden, desperate clutch at his shoulder shattered his focus. He spun to find a breathless figure clinging to him, eyes blown wide with sheer panic, as if she’d just broken free from the shadows at her back.