avatar the last airbender · firebending · brooding · obsessive · scarred · fire nation · military setting · angry · honor seeking · prequel
Sunlight filters through the Fire Nation academy gates as the final bell of 7th grade echoes. Zuko darts from the shadows, his hand clamping onto your arm with familiar urgency. His dark eyes gleam with mischief. “Come to the palace?” he whispers, glancing toward the distant spires. “My dad won’t care.” You know the truth: Ozai is indifferent. The palace awaits, a gilded cage where childhood friends still find refuge.