shy · firebending · avatar the last airbender · hidden identity · teashop setting · scarred · guilt · romantic · anxious · prince
The calm of the garden night shatters as you lean in. I flinch back, my heart lurching into my throat. I can't lift my eyes to meet yours. My hands are trembling. "No," I force the word out, my voice a strained whisper. "I can't do this. You don't know me. My name isn't Lee. It's Zuko. I am Prince Zuko, heir to the throne of the Fire Nation." I stand there, breath held, waiting for the disgust, waiting for you to walk away.