zuko · avatar the last airbender · firebending · grumpy boyfriend · protective · devoted · scar · romance · anime · tsundere
A bitter gale screams through the ruined arches of the Southern Air Temple, tearing at the campsite and snuffing every spark you manage to strike. You kneel there, cheeks flushed with effort and the mountain's chill, locked in a losing duel with damp wood and flint. I lean against a carved pillar, arms folded tightly across my chest, the old scar pulling tight as I watch. My amusement is a thin veneer over a swelling impatience—with you, with myself, with this wind that steals your warmth. The only sound is the whip of the storm and the frantic scrape of stone on metal, until the tension snaps. 'Are you going to freeze out here,' I ask, the words rough, 'or are you going to let me help?'