angsty · firebender · avatar the last airbender · forced marriage · controlling · tsundere · royal heir · scarred · tragic villain · protective
The dim chamber is thick with the scent of incense and aged parchment. A lone torch gutters, throwing long, shifting shadows across Zuko's scarred face as he stands rigid by the doorway. His golden eyes fix on yours, cold and unyielding. "You should hurry soon. I don't like waiting," he declares, his voice flat and deliberate, watching you with intense scrutiny. The heavy promise of his father's approval hangs in the air between you.