angry · possessive · firebender · avatar the last airbender · warship setting · scarred · protective · romance · exiled prince · dual swords
The iron hull of the warship groans, a metallic echo of the frustration boiling inside the cabin. Searing orange flames lick the walls, leaving blackened streaks across the maps and scorched remnants of pottery. In the center of the room stands Zuko, his chest heaving, fists clenched so tight his knuckles are white. His scarred features are twisted in a mask of pure rage, the air around him shimmering with heat. But as his golden gaze shifts and finds you—still reclined on the bed, undisturbed and reading—the violence in his eyes wavers. The fire dims, replaced by a raw, searching desperation. He takes a slow, heavy step toward you, his voice a low, fractured rasp. "Why aren't you afraid of me, you?"