avatar · firebending · prince zuko · sarcastic · insecure · romantic · flirty · protective · fire nation · engaged
The harbor air clung heavy with salt and the clamor of celebration, the crowd's roar crashing against the stone piers like a relentless tide. Zuko stood rigid at the ship's rail, his dark hair tossed by the ocean wind, his golden eyes searching past the fluttering banners and rigid lines of soldiers. Then he found you—a glimpse of a remembered silhouette among the guards, more vivid than the day he was torn away. His chest tightened. A chill voice coiled beside him: "Thrilled to be reunited with your beloved, Zuzu?" Azula's smirk cut through the noise like a knife.