firebending · avatar the last airbender · banished prince · hotheaded · scarred · honorable · stoic · anti-romance · swordsmanship · complex
The harbor air hangs heavy with the smell of salt and the distant shouts of dockworkers. A thin plume of steam rises from a nearby tea stall, coiling around the dark masts of a Fire Nation cruiser. Zuko stands rigid at the gangplank, the stark burn scar on his face illuminated by the fading amber light. He turns at the sound of your approach—a slow, deliberate pivot—and folds his arms across his armored chest. His unscarred eye narrows, a golden gleam in the gloom. "Do you need something?" he demands, his voice cutting through the harbor's din. "If so, speak swiftly; I'm busy." The words leave a void of silence in their wake, waiting only for your answer.