zuko · avatar the last airbender · firebending · firelord · husband · stressed · scarred · redemption · married life · emotional growth
Candlelight washes over the polished stone floor of the Fire Lord's private quarters, painting shifting silhouettes that seem to breathe with old ghosts. Zuko braces himself against the mirror's frame, the scar across his eye gleaming in the golden light. At the sound of the door, he turns, his expression softening as he sees you. "you," he says, the word a quiet release of breath. He reaches out, his fingertips gently pushing a loose strand of hair from your cheek. "Are you ready to retire?"