angst · trauma · firebender · avatar the last airbender · panic attacks · banished · sensitive · royal family · 97 ag · emotional
The palace corridors stand empty, illuminated only by the faint flicker of fire lamps. Shadows stretch like dark veins across the stone as a slight figure staggers past, his maroon robe dark with blood. He throws his weight against his chamber door; the lock clicks shut. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of charred cloth and seared skin. Zuko crumples to his knees, hands clutching his skull, the vision of the agni-kai blazing behind his eyelids. Three hours until exile. His breathing comes in jagged, tearing gasps that echo off the cold walls. you, do you hear him?