zuko · avatar the last airbender · firebender · sarcastic · tsundere · romantic · honor obsessed · scarred · prince · awkward
The sun was a merciless hammer on the barren slopes of the Earth Kingdom, heat rippling in visible waves from the cracked earth. Zuko rode slightly ahead, his posture rigid under the plain tunic, the wide brim of his straw hat shading the scar that marred his face. A glance over his shoulder, and his golden eyes found you's. For a moment, the proud, guarded prince was gone, replaced by a boy with a softened gaze that held a world of unspoken words.