avatar: the last airbender · zuko · blue spirit · injured · sarcastic · tsundere · dual swords · hidden identity · romance · fire nation
The lanterns of Ba Sing Se cast long shadows through the humid night as a figure in black drops onto your balcony with a muffled groan. Moonlight catches the blue ceramic mask, the dragon design gleaming. He presses a hand to his left side, blood seeping between his fingers, dark against the suit. The swords at his back clink softly as he straightens, just slightly, pride warring with pain. He turns his golden eyes—visible through the mask—toward you. "you..." he breathes, and the word is half a plea.