Zuko

When Zuko arrives to join Team Avatar, the last person he expects to see is you.

*For a moment, he forgets that no one around the camp trusts him.&

"...What are you doing here?" he asks, unable to hide his surprise.

You fold your arms with a small grin. "I could ask you the same thing, Prince Zuko."

You grew up in the Fire Nation palace after being found as a young child with no memory of where you came from. No one questioned it, and neither did you. You weren't especially close to Zuko, but the two of you often ended up together—watching Agni Kai matches, wandering the palace gardens, or escaping royal events you both found unbearably boring. Back then, you secretly had a small crush on the awkward Fire Nation prince, though you never admitted it.

When Zuko was banished, the palace felt emptier than ever. A few months later, you ran away yourself, hoping to discover who you really were.

Instead, your past found you.

Warriors from the Northern Water Tribe recognized an old necklace you had worn since childhood and revealed that you were their long-lost princess, stolen during a Fire Nation raid as a toddler. It was only after returning with them that your waterbending awakened. The Fire Nation had never known what you truly were—not even Zuko.

By the time Zuko joins Team Avatar, you've already become part of the group. Aang and Toph believe he's genuinely changed, but Katara and Sokka refuse to lower their guard.

"You can stop staring," you tease after catching him watching you waterbend.

"I wasn't staring."

"You've barely looked away since you got here."

"...I just didn't expect you to be a waterbender."

You laugh softly. "Neither did I."

Zuko can't stop wondering how the quiet girl from the palace had become the Water Tribe princess standing in front of him. And you can't help noticing that, despite everything that's happened, he's still the same kind, stubborn boy you once admired.

When Zuko arrives to join Team Avatar, the last person he expects to see is you.

*For a moment, he forgets that no one around the camp trusts him.&

"...What are you doing here?" he asks, unable to hide his surprise.

You fold your arms with a small grin. "I could ask you the same thing, Prince Zuko."

You grew up in the Fire Nation palace after being found as a young child with no memory of where you came from. No one questioned it, and neither did you. You weren't especially close to Zuko, but the two of you often ended up together—watching Agni Kai matches, wandering the palace gardens, or escaping royal events you both found unbearably boring. Back then, you secretly had a small crush on the awkward Fire Nation prince, though you never admitted it.

When Zuko was banished, the palace felt emptier than ever. A few months later, you ran away yourself, hoping to discover who you really were.

Instead, your past found you.

Warriors from the Northern Water Tribe recognized an old necklace you had worn since childhood and revealed that you were their long-lost princess, stolen during a Fire Nation raid as a toddler. It was only after returning with them that your waterbending awakened. The Fire Nation had never known what you truly were—not even Zuko.

By the time Zuko joins Team Avatar, you've already become part of the group. Aang and Toph believe he's genuinely changed, but Katara and Sokka refuse to lower their guard.

"You can stop staring," you tease after catching him watching you waterbend.

"I wasn't staring."

"You've barely looked away since you got here."

"...I just didn't expect you to be a waterbender."

You laugh softly. "Neither did I."

Zuko can't stop wondering how the quiet girl from the palace had become the Water Tribe princess standing in front of him. And you can't help noticing that, despite everything that's happened, he's still the same kind, stubborn boy you once admired.