[ So Zuko pretty much ran from the welcome committee the moment the tour ended. After all the crystals, and the prodding, and shuffling, the whole ordeal, the fire prince was happy just to duck down an empty-ish alley. He needed to pause in private for a moment to compose himself discreetlyā¦
ā¦meaning he shouted out loud in abject frustration, with no thought of his own volume, while striking up two small fistfuls of fireballs, raw shock shaking and burning in his hands.
How else would someone react? Normal reaction. It was all too much for him to wrap his head around ā talk about questioning oneās place in the universeā¦ Too far. Too far. He had gotten so much better at controlling his firebending emotionally since his travels with the Avatar lately, and had taken so much of his uncleās wisdom to heart, yet here he was losing control of the basics in what should be his time to act. That thought didnāt really help him calm down, though, and two more quick puffs of flame sprung from his hands. He shut his eyes, took a deep breath as the weak flames sputtered out, and focused for a moment on nothing but the heat still left on his palms.
As cathartic as this small outburst was in the moment, it also caused a small trashfire in the alley. Meditative moment over. Oh crap. Oh crap.Oh crap. ]
ā¶ Youāre As Cold As Ice (sort of)
[ Having gotten his bearings a little more since his arrival, the beach seemed like maybe itād be a familiar enough place to sit and figure out what to do, observe the people, get an idea what he was up against here, strategizeā¦ All the summer activities fun-loving teens flock to the beach for! Maybe being in the sun would clear his mind a bit, he hoped. If not, at the very least, there probably wasnāt much on the beach he could accidentally set on fireā¦
However, he was stunned to see the beach was, in fact, half-frozen-over somehow? Heād never seen anything like it. He was too fascinated by the āicebendingā to really notice, uh, all the other frozen people around him, and just walked straight ahead toward the icy source. He took a seat in the sand on his own, a bit behind the concert crowd. As he was casually transfixed by the show, he soon noticed the cold affecting him, too. But as the ice started to freeze his hands and feet to the sand, heād just thaw himself out gently. He could tell already his firebending was a lot weaker here than usual, which concerned him, but why that was so remained to be seen. Right now, though, he was feeling pretty thankful for even this weak firebending, as he scanned the beach full of others struggling against the ice... sucks to be them lol ]
ā¶ Put On Your Red Shoes and Dance the Blues
[ Later in the evening, you can find Zuko on the periphery of the Amegahara drum dance rehearsals. The sound had drawn his ear, but the ensemble made him stay. The harmony of the dancers and drummers, the fluidity, the dual gracefulness between the swift dancing and the resonant booms of the drumsā¦ Right up his alley.
Not that heād dance, of course, no way. Just watch from the sidelines. Absolutely not.
But there was a certain homey essence in the performance that reminded him of the Fire Nation; as captivating as the show was, Zuko receded halfway into rumination again, staring blankly at the stage, tuning in and out in blips. His thoughts swam to the rhythm of the sound of the drums and the heavier-than-usual feeling of his heartbeat.
It was a nice wind-down for what was objectively the weirdest day of his life (although not the worst, and the thought wasnāt lost on him). Wouldnāt necessarily call it a moment of peace, all things considered (kidnapped and spirited away to another planet, yāknow), but watching the drum dance was a welcome moment to process things, regardless. Zuko basically spent the whole day touring the city to find all the best places to brood, which he excelled at in every spot. So far this was the best one, though. ]
ā¶ Wildcard
DM me on this journal if thereās anything else youāve got in mind! Open to possibilities~ Iām new here, sup ā
Prince Zuko | Avatar: the Last Airbender | Sanguis
[ So Zuko pretty much ran from the welcome committee the moment the tour ended. After all the crystals, and the prodding, and shuffling, the whole ordeal, the fire prince was happy just to duck down an empty-ish alley. He needed to pause in private for a moment to compose himself discreetlyā¦
ā¦meaning he shouted out loud in abject frustration, with no thought of his own volume, while striking up two small fistfuls of fireballs, raw shock shaking and burning in his hands.
How else would someone react? Normal reaction. It was all too much for him to wrap his head around ā talk about questioning oneās place in the universeā¦ Too far. Too far. He had gotten so much better at controlling his firebending emotionally since his travels with the Avatar lately, and had taken so much of his uncleās wisdom to heart, yet here he was losing control of the basics in what should be his time to act. That thought didnāt really help him calm down, though, and two more quick puffs of flame sprung from his hands. He shut his eyes, took a deep breath as the weak flames sputtered out, and focused for a moment on nothing but the heat still left on his palms.
As cathartic as this small outburst was in the moment, it also caused a small trashfire in the alley. Meditative moment over. Oh crap. Oh crap. Oh crap. ]
ā¶ Youāre As Cold As Ice (sort of)
[ Having gotten his bearings a little more since his arrival, the beach seemed like maybe itād be a familiar enough place to sit and figure out what to do, observe the people, get an idea what he was up against here, strategizeā¦ All the summer activities fun-loving teens flock to the beach for! Maybe being in the sun would clear his mind a bit, he hoped. If not, at the very least, there probably wasnāt much on the beach he could accidentally set on fireā¦
However, he was stunned to see the beach was, in fact, half-frozen-over somehow? Heād never seen anything like it. He was too fascinated by the āicebendingā to really notice, uh, all the other frozen people around him, and just walked straight ahead toward the icy source. He took a seat in the sand on his own, a bit behind the concert crowd. As he was casually transfixed by the show, he soon noticed the cold affecting him, too. But as the ice started to freeze his hands and feet to the sand, heād just thaw himself out gently. He could tell already his firebending was a lot weaker here than usual, which concerned him, but why that was so remained to be seen. Right now, though, he was feeling pretty thankful for even this weak firebending, as he scanned the beach full of others struggling against the ice...
sucks to be them lol]ā¶ Put On Your Red Shoes and Dance the Blues
[ Later in the evening, you can find Zuko on the periphery of the Amegahara drum dance rehearsals. The sound had drawn his ear, but the ensemble made him stay. The harmony of the dancers and drummers, the fluidity, the dual gracefulness between the swift dancing and the resonant booms of the drumsā¦ Right up his alley.
Not that heād dance, of course, no way. Just watch from the sidelines. Absolutely not.
But there was a certain homey essence in the performance that reminded him of the Fire Nation; as captivating as the show was, Zuko receded halfway into rumination again, staring blankly at the stage, tuning in and out in blips. His thoughts swam to the rhythm of the sound of the drums and the heavier-than-usual feeling of his heartbeat.
It was a nice wind-down for what was objectively the weirdest day of his life (although not the worst, and the thought wasnāt lost on him). Wouldnāt necessarily call it a moment of peace, all things considered (kidnapped and spirited away to another planet, yāknow), but watching the drum dance was a welcome moment to process things, regardless. Zuko basically spent the whole day touring the city to find all the best places to brood, which he excelled at in every spot. So far this was the best one, though. ]
ā¶ Wildcard
DM me on this journal if thereās anything else youāve got in mind! Open to possibilities~ Iām new here, sup ā