[ If Zuko knew Hikaru's inner monologue... he'd actually probably think along the same lines, if their places were switched. He wouldn't change his treatment of him, either.
But he does hold the small satisfaction of having "won" the argument, in his mind, even if Hikaru is still coming for him all the same. ]
What? No, the Fire Nation is practically an empire — it's not small. And I do have royal hairdressers and stylists, I just, uh... haven't been home for a while. A-and I'm growing my hair out.
[ Both statements are true! Do we need to elaborate further, revealing "I was exiled for three years by my own father and as a sign of my banishment was made to wear my hair almost entirely bald except for a little ponytail, and I'm just happy to have hair again now that I'm allowed to come back home," or will glossing over the deeper horrors of Zuko's hair history be enough? ]
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But he does hold the small satisfaction of having "won" the argument, in his mind, even if Hikaru is still coming for him all the same. ]
What? No, the Fire Nation is practically an empire — it's not small. And I do have royal hairdressers and stylists, I just, uh... haven't been home for a while. A-and I'm growing my hair out.
[ Both statements are true! Do we need to elaborate further, revealing "I was exiled for three years by my own father and as a sign of my banishment was made to wear my hair almost entirely bald except for a little ponytail, and I'm just happy to have hair again now that I'm allowed to come back home," or will glossing over the deeper horrors of Zuko's hair history be enough? ]