Thou Bitter Sky

by SoloMoon

A collection of 100-word drabbles from Zuko's POV exploring his characterization, ranging throughout the whole show; includes at least a few appearances from Mai, Toph, Katara, Aang, Suki, Iroh, Azula, etc; contains minor Maiko and Kataang.

15. Long Day's Journey

A/N: Set after FBM.

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"Why you?"

I blink. "What?"

The earthbender – Haru – shrugs awkwardly. "Aang's an orphan, Toph's a runaway, my dad's in jail, Duke's homeless…"

"You're wondering what I'm doing here."

"Well…" He looks down. "You're a firebender. Why are you here?"

I smirk. "Do you have three hours?"

Aang yells. "Zuko! Zuko! Did you see? My fire was blue! It was actually kinda blue! Well, maybe it was purple…"

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When I gently leave Aang to look for Haru again, he's gone. But then, I guess he has his answer: with this kid, one hardly needs a reason for wanting to protect him.