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in designer jeans ([identity profile] praiseofshadows.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 31_days2008-02-11 10:04 am

[February 11th] [Avatar] Stain

Title: Stain
Day/Theme: Feb. 11 - "Confess and be hanged"
Series: Avatar
Character/Pairing: Zuko (Zuko/Mai implied)
Rating: PG-13ish (for mentions of death)



Zuko cannot lie, and he cannot control his temper, and when Zhao suggests that Mai’s honour has been stained, he cannot help himself.

Uncle holds him back, and Zhao chuckles, saying young love really is sweet.

Later, Uncle tells him not to worry, that her reputation remains unblemished from his disgrace.

Zuko does not believe him. Widowhood would have better suited Mai than his banishment, and he says so. This is not the first time he has mentioned his death, and Uncle looks older, grayer. Like he first did when he came back from the front.

Zuko regrets his words.