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Zuko felt his stomach tighten harder. Because he knew men like this. Even after all these years away from that world, he knew exactly what violence looked like when it became natural to someone. The eerie composure, cold eyes, Zuko had flashbacks about exactly how his father’s men looked.
The stranger stood a moment later, straightening his sleeves like nothing had happened. Then he looked toward him. His eyes, surprisingly, instantly softened. It was jarring.
“You okay?”
Zuko realized he was subconsciously gripping his daughter too tightly and loosened his hold immediately. “Yeah.” Izumi peeked over Zuko’s shoulder with huge eyes. The stranger, who was still pining the robber, crouched down slightly to be on her level.Zuko, a single father who has left his life of crime behind for the sake of his young daughter, finds himself unexpectedly drawn into a relationship with Sokka. Unbeknownst to him, Sokka is following his father’s orders to deceive and get close to him in order to eventually kill him. However, as Sokka begins to develop actual feelings towards Zuko, that forces him to choose between loyalty to his family and the man he was meant to betray.