[ it probably helps zuko had paid the imps respect when they'd given him his blue spirit mask. he'd left the feast early, opting to be a bore and retire to his suite before the festivities had really gotten as wild as an out of control flame. but a group of a few imps chase after him, feet padding quickly along the corridor as they surround him, groping at his pants and the hem of his shirt and his hands as they drag him back from where he had come from. they lead him all the way into the thick of the feast, their grips impossibly strong, as they bring him to a table. ]
[ they scatter away like vermin, not even intent on seeing if he spins on his heel and leaves before he sees the earthbender who had ditched his ass a few months ago. when he sees her, he doesn't say you're back. instead, at the somethings that won't leave her alone, zuko glares. ] Spirits, go away. [ and as if they recall him being none too hesitant in blasting them at his very first feast, they scatter. ]
[ the next thing he wishes to say is eat, knowing her own distrust for things to extend as far as she can't see them. but instead of taking on the tone of a fire lord and earning her sarcastic ire, he opts for something else. he tries to hide his smile, but it's a useless endeavour, given she can see it, anyway. ] It's not going to bite you.
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[ they scatter away like vermin, not even intent on seeing if he spins on his heel and leaves before he sees the earthbender who had ditched his ass a few months ago. when he sees her, he doesn't say you're back. instead, at the somethings that won't leave her alone, zuko glares. ] Spirits, go away. [ and as if they recall him being none too hesitant in blasting them at his very first feast, they scatter. ]
[ the next thing he wishes to say is eat, knowing her own distrust for things to extend as far as she can't see them. but instead of taking on the tone of a fire lord and earning her sarcastic ire, he opts for something else. he tries to hide his smile, but it's a useless endeavour, given she can see it, anyway. ] It's not going to bite you.