#but i'm cool as a cucumber with merging universes or anything so no worries!

[emblazcned]

@asitiswritten + Rayumi || starter call || accepting!

“Heh—yeah, I... thought the hood was a good idea, but it kinda just brings more attention to me, doesn’t it? Or makes me more... SUSPICIOUS. I’ll keep that in mind—work on a better disguise for next time.” Not that a tavern didn’t already lure in individuals spanning across the whole SPECTRUM of “shady” but—funnily enough, Zuko probably would have garnered less looks if not for the cowl shading much of his face (or not so much, now that he had tilted his head back to meet the girl’s eye after hailing her attention).

“I am SORRY, though—for startling you,” he repented, all while offering a small smile. “I’m looking for someone. And figured a place like this probably sees a lot of things not everyone else does.”