[ he draws in a slight breath, which he always does whenever someone goes near his face (it's an instinct that'll probably go away when he dies, probably), but zuko remains still, fidget-free. ]
... I was doing fine, but my firebending --
[ zuko finally does move a little to roll his wrist, and a flickering ball of flames appears in it. he's a lot calmer now than he was before, and is instantly reassured by the sight of the flames, but it's certainly not as bright as it usually is. ]
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... I was doing fine, but my firebending --
[ zuko finally does move a little to roll his wrist, and a flickering ball of flames appears in it. he's a lot calmer now than he was before, and is instantly reassured by the sight of the flames, but it's certainly not as bright as it usually is. ]
It wasn't cooperating like it should have been.
[ because he's an actual disaster. ]