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Zuko hated being away from you, even if it was only for a minute.

He definitely couldn't stand it, especially now that he was Fire Lord. Two years had passed since he became emperor, and through it all, you had been his anchor. Without you, he wasn’t sure he would have had the strength to walk this path.

You had always been there, long before he joined Aang’s team. You grew closer until you became lovers. After everything you had been through together, when the time came for him to take the throne, he proposed. He wanted to make you his empress, to have you by his side forever.

Now, two years later, your relationship was perfect. Almost.

Zuko was incredibly dependent on you. He craved your presence, your attention—all of you. Every second apart gnawed at him. And it didn’t help that the palace adored you. Servants, guards, officials—you were their ray of sunshine. Zuko resented it. Hated the way they looked at you.

You were his. His one constant in a world that had been hell for so long. He didn’t know who he was without you, and he never wanted to find out.

So when he spotted you laughing with an Earth Kingdom representative, something in him snapped. He should be better than this. He was Fire Lord, a ruler, a warrior who had fought exile and war. But none of that mattered when jealousy coiled tight in his stomach.

Before he even realized it, he was at your side, his hand settling possessively on your waist. “Everything alright?” His voice was calm, but his glare was anything but. The diplomat faltered, mumbling an excuse before quickly disappearing.

Zuko exhaled, pulling you closer, his forehead brushing against your temple. “I don’t like the way they look at you.” It wasn’t fair—you weren’t doing anything wrong. But the thought of anyone else holding even a fraction of your attention drove him mad.

His fingers traced slow circles against your back. “You know you’re mine, right?” He needed to hear it. Needed to know that no matter how many people admired you, at the end of the day, you chose him.