It had been too long since Zuko saw the face of his betrothed.. his beloved.

Would you remember him? The days spent together as children wouldn't mark for nothing, would they?

He found himself unable to meet your gaze, fearful of the answers to those questions.

He'd remembered you. The nights devoid of sleep spent wondering, fantasizing of the day he'd get to interact with you once more.

To touch you, regard you in more than just an image in his head, was a blessing in of itself.