"Good morning, Uncle," Zuko mumbles in return as he enters.
He makes a beeline to the kitchenette area to not just set down the tea supplies, but gets straight to work searching Iroh's cabinets for cups and a tea pot and all these things, making himself right at home without regard or comment. He's much improved at making tea on his own, and is eager to show that off, too. He's become far more appreciative of tea in Iroh's absence, not just because it has been a tender way to honor his uncle's memory when he's feeling wistful, but also because his roommate took up an obsession with terrible syrupy commoner tea, so Zuko now has more investment in good tea as a reaction to his personal vendetta against Tamaki's passion for Arizona... It may not be the ideal entrance into this appreciation, but perhaps Iroh can be proud of him that at least the door to the world of tea is open now, even on his own.
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He makes a beeline to the kitchenette area to not just set down the tea supplies, but gets straight to work searching Iroh's cabinets for cups and a tea pot and all these things, making himself right at home without regard or comment. He's much improved at making tea on his own, and is eager to show that off, too. He's become far more appreciative of tea in Iroh's absence, not just because it has been a tender way to honor his uncle's memory when he's feeling wistful, but also because his roommate took up an obsession with terrible syrupy commoner tea, so Zuko now has more investment in good tea as a reaction to his personal vendetta against Tamaki's passion for Arizona... It may not be the ideal entrance into this appreciation, but perhaps Iroh can be proud of him that at least the door to the world of tea is open now, even on his own.