"Hey," Steph says, and would possibly pat his shoulder if she had a free hand.

"It's okay. You know? You're not their dad, and nobody expects you to be. You don't have to do anything."

This Zuko is so ... so little.

Okay, only a little younger than her, but the one she knew was so much older and grumpier. This one is wee and sweet and needs protecting!

... it's possibly best she does not tell him this.

"Don't worry about it, okay?"