#do not ask why we're suddenly getting an azula pov. no she's not up to anything lol no she's not angry

[hella1975]

CAN I INTEREST ANYONE IN A TAOB AZULA POV

The silence of solitude always seemed so much heavier than the sort of silence that settled in larger spaces. The silence of sitting at Father’s side, for instance, had a different weight to it. There was tension there, a dozen invisible threads holding everyone in place like one of Zuzu’s ridiculous plays. This silence here though, between Azula and her reflection, was heavy, as if waiting for something. 

Azula didn’t care, never gave it enough time to reveal itself to her. She saw her reflection without seeing, ignoring the soft edges, the familiar eyes. 

She fixed her hair, and just like that, Azula was perfect. It wasn’t a difficult standard to maintain and had only gotten more natural with time. Time and practise and her brother’s instance of making it easy for her. Her weak, foolish brother. 

Trust is for fools, Father had always said, and Zuko was the biggest fool of all of them. Fools make fools and Azula would not be made a fool of. His pretty promises were fickle, childish things. Apologies on a beach, blue fire in hands dancing dangerously close to touching, a softness, an openness that Azula knew Zuko couldn’t have faked for the life of him. 

He said they could be better. He said he was sorry for leaving her. He said they didn’t have to be terrible. 

He said a lot of things, and then, Zuko had done what Zuko did best. 

Zuko left. 

#FORTY FUCKING CHAPTERS AND FINALLY MY GIRL IS SPEAKING #hi she's actually so hard to write this was a fucking nightmare #do not ask why we're suddenly getting an azula pov. no she's not up to anything lol no she's not angry #alsoooo azula having variations of things zuko himself said before his healing arc is so funny to me #like in this pov with her own variation of 'a promise - the currency of children' #babygirl you're about to get the healing of your life! #zuko watching his own past behaviours in his little sister: damn hope hakoda doesnt see this #spoiler - hakoda does see #zuko's constantly like 'i have so far to go on my healing journey :(' then takes one look at azula like DAMN #this girl is still in taob book 1 levels of healing! #taob updates