[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
Arsonist's Lullaby: An Azula Timeloop Quest
- Thread starter Magery
- Start date
- Users' Choice!
Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I've decided Maizula is real and can hurt me. I will not be shaken from this decision.
- Pronouns
- Reader
Oh my God. Azula is a theater-phile. All of her hammy lines and grand monologues are fueled by her love of theater and refusal to be as bad as the ember island trope. No wonder she's the series most iconic villain.
- Location
- Somewhere in the Uk
[X] A flame.
Firedon
Lazy Sleepy Cat
- Location
- Germany
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
For me, it's this or the traitor, because I could see Azula getting merit out of his perspective on that, but talking to post-dragon Zuko about fire hopefully without the backdrop of a fight sounds very interesting.
For me, it's this or the traitor, because I could see Azula getting merit out of his perspective on that, but talking to post-dragon Zuko about fire hopefully without the backdrop of a fight sounds very interesting.
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
- Location
- The Holiest of Cities
Huzzah, just in time for the holidays! (and the voting, don't think I didn't notice that manipulation which totally worked)
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
Like, this is the easy answer. This is what Ty Lee literally talked about this chapter. It's the thing Azula really does enjoy, that makes her happy. And it's the holidays. So... why not? Sure, we can have the serious discussion about how we never had a childhood, or about the FireNation Lord and how our loyalty to it him isn't absolute. But for once, let's just... spread joy. Let's show Zuko the beauty of the flame. And if on the way we can beat into his head that people don't need some stupid new style of bending taught by dragons to have a good time firebending, that we managed to figure out a way to make firebending beauty rather than rage on our own, well, that's just an added bonus, right? Fuck those dragons.
This is my mind being stupid, but when I first read this sentence I read it as "You are Azula, and you are a furry", and I couldn't stop laughing.
What the fuck, when did Mai become Camus??? Although, in the context of this story, the Myth of Sisyphus makes perfect sense... I'm reminded of another quote from an Avatar fanfic:
But I think that Azula has realized that despite her statement that she is 'a single step from the apex of heaven', in this chapter she's voiced the realization that, well, she isn't. That there is so much more to her life that she doesn't have. And she's looking for it now, in some way. She's trying, and it's wonderful to see.
I'm going to not do my usual thing. I think all three options are good, but I'm taking the easy way out this time:
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
Like, this is the easy answer. This is what Ty Lee literally talked about this chapter. It's the thing Azula really does enjoy, that makes her happy. And it's the holidays. So... why not? Sure, we can have the serious discussion about how we never had a childhood, or about the Fire
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
Wow this chapter sure was a feast for a Tyzula stans like me. Go for it Ty Lee, save your princess from unhappiness.
- Pronouns
- Reader
No. There are many things you might give to Zuko, some day, by some absurdity of chance, madness, and desperation, but not Fire Flakes. With Agni himself as your witness, they are yours and yours alone.
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Temes1066
To Defy Gravity you must Let It Go
- Location
- Coleraine
In the spirit of the season
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] A flame.
- Pronouns
- Reader
[X] A child
Or, we could have a baby with Mai.
Maizula is very real. Mai is the first person Azula ever defended. One of her earliest charitable impulses was rescuing a cute shy girl in her school from bullies. We should give Zuko a Maizula Child.
NixNox
You are yourself, there’s no one else you could be
- Location
- Auldrant
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
- Location
- New Zealand
Oh hell yeah! Merry Christmas Margery, thank you for the food.
Hot damn we managed to get a crack in Imperium of all things, I don't think that one's ever been modified yet. I suppose that's the power of asking your friends to pick a preconceived notion to tear apart, they can make a dent in the deep cuts.
I absolutely love her relationship with Mai and Tai Lee, it's cool to see how deep the can see past her facade, and how much more willing Azula is to drop parts of it.
In fitting with this chapter and who Azula is at her very core, I have to pick:
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
Hot damn we managed to get a crack in Imperium of all things, I don't think that one's ever been modified yet. I suppose that's the power of asking your friends to pick a preconceived notion to tear apart, they can make a dent in the deep cuts.
I absolutely love her relationship with Mai and Tai Lee, it's cool to see how deep the can see past her facade, and how much more willing Azula is to drop parts of it.
In fitting with this chapter and who Azula is at her very core, I have to pick:
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
Unfortunately, I believe in a Mai/Zuko romance so I must fight with katanas against this.
I am also a contrarian however so I'll vote for this as well.
[X] A child
- Pronouns
- Reader
Katana's? We will will fight with bending and knives! Afterall, we're both shipping powerful benders with the same knife wielding introvert.
Nicolay
I desperately need more Darktide lore
[X] A flame. It's funny—despite everything, even sharing lessons for a year or so before you accelerated past him, you don't think you've ever taught Zuko a single thing about firebending. He's certainly never taught you. You've only ever used your fire to hurt each other. Maybe you should try, just this once, to offer a moment of your incandescence for something other than pain.
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
Zuko also uses swords.
Though now that we're on the subject, it's odd that the Fire Nation seems to use the dao or the jian despite being based so heavily on Japan.
- Pronouns
- Reader
Oh!
Maybe I had the right of it after all?
[X] A child.
Okay, I really loved the scene where Azula was bending in the local festival earlier. It'd be great to hear her give a TED talk on the subject. That being said, making a genuine attempt to sort out anything to do with her mother is so rare it's a little noticable in it's absence.
Okay, I really loved the scene where Azula was bending in the local festival earlier. It'd be great to hear her give a TED talk on the subject. That being said, making a genuine attempt to sort out anything to do with her mother is so rare it's a little noticable in it's absence.