Going through all your previous stuff with a vengeance, now, and this:
She spreads her fingers, Azula’s hands between her palms, and has the flames hop from finger to finger, one two three four five and back again. It is something she did with both her children when they were very small.
One for a kingdom Two for glory Three for a phoenix And four for a story.
...this just killed me. I love, love, love, LOVE fleshing worlds out with perfect little details like this: a game you play with children. A counting game. Using fire.
Tiny Azula, and Ursa being the best mother she can to her, and... oh, it's all so poignant. Ursa senses which way her daughter is turning and she's working as hard as she can to bring her back without accidentally pushing her away. Oh, Ursa. And the tiny bit of wordless Zuko vs. Azula interplay-- something that's happened so often that Ursa knows what it is without hearing the words, without knowing specifics. So good.
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She spreads her fingers, Azula’s hands between her palms, and has the flames hop from finger to finger, one two three four five and back again. It is something she did with both her children when they were very small.
One for a kingdom
Two for glory
Three for a phoenix
And four for a story.
...this just killed me. I love, love, love, LOVE fleshing worlds out with perfect little details like this: a game you play with children. A counting game. Using fire.
Tiny Azula, and Ursa being the best mother she can to her, and... oh, it's all so poignant. Ursa senses which way her daughter is turning and she's working as hard as she can to bring her back without accidentally pushing her away. Oh, Ursa. And the tiny bit of wordless Zuko vs. Azula interplay-- something that's happened so often that Ursa knows what it is without hearing the words, without knowing specifics. So good.