Thank you! And, yes, as I say above, Iroh is so very much the big brother and fond uncle - he's so conventionally functional in many ways! Unlike, y'know, the rest of his family.
And, yes, oh, Azula. This piece was really in part an attempt to see Iroh, once again MISSING THE POINT ENTIRELY in some ways when it comes to his niece: his 'go build a nest' proverb was intended as pretty much a repeat of his hilariously inapropos gift of the doll.
And thinking of Azula (and specifically your Azula) - have you come across this post canon Azula piece yet? It's doing very different things with her than the stuff you might want to (I, um, guess), and I actually love its world building a bit more than its characterisation, I think, but it's a fantastic bit of writing and satisfyingly insistent on tracing the female roots of Azula's power.
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And, yes, oh, Azula. This piece was really in part an attempt to see Iroh, once again MISSING THE POINT ENTIRELY in some ways when it comes to his niece: his 'go build a nest' proverb was intended as pretty much a repeat of his hilariously inapropos gift of the doll.
And thinking of Azula (and specifically your Azula) - have you come across this post canon Azula piece yet? It's doing very different things with her than the stuff you might want to (I, um, guess), and I actually love its world building a bit more than its characterisation, I think, but it's a fantastic bit of writing and satisfyingly insistent on tracing the female roots of Azula's power.