TEA SALT SUMMER

[fulselden]

I jumped on an open prompt (theme: 'dinner party') at fic_promptly. Series: Avatar, naturally. Characters: Iroh, Zuko, Azula.

The theme of the day was 'food', so how could I resist?

(currently eating: 'Supreme Preserved Plum': not as all round awesome as wah plums, but less tooth-achingly sweet than the poignantly-named 'Seedless Lover's Plum').

TEA SALT SUMMER

Comments

[fulselden]

Tiny!Ozai hates many, many things!

And, yes, I was worried that Iroh read a little too much 'get back to the kitchen, girl' to Azula here, but she really is pushing at him. And she doesn't even need to, not if you assume Ozai is secure on his throne! It's just her default always-turned-up-to-eleven mode coming to the fore.

Azula in exile, though ... man. She would hate it so, so much. Not least because, going by her hair-washing, pedicure-having scenes, it seems as though she's willing to allow herself to enjoy being pampered, when it's appropriate in terms of living up to her position. I think Ozai would perhaps have to make some kind of ridiculous blunder - overextending a front or something - for her to speak up and incur his ire. But the thought of Azula with even more to prove is just terrifying in general, though I suppose exile might succeed in rounding off some of her edges. Though one would have to assume some Iroh-type supporter(s), I think, given her canon response to abandonment.

And, heh, I'm glad you liked Colonel Iroh! That's a title he's worked for, you know? (much like 'Dragon of the West', for that matter...). And I'm sure that, since the Fire Nation takes war very seriously, even a prince would start fairly low down the ranks (heh, now I'm imagining a Fire Nation Sandhurst/West Point...).

[terajk]

I am so late, but I just thought of this:

I think Ozai would perhaps have to make some kind of ridiculous blunder - overextending a front or something - for her to speak up and incur his ire.

Yes, I know Azula said she doesn't know much about the tides, but she was totally lying. (TOTALLY). And I like to think that she would know that without the moon, there will be massive tidal waves that will kill everyone--most importantly, her.

What I don't know is if she'd make the leap from "Zhao is an idiot" to "My father stuck up for Zhao and is also an idiot." (I mean, Iroh is a traitor for many reasons--saving her life isn't one of them). I also don't know that even if she did, she'd get herself banished, because she knows how propriety works. Unlike Zuko, she would go through the proper channels (and have the proper deference) to challenge the old man. But it is fun to think about.

[fulselden]

TOTALLY. And I feel Azula has a finely-tuned awareness of the risks involved when it comes to UNLEASHING MASSIVE NATURAL DISASTERS UPON HERSELF. And, y'know, the world at large.

And, hm, good point. I suppose she'd be much more likely to see support for Zhao - a blunt instrument if ever there was one - as a military gamble that might have been worth the risk if things had gone differently (or, obviously, if she'd been on the scene). And, yep, she would certainly go through all the proper channels - or at least make very sure that it looked as though she was doing so.