[ zuko is quiet for a moment before drawing in a breath. ]
She has a chance here to be something that she's not at home, but she won't do anything with it.
[ and that's frustrating, to zuko, because he's grabbed at every second opportunity that he's given in order to make himself a better person, and make himself a better leader for his country, and azula just... won't, and she's just going to wind up in a prison cell for the rest of her life ]
And if I tell her what she becomes, it'll just drive her to become that faster.
[ so zuko is stuck tip-toeing around his sister, allowing her to think of him as the loyal brother, but not allowing her to use him for her own means to an end. it's a rock and a hard place, and there's no real option. zuko just has to make sure she's on a leash without knowing she's on a damn leash. ]
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She has a chance here to be something that she's not at home, but she won't do anything with it.
[ and that's frustrating, to zuko, because he's grabbed at every second opportunity that he's given in order to make himself a better person, and make himself a better leader for his country, and azula just... won't, and she's just going to wind up in a prison cell for the rest of her life ]
And if I tell her what she becomes, it'll just drive her to become that faster.
[ so zuko is stuck tip-toeing around his sister, allowing her to think of him as the loyal brother, but not allowing her to use him for her own means to an end. it's a rock and a hard place, and there's no real option. zuko just has to make sure she's on a leash without knowing she's on a damn leash. ]