[ He glares at her, her words stinging exactly as he knew she knew they would. It's not hard to make Zuko secondguess himself; that's not hard to learn about him, even for those who haven't known him all his life. He holds his heated eye contact silently for a moment, before breaking it pointedly with a castaway glance to the side when he fails to come up with an answer he likes — with an answer she'd like. ]
...There's no catch this time, Azula. Is there?
[ He glances back to her, leaning forward a bit, animating himself. ]
"All that glory would turn to shame~!"
[ He puts on airs as if he's impersonating her voice, raising his octave without raising his volume, her words etched in his memory like a scar of their own. He glowers, pausing before he settles back into the couch cushions sulkily. ]
I want to believe it's not like that anymore, and that it won't go back to that, either. I want to trust you— I'm trying to trust you... What we have—... We're family now — right? We're just there for each other now, because we want to be. That's it— right?
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...There's no catch this time, Azula. Is there?
[ He glances back to her, leaning forward a bit, animating himself. ]
"All that glory would turn to shame~!"
[ He puts on airs as if he's impersonating her voice, raising his octave without raising his volume, her words etched in his memory like a scar of their own. He glowers, pausing before he settles back into the couch cushions sulkily. ]
I want to believe it's not like that anymore, and that it won't go back to that, either. I want to trust you— I'm trying to trust you... What we have—... We're family now — right? We're just there for each other now, because we want to be. That's it— right?