[ He moves so erratically, like he was trying to make everything perfect, but she knew all too well that nothing could ever be. They keep locking eyes, Azula mostly trying to read him and his overwhelming apology, still upset with how easy he seemed to blame her, to hate her, when confronted with something he didn't entirely understand. Maybe she had deserved it, for the pain and suffering she'd caused him throughout her years, but she thought that the time they'd spent together on Lunatia and Avalon was far more valuable than the war they were forced into as children.
The candles are soothing, at least, Azula watching him as she hovers awkwardly in front of Zuko and the small bathroom. She finishes undressing, leaving her clothes in a heap at her feet, combing fingers through tangled, wet locks as she looks past him and to the water. His question is hilarious to her, if only because it was a testament to how little he seemed to understand her, even now. All she ever was was alone, she never wanted to be-- which is why it hurt so much with how quickly Zuko wanted to uproot himself when they argued or fought, like he couldn't wait to be apart from her. ]
No, I don't.
[ She states plainly, golden eyes scanning his face before she brushes past him carefully to avoid stepping on flames, bending over to touch the water in the tub with her fingertips. ]
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The candles are soothing, at least, Azula watching him as she hovers awkwardly in front of Zuko and the small bathroom. She finishes undressing, leaving her clothes in a heap at her feet, combing fingers through tangled, wet locks as she looks past him and to the water. His question is hilarious to her, if only because it was a testament to how little he seemed to understand her, even now. All she ever was was alone, she never wanted to be-- which is why it hurt so much with how quickly Zuko wanted to uproot himself when they argued or fought, like he couldn't wait to be apart from her. ]
No, I don't.
[ She states plainly, golden eyes scanning his face before she brushes past him carefully to avoid stepping on flames, bending over to touch the water in the tub with her fingertips. ]