— ᅠᅠzuko.
@burntlotus
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⠀⠀⠀ ⠀* ‿ ➣ ⠀⠀⠀i opened my 𝒆yes 、 cemented excuses to my 𝒍ashline .. ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ
minor⠀writer⠀. ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ
Joined March 2026
⠀ ⠀⠀ do the candles look forward to being used .ᐣ ⠀
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ᅟ ᅟ 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙰𝙱𝙻𝙴 𝙲𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙾𝙽 — “ 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚋𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 , 𝐎𝐤𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐮 ? ” ᅟ ᅟ
ᅟ 𝐻𝐼𝐺𝐻𝐸𝑆𝑇 𝑂𝑈𝑇𝑃𝑈𝑇 𝐼𝑁 𝐻𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑂𝑅𝑌 ᅟ
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐘 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐇𝐎𝐓 . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ for a moment 、he remained quiet . a thoughtful silence . “ ... because you trust me . ” the words came with an uncharacteristic softness . ⠀
* Why do you think I’m sticking around? ( . . . Mais gaze rose, there was not an ounce of doubt in her voice. ) ( . . . She met his eyes, confident, composed. )
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⠀ ⠀⠀ his tone softened . “ but i`d never see you as a tool . you know that 、right .ᐣ ” ⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ “ huh . yup 、that sounds like her . ” .. some part of him felt a bit of disappointment hearing that his sister was still 、well 、the way she was . ⠀
[ && ] * so, naturally I told her. And naturally she hated me for it.
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⠀ ⠀⠀ “ .. did i 、uh 、miss something between you two .ᐣ ” his thumbs twiddled together . “ catch me up . ” ⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ “ oh . i see . ” he didn`t know what to expect 、but it wasn`t that . ⠀
[ && ] * I wouldn’t follow her down a dark hall if she begged. I /have/ ditched her.
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⠀ ⠀⠀ “ .. so 、you`re .. going to ditch my sister to join me .ᐣ ” he asked 、moreso for clarification . ⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ he nodded along with her words 、with her criticism of their nation . a nation people feared . a moment of silence hung between the two until he broke it . ⠀
[ && ] * im sick of hurting people, of watching people suffer. I’m sick of the fire nation. We haven’t done anyone any good in ages. Not since the war.
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[ @burntlotus ]
⠀⠀you’ve always been the strongest . but you don’t need to be strong every waking moment of every day .
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⠀ ⠀⠀ .. her reaction truly lifted a weight on his chest . “ i`m .. i`m really glad to hear that 、” he spoke 、his cheek a rosy pink . ⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ his eye went wide with surprise 、his heart skipping a beat— before softening and giving her a smile back . .. goodness 、she was pretty when she smiled . “ i missed you too . ” ⠀
[ && ] * But the things you say remind me of your uncle. ( . . . She paused. Before the gentlest of smiles would grace her features. ) * he is a truly honorable man. You are doing the right thing, and I want to help you.
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⠀ ⠀⠀ “ .. after a lifetime of failure 、i just wanted to finally do something right . ” ⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ .. the words felt bitter on his tongue . “ but when i did get it 、it just left me feeling hollow . by then 、i`d .. mostly realized the true nature of .. well 、everything . and that this wasn`t the side i wanted to stay on . ” ⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ “ ... my whole life 、i was blind to anything outside this nation . i thought the war was a way of sharing its glory . ” a pause . “ i was naïve 、all because i wanted my father`s approval . ” ⠀
[ && ] ( . . . Yet, she forced herself to listen. )
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⠀ ⠀⠀ “ ... i went against my father 、and i joined the avatar . ” his eyes became fixed on her 、trying to read her reaction . ⠀
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⠀ ⠀⠀ honor .. a complicated word . memories of his misled voyage against the avatar briefly filled the prince`s head . he breathed a sigh— a resigned sound . ⠀
[ && ] ( . . . Yet, the next part didn’t come as easily. ) * Even if I am dishonored. I will stay.
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⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝. . . ⠀⠀⠀⠀. . . 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 .ᐣ.ᐟ ⠀
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