Drabbles: Shaping Expectations (PG; AtLA)
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jedibuttercupPG; Avatar: the Last Airbender. Reaction drabbles #18. Through 3.18 "The Phoenix King".
Building Up
Suki's been as guilty as anyone, she realizes, of treating Aang like just another gifted kid burdened with heavy responsibilities. It's so easy to assume he's just being petulant or flighty when he drags his feet, and prioritize their opinions over his objections.
But he's also the bridge to the Spirit World; capable of things they can't even imagine. He might be young, but he's as much the Avatar as Kyoshi was. They'll just have to trust him to do his job.
She does hope they find him first, though. He may be the Avatar; but he's also their friend.
Breaking Down
Ozai knows exactly what he's doing when he offers his crown to his daughter.
She's well versed in power and fear; she's a prodigy in the domination of individuals. But the nuances of regal responsibility were among Zuko's interests, not hers. She'll self-destruct, even as his less-malleable child had under different pressures.
He'd made sure neither would ever offer the threat he had to his own father-- and now he's on the verge of surmounting the world's throne.
Let Azula try, and prove herself unequal. It will only bind her-- and the Fire Nation-- to his will with stronger cords.
Building Up
Suki's been as guilty as anyone, she realizes, of treating Aang like just another gifted kid burdened with heavy responsibilities. It's so easy to assume he's just being petulant or flighty when he drags his feet, and prioritize their opinions over his objections.
But he's also the bridge to the Spirit World; capable of things they can't even imagine. He might be young, but he's as much the Avatar as Kyoshi was. They'll just have to trust him to do his job.
She does hope they find him first, though. He may be the Avatar; but he's also their friend.
Breaking Down
Ozai knows exactly what he's doing when he offers his crown to his daughter.
She's well versed in power and fear; she's a prodigy in the domination of individuals. But the nuances of regal responsibility were among Zuko's interests, not hers. She'll self-destruct, even as his less-malleable child had under different pressures.
He'd made sure neither would ever offer the threat he had to his own father-- and now he's on the verge of surmounting the world's throne.
Let Azula try, and prove herself unequal. It will only bind her-- and the Fire Nation-- to his will with stronger cords.
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Date: 2011-09-08 04:53 am (UTC)And for the first time, I disagree with your interpretation of a character. I think that Ozai was arrogant enough to have left Azula and thought she would be good solely because she was his child. He was never, ever insecure enough to fear his kids might threaten him. I think he thought she was be strong, better than Zuko, who had been weak enough to think about the peasants.
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Date: 2011-09-11 09:31 am (UTC)Ozai... I can see your POV, a lot of people treat him that way. But the way he grabbed power over Iroh, and what his wife did to save the son he saw no value in? Not to mention the fact he clearly intended to set himself up as a god? What would he need an actual successor for, if he wasn't ever going to die? Whether or not he ever saw either kid as a legit threat I could easily see him making double-sure neither would be. Especially the one who reminded him so much of himself. It just depends on exactly how egomaniacal he was. YMMV.