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jedibuttercupPG; Avatar: the Last Airbender. Reaction drabbles #19. Through 3.19 "The Old Masters".
Help Unlooked-For
The lion turtle has seen the Avatar spirit in many incarnations. Always learning what it is to be human; always failing, eventually, in one way or another.
Always loving. Always trying. But all too often, unable to look beyond cultural limitations.
This one, though; this boy has seen more of Void and Light both than many Avatars ever encounter. He has tasted bitter suffering, and still values every life; has faced war, betrayal and prejudice and still extends a hand to his enemies. Imperfect, still learning-- but balanced to an unusual degree.
Yes; this one, he will trust with energybending.
Hope Renewed
Iroh clutches his nephew close: the burn of tears in his eyes, in his throat, in his heart.
It's been seven years since he first followed his visions to Ba Sing Se; since he paid for his attempt to seize destiny with the son of his body. Now he wakes outside its walls again with the son of his spirit, and the stakes are even higher than before.
But now he knows they are doing the right thing-- and Zuko has grown into the amazing young man Iroh always knew he could be.
Surely, today, destiny will be their friend.
Help Unlooked-For
The lion turtle has seen the Avatar spirit in many incarnations. Always learning what it is to be human; always failing, eventually, in one way or another.
Always loving. Always trying. But all too often, unable to look beyond cultural limitations.
This one, though; this boy has seen more of Void and Light both than many Avatars ever encounter. He has tasted bitter suffering, and still values every life; has faced war, betrayal and prejudice and still extends a hand to his enemies. Imperfect, still learning-- but balanced to an unusual degree.
Yes; this one, he will trust with energybending.
Hope Renewed
Iroh clutches his nephew close: the burn of tears in his eyes, in his throat, in his heart.
It's been seven years since he first followed his visions to Ba Sing Se; since he paid for his attempt to seize destiny with the son of his body. Now he wakes outside its walls again with the son of his spirit, and the stakes are even higher than before.
But now he knows they are doing the right thing-- and Zuko has grown into the amazing young man Iroh always knew he could be.
Surely, today, destiny will be their friend.
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Date: 2011-09-08 04:59 am (UTC)The lion turtle has seen the Avatar spirit in many incarnations. Always learning what it is to be human; always failing, eventually, in one way or another.
He's the oldest thing in the non-spirit world. An island of life built up on his shell as he watched the world repeat its mistakes. Even the Avatar spirit, who had lived a very long time, too. A cyclical life. The lion turtle watched mistakes remained. Beautiful.
Always loving. Always trying. But all too often, unable to look beyond cultural limitations.
Hindered by the world, even those who tried could still be betrayed on a mountain by lava, their own element, because they loved the wrong person and were hurt by the betrayal.
This one, though; this boy has seen more of Void and Light... He has tasted bitter suffering, and still values every life; has faced war, betrayal and prejudice and still extends a hand to his enemies. Imperfect, still learning-- but balanced to an unusual degree.
Yes; this one, he will trust with energybending.
Aang saw his entire people destroyed, his friends hurt, his allies betray him. He saw the world as it was, but wanted it to be better. He saw joy in things. Lovely. Just LOVELY descriptions.
And Iroh... love that guy.
It's been seven years since he first followed his visions to Ba Sing Se; since he paid for his attempt to seize destiny with the son of his body. Now he wakes outside its walls again with the son of his spirit, and the stakes are even higher than before.
(I really enjoy that you use "burn" verbs when describing fire nation people. Great touch)
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Date: 2011-09-11 09:33 am (UTC)I wrote a bunch of element-related drabbles for another fandom years ago, and I've always been conscious of coloration and texture and element and such in word choices ever since. I appreciate that you picked up on that. =)