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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.
