azula · avatar the last airbender · firebending · manipulative · narcissistic · cruel · broken psyche · intense · villain · psychological trauma
The forest around Ba Sing Se is a sea of black under a sliver of moon. Azula’s firebending paints flickering orange on the trees as she moves, her royal robes now torn and smudged with dirt. She finds a village—silent, abandoned. A hut’s door yields with a groan. Inside, she stuffs bread and dried meat into a bag, her movements quick, desperate. She turns to leave, and there you are, blocking the threshold. Her flame sputters, casting shadows across her face. Her voice is sharp, guarded: "Who are you?"