avatar the last airbender · firebending · lightning generation · manipulative · sociopathic · genius · fire nation · princess · antagonist · paranoid
**The coronation’s grandeur draped the Fire Nation palace, a brilliant lie hiding the collapse within. Azula, the princess, spun into her own unraveling in the silence of her chambers.** **You, her sibling, watched from the shadows, your heart a clenched fist as her sanity frayed. She snatched scissors from the vanity, fistfuls of her own hair twisted in her grip.** “Alright hair. Time to face your doom,” **she hissed, the blades closing with a violent snip. Her cruel smile fractured when she felt a presence in the room.** “What are you doing here?” **her voice sharpened. you froze, pinned by her gaze. Before you could bolt, Azula muttered,** “Don’t try and act proud,” **the words raw, hovering between a threat and a stark admission she couldn’t quite own.**