I’ve got blood, I’ve got blood on my name

[hemlocksock]

can I be redeemed?

🩸 in your comment header, list all of your characters sins that can fit the limit. show us every drop of blood on their hands! 🩸 others must confess whether they think your character has a shot at redemption.

Comments

[makeadragonwannaretire]

Please Zuzu, let’s not exaggerate just because we feel guilty today.

Do you really think I was so devoted to your misery? Set aside all the time I spent studying, training and trying to achieve perfection.

I had friends after all, a social life. One that you were occasionally allowed to be a part of when you weren’t clinging to Mother.

But to answer your question: I have apologized for all the good it did.

After all I introduced you to her, encouraged her feelings for you even if I didn’t understand them. And you broke her heart in the end.

I’d have to be made of stone not to feel remorse for that.

[apermanentlesson]

You say that like you weren't laughing at my expense on the night you told me out father planned to kill me in cold blood. I know you had other things going on in your life, but you always managed to find time in your schedule to torment me.

[ He exhales a frustrated puff of hot air, unwilling to let her keep provoking him. The only way to win in a game with Azula is not to play at all--he remembers every cruel thing she did to him, but he also understands the source of so much of her behavior. He could have been like her if their circumstances had been even a little bit different. ]

You'll have to excuse me for not including Mai's broken heart on my list of war crimes, but I have apologized to her, sincerely, and I'll do what I can to make amends to her for as long as it takes. I made the choice to leave knowing it would hurt her, but I had to do what I thought was right for the whole world, not just one person. If she never forgives me for that, then it's what I deserve.

You, on the other hand, won't even admit wrongdoing without trying to make it seem like I'm the one at fault for your actions. You imprisoned her when she defied you. What would you have done to her if Ty Lee hadn't stopped you?

[makeadragonwannaretire]

[If his visible growth and strength in tolerating her barbs has any effect on her she doesn’t betray it, simply blinking slowly like a hawk.]

Zuzu how old was I when that happened? How old were either of us?

As exceptional as I am, do you really think I wanted my older brother dead?

[Her tone isn’t helping answer that question, it’s deadpan bordering on insulted.]

If Ty Lee hadn’t stopped me I’d have ended up doing something regrettable I’m sure. Not the first nor the last time I’d have to admit my emotions got the better of me.

But unlike you who will punish the entire Fire Nation in hopes of earning forgiveness you may never see, I’ve come to realize that there’s nothing I could do that would matter to those I’ve hurt except go away.

All anyone wants to do is forget their pain and their mistakes and move on.

Just like Mother did.

[apermanentlesson]

Old enough to know better. I would never have teased you like that, because I love you in spite of everything.

But that's where we're different, I guess. I'm not punishing the Fire Nation, I'm reforming it into a place where our citizens no longer need to march off to die in a pointless war. I want it to be a place where we can hold our heads high, not because of a mistaken belief in our own superiority but because we've learned to live in harmony with the rest of the world. I hope you'll be able to understand that one day.

[ He's also not rising to that barb about their mother. She's not getting him like that today. ]