she broke your throne and she cut your hair

by smokeandshadowfeels

The embers are cold enough to touch but too hot to hold. This is their life. - - AzulaTy Lee. 200 word drabbles for the Tyzula Advent Calendar.

2. Chapter 2

II: Frozen Fire

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Azula is so beautiful.

Ty Lee can hardly even suppress it. Okay, she never suppresses it. She always tells Azula over and over and over again because why wouldn't she? Ty Lee likes to think the best in people and remind them that she does. Remind them that they're more than good enough.

And with Azula? She's never lying.

"You look good tonight," Ty Lee says warmly.

The princess wants to reply sweetly but she can't manage. She just continues trying to light a fire from frozen branches, and is coming up short.

"I know. Is the fire out?" Azula asks, poking at the embers. They're like ice. "Ty Lee, we're out wood for this. I can't believe you coerced me into camping with you."

"You said that you would spend tonight with me anywhere but in that awful village. I like this place. You can see the whole sky," Ty Lee says, smiling.

"You're not exactly stargazing."

"No, I'm looking at something way prettier," Ty Lee says and Azula gulps.

"It's freezing out here," Azula says.

You're pretty too, they both hear.