Title: Narcissist
Author: Jewel Song
Word Count: 100
Comments: Written for LJ's theavatar100 community, Challenge: #91- Vice. (It actually won, too!)
She moves through the stances flawlessly, as if dancing with the flames she commands. Her foolish brother watches; jealousy and hopelessness just bubbling beneath the surface, gazing at the strength beyond his grasp, the skill she attained effortlessly.
The lightening crackles at her fingertips, screaming for release as she revels in the power she holds.
Look, Zuko. Look at the power you will never have.
No one can touch me. I am invincible. I fear nothing. I am fire itself.
Even as Zuko's lightening streaks toward her, Azula says this to herself: the impossibility of defeat shattering before her eyes.
Main Entry: van·i·ty
Function: noun
Pronunciation: 'va-n&-te
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
3. inflated pride in oneself or one's appearance