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Nyctophobia

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"I did it on purpose because my arm was stupid anyway," Azula snarls as Ty Lee tries to not to throw up. Ty Lee has done many dangerous things in her life, but she has never seen a compound fracture like that.

"I didn't even hear what you just said. This is so gross," Ty Lee whispers, looking away from the blood again. "When will Zuko be back?"

Azula scowls. "You're my girlfriend and you're supposed to do whatever I say."

Ty Lee thinks she has heard that same statement about ten ways, replacing girlfriend with friend, best friend, ex-girlfriend, subject, soldier…

"I know," Ty Lee says, rolling her eyes when Azula is not looking. "I'm just scared of blood."

Azula laughs. "You are scared of everything. You are scared of ice, animals, spider-flies, enclosed spaces, forests and countless other things."

"Countless other things that are your fault. Like when you made me stick my tongue to ice and then left me there, or when you set animals loose on me, when you made me eat a spider-fly web, when you locked me in a box, when you left me in a forest while I was scared and now you're making me look at blood," Ty Lee lists, throwing caution to the wind.

"I thought all of those things were fun. Maybe you are misremembering," Azula says. "Also, I have an awful injury. I am not making you look at blood."

"I'm going to leave you in the dark," Ty Lee whispers.

"Why do I care?"

"Because you're scared of the dark," replies Ty Lee.

"That was a secret. I told you that as a secret."

Ty Lee shrugs.