Alone Together: A Collection of Shattered Hearts
To Bend
10/21/14
Ty Lee bends.
Not an element, no, that gift hasn't been in her family for generations.
But she can bend her body, contort in ways that leave many people staring at her, scratching their heads. Whenever they asked just how on earth can she do that?
She always chirps,"Practice!" with a wide smile on her face.
A wide smile, and dull eyes.
Practice, like holding up against the crushing expectations of her parents to be just like her sisters and to stop fidgeting and behave!
And like pretending that Zuko wasn't cute before his banishment, or that she still might maybe have a crush on him even with that awful scar, because Mai could use some more emotions in her life to brighten up her aura.
Or agreeing with everything the Princess says, because Azula is always right and it's just the world that is wrong.
Ty Lee can bend in lots of ways.
Until one day, she couldn't anymore.
With lightning arcing around Azula and Mai ready with her knives, Ty Lee didn't bend.
She broke.
A/N: Just a little something blah. I tried to sound Ty Lee-ish. And I figured it must have been pretty painful to betray one friend to save another.
Anyways, I still have a dark one-shot with Katara collecting dust on my drive. Still not sure what to do with something probably rated M. Post it here?