I do not own A:TLA, but merely my own intellect regardless of the margin or lack thereof. I own a sketchbook or four and lots of pens and pencils. That's really the extent of it. This was written about a week ago when I saw the finale and watched the ending with my eyes wide, head cocked to the side, and mind wheels turning quickly.
"Serpent's Tongue"
The girl decked out in olive and emerald robes spoke with an eloquence suggesting she spoke her very first words with similarly vainglorious, autocratic tone. She was in fact very persuasive, though not entirely by means purely vocal. Written on her flawless ivory face, gleaming and piercing in her attentive gold eyes, powerful she was; and not simply power, but the imposing strength that comes from the fullest extent of awareness of one's capabilities and the control to wield such force. She was royalty, held the highest above all others from the moment she could cry her first breath and deemed worthy of stepping on the backs of all others so lowly daring to cross her.
And she knew it.
As she spoke to the boy standing to her left, she could feel his free will and conscious mind bending weakly to her tongue. The confliction he felt spilled across his face, pooling in his eyes in a turbulent pit of uncertainty.
The princess rose from her recently acquired throne; though her brother was in fact larger, taller, she managed to stand on higher ground by mounting herself on a golden step before the regal seat. As always she was superior, always holding all the cards. No matter the effort of his struggles, the young man, the older child holding the title of birthright, would always remain a step below her. He would not look her in the eye though her voice silkily wove into a comforting tone. The words she urged onto his mind, the claims encroaching on his previous aspirations, he wanted so desperately to believe. And it sounded so very right.
Then why, if the balance of the world meant him to trust this girl and return home, did it feel so very wrong?
Author's note:...
I do not believe for a moment that there is anyone who can justify Azula's actions and therefor place her in a category other than 'Royal Bitch Who Is Certificably Psychotic'. That's all. Lemme know what you thought of this short piece please.