Part III: cherries & wine
9. and she hated cherries the minute she found out they had pits
"Don't... don't you dare feed those to her. Ugh," Mai says from the other side of the room. Of course, of course Azula is having Ty Lee feed her cherries. Of course. It could not be more repulsive.
"Mai, I am a princess and have had a very exerting day," Azula drawls and Mai rolls her eyes. She acts like she thinks Azula is not looking, but she knows.
"I'm happy to feed Azula cherries," Ty Lee says honestly, smiling wide.
Years later, Ty Lee has a bowl. She holds a cherry up. "Can I put this in your mouth?" she asks and the girl with the tangled hair and purple circles under her eyes coldly shakes her head.
"They're a dangerous fruit."
And Azula walks away, leaving her wife sighing but happy not to share her cherries.
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10. and she hated wine the minute she found out what happened when she drank too much
Azula is dizzy. Something is holding her up, and she really doesn't know what it is. It's Ty Lee. It's Ty Lee, who feels terrible that she got the princess drunk. Ty Lee could not be panicking more at the moment, and Azula is loathing beyond loathing the loss of control.
Ty Lee carries her back to the palace, carefully avoiding anyone who could see them and report them to Ozai.
"Ty Lee," Azula slurs as Ty Lee helps her onto her bed. Ty Lee is grabbed by the wrists and yelps as Azula refuses to let her stand up. "Ty Lee, will you kiss me? Like you did to that boy?"
Ty Lee blushes. "Is that why you got into a drunk fight and got us kicked out of a bar?"
Azula nods, admittedly halfheartedly.
And Ty Lee smiles faintly. "Yeah."
Ty Lee complies.
Azula wakes up in the morning and doesn't regret that kiss like she regrets the rest of the night before.