An Azula headcanon Iāve had on my mind for a while nowā¦
I think my saddest, and most plausible, headcanon is that Azula probably self harms.
Keep in mind that everything Iām about to say is from personal experience and may not apply to everyone, but if something I say seems largely inaccurate or harmful please let me know and Iāll try to rephrase or delete it.
Self harm isnāt a very thought out and meticulously planned process. Itās a heat of the moment response to overwhelming emotions, like Azula reaching for the closest pair of scissors and chopping her hair off without pausing simply because she doesnāt know how to style it and got fed up.
And I feel like having the ability to control fire from the palm of your hands would make it really easy for someone to intentionally burn themselves without taking a moment to slow down.
Sheās seen burns used as a punishment before, and that memory isnāt something easy to forget, itās possible that moment comes to her after a fight or mission doesnāt go down with flawless execution. Not just as an idea for pain she could inflict on herself, but also as a reminder of what her father could do to her if she were to not be perfect.
Her whole goal in life is perfection. It doesnāt matter if everyone in her class were to fail a test if she didnāt get 100%. She does want to be the best, but in her eyes the best isnāt good enough unless itās the best anyone could ever be.
Her first scene in the show is literally her attempting the same trick repeatedly, insisting it has to be redone because of something as seemingly insignificant as a loose strand of hair. She values herself by what sheās able to accomplish.
It seems very plausible she would use self harm as a way to punish herself for not meeting her own expectations, after one too many loose hairs in her life.
And this part is a little less plausible, but I also headcanon Azula as a lesbian. And knowing the fire nationās views on homosexuality makes me feel like she might also lean on self harm when she realizes sheās into girls. She might see it as a part of her thatās wrong, that it was an imperfection.
Itās just something thatās been on my mind since Iām coming up on two(ish) years clean. And I kinda wanted other peopleās thoughts on it.
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