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First of all: This chapter will contain spoilers for B1.
I have made sure these spoilers won't be too severeāa bit more than appears in the description of B1, but a bit more in-depth as well as a few addition that pose a continuation of Zuko's journey with sword fighting. Also, Katara will make an appearance, yay! (as seen in the tags)
Iroh doesn't dismiss Azula because she was "evil"
S02E01, the Avatar State, Iroh to Azula: [Clearly upset.] To what do we owe this honor?
S02E11, The Desert, Iroh to the Rough Rhinos: Colonel Mongke! What a pleasant surprise!
This is only the start.
For the longest time, I thought this was the case, or at least how he preseives it. No, it wasn't that simple. Iroh doesn't dislike Azula because she was evil nor because she reminds him of Ozai, at least we can make sure of that now since he admits that the one who reminds him of Ozai was Zuko actually in his official book (i.e Legacy of the Fire Nation) -- and it's a fair comparison (even though, Azula might reminds him of older Ozai; what Ozai become is who Azula is). And most likely, the feelings he harbors against her aren't that of a righteous rage.
Iroh worked with the Rough Rhinos, who are mass murderers mercenaries, and was cool with them before and after his 'reformation', he called them "old friends" and even enjoyed their singing (I made a detailed post about this here). Iroh aided Zhao in his assault against the Northern Water Tribe, he gives him a reasonable advice ("It's almost twilight, Admiral. As your military consultant, I must advise you to halt your attack. [Cuts to shot of the ship, sailing past a rising moon.] The waterbenders draw their power from the moon, and it is nearly full tonight. You should wait and resume the attack at daybreak. [Cuts back to Iroh and Zhao.]") Iroh is cool with his father, Firelord Azulon, who organized the Southern Raiders and established concentration camps; he remembers the man smiling at him in the LotFN book. And even when using the fandom's favorite word 'warning signs' since childhood, Iroh claimed he recognized destructive tendencies in Ozai but didn't deny that his brother still has the potential to turn out a decent person if he was guided and didn't suffer from favoritism under the hands of their father.
Did I mention the thief and the founder of the Red Lotus, Xai Bau? He teached the thief how to be truly intimidating if he wants to steal someone before he comes to understand his story. Iroh as well hoped one day the Red and White Lotus can work together. There was no shaming, insults or judgments. No righteous rage whatsoever.
Before his retirement Iroh dreamed of being Fire Lord, to conquer Ba Sing Se, admitted how fearsome he could've been in the eyes of the world, but one of the worst things Iroh done as a person is using the Secret of Firebending, life-giving qualities of fire, for conquest. Not only by this he earned his power boost, reputation and title (i.e. the Dragon of the West) but more importantly led his Nation imperialism and caused the death of many on the friend and the foe sides; he also was a bad influence on his 10-11 and 8-9 years old niece and nephew by literally laughing at burning down a "magnificent city" from the war front in a 600 days siege, while sending them gifts he took from the resistance forces (i.e. the dagger).
Only Lu Ten's death and the Spirit World what led Iroh to a rude awakening. But it wasn't enough. Again, Iroh didn't do anything to stop Ozai for years. He aided the FN war against the Northern Water Tribe; his only objection is for the moon spirit not to be killed, which is something anyone can understand. At the end of the show, the writers left Iroh where he was the most happy: profiting from the most privileged EK people who didn't even know there was a war going on of the very same city he tried to invade! Leaving Zuko, a teenager boy, who's clueless in politics to do the heavy lifting.
I see Iroh's repentance involved him only doing the bare minimum in stopping the war, he was mostly hedonistic and prioritize retirement over atonement. His most notable act of repentance is his determination not to repeat the same mistakes of not being a good father to Lu Ten (whom he led to his doom) and not being a good brother/guide to Ozai; to help him become a better version than the worst of himself. Note that he calls Ozai "brother" but never once called Azula a niece.
So, what does this has to do with Azula?
We have two options:
A. Azula is a special kind of evil which made her somehow worse than the mass murderers mercenary group who would throw in a party after destroying villages for shit and giggles, worse than the man who set up concentration camps, worse than the man who set on a propaganda bring out the worst in the Fire Nation, worse than the man whose pride and anger management can destroy a continent, worse than the man who established an organization to cause chaos in the world, worse than the man who purely led by his arrogance and ambition, worse than Iroh himself who literally used the true essence of firebending (ie life-giving qualities of fire) to kill people combined.
B. There is a different reason. The feelings he harbors for Azula aren't that of righteous rage; because we know that Iroh to a great measure is not a morally judgmental person.
I understand the menacing Azula vibes the show tried to depict and Iroh's wank and protection, but the audience shouldn't necessary get baited (i.e. Iroh isn't 'good' in the same sense Aang and Katara are; he's very morally grey). After examining Iroh's attitude toward the literal rest of the cast besides his own dark, shady side we can look for more reasonable reasons. Because if the case was simply Azula being "evil" then it's lacking and badly written, which is why many people, including myself, have questioned and rejected this logic.
Conclusion: Iroh dislikes Azula because she's not a good sister to Zuko, because she's an obstacle to Zuko's throne and because she shielded Zuko from Ozai's favor which results for Ozai to neglect Zuko in the process and this led to Zuko's misfortune.
(Iroh describes Azula as competitive and precise, which is true but he considered them as deadly and objectively bad qualities.)
Iroh's opinion can be biased more than based, because of his essential lack of relationship with Azula -- and considering the amount of time he spent in his Spirit World journey after Lu Ten's death (which wasn't specified in the show or its sources) it means he only spent little time in the Palace until Zuko's banishment (a point in time which Azula was probably at her meanest and competitive). He seems to was cool with little Azula to send her a doll (a gift anyone who had 2 minutes talk with Azula would known it's not the right/good gift), then after that she becomes only a threat in his eyes.
However, the interesting part is that Azula is not the only person whom Iroh gives this treatment, he did that with the Gaang and random people too. Yes, she received the most obvious and aggressive end of a passive-aggressive attitude which his love for Zuko leads, but she was not the only one who suffered from Iroh's favoritism:
I'd like to point that Book 1 Zuko especially kept hurting people repeatedly, you note that Iroh didn't stop Zuko from marching his ship into a populated village where Zuko almost killed a child, Iroh enforced a huge fireball by Zuko's side to stop Aang's escape (the Avatar), Zuko kidnapped and blackmailed Katara in front of him while he did nothing, he stands by while Zuko attacking Suki and set the village she tries to protect in fire, how Iroh was aware Zuko been stealing even things they don't need just because he can't stand the life of a commoner; yet his nephew was still his priority more than the amount of people who have their stuff stolen for no good reason. In LotFN book, Iroh outright downplayed Sokka's intelligence and claimed he needs Zuko to stay grounded, because Sokka is such a fool. Fans will make all the nitpicking over how Iroh secretly helped the Gaang but would blissfully ignore the elephant in the room that Iroh was constantly prioritizing Zuko's potential growth over other people's safety, which is why he's most of the time allowing it as long as it serves Zuko in the long run, especially if that person was Azula. So by keeping this consistency, Iroh believes that defeating Azula would be Zuko's passage into manhood is true to his character. He considers her Zuko's final enemy.
These are Iroh's goals and they were fulfilled: Zuko become good. Zuko doesn't have to do anything with his family, especially his sister. Zuko become Fire Lord and change his Nation. End story. Even in Legacy of the Fire Nation book, everything he said was clearly in regards Zuko's legacy, Zukoās wishes, Zuko's heroism, talent and intelligenceāZukoās everything.
Sources: ATLA TV show and the Legacy of the Fire Nation book (which written based on episodes as written, no additional content).
P.S someone's added a good naunce on this topic here.
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pro mentally ill/neurodivergent tip: get a pair of noise cancelling ear muffs/coverings. they're not that hot to wear and they don't cost that much (like maybe 20$ if u splurge a bit)
my anxiety literally decreases so dramatically when i put them on i had no idea how much noise was contributing to my stress and my environment isn't even that noisy, there's just like a fan.
Actually an autistic friend is using this for her sensory overload and Iāve bought a pair only a couple days ago so Iāll be able to put them into use, especially in school! (During breaks and when the teacher allows it ofc). Iāve always used music but I hope noise-cancelling headphones will be even better!
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here i am! fun fact: i actually have that exact scar, although itās smaller and on the other eye.
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just thinking about aang post war,,, about how once the war ends, heās overcome with this heavy feeling of emptiness. how his whole existence was to bring peace and now there isĀ peace but there isnāt enough peace and he doesnāt know what to do. because so many people need his help, all of the nations need his help and he has to make choices and sacrifices and he doesnāt know what to do first.
and he feels so useless now that ozai has been defeated. so hollow and worthless and unneeded, unwanted.Ā and he tries doing everything but helping doesnāt make him feel the way it used to. it makes him tired and empty and empty and empty.
and eventually heās told that itās not his responsibility to fix everythingāeveryone. and that itās okay for him to simply live.Ā but he doesnāt know how to because itās all on him. and he falls into this depression that he doesnāt even realize heās developed.
itās his friends who bring him aroundāwho pick him up when he loses himself. itās always them.
itās katara who tells himĀ ālet me take care of you for onceā and who relaxes with himāthey cuddle and just spend time together.
itās sokka who distracts him when he needs itāwho talks for hours and hours and stays in his room at night even when aang himself canāt bring himself to speak in return because he doesnāt know what to say.
itās toph who he learns to be a kid withāwho he explores and relives the childhood he never got but almost had, and the two learn together that they donāt haveĀ to be adults.
itās zuko who teaches him how to sayĀ ānoā, who helps him learn that he is not responsible for everything that happens in the world, who gives him a place to hide out when the world becomes too much.
itās suki who acts as older sisterāthe sibling that aang never had before, who helps him realize that his feelings are valid, even if the rest of the world disagrees with them, who listens.
itās ty lee who is a nonbender but was an acrobat and know how to do tricks / work in the air, who he teaches airbending tricks and moves to, who he plays with in the sky [or, as close to the sky as ty lee can get].
itās mai who tells him the hard truths that no one else is able to do, who tells him when he needs to stop and when heās being self-destructive.
and itās azula who doesnāt realize sheās doing anything, but itās her who gives aang hopeāwatching her grow and unlearn the propaganda she had been fed her whole life, watching her discover herself and develop relationships, becoming a better person.
and he still feels empty sometimes, and he still finds himself falling deep into depression as all of his memories and hurt and duty pile on and on and on. and itās not always better and sometimes he canāt bring himself to smile or laugh. and sometimes he feels so alone in the worldāso separated from everyone else and so burdensome.
but his friends are always there for himājust like they always will beājust like how aang was always there for them and will continue to be.
just thinking about aang post war,,,
Update? I actually did write. Or write down the plot for C1. And you know what? Itās already nearly 1k long and Iāve plotted roughly 2/3 of what I wanted. Iām just gonna jot the rest of it down and add to it and then weāll see what Iāll actually include in the chapter
weāre at 2k+ words now send help this is only the plot outline I repeat only the plot outline for C1 and I keep adding things and I still have to write down like Ā¼ of what I want to have in this chapter wtf
[Image ID: The German words 2.652 Wƶrter on a light grey background] 2652 words for the plot outline. If I donāt have to split the chapter in two because itās too long, I donāt know what.Ā But I guess that would be not too bad because even though C1 is supposed to be angsty from the beginning, I think I donāt have to throw the thing that gives way for the entirety of LaF in there, as well. Might push that back to C2.
I wrote more than 3k words for C1 already and still have only 2 out of 26 povs if this doesnāt get split at least twice then idk
I have two chapters with roughly 15k words in total and 12 povs left help that was all supposed to go into the first chapter wtf did I add that much to the plot outline of C1 compared to the previous version?
let the babies suffer >:D
The total word count of what was supposed to be a single chapter now has passed the 20k words. Itās three chapters now. Why canāt I ever stop myself. Now I have two POVs left to write before I can finish and those might be 2k or 3k if I go all out but luckily Iām finished with that soon and then I can start writing the plot outline for C4.
I actually split part of C3 off and put it into C4. 26k+ words. Why am I like this.
I think for my own mental health, I will take a break from social media for the rest of the month. That doesnāt mean I wonāt be online at all but that I wonāt have it open in the background at all times. But if I come on, that will likely not be very frequently. If thereās anything important you want me to know, lmk over DM.
Iāve been thinking about when I will start uploading Lost and Found and when to rewrite The Way of the Sword, and after thinking about it for a while, I have come to the conclusion that I will start rewriting soon and upload both things parallel. Further information below the cut.
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Well, guess what idiot decided it would be a smart idea to change everything up and rewrite B1 only weeks before the prologue was supposed to go online? It me. Because of that, Iāll move the publish date a month back: the prologue will be posted on 4th October 2021. Iām still thinking about whether or not to push B0ā²s update back too since I have literally not done anything for it. If there is no update on it, itāll go up on 27th September 2021. If I do decide to change the date, Iāll make another post.
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Iām trying to prove a point.
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Whenever I think about continuing to write LaF, my writerās block sends my motivation down to rock bottom hELP
well well, forcing yourself to do the thing for 10 minutes might actually end up result in that writerās block being lifted and now I wrote for 30 minutes and might actually continue for an hour or two
Whenever I think about continuing to write LaF, my writerās block sends my motivation down to rock bottom hELP
