SAY MY NAME UNTIL YOUR LIPS ARE BLUE .

IND . PRI . & SELECTIVE AZULA from the ATLA Comics & Series . Penned by Taea . Follows back from Droplct .

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【 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑 】

𝐈𝐍𝐃 . 𝐏𝐑𝐈 . & 𝐒𝐄𝐋 . roleplay blog for 𝐀𝐙𝐔𝐋𝐀 from the 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 series & comics . 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄 is placed four [ 4 ] + years after the events of ATLA . 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐋 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒 are 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 by the events within the comics . 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐌𝐘 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 . 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 come from 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐂𝐓 .

𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 : Taea 【 she / her , 25+ 】

𝐄𝐒𝐓. : July , 15th . 2025 .

| | 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 | | 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 | | 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒 | | 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐒 | | 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 | |

𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐌𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 : @thatboomerangguy [ My Warrior 💙 ]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 : @honorforged [ ZuZu ] , @throneforged [ Father ] , @motherofthenation [ Birther ] .

𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋 : @droplct [ Katara ] , @moongivcr [ Yue ] , @jintletealeaf [ Jin ] , @rexelectus [ Noctis ] , @darkheartedprince [ Riku ] , @hvggable [ Baymax ] , @notmonsters [ Zack ] , @alwayscherish [ Claudia ] .

【 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑 】

[achillesinhighheels]

nobody in the entire world has ever known what to do with me

[yuhnkonj]

oh they will never make me hate you my dear azula ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[pearlfoam]

when he hoists you up into his arms and pushes you up against the wall and kisses you until your lips feel swollen >>>>>>>>>

[lostonyoubabee-deactivated20250]

[mogiue]

"as if i cared about any member of the royalty, including your brother. why don't you ask him? oh, i forgot ——— you're not even fit to talk like a normal person." she directed the insults at azula, not caring about the bad consequences. deep in her heart, she had been contaminated for a long time, so spoiled that she was no longer good for anything. "is it hard to realize that i didn't ask for your opinion? maybe it is. you're being a nuisance when i just casually passed by you".

azula wouldn't even need to mention that damn door; ziyue wasn't crazy enough to share that presence. however, such absurd and slanderous words made her step back, returning the assassin's scowling look. "you're so spoiled with your privileges that you don't even know how to do your basic tasks. meanwhile, i had nothing. who are you to talk about me? you're not the fire lord!"

ziyue approached the woman, ready to fight if necessary. "you had every chance and managed to waste them all. so much of a failure that i doubt you were born with luck".

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— | | 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐏𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒 , 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐙𝐔𝐋𝐀 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 at her like she was watching paint dry . She was bored , clearly . After all , she had spent her entire life being insulted by people who did not know her . . . By her own brother , included . Why would this person matter any more than the last twelve ?

Amber eyes 【 darkened 】 as Azula looked at the woman before her . Her eyes watched as her lips formed 【 pointless 】 words that held no weight . She kept her arms folded across her chest , fingers clenched 【 tightly 】 within her silk robes . Deep from her throat , Azula started to laugh with something 【 sickeningly 】 full of pain . It was a wicked sound — one fueled by 【 years 】 of neglect from even the family that claimed to love her .

❝ How am I unable to speak like a normal person , if we are speaking right now ? Is this not a conversation ? Two people , exchanging words . If anyone fails at this , it would be you . ❞ Perhaps she should have cared when she mentioned having nothing , but Azula could not be bothered . It was no concern of hers that the woman before her had . . . Basic necessities . That was not her problem . Not Zuko's . She had choices to make and , clearly , Ziyue did not choose wisely .

She had no one to blame but herself .

❝ Why are you talking to me about the poor life you had ? ❞ Azula asked flatly , ❝ For one of Zuko's concubine - playthings , you certainly talk a lot . No wonder he finds you boring . You are too talkative with too many opinions . 【 Useless 】 , really . ❞ She shrugged , golden hues flickering towards the door then back to the woman in front of her .

❝ You act like you despise me , and yet , ❞ she took a small step inward , ❝ you remain speaking to me . . . ❞ Her eyes studied her features , lips tugging upward a little more . ❝. . . Why do you think that is ? ❞

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❝ Mighty Princess ❞ is going onto the list of acceptable things she likes to be called now . Y'all have @nerditudes to thank for that XD

[nerditudes]

"No one asked you, Azula." His mood almost immediately soured. "Don't you have to go be crazy somewhere? Or stalk your brother and his family? You've go so many options to leave me alone."

Even in the spirit world, he could not catch a break.

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— | | ❝ 𝐍o one asked me ? You are wrong , as always . I am a Princess , everyone asks for my opinion . ❞ Azula shrugged , lips pulling upward into a slight smile . ❝ Because you asked so nicely , I will remain right here . You seem to think that you are above me , which is pathetic and incorrect . Do you think before you speak ? I do not think you do , as it seems like there is nothing but air in your stupid head . ❞

[nerditudes]

"I am so jumping that Amon guy the moment he joins the spirit world." Sure he was a spirit at peace but this guy was messing with his family and that sort of thing wouldn't fly.

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— | | ❝ Put that away before you poke someone's eye out . No one wants to hear you play hero . ❞

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— | | @mogiue continued from HERE .

— | | 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄 . 𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 , 𝐈𝐅 𝐙𝐈𝐘𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 Azula to act the way that all the 【 stories 】 said she did , then fine . She would . Amber eyes 【 flickered 】 over the woman in front of her — entertained by her faux , strong exterior when she was clearly weak within . Once again , ZuZu had an interesting way of picking women to entertain him when he was bored . This one , however , 【 expected 】 her to break , to that WRETCHED 【 C 】 word that so many called her behind her back . So , on that note , Azula tilted her head 【 slightly 】 to the right as her lips twisted into a little smirk . She was done being nice . . .

❝ Bad manners ? I thought I was being quite nice . I have been nothing but cordial to you , yet , here we are . ❞ Polished shoes took a small step inward , remaining calm and as polite as they come .

❝ You have an interesting way of expressing your kindness to royalty . I am not my brother , as you are aware . I do not allow people to disrespect me so that I may win them over and romanticize them in my sleep . ❞ Her eyes glimmered with something 【 unstable 】 as she looked at the disrespectful RAT in front of her . No , she did not know if this woman was being romantic with her sibling , nor did she care . As far as Azula was concerned , her brother's pathetic love life was nothing but a fairytale he told himself to keep himself company at night .

❝ You are welcome to leave , of course . The door is not far from you . Though , I am surprised you know how to use it , seeing as you do not seem to know how to use any tools provided to you . ❞

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❝ 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 . ❞

— Sugarcult , Pretty Girl ( The Way ) .

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❝ 𝐒𝐇𝐄'𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 , 𝐀𝐒 𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 , 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐆𝐎 . ❞

— Sugarcult , Pretty Girl ( The Way ) .

[honorabledragon]

Zuko's hands still trembled at his sides, even after he'd finished biting back at his sister. He didn't want to show it, but she still got under his skin. She still had her sneaky ways of hurting him.

He scoffed when she replied, realizing she had hardly listened to a word he'd said. There was no point. She never listened or took anything he said seriously. His life, his feelings, his wellbeing, anything about him was a joke. It was all something to make a mockery of and sneer at. It always had been. He was a toy, a plaything to her. Azula was a predator playing with her prey before she ate it.

"This is why I said I'd rather argue with a wall," Zuko huffed, throwing his arms in the air before letting them fall in defeat. "Why do you even come here to talk to me then? You're just bored and like… fucking with my head for fun," he concluded. "I know this, yet I keep playing along. Dumb-Dumb is probably right," grumbled Zuko.

He took both his and Azula's empty teacups and moved them to the sink while he muttered beneath his breath. Her words were going to gnaw at him all day and that was just what she wanted.

"I don't know why, but I do care about you, Azula. I know you don't care that I do, or you don't believe that I do, I only say these things becauseI do," Zuko tried to explain, leaning his hands on the sink as he sighed.

"I'm telling you this because I went through it myself… and it sucked. I know. It sucks. But, Azula… you've got to accept that our dad was awful. Even if you liked him as fire lord or thought he had some great ideas… He was an atrocious father. You're never going to be able to make a good life for yourself and feel any kind of normal again if you don't make peace with that."

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— | | 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐖 , 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 nothing between them had changed . He still refused to listen to her properly , and she still 【 watched 】 him misunderstand her like it was second nature . This was fine . It was 【 always 】 fine . It was how they were destined to be . Not that she minded . Azula was used to everyone around her misunderstanding her and 【 shoving 】 her feelings under a rug . Everyone but Mr . Lies . He was nice , pleasant . He listened to her when no one else did . . .

She wasn't surprised by Zuko's assumption . Ever since she was little , her sibling 【 insisted 】 that everything she did was to hurt him . That had not been the case , but it was his perception . She would be wrong to question his perception , wouldn't she ? He was the Fire Lord . He was in charge of her — from a painful , familial aspect . That meant that , as far as she was concerned , everything he said he thought was correct . Zuko did not leave room for 【 question 】 , or for speculation . Why would he ? He had no reason to . He always thought he was right . That was why his head was so big — it was full of so many 【 fallacies 】 that anything else wouldn't fit .

❝ Well , I - ❞ Her words cut off into silence as he plucked her empty teacup from her hands before she could protest . Lips parted , hands 【 chilled 】 from where the lingering warmth from the porcelain once stood . She inhaled once , then closed her mouth . Her lips thinned into a line , brows furrowed together . He was right . . . It was like arguing with a wall . And so , she became complacent , just as she had in the asylum . The better she agreed , the less cruel her punishment .

❝ Yes . . . I was bored . ❞ A lie , one that made Mr . Lies smile beside her . That was all she managed to say , and it was not even a complete thought . She glanced towards her companion , then back down at the table . This is why she 【 avoided 】 Zuko a lot . . . They never saw eye to eye . . . On anything . After he was finished , a thick layer of sickening silence settled between the siblings . She did not believe that he cared about her . How could she ? He continued to put her down , no matter how many times she tried to appear favorable in his gaze . . . Some things would never change .

❝ Father was . . . everything I needed him to be . ❞ Azula finally replied , softer this time . ❝ You despised him , because you preferred our birth - giver . That is fine . Father was there for me , where you believe he failed you . ❞ Once again , silence settled . Only , this time , Azula kept her amber eyes low to the table . They were glossy , emotions threatening to be shown when she would rather eat glass .

❝ . . . I do not understand why you care about me either , ZuZu . ❞ The childhood nickname breaking when vulnerability laced beneath her words . ❝ . . . There are far better things for you to waste your time on . ❞

[honorforged]

Zuko’s expression softened as her hand caught his sleeve and he felt the exhaustion settle deep in his chest that came every time Azula spoke about people like they were pieces on a Pai Sho board to be discarded once they stopped being useful.

He looked down at her hand for a long moment before lifting his eyes to hers again, sharply exhaling through his nose as agitation began to break through his calm. “Is that really what you think? That mom choosing to protect me means she deserved to die for it?”

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— | | 𝐓here he went again — being emotional about the things she spoke freely about . He looked down at her hand like it an 【 insect 】 that he needed to destroy . She could feel his annoyance 【 claw 】 its way to the surface of his exterior , but Azula simply stared at him while he spoke . Of course he would take her side . . . He 【 consistently 】 took her side .

How predictable .

❝ Must you always jump to the defense of the parent who abandoned us ? ❞ She asked , tilting her chin upward to hold her brother's gaze . ❝ I knew speaking to you was pointless . ❞ On that note , Azula released his sleeve . ❝ Go rescue her , like you do every other meek female in your life . Play hero — as always . I will be in my room — making no noise and pretending I do not exist . ❞

[honorforged]

He’s gotten used to the unnerving way she smiles, but it is getting better. She looks like she’s in less pain from doing it, not like someone has a knife in her back, at least. He returns it with one of his own and a nod, an almost chuckle in his breath. “The turtle-ducks? They’re doing well. One of the females has a clutch of eggs she’s sitting on, so I’ve been giving them space. I don’t want to make her feel anxious and abandon them.” This was nice, the small talk. “I heard Chan sent you a gift?” He tries to ask without seeming like he’s prying. “Something that’s not part of your dowery.”

It was still a sore subject for him that there was one at all. It made arranging a marriage for her feel like he was bartering her off. He planned for her to keep everything given. Even the ferret… which by tradition should have been a lynx, but this was Chan he was working with. A ferret was good enough.

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— | | 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 𝐖𝐀𝐒 . . . 𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 , 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 . It was something that she had been 【 forced 】 to do since she was little to entertain people around her . Unfortunately for Azula , small talk with her sibling was something that was 【 also 】 required , in her eyes . While she was not great at speaking or communication , she knew by now that if she did not appear ❛ normal ❜ , then she would end up right back in the hell she had recently escaped from .

And so , while sitting across from her brother , Azula smiled . It appeared as ❛ genuine ❜ as she could make it , though it still felt unnatural to the muscles of her face . Her hands came to rest in her lap , 【 tangling 】 themselves out of the view of her older brother . At the mention of her betrothed , Azula's amber eyes flickered .

❝ Yes . ❞ She answered in a staccato tone . ❝ He has sent me a gift . He does that . ❞ Her eyes lowered to her cup of tea . ❝ I have not decided if I am going to keep it . I recognize that I am supposed to , as it is part of our contractual agreement for our lives together , but I feel it is a gift he has purchased simply to keep me interested in his existence . ❞ Her eyes flickered up to her brother , then .

❝ Many of the men Father selected for me did the same . . . Small gifts worth a lot in value but worthless when they do not mean anything to me . ❞ Her eyes 【 searched 】 the table in front of her , like she was solving a problem in her head that had an equation too complex for words . Brows furrowed together , annoyed many of the situations she was in . Chan , in a way , was no exception .

❝ I recognize that I am a Princess , and that gifts are a sign of respect , but I tired of such materialistic items when they are simply designed as a way to win my affections.❞

[honorforged]

It was weird, agreeing with Azula in any capacity. And it seemed to be happening more and more lately, which only made Zuko feel less confident that he wasn’t starting to have sympathy for their father where he shouldn’t.

“Yeah… she shouldn’t be there at all. Especially while he’s recovering and has such a short fuse.” He doesn’t catch his slip of the tongue. “I’ll go down there and get her.”

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— | | 𝐀zula looked up at her brother , arms folded across her chest . She blinked twice , thoughts 【 present 】 , but tucked within the safety of her mind . When Zuko mentioned going to get their birth - er , Azula simply put her hand out to grab her brother's stupid sleeve .

❝ Do not waste your time playing her savior . She made her choice for self - sacrifice , and when she is eliminated by our Father , I will have a cup of tea . ❞ Azula shrugged . ❝ Allow her to make her own choices , and her existence in our lives will be obsolete . ❞

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— | | @motherofthesuns disgraced my inbox with :

"Azula..." Ursa starts, making a conscious attempt not to take that strict tone that she had so often spoken to the girl in. "You shouldn't believe everything your father says"

— | | 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐎𝐍 - 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 as Azula's amber eyes fixed on her birth - giver . She was speaking to her — what a waste of oxygen . The Princess looked at her mother , the words on the tip of her tongue 【 lacing 】 with the same poison that her mother's presence brought to her day . She looked over her shoulder , causing her obsidian strands to 【 drape 】 over her shoulder , then return when she looked back at second - rate parent .

❝ . . . Why would I not believe everything my Father has said ? He has told the truth more times than I have heard you speak to me . His word is accurate , yours is false . ❞