You could've been the one to reach my goal. My my frustration, my envy, the ugliness in my heart, you could have been the one to smash it all to dust.
This line is taken from another story, but it fits so well with how Iroh and Ozai view their golden child: Zuko and Azula.
This might not be exactly Iroh's line of thinking but it def stem from something like that. there's a reason why he thinks Zuko's true self is an ideal one.









