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[die-auster]

Urzai week 2024, day 5

Prompt "poison"; @urzaiweekblog

Two the most venomous creatures fighting each other to create the deadliest poison.

The reason the poison is gold; Ozai holds a spidersnake and Ursa holds a scorpio-centipede as a sort of a reference to the concept of "five poisonous creatures" (four of them) and the "gu poison". Spidersnake is a canon animal mentioned in "Zuko Alone" and "The Rise of Kyoshi" (chapter "The Iceberg").

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What won the votes

Fire lord 66.7 %

Heat 18.2 %

Ember island 25.2%

Love 15.2%

Poison 15.2%

Bittersweet 16.2%

Edited to add

Heat 18.1 %

Orders 33.1%

These will be arranged into days of week and I out a vote up what week we will use in December soon.

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Bittersweet day 3

Ursa had spent so much time with Lo and Li, the royal advisors who were teaching her royal formality and customs.

They had told her that having some air to recollect her thoughts would do her some good after she had gotten frustrated over something in her formality lesson. The air and time to embroider something special she has been working on lately.

Yet as she used a special thread, she had the request, and the servants had gathered for her.

It was a thread that shined in the sun.

Yet as she hummed, relaxing down after the little upset.

“Why are you here in the gardens and not with Lo and Li?” a strong voice asked

Ursa looked to him as she sewed, and he came closer, looking at the beads before them.

“You need to dedicate yourself to learning the customs and formalities that are expected of you.”

Ursa picked up a bead and hated how he spoke to her right there.

Yet he grabbed her hand to get her attention.

“Ozai, what are you doing? This is important too.” ursa asked, Suspired?

“Return to Lo and Li now!” he commanded anger

He forced her to stand up, and she knocked all her beads over.

“You jerk! Lo and Li said I could take a break.” Ursa yelled upset.

Ozai let her go as she began to pick up the beads in sorrow and distress.

'Why does he do things like this?'

“You know I was working on that for you, right?” She yelled upset.

Ozai looked uncomfortable and knelt down and helped her pick up beads.

“Why are you working on something for me?”

“It is to repay you for the hairpins you give me, jerk?”

He brushed her hand as they went from the same beads, and he touched her face.

“I am sorry, Ursa. I didn't know Lo and Li had given you a break.”

Ursa avoided his eyes in a silent anger. They always seem to fight or misunderstand each other. Could they get past it?

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