she's the balm and you're the wound ; avatar: the last airbender ; mai/ty lee/azula ; 2/2.
"Ty Lee," is all she says, after a moment, a whisper in a voice choked with disuse.
"I"m here." She comes out from behind Mai, cautiously at first, then springing forward like a Jack-in-the-box to kneel at Azula's side. "I'm here."
"How's your arm?" Azula doesn't look up from the floor when she speaks, and her whole countenance is edged with something that feels suspiciously like shame.
Ty Lee just leans in closer. "It's fine," she starts, but Azula huffs a disbelieving little laugh, and so she tries again. "I mean, it's healing. I had some help from Ka - from a waterbender and, and it'll be fine soon." Azula nods like she believes it, even though she probably doesn't, then lifts a hand to clutch at the sleeve of Ty Lee's shirt with dirty, unkempt fingernails, pulling her closer. Ty Lee lets herself be pulled. "It'll be fine," she repeats.
---
Azula doesn't actually say I'm sorry but it's so loud in the cramped little cell, that as Mai stands there watching, she almost thinks she can hear it.
---
There's a small, stained cot in the other corner, but Ty Lee falls asleep on the hard ground, half-balanced on her knees with her head tucked against Azula's chest. Mai stares at them for a while, unmoving but for a the flutter of her eyelashes against her cheeks every so often, and listens as the steady rhythm of soft, slow breathing takes over the room. She's not sure if Azula's awake or not, but after enough time has passed - maybe not much more than a few minutes, but it feels like a long time, more than long enough to forgive - she gathers her skirt and goes to sit on the dirty floor on Azula's other side.
"You smell," she says softly.
Azula's return smile is not half so false, nor so terrified this time, as she leans her head heavily on Mai's shoulder and strokes a hand through Ty Lee's hair.
---
By the next time they visit, the burn really has more or less healed completely.
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"Ty Lee," is all she says, after a moment, a whisper in a voice choked with disuse.
"I"m here." She comes out from behind Mai, cautiously at first, then springing forward like a Jack-in-the-box to kneel at Azula's side. "I'm here."
"How's your arm?" Azula doesn't look up from the floor when she speaks, and her whole countenance is edged with something that feels suspiciously like shame.
Ty Lee just leans in closer. "It's fine," she starts, but Azula huffs a disbelieving little laugh, and so she tries again. "I mean, it's healing. I had some help from Ka - from a waterbender and, and it'll be fine soon." Azula nods like she believes it, even though she probably doesn't, then lifts a hand to clutch at the sleeve of Ty Lee's shirt with dirty, unkempt fingernails, pulling her closer. Ty Lee lets herself be pulled. "It'll be fine," she repeats.
---
Azula doesn't actually say I'm sorry but it's so loud in the cramped little cell, that as Mai stands there watching, she almost thinks she can hear it.
---
There's a small, stained cot in the other corner, but Ty Lee falls asleep on the hard ground, half-balanced on her knees with her head tucked against Azula's chest. Mai stares at them for a while, unmoving but for a the flutter of her eyelashes against her cheeks every so often, and listens as the steady rhythm of soft, slow breathing takes over the room. She's not sure if Azula's awake or not, but after enough time has passed - maybe not much more than a few minutes, but it feels like a long time, more than long enough to forgive - she gathers her skirt and goes to sit on the dirty floor on Azula's other side.
"You smell," she says softly.
Azula's return smile is not half so false, nor so terrified this time, as she leans her head heavily on Mai's shoulder and strokes a hand through Ty Lee's hair.
---
By the next time they visit, the burn really has more or less healed completely.
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omg no this is beautiful and flawless and i adore it and thank you and fldsgnslnsflnlfhnfdlkhndfkl /flings self against floor and sobs
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