Another Avatar fic.
Title: Tree (Best name I could come up with... Seriously.)
Author: obsessive0514
Word Count: 183
Rating: PG-13, to be safe?
Characters: Katara, Zuko
Warnings: Minor spoilers for The Western Air Temple, references to sexual violence, feeling vulnerable/helpless, basically. There's implications of rape being used as a weapon, too.
Summary: She reminds herself nothing happened, but she felt so vulnerable.
Notes: This fic is rather personal to me, honestly. Full explaination at the end so you don't have to read it, but just keep in mind that I put a lot of my own personal feelings into this.
“Can I help you with anything?” he asks. “Can I get you anything?” he offers.
I always tell him no, but he keeps trying, thinking he is being nice. I can’t take much more of his voice.
My back hurts. I still feel the bark scraping it sometimes.
My wrists then get warm like his hands were just there.
Then his words ring in my ear.
I’ll save you from the pirates.
Tell me where he is and I won’t hurt you or your brother.
Perhaps in exchange I can restore something you've lost.
I try reminding myself that nothing happened. But it doesn’t help.
The dreams I had… Trying to punch something but nothing happens… Running as fast as I could yet going nowhere…
And I never told a soul. Aang couldn’t afford to worry about me, Sokka hated the Fire Nation enough…
And nothing happened. He didn’t hurt me.
He just made me feel helpless. Vulnerable.
Because something could have happened. I saw it happen before when my village was attacked. No one was safe.
He reminds of what could happen.
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So there you have it. If you've read my journal, or userinfo, you'd know that I have been assaulted. I won't go into detail right here, but I'll just say it wasn't rape. Most people don't consider it a big deal. Anyway, a lot of the things I put in here come directly rom my aftermath experience. Such as the dream about punching something, I had that exact dream the night after it happened because I felt so helpless.
And honestly, probably the reason that scene in The Waterbending Scroll creeps me out so much is that I know if I were in the situation, I'd have a panic attack. I really would. (Especially if I were raised to believe that the Fire Nation were made up of the most horrible, evil people in history.)
Writing is great therapy. :) Please let me know what you think of the fic.
Author: obsessive0514
Word Count: 183
Rating: PG-13, to be safe?
Characters: Katara, Zuko
Warnings: Minor spoilers for The Western Air Temple, references to sexual violence, feeling vulnerable/helpless, basically. There's implications of rape being used as a weapon, too.
Summary: She reminds herself nothing happened, but she felt so vulnerable.
Notes: This fic is rather personal to me, honestly. Full explaination at the end so you don't have to read it, but just keep in mind that I put a lot of my own personal feelings into this.
“Can I help you with anything?” he asks. “Can I get you anything?” he offers.
I always tell him no, but he keeps trying, thinking he is being nice. I can’t take much more of his voice.
My back hurts. I still feel the bark scraping it sometimes.
My wrists then get warm like his hands were just there.
Then his words ring in my ear.
I’ll save you from the pirates.
Tell me where he is and I won’t hurt you or your brother.
Perhaps in exchange I can restore something you've lost.
I try reminding myself that nothing happened. But it doesn’t help.
The dreams I had… Trying to punch something but nothing happens… Running as fast as I could yet going nowhere…
And I never told a soul. Aang couldn’t afford to worry about me, Sokka hated the Fire Nation enough…
And nothing happened. He didn’t hurt me.
He just made me feel helpless. Vulnerable.
Because something could have happened. I saw it happen before when my village was attacked. No one was safe.
He reminds of what could happen.
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So there you have it. If you've read my journal, or userinfo, you'd know that I have been assaulted. I won't go into detail right here, but I'll just say it wasn't rape. Most people don't consider it a big deal. Anyway, a lot of the things I put in here come directly rom my aftermath experience. Such as the dream about punching something, I had that exact dream the night after it happened because I felt so helpless.
And honestly, probably the reason that scene in The Waterbending Scroll creeps me out so much is that I know if I were in the situation, I'd have a panic attack. I really would. (Especially if I were raised to believe that the Fire Nation were made up of the most horrible, evil people in history.)
Writing is great therapy. :) Please let me know what you think of the fic.