{FAILED LOCK}

[peoplesprincess]

I don't think it's working.

I don't think it's going to work

Comments

[phoenix_temple]

You aren't pathetic. Even the strongest people in the world have nightmares.

[peoplesprincess]

You don't get it.

[phoenix_temple]

Maybe not the situation... but, Fire Lord, I know exactly how it feels to not be strong enough.

... edited because Fuu is definitely not anyone's boyfriend

[peoplesprincess]

No you don't, because you have everything that you want. You get to be the silly little forever-optimistic prince's girlfriend and no one ever tries to stop you.

[hislostlover]

You are strong, Azula.

[peoplesprincess]

It's not fair.

[hislostlover]

Perhaps. It is all leading up to something, Azula. Nothing happens senselessly.

[peoplesprincess]

I don't want it to be leading up to anything. I want my life to be the way it's supposed to be.

[iknowucan]

Everyone has times where they think they're not good enough for whatever it is they want to do, Azula. It's not really a bad thing, though, if you don't let it be! It can help make you stronger, because after a while you realize that maybe you aren't perfect, but people don't look at your failures, they look at what you've done. And I mean, you're the only person under 18 that I've ever even heard of who led a country for any amount of time. That takes a lot of skill and ability that most people don't have.

[peoplesprincess]

I'm not there leading it right now, am I?

[iknowucan]

No, you're not. But it's okay! It's okay to be away right now. You need to figure out what you want to do for yourself, what you need to do for yourself, and how to do each of those things before you should consider trying to rule again.

[peoplesprincess]

It's not okay.

[guiltapalooza]

Your father sounds like an awful person and you shouldn't listen to him anyway. I think he lost the right to tell you who you should be after he tried to kill you.

Who cares how other people define a "perfect warrior"? Just make your own definition.

...More constructively, I can try making you something to help you sleep better. Like an enchanted object or satchel?

[peoplesprincess]

I was never who I should be solely because of what he said. It was who I wanted to be, too.

... An enchanted object?

[guiltapalooza]

Then focus on what you want. Make yourself happy.

I'm sort of a budding witch, as in, I'm trying to be one. Sleep aids aren't too hard - you put them under your pillow and they encourage peaceful dreams. Usually they're things like herb satchels or a semi-precious stone or both.

[peoplesprincess]

I have duties.

... How much money are they?

[notanarthropod]

If you tell yourself it's not going to work, then it won't.

Tricking yourself into thinking that you've gotten better isn't right, either. If you're patient, and you think that you can do it, whether it takes time or not, it will happen in the end. There isn't a quick way to get through this kind of thing. I can't say I know you well, but talking to someone you trust usually helps; but you have to believe what they're saying to you. I think there's a phrase in English... "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Doesn't that apply in this situation?

[peoplesprincess]

I don't know because it's not over yet.

[notanarthropod]

Try not to look at it as "over". It might never be completely over, because there are things that cause a relapse, and if you think that it's already over, slipping a little bit will only make you frustrated.

There are some things that don't end, but it's still worth it to keep trying, if you can get it as close to "over" as it will ever be.

[peoplesprincess]

I hate relapses. That's just another word for failures.