name Zuko — series Avatar: the Last Airbender — moonblessing Sanguis residence Level 2 — roommatesTamaki + Hikaru + Kaoru — work busboy at Niisan's Teppanyaki
[ There’s a longer pause between messages than the pace til this point, taking his time to think before responding again. When he does, he voice is somewhat softer, not in volume, but the tone is somehow... defused. ]
I think I should confess something.
[ Dramatic pause for a small sigh, of course. ]
I’ve lost my stuff. Since I got here. Even if I wanted to, I can’t fight Azula now. I have my twin dao swords, but there’s no close combat with Azula and her lightning. Basically I’m screwed.
[ Oh, he’s so embarrassed about losing his bending, now it sounds like he pissed Gokudera off, which he immediately regrets, especially when he does need his protection, probably, and is just too prideful/shameful (same difference) to admit it...
But even acknowledging these mixed feelings, he’s still just riled up in general and that can’t be masked so easily. ]
Look, I’m not denying your help, but it’s shameful to lose my bending, okay?! It’d be like if you lost your flames too — it’s tied to my core. And I was already pissed about it cuz I know what’s wrong, but I don’t know how to fix it now. The only other time this happened was when I met the dragons, and I think we’re fresh out of dragons here! Even if I could bend, Azula is better anyway, so I’m concerned about how to protect you but I can’t...!
[ He may be snapping at Gokudera but these are nice words of affection for Zuko? A very intimate and open, vulnerable moment? But also lashing out... out of love? God help this guy’s future kids who will have to discern all his mixed messages. And poor Gokudera too, in the meantime. ]
[ Something about his reply just takes the wind out of his sails. He just sounds exhausted after heaving a sigh he’d accidentally recorded. Still fumbling with technology. Least of his concerns right now. ]
...Okay. I’ll keep you updated, too.
Just so you have it, cuz — I don’t know, anything could happen with Azula trying to find me — I’m gonna try to send you my address like you did before, hold on... My roommates’ names are Tamaki, and Hikaru and Kaoru— the twins. I need them all completely out of it cuz they’re not fighters even a little bit, totally helpless... So just in case you end up needing to know any of this, better you know now.
[ He fumbles a bit more, but he does manage to successfully drop a pin to Gokudera. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to this, but... at least now he has his address for hanging out under better circumstances? ]
[Gokudera isn't looking to make Zuko any more upset than he seems. He couldn't imagine not having his dying will flames, but... he grew up without them. He could find ways to make himself useful.]
Thanks.
I don't want your sister coming after you or threatening the safety of your roommates. You said they took care of you, right? So, the offer I gave you for protection is for them as well.
Edited (I wish I knew how to read) 2020-09-11 01:01 (UTC)
Don’t tell anyone about any of this, by the way — not even your roommate. I’m not telling mine yet. From now on until I figure out how to approach Azula, I don’t exist. You and Yamamoto have no clue who I am. Cuz if you’re a target, he could just be unlucky.
[ For anything even remotely in the general category of a smile to cross his face right now would be a miracle, and indeed Gokudera’s short, wry message was that miraculous effect. His voice sounds a little calmer, thicker, still on edge, but... the hitman clearly hit his mark in lightening shit up even for a second. If he wants, after shutting off his communicator for a while to think, Zuko can spend the next several hours scowling into space, but at least for this moment, he can almost smile about how, for the first time in far too long, he has a trustworthy confidant. Of course it’d take a whole other alternate universe to find this confidant from another planet, but he was increasingly relieved he had. That he actually likes the other’s subtle sense of humor is just an even rarer cosmic, kismet bonus. ]
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rediscovering) wrote2019-02-16 02:14 am
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I think I should confess something.
[ Dramatic pause for a small sigh, of course. ]
I’ve lost my stuff. Since I got here. Even if I wanted to, I can’t fight Azula now. I have my twin dao swords, but there’s no close combat with Azula and her lightning. Basically I’m screwed.
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[What? How? Is he hearing this correctly? The guy responsible (and the dragons), for teaching the Avatar how to firebend lost his stuff?]
So you need protection?
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Your sister is psychotic, and I’m fucked. Lay low and if you need help, call me. I’m just letting you know that I can protect you.
[Is he saying he’ll take a hit for you? Yes. Directly, though? No.]
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But even acknowledging these mixed feelings, he’s still just riled up in general and that can’t be masked so easily. ]
Look, I’m not denying your help, but it’s shameful to lose my bending, okay?! It’d be like if you lost your flames too — it’s tied to my core. And I was already pissed about it cuz I know what’s wrong, but I don’t know how to fix it now. The only other time this happened was when I met the dragons, and I think we’re fresh out of dragons here! Even if I could bend, Azula is better anyway, so I’m concerned about how to protect you but I can’t...!
[ He may be snapping at Gokudera but these are nice words of affection for Zuko? A very intimate and open, vulnerable moment? But also lashing out... out of love? God help this guy’s future kids who will have to discern all his mixed messages. And poor Gokudera too, in the meantime. ]
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Okay.
Don't be concerned about me. I'll keep you updated if anything happens, alright? Like I said, I've got defense.
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...Okay. I’ll keep you updated, too.
Just so you have it, cuz — I don’t know, anything could happen with Azula trying to find me — I’m gonna try to send you my address like you did before, hold on... My roommates’ names are Tamaki, and Hikaru and Kaoru— the twins. I need them all completely out of it cuz they’re not fighters even a little bit, totally helpless... So just in case you end up needing to know any of this, better you know now.
[ He fumbles a bit more, but he does manage to successfully drop a pin to Gokudera. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to this, but... at least now he has his address for hanging out under better circumstances? ]
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Thanks.
I don't want your sister coming after you or threatening the safety of your roommates. You said they took care of you, right? So, the offer I gave you for protection is for them as well.
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Don’t tell anyone about any of this, by the way — not even your roommate. I’m not telling mine yet. From now on until I figure out how to approach Azula, I don’t exist. You and Yamamoto have no clue who I am. Cuz if you’re a target, he could just be unlucky.
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Thanks.