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250 word drabble: Into Ashes
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avatar_500 prompt #64, Green.
Summary: Uniforms are symbols which hold meanings. When she puts it on, those meanings change, and change her.
Into Ashes
The first time Ty Lee put on that uniform, it meant nothing. It was beyond nothing, a trap for someone else. It was one more lie she was telling on Azula's behalf, and one more example of how far she had learned to go to satisfy Azula.
The second time Ty Lee put on that uniform, she felt it sink into her, into her skin, into her bones into her being, into everything except her blood. It wasn't a lie, and the paint on her face didn't have to be a mask. She had taught the Kyoshi Warriors the skills she had once used to defeat them and lock hem away, and they had forgiven her. They were letting her come with them, giving her a place to settle down, making her a part of them.
The second time Ty Lee put on that uniform, she was going to live earth. If she married, she would probably marry earth. Her children would be earth. She wore green, and held fans that would be wielded for the sake of Earth Kingdom citizens. Inside, she felt the future trying to choke off the fire, to smother it, to drown it, and she had no idea if it was enough, if any of it was enough to make up for the part of her that had fought earth, and stood at Azula's side, or if it was just covering that part of her up, and this was just the biggest lie of all.
avatar_500 prompt #64, Green.Summary: Uniforms are symbols which hold meanings. When she puts it on, those meanings change, and change her.
Into Ashes
The first time Ty Lee put on that uniform, it meant nothing. It was beyond nothing, a trap for someone else. It was one more lie she was telling on Azula's behalf, and one more example of how far she had learned to go to satisfy Azula.
The second time Ty Lee put on that uniform, she felt it sink into her, into her skin, into her bones into her being, into everything except her blood. It wasn't a lie, and the paint on her face didn't have to be a mask. She had taught the Kyoshi Warriors the skills she had once used to defeat them and lock hem away, and they had forgiven her. They were letting her come with them, giving her a place to settle down, making her a part of them.
The second time Ty Lee put on that uniform, she was going to live earth. If she married, she would probably marry earth. Her children would be earth. She wore green, and held fans that would be wielded for the sake of Earth Kingdom citizens. Inside, she felt the future trying to choke off the fire, to smother it, to drown it, and she had no idea if it was enough, if any of it was enough to make up for the part of her that had fought earth, and stood at Azula's side, or if it was just covering that part of her up, and this was just the biggest lie of all.
