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      ❛     i’m sorry you had to endure that,    ❜             no  matter  the  varying  opinions  of  jet  that  her  companions  may  have,    yue  feels  for  him     (   they  are  ever -  changing  perceptions,   but  they  are  there.   ).       loss  digs  a  hole  in  you,   and  the  severity  of  his  has  apparently  created  something  deep  and  hollow,   save  for  the  rage  that  churns  within  it.       it  saddens  her,    young  girl  without  a  mother,   princess  with  a  home  nearly  destroyed  by  the  fire  nation    ;     and  yet  she  only  barely  understands  his  pain.       ❛      -   but  i  appreciate  you  telling  me,   jet.        i  know  it  probably  wasn’t  easy  to  do  so.      ❜        she  places  a  gentle,   dainty,    ROYAL    hand  softly  on  his  arm.      yue  almost  feels   GUILTY   for  being  the  least  war  -  torn  out  of  everyone  she’s  met  on  her  journeys  with  the  avatar    ;    the  least  she  can  do  is  try  and  provide  some  comfort,   try  and  share  some  of  her  softness.      a  sad  smile  eases  its  way  onto  her  lips.      ❛      your  leadership  is  admirable.      your  people   ...    your  fighters,   i  mean,   really  look  up  to  you.      anyone  can  see  it.     ❜      

                          “     you’re     literally    gonna     be     pouting     about     this     for     days,    aren’t     ya?     grow     up.     ”    

                         a    roll     of     her     eyes     accompanies     a     heavy     exhale     from     painted     lips     –     they     lean     on    opposite     trees,     she     watches     his     irritation   with     detached     idleness    (     June     supposes,     however,     that     Jet’s     fury     with     himself     has    everything     to     do     with     the     self     -     imposed     burden     he     carries     on     his     shoulders.    she     wonders     how     that     must     feel     like,    to     have     something     you     fight     for     because     you     believe     in     it    ).    eyes     will    drift     up     onto     the     stars     crowning     the     sky     above     –     there     are     very     few     tonight,    there     is     a     storm     approaching     soon     –      and     Jet     seems     to     be     losing     his     patience.         she     can     read     him     well     enough,    by     now,     they     probably     know     more     about     the     other     than     reserved     people     like     them     would     like.

                    𝐓𝐡𝐞     𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬     𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞     ,     but     only     trained     ears     can     hear     the     tap     of     feet.     They     skid     to     a     stop     behind     him     ,     tiptoeing     until     her     chin     hooks     on     his     shoulder.     ❝     See     him     ?     ❞     The     winding     path     behind     them     disappears     around     the     corner     ,     a     shadow     slowly     coming     into     view.     Ty     Lee     had     been     trailing     him     for     a     while     ,     watching     from     her     perch     in     the     trees     as     the     traveller     trudged     forward.     She     had     no     intention     of     an     ambush     if     he     seemed     as     innocent     as     he     looked.     Backpack     over     his     shoulder     ,     just     crossing     ,     likely     back     to     a     hometown     ,     or     a     village     to     grab     supplies.     It     was     the     small     insignia     that     gave     it     away.     Dark     headband     ,     small     triangle.

❝     A     Yuyan     Archer.     ❞     She’d     recognize     the     symbol     anywhere     ,     they’d     learned     about     them     in     school.     Not     to     mention     --     she     knew     him.     But     that     was     a     fact     she     kept     to     herself     ,     one     Jet     didn’t     need     to     know.     ❝     Doesn’t     look     like     it     ,     but     he’s     probably     armed.     ❞     She     rests     an     arm     on     Jet’s     other     shoulder     ,     lazily     pointing     at     the     strap     across     his     chest.     Her     voice     holds     excitement     ,     maybe     too     much     at     the     mention     of     potential     danger.     It’s     been     a     while     since     they’d     come     across     anyone     really     worth     their     time.     It’s     a     shame     he     was     so     cute     ,     would’ve     been     cuter     if     he     paid     attention     to     her     when     they     were     younger.     Chalk     it     up     to     karma.

❝     Your     call     ,     J.     ❞     

she kinda hated ba sing se. scratch that, she absolutely hated ba sing se. who organized a city like this? walled off so that the rich never even had to look at the poor. the people struggling to eat. how did the people in the upper ring sleep at night, knowing they had to climb on the backs of the hose in the lower ring to get there. kyoshi island was a place whee everyone came together to care for their home, she couldn’t fathom a place like this. a place where people could look away from the suffering in front of their eyes. 

there was no war here, but that didn’t mean life was great. as was evidenced just this morning when she watched city guards haul away a hungry, single mother in front of her kids. sure she’d been a thief, but if she’d had money suki had doubted she would be. she’d tried to step forward, tried to pay for the woman’s bread but it quickly became apparent money didn’t matter as much to the guards as setting an example. 

even now she wondered if she should have just stopped the guards, she knew she could, but she doubted that would help the woman. or other people who wound up in the woman’s shoes. so she made a different choice. she’d heard through the grapevine there was a group of people dedicated to helping out those less fortunate in ba sing se. 

why stop the guards from taking one woman, when a prison break could help that woman and everyone else wrongfully imprisoned in this awful city? 

"don’t walk past like you don’t know me." -- @conquerfire