The Space Between Us (гет)

The war is over, but the fire within the royal palace still burns, now fueled by a different kind of heat. Zuko, scarred but finally at peace, poised to inherit the throne and restore honor to the Fire Nation. Azula, stripped of her power, her sanity fractured, confined to a gilded cage where her once-brilliant flames have dwindled to embers. They are siblings, bound by blood and a shared history of pain. He, the banished son, she, the fallen prodigy.
“Azula, our relationship is so messed up. It’s been like that as long as I can remember. And maybe it’ll be like that for the rest of our lives. But one fact never changes. No matter what, you’re still my sister.”
It’s a game, of course. A dangerous one. I’ll play along. I’ll let him get close. I’ll let him see the cracks in my armor.
Let him think he’s saving me.
He is weak, I am strong.
It’s repulsive. It’s forbidden. It’s… everything.
He should despise me! I AM madness!
But his touch, his presence… it’s a fire I thought had died. And in this cold, empty world, I crave the heat, even if it burns me alive.
Especially, if it burns me alive.