Granted, we all have our own problems, so I guess we sometimes swap hats.
Yeah. Although I have no siblings, I imagine there are more possibilities than these three. neither my mother nor I are neurotypical, either.
And I don't see that working for Zuko, either.
Nope. In the book's defense, I don't think there are many self-help books called So You Have to Run a Country and Your Dad is in Prison and Your Mom is in Exile and Your Sister Could Just Kill You and Take Your Job.
The one thing that was really helpful in that book was when it said that sometimes there's a shift in how sibling rivalry works--so that, for instance, a sibling who is typical might think they can't compete with their sibling anymore. (Hey, I'm an only child--just the person you want writing a Very Complicated Sibling Relationship ;-)). Which I could see happening, although Azula would still compete with him as much as she ever did--and Zuko mostly related to her as a competitor anyway, so he may not know of any other options.
It's actually really hard for me to know how Zuko feels about Azula's mental illness anyway, because they all bleed into other things he has to deal with/issues he already had. The very first thing I got from Zuko was: "I am supposed to be the failure. Why can I do all these things my sister can't do?" (He may have been overstating the case, by the way). "WHY AM I RUNNING A COUNTRY UNCLE YOU SUCK I WANT MY BOAT BACK!"
(Which reminds me that I...sort of want a story or series of stories where Zuko slowly becomes disillusioned with Iroh. Not because Iroh is a bad guy, but because Iroh would really not be able to guide him here).
Some of Zuko's other feelings (so far) are: "My dad would send Azula away to prison and I don't want to be like my dad. Plus it will be weird if I start putting people in prison for war crimes, since I committed several. And Azula is the only person who knows what growing up with Dad was like; also, yes she is scary and my new friends are nice but it is REALLY WEIRD interacting with them and I know how to talk to my sister. Except when she doesn't talk like she used to. "
He would probably ask Katara to heal her, which means I have to come up with a reason why she can't. (Worlds where magical healing exists don't mix well with my narrative kinks. Dammit).
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Yeah. Although I have no siblings, I imagine there are more possibilities than these three. neither my mother nor I are neurotypical, either.
And I don't see that working for Zuko, either.
Nope. In the book's defense, I don't think there are many self-help books called So You Have to Run a Country and Your Dad is in Prison and Your Mom is in Exile and Your Sister Could Just Kill You and Take Your Job.
The one thing that was really helpful in that book was when it said that sometimes there's a shift in how sibling rivalry works--so that, for instance, a sibling who is typical might think they can't compete with their sibling anymore. (Hey, I'm an only child--just the person you want writing a Very Complicated Sibling Relationship ;-)). Which I could see happening, although Azula would still compete with him as much as she ever did--and Zuko mostly related to her as a competitor anyway, so he may not know of any other options.
It's actually really hard for me to know how Zuko feels about Azula's mental illness anyway, because they all bleed into other things he has to deal with/issues he already had. The very first thing I got from Zuko was: "I am supposed to be the failure. Why can I do all these things my sister can't do?" (He may have been overstating the case, by the way). "WHY AM I RUNNING A COUNTRY UNCLE YOU SUCK I WANT MY BOAT BACK!"
(Which reminds me that I...sort of want a story or series of stories where Zuko slowly becomes disillusioned with Iroh. Not because Iroh is a bad guy, but because Iroh would really not be able to guide him here).
Some of Zuko's other feelings (so far) are: "My dad would send Azula away to prison and I don't want to be like my dad. Plus it will be weird if I start putting people in prison for war crimes, since I committed several. And Azula is the only person who knows what growing up with Dad was like; also, yes she is scary and my new friends are nice but it is REALLY WEIRD interacting with them and I know how to talk to my sister. Except when she doesn't talk like she used to. "
He would probably ask Katara to heal her, which means I have to come up with a reason why she can't. (Worlds where magical healing exists don't mix well with my narrative kinks. Dammit).