New Fic Recommendations vs. MechaGodzilla II

[K sai]

Difference here is:

- Akane thinks she's a Princess; Azula is a Princess
- Akane thinks she's good at fighting; Azula is dangerous
- Akane feels entitled to treat people roughly, because she's a spoilt brat; Azula is spoilt - but has genuine reasons to keep people at arms length
- Akane doesn't know what she wants; Azula knows what she wants - she's just scared of the consequences

The angle the fic takes is the idea of a legitimately strong, accomplished woman stuck in a very traditional patriarchal society with her life at stake if she doesn't find a way to establish relationships she can trust. And Sokka from a matriarchal society, while yes having bad foot in Mouth disease as well as severe culture clash issues - accepts and respects her as a strong individual in her own right without even thinking about it - not as a monster, a princess or even eventually fire nation, but as Azula - with legitimate needs and rights.

And this, for Azula is unusual - it's what she wants - but she has no idea how to handle it as she's always had to be what everyone else expected.