Mica’s mind was racing so quickly that she barely felt the shoves of the crowd around her. Suddenly so many things made sense now. The nights her mom would wake up the whole house screaming when Mica was little. Or why she would always insist they take the stairs even when an elevator was faster. … Continue reading
“Everyone comfortable?” Varrick asked. The front row of the theater was filled up with the royal family, Bolin and Tenna, as well as Nanami, Zhu Li, and of course, the man who’d made the mover they were about to watch and couldn’t stop talking about it. “We’re quite fine,” Izumi said, leaning over in hopes … Continue reading
Iroh wasn’t happy; Izumi knew it even without her bloodsensing skill. But unfortunately the decades spent mastering her bending also meant she got the added misfortune of feeling her son’s tension and fatigue, of feeling everyone’s, and not being able to do a blasted thing. For now, she could only lean into Kaja’s sturdy arm … Continue reading
Varrick was all too thrilled (if not a little unsurprised) by Tenna’s change of heart. Though he was a bit less thrilled with her terms: that the interview be filmed in her house and that only Varrick and Zhu Li were allowed to be present during the process. So, naturally, when Varrick paraded into her … Continue reading
Shyu arrived at the principal’s office within a few minutes. The nice thing about the place was that unlike all the other rooms in the school, it was easy to find: right smack in front of the school entrance. He gave the door a polite knock before opening it for himself and stepping in. The … Continue reading
Shyu’s day at school didn’t start off too badly. A lot of people recognized him. They even knew his name, as opposed to pointing at him, snapping their fingers, and then announcing that his name was Other Kaja. Unfortunately, they knew his name for all the wrong reasons. Apparently with all the news stories going … Continue reading
Shyu yawned and rubbed his hands through his hair. It was never particularly neat, but first thing in the morning it tended to be especially evil. He sometimes got it to calm down by applying some heat from his hands to it, but when he tried it this morning, he ended up singeing a piece … Continue reading
When the trip started, Shyu resolved that he was going to make the best of this whole mess. No, it wasn’t his old school. But it still had a student council. And clubs. And all the other things Shyu was looking forward to. Besides, his parents did have at least one point straight. This far … Continue reading
Tenna declined to participate in the docu-movery right away, and Iroh had to admit, he wasn’t upset at the news. His mother certainly seemed relieved, adding on that “the poor woman has been through enough without that nincompoop Varrick bringing up bad memories and displaying them on film.” Even though Iroh had not gone with … Continue reading
In retrospect, staying with Aunt Marah wasn’t the worst punishment that Shyu could think of. In some ways, it had plenty of bonus points with it–no photographers, no annoying servants, and no Kaja. But for some reason, it didn’t feel like a victory for Shyu. It felt like a rejection. He needed to be out … Continue reading