"As our ship sailed on past the horizon, where the ocean meets the sky, I drifted off to sleep, and for the first time, I didn't dream, because reality was better than I could have ever imagined."
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The perfect storm brings Bao, an kind-hearted, talented, yet unconfident waterbender from Republic City and Iroh II, a powerful, compassionate General (not to mention Crown Prince of the Fire Nation) together- quite literally.
She saved his ship, and he saved her. Yet, in spite of all they went through together, Bao runs away from him. Terrified of public attention and being made fun of in the media, she seeks shelter in her family's home. Not one to be easily deterred, Iroh writes to her, and with the help of friends and family she returns to him, and to her destiny.
It's a grander, more liberating one than she could ever have hoped for. One she faces her fears, she realises how much she matters, that she really was worth loving all along, and is finally able to face the world with open arms and open eyes.
||General Iroh II x Original Character||
A few choice pieces of knowledge about this book:
1. It's very close to my heart. It was my first fanfiction EVER, and I used it as a platform to write about a great deal of insecurities in my "real" life. So, most of the stuff you read about Bao is actually about me (unsurprisingly).
2. I wrote part of it about five years ago and finished it more recently, so there is a (relatively) dramatic shift in style about halfway in. I think the first parts are ehhh but it gets really fine tuned by the end. I didn't go back and edit the earlier parts, but if you stick around the whole time, it only gets better as you go!
||Once more, thank you, to everyone who liked this, and told me so! It means the world to me!||
One last sappy thing: I love you guys!
Having said that, I'm out. ♡||
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"I truly feel like everything I say or do is always wrong."
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Years pass by like nothing, the seconds are ticking away bit by bit.
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"Like I'm the biggest disappointment to everyone."
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A threat is lurking in the dark. The war will reach Berk at some point.
They all know it.
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"All I ever do is letting people down."
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Dragon Hunters. Adventures. New dragons. Love. Secrets. Family.
It never stops.
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"Y/n, don't be ashamed of who you really are."
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As the evil rise, Y/n feel herself being sucked into darkness. Her world began to lose its bright colors.
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"Because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters."
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Y/n reached up to the sky, but for the first time ever, it felt untouchable.
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"That's the problem. I'm not happy at all. I feel empty."
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Y/n is slowly losing the shimmering in her eyes, feeling bound. Caught.
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"I feel tame. I'd rather be flying."
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Secrets gets discovered.
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"She was trying to protect me!"
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Hearts get broken.
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"There's so much you wanted to do..."
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And tears fall.
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"I-I wanted to do it with you..."
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This is book two to the Wild series.
Book one - HTTYD: Completed.
Book two - HTTYD 2: Completed.
Book three - The Hidden World: Complete + Homecoming.
Book four - RTTE: Released.
I recommend reading the first book (Wild Girl) before this one.