#katarazuko

ngl I think it would’ve been really funny if zuko and katara HAD actually kissed in the crystal catacombs and then a few scenes later when zuko starts fighting her katara is all shocked and betrayed with tears in her eyes like “how could you fight me right now when we literally just KISSED????” and zuko’s just like “no yeah that’s why! I’m fighting you because I hated it!!”

you already know how I feel about the concept of soulmates and, god forbid, “soulmate AUs” so it really does bother me when I see people claim that sokka and zuko are soulmates, just because they have a lot in common and work really well together. that isn’t even what having a soulmate is about!!! to me at least, I interpret the concept of a soulmate as someone who is your mirror, your essence—your soul—within another body. romantic, platonic, or otherwise, to look at your soulmate is to see your reflection. katara is zuko’s soulmate far more than sokka is. they have this transcendent understanding of the other, in turn a recognition through the self. the sheer magnitude of their bond is almost cosmic, beautiful and unbreakable. which is why it’s so funny that zuko happens to have a big fat gay crush on his Soulmate’s brother. like, tbh, it’s what elevates their dynamic from deeply meaningful & compelling to utterly perfect .

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happy pride month to katara’s gay best friend <3