hi i've just started reading your fic southern lights and i'm on chapter 43 and OMG i love katara and i understand her trauma and pain leading her to not think like a rational non traumatised person and that she thinks she has to do everything alone but GODDDD she sure does push away zuko every time he tries to stand with or help her !!!! i understand wanting to be on your own two feet without help but why does she keep wanting to die alone rather than live with her community another day 😭 it's sooo frustrating i'm so excited to get to the part where they both reach a healthy understanding of support and help AGHH
anyways i have loads of feelings for this fic it's incredible and also i haven't read ahead but i saw that you had been diagnosed back in pandemic with cancer and i thoroughly wish and pray that you have made a healthy recovery / or that you are living a generally blessed and lovely life 💕 your writing has magic this is my favourite fic of the zutara fics i've read it's absolutely amazing
*incoherent squeeing*
The NWT arc was genuinely one of the most difficult parts of the story, and I knew this would be a controversial direction to take the narrative, which was why I felt I had to go there. It is a part of the story where Katara is spiralling and lost and making some very poor choices, but to me it was more important to make her realistic rather than likeable. There are some important breakthroughs that occur as a consequence of all her frustratingly short-sighted blundering, but I had to do it in a way that felt true to where Katara was in her character growth at that time. But I can only offer apologies and that I sincerely hope the (eventual) payoff is worth it, if you make it that far!
I am doing far better now, thank you so much for asking! 💕
Hope you have a lovely day!
-c
