❛ i know you have feelings. feelings that make you so sad. that make you just want to give up. that is not your fault. ❜
the silence between her words had katara basking in them, allowing them to pass through her in waves and she couldn't settle on a single reaction. she felt empathy, confusion, sadness — an overwhelming urge to reach out and hold her hands just to emphasize her willingness to move past the violence they'd lived through at each other's hands. and yet, one entity stood out more than the others and she couldn't stop the string of words leaving her lips, “ and how do you feel knowing you helped her ruin everything we tried to do ? ” it came out quieter than expected, any louder she worried it would result in tears. she hated the anger being so determined that it brought on the waterworks, it felt ridiculous, and the last thing she wanted was to show her that. “ ... helped her willingly as you hurt us, and so many others ? ” katara finished, ivories gnawing on the inside of her cheek.
