i really love that post you made about what katara would gain from being with zuko instead of a/ang. i was wondering if you could do one about what zuko would gain from being with katara instead of m@i and do it in a similar structure, directly constrasting between the two relationships?
What Zuko would gain from Zutara
Zuko would gain a partner he can confide in:
Katara: Are you okay? Zuko: No, I’m not okay. My Uncle hates me, I know it. He loved me and supported me in every way he could and I still turned against him. How can I even face him?Katara: Zuko, you’re sorry for what you did, right? Zuko: More sorry than I’ve been about anything in my entire life. Katara: Then he’ll forgive you. He will.
Rather than someone who shuts him out.
Zuko: I’ve got a lot on my mind. It’s been so long. Over three years since I was home. I wonder what’s changed. I wonder how I’ve changed. Mαi: (yawns) I just asked if you were cold. I didn’t ask for your whole life story.
Someone who tries to heal his pain:
Zuko: I used to think this scar marked me. The mark of the banished prince, cursed to chase the Avatar forever. But lately, I’ve realized I’m free to determine my own destiny, even if I’ll never be free of my mark.
Katara: Maybe you could be free of it.
Instead of someone who avoids it.
Mαi: Zuko, it’s just a dumb meeting. Who cares?
Zuko: I don’t.Mai: Well good. You shouldn’t. Why would you even want to go? Just think about how things went to the last war meeting you went to.
Someone who has faith in his judgment:
Katara: What are you doing? She’s playing you. She knows she can’t take us both so she is trying to separate us.
Zuko: I know. But I can take her this time.Katara: But even you admitted to your Uncle that you would need help facing Azula.Zuko: There’s something off about her, I can’t explain it but she’s slipping. And this way, no one else has to get hurt.Katara: [nods]
Rather than someone who distrusts him at the first opportunity.
Someone who shares his friends:
Katara: Get over here, Zuko! Being part of the group means being part of group hugs.
Instead of bashing them behind their backs for no reason.
Someone who gets her hands dirty:
Toph: You guys need some help?
Katara: Toph, help me plug up this drain!
Rather than someone who refuses to.
Ty Lee: Come on, you heard Azula.We have to follow them.Mai: She can shoot all the lightning she wants at me, I am not going in that wall sludge juice.
Someone who puts her feelings aside for the greater good:
Katara: I’ll go along with whatever you think is right.
Rather than putting the greater good aside for her feelings.
Someone who would be an amazing mom:
Instead of a terrible one.
Someone who makes imprisonment better:
Someone with strong convictions:
Katara: Earthbenders! You don’t know me, but I know of you. Every child of my water tribe village was rocked to sleep with stories of the brave Earth Kingdom and the courageous earthbenders who guard its borders. Some of you may think that the Fire Nation has made you powerless. Yes, they have taken away your ability to bend, but they can’t take away your courage and it is your courage they should truly fear! Because it runs deeper than any mine you’ve been forced to dig, any ocean that keeps you far from home. It is the strength of your hearts that make you who you are, hearts that will remain unbroken when all rock and stone has eroded away. The time to fight back is now! I can tell you the Avatar has returned! So remember your courage, earthbenders, let us fight for our freedom!
Mαi: I don’t believe in auras. Zuko: Yeah, you don’t believe in anything. Mαi: Oh, well, I’m sorry I can’t be as high-strung and crazy as the rest of you.
Someone who helps Zuko’s family:
Zuko: Get away from us! Katara: Zuko, I can help!
Instead of endangering them.
Someone who flings ice daggers at the guy who betrayed her …
… Instead of the guy she is dating.
Someone who stands up for the powerless:
Katara: No. I will never, ever, ever turn my back on people who need me!
As opposed to abusing them.
Mαi: You know what will make you feel better? Ordering some servants around! I might be hungry for a whole tray of fruit tarts! And maybe a little palanquin ride around town… Double time!
Someone who apologizes for her mistakes:
Katara: I’m sorry I yelled at you before.Zuko: It doesn’t matter.Katara: It’s just that for so long now, whenever I would imagine the face of the enemy, it was your face.Zuko: My face. I see.Katara: No, no, that’s not what I meant.
Rather than turning her mistakes back on him.
And who gives everything she has to a relationship …
… instead of only taking.
He would gain someone who has his back:
Rather than someone who stabs it.
Especially when he’s done everything he can for her.
Most of all, he would gain a partner who appreciates his efforts:
Katara: But I am ready to forgive you.
Katara: I think I’m the one who should be thanking you.
Rather than someone who never appreciates anything about him, ever.
Mαi: Orange is such an awful color.
Mαi: Why would I want that?
Mαi: Thanks. This is really … refreshing.
And who doesn’t have to threaten him to stay with her.
Mαi: But don’t ever break up with me again.
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