swim through the fires to stay in this world

Well, to clarify, I don't think Katara is a generally malicious person and she clearly does not seem the type who premeditates or enjoys manipulating others to bring them pain or shame (or else, of course, she would have seen no harm in Hama's bloodbending). She is, in fact, quite empathetic and caring. That, however, was what made made think she was acting a bit spiteful. She's good at figuring out other people's feelings (and let's face it, Zuko has his all written on his face) and she's normally a person who cares about others, but, within this fic, she writes off her emotions and his reciprocations as a mistake due to just a climax of emotional conflict. I can understand the fake appeal to reason and don't think it's OOC at all, but it's Katara acting outside of her normal element. I hope that makes sense!

Also, that icon is fantastic.

Thanks, it's from isaia's art, which is always marvelous! :D