he is the sort who would only make promises like that if he sincerely meant to keep them.
*nods* He's so that boy.
He betrayed Iroh emotionally but not technically, not in the literal sense of breaking any promises.
I know, he did, and I think that's one reason that he was so confused for so long (besides the writers being jackasses) because he couldn't understand feeling as bad as he did when he hadn't broken his word. I think Zuko has trouble with the concept of emotional truths and oaths, and that they, you know, even exist.
I think Sokka would only metaphorically go to the ends of the earth whereas Zuko would show up 15,000 miles later with a retinue and an itinerary.
This line make be laugh out loud. And is, so, so true. And part of that is there different personalities - Sokka is more about the big picture, while both Katara and Zuko are unable to NOT focus on the details. Like, I think Sokka would be a better tactician than Zuko, because Sokka would be able to say, 'okay, we're going to need to sacrifice these soldiers over here so we can win' while Zuko would be bending over backwards to find some way to get out of that choice. (And I'm assuming 'sacrifice these soldiers' as part of a valid strategy, not 'let's just throw there lives away, m'kay?')
He kissed her like she’d been years away, gone to fight in some horrific war, instead of having seen her ten hours ago at dinner.
That's a lovely image.
I'm glad you liked it - I worried about it being too one the nose, but I loved it too much not to add it in.
Also, I'm a fan of the romantic inevitability narrative.
You mean, the whole, I don't want to want you but I can't stay away? Yeah, I'm a sucker for that too.
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*nods* He's so that boy.
He betrayed Iroh emotionally but not technically, not in the literal sense of breaking any promises.
I know, he did, and I think that's one reason that he was so confused for so long (besides the writers being jackasses) because he couldn't understand feeling as bad as he did when he hadn't broken his word. I think Zuko has trouble with the concept of emotional truths and oaths, and that they, you know, even exist.
I think Sokka would only metaphorically go to the ends of the earth whereas Zuko would show up 15,000 miles later with a retinue and an itinerary.
This line make be laugh out loud. And is, so, so true. And part of that is there different personalities - Sokka is more about the big picture, while both Katara and Zuko are unable to NOT focus on the details. Like, I think Sokka would be a better tactician than Zuko, because Sokka would be able to say, 'okay, we're going to need to sacrifice these soldiers over here so we can win' while Zuko would be bending over backwards to find some way to get out of that choice. (And I'm assuming 'sacrifice these soldiers' as part of a valid strategy, not 'let's just throw there lives away, m'kay?')
He kissed her like she’d been years away, gone to fight in some horrific war, instead of having seen her ten hours ago at dinner.
That's a lovely image.
I'm glad you liked it - I worried about it being too one the nose, but I loved it too much not to add it in.
Also, I'm a fan of the romantic inevitability narrative.
You mean, the whole, I don't want to want you but I can't stay away? Yeah, I'm a sucker for that too.