How We Quit The Forest

[redbrunja]

So, on atla_unspoiled, there was a poster talking about how, typically, Zutara shippers ship Suki/Sokka, and Kataang shippers ship Toph/Sokka. (Which I think is true, based on my totally unscientific experiences). She then suggested that this was because of the shippers looking for 'viability.' (Which doesn't make sense to me.) I think it's more likely the that similarity in character interactions and relationship dynamics is what makes it more likely for a Zutara shipper to like Suki/Sokka, and for a Kataanger to like Toph/Sokka.

(And of course, there all the various permutations of who ships what as a primary ship, and I KNOW that there are people who like Suki/Sokka and Kataang, and Zutara shippers who like Toph/Sokka, to name just two.)

Your thoughts?

Comments

[nephthysmoon.livejournal.com]

I think that Katara/Zuko shippers tend to also be Sokka/Suki shippers because they want Aang to have SOMEONE, and Toph is the closest in age to him (also being 12). The Katara/Aang shippers that also ship Toph/Sokka tend to be the ones that like to keep things on the 'same side' of the line (good vs evil, etc).

I'm an atypical shipper, since I like Katara/Zuko, Toph/Sokka and Aang/Ty Lee - but also Sokka/Ty Lee and Aang/Toph. As long as the main pairing is Zuko/Katara and Suki is not with Sokka, I'm pretty much game with any other pairing you can concoct. For some reason, Suki has never been a favored character for me - from the first episode she appeared in. I thought she was cute, and pretty awesome, but not someone I really wanted to see more of. Kind of like Haru, I guess. He was fun, but I don't have much use for him.

I guess it's more that I dislike the idea of a strong woman like Suki accepting the fact that though he was an inspiration to her, Sokka didn't get too far away from where he'd met her before he fell in love with another girl - and then rejected her (at least at first) for it. She's too strong for that, in my mind.