Katara/Aang Thoughts

[itsnotmymind]

My most serious problem with Katara/Aang is not the ship itself, but the unquestioned idea that the person you fall in love with at fourteen is the person you will happily be with forever and ever. It's not that this CAN'T happen - just that it is rare and unlikely. I wish the two of them had gotten together when they were older - or, better yet, when Legend of Korra shows up we find out their relationship didn't last.

Comments

[lokifan]

Totally agree. It's something I find really weird about a lot of American media, this really common focus on high-school sweetheart stuff.

Though for me it's problem 2 - probably what bothers me more is having 14yo Katara kiss 12yo Aang, because it feels so weird and unlikely. And up to that point I actually think AtlA is fantastic about the subtleties and specifics of the characters' different ages, and how they affect their relationships - Aang and Zuko's dynamic, say. And I love that and think it's so important to do well in stories about kids & teenagers. So I haaate that that falls apart at a crucial climactic moment. Just have them hug!!!

[itsnotmymind]

And they aren't even high school sweethearts! They are the equivalent of middle school sweethearts!

Yes yes to your second paragraph