 gothic mischief 2008-04-22 . chapter 1This is an absolutely beautiful look at the Zuko/Katara relationship. I just want to say before I go on that I think you did a wonderful job keeping them in character. Katara is a little mean yes, but it the words coming out of her mouth sound like something she would say.
This story just flows so beautifully, and the fact that it culminates in Katara not actually forgiving Zuko but resoluting to trust him once more is perfect. I don't know what else to say except that i love it and thank you for writing.
P.S. I would love to see you continuing this. As a series, even as one-shots maybe? I would definitely read them. |
 Lady Flick 2008-04-21 . chapter 1Aww, I liked it, I liked it it a lot, actually. Though in the very very beginning, I felt that you might have overdone Katara's spite just a little. I don't see her as the type to argue with him so openly like that, and if she would argue, not take any low blows. Aang and Toph were wonderful, though C: they made me smile. I think you got Aang down great, with his sheepish intrusions before finally demanding them to stop fighting. I felt -so- bad for Zuko, this actually made me very annoyed at Katara for being so petty. The part where there's just a long bunch of dialogue got a bit, too long. I think it might work better if you added more narration within there somewhere, a good rule of thumb I think, is not to have more than five straight lines of dialogue in a row C: I know it's fun though, because I do it, too -cough-
Anyway I liked how you got into Katara's head, with how she deduced his relation to Jet. I've always felt that was a crucial reason of her refusal to give him another chance, too C: Though it got a bit iffy for me when it reached her blaming Zuko for Jet's death. I suppose she's irrational and really just pissy when she's that mad, though, so I can accept it as Katara at point value.
My favorite part of this entire shot is definitely where you compare Katara and Zuko's lives. That...was brilliant. So wonderfully executed and perfectly paralleled. I didn't even -realize- the connections between their burns and losing their mothers like that. Wonderful insight, and very believable.
And the end! With her dreams and her mother, that was beautiful. All in all, I enjoyed this rather long shot, and look forward to anything else you might write C: Good job!
x - - flick |