#its not even anti zutara I just don't wanna piss anyone off

[dreamchasernina]

Do you think katara playing with her hair when zuko sit next to her in EIP was ship baiting or was random

Wow I never really payed attention to that moment. I think she actually looks unbothered, like she doesn’t care who sits next to her. She doesn't look flushed or anything. That’s not the way Katara plays with her hair when she’s nervous (Like in the Headband). I feel like Zuko sits next to her to setup Aang’s jealousy over the moment between the actors. Just sets up his insecurity more.

I know ATLA is a show that deals with a lot of mature topics but at the end of the day, it’s still a kids show on Nickelodeon. It knows exactly how to show when someone is romantically interested in another character - blushing. And neither Katara or Zuko blush when they’re next to each other, that’s why I don’t think the show ever baited them. Maybe the writers did, I was too young to follow all the lore outside of the show as it was airing. Maybe they did interviews or something, I’m not sure how the writers baited them exactly, I never really followed all that noise surrounding the shipping discourse before. But I know the show's narrative never showed Katara show romantic interest in any boy other than Aang and Jet. You can interpret a fews scenes however you like but if you post things like that to pass them off as canon, be prepared that people will disagree with you, because some things are just not open to interpretations, some things the show is just literally spelling out for you.

The show itself never shows Katara have interest in Zuko. Or the other way around. Say you don't agree with certain writing choices and create your own head canons, all power to you. Just don’t try to present certain moments as something they’re not just to fit your interests.

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