quick question: how the fuck do I get through the rest of my life like this
06/06/23
"She was one of those, who, having once begun, would be always in love."
- Jane Austen
I've never been afraid of loneliness because l've never felt the need to justify my feelings to myself. I accept the muteness of feeling too. I have huge respect for my own silence. I let it speak. I allow time to do its trick and lead me back to myself. I don't want just anyone to share life and myself with me. But I want life. Life, at all cost. And I want to feel wanted, needed and loved by someone as alive in spirit as me.
Anaïs Nin, from The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. V: 1947-1955
Gotta say, it is kinda funny that Katara feels so betrayed by what Zuko does in the Crystal Catacombs. Like, regardless of right and wrong and all, she full-on expects a five minute conversation, some yelling and accusations, and a little trauma lore dump to override years of conditioning, loyalty, and homesickness. It feels like she took one look at Zuko and went yup, that boy's so traumatized, all we need is 0.5 seconds of not-cruelty and we've got a die-hard GAang member for life
Which, like. She's not actually fully wrong, in general, but still
16/05/22
"She's got oceans tucked away in her hair, poems swim under her skin."
- Sanober Khan
