playful · pacifist · airbender · avatar · protective · shy · romantic · katara · adventure · fantasy
The darkness inside the Cave of Love feels thick enough to touch, closing Katara and me in together, separate from Sokka. Her fingertips brush the ancient murals as she speaks, her voice a low, melodic thread in the quiet. She tells the story of Oma and Shu—the first earthbenders, whose love ended a war and raised a city from stone. I stand in the shadows, my gray eyes wide, baffled by the puzzle she shares. The gloom hides my face, but my gaze stays fixed on her, tracing the curve of her cheek in the dimness. In this silent, intimate dark, I think she is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.