Post by Shirozora on Jan 2, 2007 22:29:10 GMT -5
To be honest, and I know I'm gonna lose my head for this, I think Aang should stand alone. He's, for one, a member of a society based on Tibetan monks. (No joke, it's TIBETAN monks. The colors match, and Gyatso is actually the name of the Dalai Lama. Some coincidence.) And Tibetan monks follow Buddhism, aka earthly love is a no-no because it brings suffering, desire, etc.
Aang's a preteen who missed out on the rest of the training when he and Appa got lost for a hundred years, so he still retains a 'human' mentality. And after the whole dealio with Guru Pathik, he might as well let Katara go, even if he loves her. I think Aang will love her from afar but never get so...close again. You can still love, just not love like THAT.
(I also think he's gonna die but that's a whole different story and I can hear my grave calling.)
But if I were to think like a shipper, I'd choose Toph. Age differences lessen as they get older but mentality is a whole different story. Katara, Sokka, Suki, Yue, Zuko, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee (amazingly), Song, Jin, Jet, Smellerbee(?), Longshot(?), etc. all are around the same age and they all have a certain level of mature mentality that Aang, Toph, Li/Lee, Meng, etc. have yet to reach. To me Katara is very much like a mother/sister to Aang, although she has her moments. Toph, though, is on the same level as Aang. It's more plausible to have some sort of relationship grow as they get older and get to know each other better. (This is assuming we see Aang as a 12-year-old, not a 112-year old.)
The adults in Avatarverse? They're either kooky, crazy, cocky, stupid, honorable, courageous, intelligent, sadistic, EVIIL, insane, etc.
~Shirozora
Aang's a preteen who missed out on the rest of the training when he and Appa got lost for a hundred years, so he still retains a 'human' mentality. And after the whole dealio with Guru Pathik, he might as well let Katara go, even if he loves her. I think Aang will love her from afar but never get so...close again. You can still love, just not love like THAT.
(I also think he's gonna die but that's a whole different story and I can hear my grave calling.)
But if I were to think like a shipper, I'd choose Toph. Age differences lessen as they get older but mentality is a whole different story. Katara, Sokka, Suki, Yue, Zuko, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee (amazingly), Song, Jin, Jet, Smellerbee(?), Longshot(?), etc. all are around the same age and they all have a certain level of mature mentality that Aang, Toph, Li/Lee, Meng, etc. have yet to reach. To me Katara is very much like a mother/sister to Aang, although she has her moments. Toph, though, is on the same level as Aang. It's more plausible to have some sort of relationship grow as they get older and get to know each other better. (This is assuming we see Aang as a 12-year-old, not a 112-year old.)
The adults in Avatarverse? They're either kooky, crazy, cocky, stupid, honorable, courageous, intelligent, sadistic, EVIIL, insane, etc.
~Shirozora