She doesn't mother him, for God's sake🤦🏻♀️
Aang is an independent 12-year-old boy who has already traveled the world alone (thanks to Gyatso, who raised him).
If by "mother him" you mean :
- Showing affection towards him (hugs, kisses on the cheek) = That's her love language. It's her way of showing him her love. She's only like that with him.
- Comforting him = He's a grieving genocide survivor, and she comforts him because she's a good friend. Several times in the series, we see Aang reject her attempts at comforting him, especially during the Appa arc.
Aang, for his part, is grateful for the kindness and attention she gives him and reciprocates.
He's one of her biggest supporters : always encouraging her, complimenting her, respecting her, admiring her, giving her advice, and comforting her. (If the Katara/Aang relationship were truly a mother-son dynamic, the effort put in would have to be one-sided.)
And regarding the kiss, yes, it would have been nice to see a scene where they discussed it. But after Katara gets annoyed with Aang, we see him call himself an idiot, give Katara space, and never make the same mistake again. It's like with TSR when she says the famous line to Sokka; there was no on-screen discussion between them.
(The reason she doesn't want to start a relationship isn't due to a lack of feelings, but because she's confused by the war and doesn't feel ready to start anything right now.)
In the next episode in question, he doesn't argue specifically with Katara, but with the ENTIRE gaang.
We see that she still has faith in Aang.
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