when i was younger, i used to get into ship fights and try to convince people that zuko loves mai, and that maiko is a great pairing. and i compared zuko's interactions with other characters etc., and his interactions with mai, trying to show that he cared about mai and respected her.
and now i'm just like: "lol, whatever".
maiko antis and haters come to my comments on tiktok and want to ragebait me with "the worst atla ship", and "but they broke up", and "they never got together again".
and i'm like: "okay, and..?". like i genuinely don't care.
if people can imagine zuko being married to toph or sokka, or some self-insert ooc (i saw a fic recently and i nearly vomited lmao), then i can ship him with mai and imagine these two all married and happy, and domestic together. if people can see zuko raising izumi with sokka or someone else, then i can see him being married to mai and having kids with mai.
i just genuinely love maiko, they're my otp. i don't care about canon or comics much. and those haters should get some life lol.
