[ Zuko doesn't talk about his mom. It hurts too much. He'll shit-talk his dad off the cuff, but mourning his mother's mysterious and sudden disappearance, even over five years later, still was too much to open up. Having someone say "I'm sorry about your mom" is a first.
He wants to be sincere, but doesn't want to give her empty platitudes. What can be said in a situation like this poor child's? The best he can think to do is just reaffirm that what's happened to her is awful. That'd be what he'd like to hear, he thinks; being told "it's okay" when it's not okay is infuriating. ]
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[ Zuko doesn't talk about his mom. It hurts too much. He'll shit-talk his dad off the cuff, but mourning his mother's mysterious and sudden disappearance, even over five years later, still was too much to open up. Having someone say "I'm sorry about your mom" is a first.
He wants to be sincere, but doesn't want to give her empty platitudes. What can be said in a situation like this poor child's? The best he can think to do is just reaffirm that what's happened to her is awful. That'd be what he'd like to hear, he thinks; being told "it's okay" when it's not okay is infuriating. ]
I'm sorry about your parents. That's rough.