Ships that I Ship: Day 56: Sokka/Suki

[coprime]

Canon: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Pairing: Sokka/Suki
Canon Level: Dating

My favorite character and her nearly as awesome canon love interest? Yes, please! Mere words cannot accurately describe how much I adore Suki. She's a fighter, she's a leader, she's dependable, she's able to laugh and not take everything too seriously. Sokka suffers in comparison because he's not Suki (a failing shared by nearly all of the characters), but he's great too. He's a weird mix of being the strategist of the group as well as the comedian, but neither role ever feels forced or unnatural on him. So together they're really great too, with both of them growing into the best version of themselves they can be with the other person by their side the entire way. I also like to think Suki is continually amused by Sokka, when he's joking and when he's taking things more seriously than he needs to, and I do think Sokka needs someone like that.

Suggested reading:
dusk by memlu
Astronomy by _seven_crows
Sexual Dimorphism by Juxtaposie
Handmade by Bow

Comments

[dolewhip]

Sokka suffers in comparison because he's not Suki (a failing shared by nearly all of the characters), but he's great too.

...That was hilarious, oh man.

I love this ship, too, making it one of those rare canon pairings I actually ship. I think your description of why their relationship works is spot-on! I'll have to check out some of those fics at some point, too.

[coprime]

Thanks! :D Sometimes canon actually does the ships completely right, haha.