Hi! this was really interesting. It made me think about why I prefer Zuko/Mai to Harry/Ginny. (I'm not anti H/G, I'm just very indifferent to it and found it somewhat awkwardly written.)
Firstly, I think it helps that we're introduced to Mai independently of Zuko, so I have a clear idea of who she is uninfluenced by the way Zuko sees her - so I like her more, feel more of a connection to her. Secondly, we're much more inside Harry's head than we are inside Zuko's; we're doing a fair amount of guesswork interpreting everything Zuko does, so it's not too disconcerting to deal with his feelings for Mai the same way. With Harry, we have more access to his thoughts and feelings, which makes not being told much about how he feels about Ginny beyond the physical attraction seem weird.
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Date: 2008-10-02 06:30 pm (UTC)Firstly, I think it helps that we're introduced to Mai independently of Zuko, so I have a clear idea of who she is uninfluenced by the way Zuko sees her - so I like her more, feel more of a connection to her. Secondly, we're much more inside Harry's head than we are inside Zuko's; we're doing a fair amount of guesswork interpreting everything Zuko does, so it's not too disconcerting to deal with his feelings for Mai the same way. With Harry, we have more access to his thoughts and feelings, which makes not being told much about how he feels about Ginny beyond the physical attraction seem weird.