[She also notices the shaky sigh and how it only seemed to worsen the air around them. She can tell he's coming to realize what she feels; he's good at that. They know each other too well. In a blink of an eye, Katara almost decided that she would never let go until the time the City makes her leave, hoping against hopes that maybe, just maybe, she'll be able to take him along with her. But that's selfish because she knows he has a life to live back home and back here in the City.

Searching her head for the right words to say, Katara wants to break the awkward silence, this moment where they're both sinking into these realizations of bitterness and longing. She hopes she doesn't sound broken.]

Tyr, listen. [Her voice betrayed her.] I want you to know that the day we first met is the day my stay here made sense. [At this point, her eyes are betraying her too. Everything seems so blurry.]

You erased the pain I felt from being alone.