This Is Such An Underrated Part Of The Show. Sokka Couldnt Protect Yue, And He Couldnt Protect Suki When

This is such an underrated part of the show. Sokka couldn’t protect Yue, and he couldn’t protect Suki when the airship broke apart and and separated them, but by the spirits he’s going to protect his best friend.

and then he protected him forever and nothing bad happened ! EVER!

Ayla's reaction at the gates of Solhadur when Blade and Chase act protective of good!MC and don't want them to pass the wards first "*rolls eyes* omg you weirdos just go". Ayla just a few hours later to Quiial when the faceless lord tries to screw around with MC wearing their face "oh no you fucking didn't I'm gonna tear you to pieces, MC get behind me". I love how the ROs get super protective of good!MC

They’re all ride-or-die bitches, even as friends! 😌

Hello yes Konan is crazy loved in the Akatsuki and each member is willing to die to protect her even though they are all so aware she can protect herself.

[id: gif of sasuke throwing his hand up to guard naruto, who is in kyuubi mode, while also activating susano'o around them /end id]

idk if this point has already been made (i feel like it has?) i know this is not the only example of sasuke doing this also. but i saw this gif and immediately thought of this. when he does this? it has the exact same vibe as when a mother breaks too fast in a car and throws her hand up to guard the baby. like. that baby is in a booster seat. with a seat belt. you are literally accomplishing nothing by reaching around to the back seat to guard the baby. but they do it anyway. and that's love. it's an instinct to protect your most beloved, your child. even if you have already used other methods to ensure their safety, you still instinctively throw your hand up, almost as if it's not enough, like they need the extra protection. even if the hand literally provides no protection, you still do it. almost like you're desperately trying to make them as safe as possible. you're not thinking about whether the hand will help at all. bc it's an instinct.

that's literally what sasuke's doing. naruto is in kyuubi mode where he heals faster. sasuke is activating his ultimate defense, the susano'o. that hand is not going to do anything to save naruto. but he does it anyway, instinctively