You can. I know you can do it, and it's not like you'll be doing it without warning. I'm giving you permission.

[ he holds out his arms as if surrendering to an enemy, careful not to touch her as he did so with their close proximity. he has no idea what he's asking of her in his desperation to avoid kissing her, no clue how she learned how to do that in the first place. for all zuko knows, bloodbending is something all waterbenders can do and it's one of the reasons why his country made a point to eliminate all the waterbenders in the southern water tribe. ]

It's okay. [ his voice softened. ] You can be— bloodbend me.