[Gokudera leaves her cup where it is, takes a sip out of his and considers his answer while leaning his hip slightly against the counter.]

Enough to know he can’t stop thinking about you and wants his friends to like you too. I told him that you’re responsible for yourself. He just wants everyone to have a better view of you. He wants the best for you, loves you, cares about you. His friends… less so. But no one can change their minds but you, if you even want to.

[Gokudera is trying to sound nonchalant about it because this problem Zuko is going through, balancing the love for his sister against a truth he shouldn’t have to deal with brought by Someone else, would be fine if Zuko didn’t want to consider how everyone feels about his sister.]

But he mentioned his mother and how you were keeping it from him. I told him to calm down, that you were probably doing it for good reason.

And if you weren’t, well… I was not going to throw you under the bus. It’s none of my business.

[But here he is, getting dragged into their business because Gokudera doesn’t hate Azula… and feels she needs her own shot of redemption. Whether she wants to accept that is her choice.]