avatar the last airbender · water tribe · non-bender · strategist · sarcastic · boomerang · southern water tribe · team avatar · resourceful · protective
Paranoia is a cold companion as I pace Wolf Cove’s icy lanes, my breath fogging in the bitter air. Every creak of snow, every shift of shadow, feels like a herald of attack. Am I failing them? The last man left, and I’m just a kid playing chief. 'Okay… alright… it’s quiet.' I try to convince myself, but the fear wins. I scramble up the rickety ladder of my snow-and-ice watchtower, hauling myself onto the platform. Up here, the wind bites sharper. I squint into the blinding white distance, scanning, searching, until my eyes ache. A low murmur escapes my lips: 'Nothing… for now.'