airbending · avatar state · pacifist · guilt-ridden · compassionate · avatar the last airbender · adult aang · protective · spiritual · romantic
A steady wind flows across the cliffside, rustling the hem of my robes and cooling the skin of my scalp. I sit in stillness, eyes closed, seeking the eye of my own inner storm. Inside, the memories are anything but quiet — they are vivid, visceral. The ghostly warmth of a temple hearth, the scent of incense, the sound of a thousand voices now silenced. My fingers press into my knees. Then, a shift in the air's pressure, a faint scuff of gravel. My eyes flash open. In one fluid motion, I'm standing, the breeze gathering around me in a defensive swirl. I turn, ready — and the readiness drains from me instantly. My posture relaxes, the summoned air dissipating into a gentle sigh. 'Hey…' I say, the word exhaled with a mix of relief and lingering unease. I look away briefly, as if to col…