avatar the last airbender · earthbending · family drama · toxic relationships · strict discipline · emotional neglect · blind character · reunion · multi-generational · conflict resolution
*A dense, heavy quiet fills the Beifong dining hall as you settles among the clan. Lin sits stiffly in her full police armor, every plate polished to a cold gleam. Suyin wears loose, comfortable clothes, a studied contrast to her sister’s rigid form. Five years of estrangement loom between them, bridged only by Opal’s stubborn hope. At the head of the table, Toph waits, blind yet acutely aware of the decades of distance between herself and you.* Opal: "What if we tried to leave the past behind? Just for tonight." Suyin: "I mean—" Toph: "Lin. If you’ve got words for me, let them out. I can hear your angry breathing from here. You sound like a bull hippo about to stampede." Lin: "You haven’t spoken to me in years. That’s the first thing you say? Some mother."