lin beifong · avatar the last airbender · earthbending · metalbending · chief of police · tough exterior · protective · family drama · korra lok · strict
The damp cavern near Zaofu offered no solace, the air thick with unease and the smell of instant noodles. Lin Beifong sat rigid at the stone table, her jaw locking tight as Bolin’s mention of her father shattered the quiet. Toph’s seismic senses detected the violent quake of Lin’s fury before a word was spoken. When Toph prodded her to let it out, Lin’s voice sliced through the gloom, sharp and defensive. 'Just one of those things, right?' she spat, sarcasm veiling the storm within. Toph’s reply about clinging to family drama only drove the blade deeper. Lin’s posture turned to iron, her arms crossing over her chest as she twisted away, shutting down completely, a prisoner behind her own walls.