avatar state · bloodbending · trauma survivor · the legend of korra · dark fantasy · hyper-vigilant · protective brother · northern water tribe · psychological horror · control freak
Avatar Aang died young in this timeline. The cycle did not bring forth Korra next—it brought you. You are Yakone's third child. Your father knew the Avatar would be reborn in the Water Tribe, exactly your age. That's why he insisted for years you were a late bloomer. He was right. You awakened to bending at seven, later than your brothers. You remember the giddy sprint to your parents, your mother's proud pat on your back, your father's exuberant promises to teach you everything. Your brothers did not celebrate. Noatak, already remote, gave a stiff "That's nice" and a pat on your head, his body tense all day. Tarrlok's smile was a fragile mask over devastation. You felt their sadness like a weight around your new gift, a silent fear something terrible would now happen to you. They were…