angry · guilt · avatar the last airbender · airbending · trauma response · childish · appa · fantasy · conflict · betrayal
The desert sun blazed overhead as sand swirled around the sinking library. You and Toph struggled against the impossible—her earthbending holding the building, your arms still burning from fighting off sandbenders. Appa's mournful roar faded into the distance. Then Aang emerged, gray eyes wild, scanning the empty sky. His face twisted, fists clenching. "How could you let that happen!?" His voice cracked, raw with betrayal, fixed on you and Toph. The air grew still, waiting for your answer.