I wasn't sure who to make this one about, but I finally decided that I needed to give myself some feels. Also I got a request a while ago from someone on tumblr to write Tenzin being lonely after Aang's death. Partially inspired by a song I heard on tumblr as well.
Day #14: Wind
Characters: Tenzin
Setting: After Aang's death
7/19/12
Every time he felt the slightest breeze, he would turn, expecting his father to be standing there with a mischievous grin on his face.
But he wasn't. He never would be again.
Tenzin was the last airbender in the world. He finally understood what his father had meant when he said it was lonely. There were other people around him; he still had his mother and his siblings, and Lin. But he was still alone.
And none of them would ever understand this type of loneliness.
He wasn't sure whether he wanted to bend or not. When he did he felt closer to his father, but it also stung him with the realization that he would never race air scooters with his father again, or that the two of them would never travel side by side on gliders.
But then again, he didn't need airbending to remind him of his father. Every time a gust of wind rustled the leaves he felt it, and after time the pain began to heal.
But it was always plaguing him, the thought of being the last airbender in the world.
When Pema told him that she was pregnant for the first time, he couldn't contain his joy. He kissed her face and hugged her, before kneeling down and pressing his lips to her belly, earning a giggle from her.
Then when Jinora was born and it was discovered that she was an airbender, he felt the weight of the world lift off of his shoulders, and a realization dawned on him as he held the beautiful baby girl who was asleep in his arms.
Although he would never airbend with his father again, he could teach his children everything that Aang had taught him. They would learn to make air scooters and fly on gliders, and see who could fly the highest when they sneezed. And when they asked he would tell them the stories and remind them that every time they felt the wind embrace them, that it was their Grandfather Aang.
This didn't come out as well as I'd hoped that it would. Oh well. I hope that it was enjoyable regardless.
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