#is sadder to me than what happened to the gaang?

[hella1975]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you currently being the same age as Nanook and beginning the story when you were 17, would also mean that you were OLDER than Tomkin was when the men left for war? Or am I misremembering Tomkin's age

nope you're spot on tomkin was only sixteen when he went to war! im going to cry

#like dont compare trauma and all that but tomkin and nanook joining the war effort as literal teenagers #is sadder to me than what happened to the gaang? #hmm maybe not sadder persay but it's DIFFERENT and the grief is different i think #like the gaang left to persue a destiny and they were too young and saw too much #but they stayed in their group and they were individuals and they KNEW their presence meant something. like they were important #they were ACTIVELY CREATING CHANGE #whereas tom nook just joined the fray like they would have seen and been in actual battles #and yes their chief is good but at the end of the day any soldier in a war will always boil down to faceless cannon fodder #they meant NOTHING in the grand scheme of things and they KNOW THAT #and they're both non-benders going into battle against firebenders and they have no timeline for it #there's no 'if we do x thing the war will end' like to them it could go on forever #in fact they know statistically they're more likely to die before the war ends bc it could be YEARS and it's already been a century of war #and they were literally just kids through it all. stop itttt this is why they're so attached at the hip #they really found their person and latched the fuck on #ask #taob asks

[stitch1830]

Imagine something happening to Lin coming home from school and its to her to a point that she doesn't talk and goes in a state where she isolates herself. Everyone tries to get her to talk but she refuses. Soon enough they encourage Lin to see a therapist and she agrees but it doesn't help.

Hi Anon, thank you for the ask! I’m imagining, and I’m SAD.

Lmao I’m just joking but this is an interesting scenario! There’s this mysterious aspect of not knowing what exactly is keeping Lin quiet, and then there’s the helplessness part of not knowing how to help. And then if professional help doesn’t work? The Gaang would be so distraught.

Even as a kid or teen, Lin seems like a tough person to me, so I can only imagine what was so upsetting to her and got her to not speak anymore.

I would imagine Toph would hate it. I mean, her baby girl won't talk to her anymore, she's heartbroken and wants to help, but how... she doesn't know.

The Gaang wish they can provide comfort too, but, what can they do? Toph knows Lin better than anyone, and she can't figure out what's upsetting Lin.

And depending on how long Lin isolates herself... I can anticipate on things becoming much sadder and gloomier than the Gaang ever imagined.

Okay. Sad thoughts done. LOL. Thank you again for the ask, Anon! Feel free to ask more questions, and I hope you have a great day!

#lin #lin beifong #toph #toph beifong #atla #gaang #headcanons #my asks #thanks for the ask! #anon #poor linny #she deserves happiness #but still... the angsty ideas are... appealing 0-0