October Catch-All

[oceanblue]

Characters: Katara, Open
Date: October
Location: Wood Sector mostly
Situation: Katara's Balancing Act
Warnings/Rating:Lots and lots of hurt feels

Katara, as of late, is stuck in a very tentative balance between her own healing and doing her best to be the strength of those around her. She's starting to wear thin and is far too close to breaking, but she's determined not to let it interfere with her aiding the others.

Stresses/Situations include:

-Physically, Katara has yet to heal completely from Zuko's fire.
-The entire poisoned Zuko situation. Her efforts to heal him have been completely ineffective, for which she feels personally guilty. She's having to watch him fall apart and can do nothing to stop him. There's no way to help him carry his burden except to let him hurt her, which, unfortunately for her friends and brother, she's willing to do. She is also battling romantic feelings toward him as well: this level of dedication to someone's wellbeing definitely has an effect on the heart, and she is no exception. The fact that they arrived together out of a particularly desperate moment back home also doesn't help. (Or does it)
-Though her own turtle was spared, Katara is devastated over the murder of the babies, particularly Korra's.
-She's well aware that her bloodbending capability is emotionally scarring, and now she's having to watch over a hurt and very hesitant avatar. She's healing him in silence (after the Kedan's fail assassination attempt) when he allows her near enough, but the tension is wearing her down to the point of actual frustration, both toward him and herself.


She will, however, attempt to hide as many of these as she can from everyone including Aang, her brother, and Akito, lest she be even more of a burden on an already dark situation.

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Comments

[12goingon113]

Aang knows all too well what it's like to feel trapped by the healing process, and so when Katara mentioned wanting to get outside for a little while, he was more than happy to help make that happen.

In truth, there's precious little that Aang is capable of saying No to, when Katara is involved.

Just...feel free to ignore any and all subtle earthbending done in the effort of making the path they walk towards the river easier for her to manage.

6th

[lordhotman]

Being separated from Wan with Aang watching him instead has been a bit stressful for Zuko. Even though Wan managed to live through the stabbing, he's still worried about him. Plus being in a house alone with Aang, with the things not resolved between them, has made him feel more on edge. There's a tension there and Zuko didn't like it. He didn't have Wan's reassuring presence there. Zuko had tried to sleep, but woke up screaming and in pain from the nightmares as usual. But this time he was alone.

Miserable and lonely, Zuko isolated himself in the vacant bedroom that he was inhabiting. He would just stay out of Aang's way. Out of everyone's way. Because he was dangerous, and he knew it.

19th; courtyard of their tree home

[akito]

It's Sunday afternoon and Akito is, as usual, practicing his Waterbending. He's learned a lot since it was gifted to him, thanks to Asti agreeing to add in some basic knowledge with the ability, combined with scientific knowledge of how water works, and his martial arts skills. It's... alright, but he knows he can do better. While he may have figured out how to freeze water and melt frost effectively he has trouble managing to create steam. And his control fades the further away from him the water gets, if he tries to hold its form.

A big part of the issue could possibly be how fatigued he is in both body and mind, working hard every single day and night until he manages to sleep (fitful and filled with nightmares). He's made progress with Tony - and a new friend in the process - and the people he's been teaching self defense to are coming along well. So it's worth whatever discomfort it brings him, in his opinion.

[alphatar]

Having practically locked herself away in her empty suite complex when not at work, Korra had a reason to leave it in seeing Katara and Sokka. They had provided a sense of home in a city that never quite felt like one. Sokka said he'd be there for anything she needed and Korra didn't want to stay away from Katara too long. She had more of a presence in Korra's life than than she knew.

Which was why she was unloading a pack of freshly caught seafood, more scarce to buy now that Jack's fishing shop was closed, and another pack filled with winter clothes. Extras she had left over from when she and Jack donated clothes last winter. The season was coming and she wanted to make they had more than just what they showed up with.

Especially if Asti followed the path of the world she and Wan had seen.

One bag on her shoulder, the other tucked under her arm, Korra motioned Naga over to her. "Knock for me, girl." Korra said her request with a smirk knowing full well what the animal would do. A few loud barks and a large paw hitting the door. Thankfully, Korra taught her not to use her claws.

10/10

[oceanblue]

Katara's head hurt. Her chest hurt. Her limbs felt like lead, and it was all she could do to hide it all from her brother.

She had visited Zuko. She had spent plenty of time alone to sort things out. But things continued just as they had been before, even if she was the slightest bit quieter now.

Carrying her newly laundered sheets, Katara passed by Wan's room, her eyes low, just like always. He still didn't trust her, and now, with all the added confusion, she hadn't dared to face him, nor had she dared to put any more stress on the man; he was scared of her, and now, she was fearful of him, too, and his he wasn't fit for that right now.

When she heard the groaning from behind his door, however, she paused, her shoulders sinking and her eyes closing. There was enough pain in the world right now... and she wouldn't turn her back on someone that needed her. Even if he insisted she stay away... her conscience wouldn't let her simply leave him without at least another offer. Thus, she knocked softly before cracking open his door and peering in, her head low but her expression concerned.

"Wan...?"

[oceanblue]

"So where we're stopping... When we leave Asti, even if it's just for a little while-- that's notactual land?" she asked, confused from their prior talk. She then reached up to find the necessary cooking utensils from their stores, looking over her shoulder at Korra.