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Kya is extremely nervous. She has been pacing around her room for what seemed like hours. She has no clue what her parents are going to think about her liking girls, liking Lin, but that’s a topic for another day.
‘Pull yourself together, Kya.’ She thinks, ‘You can do it, it’s just one conversation, rip off the bandage.’ After a self pep talk, Kya heads downstairs to come out to her parents.
“Mom, Dad? Can I talk to you for a second?” Katara and Aang are chatting in the family room, they look up to see their daughter standing in front of them, picking at her nails. Katara quickly senses her daughter’s nervousness, but she doesn’t mention anything, and keeps a welcoming smile on her face.
“Of course, sweetie.” Aang says, patting a spot on the sofa, motioning for Kya to sit next to him. Kya sits next to her father, she feels as if her parents are glaring at her, already judging her without a word being said. Kya takes a deep breath, then starts talking.
“I have something important to tell you guys. It’s a secret I’ve been keeping in for a while, and I really think you should know... I like girls, not boys...I’m a lesbian.” Kya starts to tear up, the anticipation of Aang and Katara’s responses are killing her.
“I could’ve told you tha-“ Aang starts to say, but Katara elbows him in the ribs.
“Kya, thank you for telling us. That was so brave of you, your father and I will always love you and accept you for who you are.” Katara does not hesitate to express her love for her daughter. Aang nods in agreement, and Katara immediately goes to sit by Kya’s side, and pulls her daughter into a hug. The Avatar joins them, Kya is literally surrounded by love from her parents. Aang and Katara already had their suspicions, but Katara decided to not speak up about it, unlike her husband here.
The young waterbender has a huge wave of relief wash over her, even though she’s still crying from all that built up anxiety. Aang lets go from the hug, so he can talk to Kya directly.
“You know, the air nomads were all about freedom, including freedom of love. I would see two girls and two boys together all the time, it was normal for us. We believed that love is love, and nothing can stand in the way of that. I hope you find a girl that you love, and feel proud to be with.” Katara looks at her husband with a fond smile, ‘Nice save,’ she thinks. Kya hugs her parents, as a silent way of saying thank you. Then, Aang says something so quiet, you almost couldn’t hear it.
“Like Lin.” Aang says.
“WHAT?” Kya jumps up from the hug, she’s now standing with her arms crossed, in front of the Avatar.
“I hope you find a girl you love one day, like Lin. You have this lovey-dovey look on your face when you look at her. The same way I looked at your mother at your age.” Aang tells his obviously flustered daughter, with a sly grin on his face. Katara simply rolls her eyes, and before she can say anything, she’s interrupted by what sounds like a sky-bison in her home.
“DID YOU TELL THEM YET, KYA?!” Bumi screams, his face full of excitement. He ran into the doorway of the family room with Tenzin finally catching up from walking behind his brother (like a civilized person).
“Yes I told them.” Kya has the biggest, brightest grin on her face. And with that, Bumi rushes over to join his sister on the couch, and gives her a big hug.
“Kya, I’m SO PROUD of you!” Bumi says. Tenzin makes his way over to the sofa and joins his family.
“We love you, Kya.” Tenzin tells his older sister, and placed a hand on her shoulder. Kya can’t stop crying. She has never felt more love in her whole life, than this moment right here. Kya takes a mental snapshot, and wants to hold on to this memory forever.
“So Lin, huh?” Bumi asks with a comedic tone. Kya now has a blush on her face.
“What? What about Lin?” Tenzin is flustered by his brother’s statement, he likes Lin too. Tenzin thinks nobody knows, but Bumi picked up on it pretty quickly, and then decided to tell the rest of his family.
“Oh it’s nothing, Tenzin. You’re gonna blow your arrow off if you keep worrying about it.” Kya wittily replies. Bumi lets out a wheezy laugh. Kya jokes around with her brothers, but on the inside, she’s devastated at the fact that Lin probably doesn’t feel the same way about her. But she keeps a happy demeanor, because she doesn’t want to ruin this family moment.