Wip for an old ish avatar au that i spent waaay too much time thinking about lol
Taichi: fire bender —sun warrior ancestry! Travels around a lot in order to help Hikari learn all the different bending practices (surprise shes the avatar) His friend from the water tribe gave him the tunic/vest! Powerful but lacks finesse/discipline. Sora berates him for having his fire bending rely solely on his emotions. Is more wary of certain moves ever since The Incident w Hikari :(
Sora: also a fire bender and Taichi’s childhood friend! She an extremely talented fire bender and likes to spar with Taichi, whom she regularly beats! Hikari’s fire bending teacher bc of reasonsssss. Really likes fire-bending matches/spars!
Koushiro: From the Earth Kingdom, as a child he thought he was a non-bender but quickly realized, no, he just wasn’t a bender like his parents. Dislikes using his fire bending bc 1) late bloomer and thus has little control, 2) makes him feel even MORE distant from his parents (who dont know his bending has come in)
Mimi: torn between non bender and Water bender, but shes from the earth kingdom! Her town is in the lush mountains surrounding the capital, and theyre quite skilled at plant manipulation via water bending. Loves traveling and wants to see the world!! She is an amazing gymnast!
Yamato: Water bender—has a difficult time with it because of his personality (traumaaaa). Like Taichi, he is powerful but has trouble controlling it at will.
TK: Non-bender. Bc of this Yamato worries but hes been learning martial arts via bending styles—particularly air bending—from a ‘friend’ (he later awakens air bending powers similar to what happens in LOK except we dont fuck up the avatar cycle)
Hikari: the avatar!! No one knew until she turned 8! She grew up as a fire bender and has always loved nature and been fascinated by history and folklore!
Jyou: a non bender. Hes a healer from the water tribe. Feels bad for not being able to continue with the water healing practices his family has passed down. He is determined to find new and different ways of healing and wants to travel the world to find what he as a non bender can do—he works super hard and gets along well with Kou!