[fic] In Spirit
Title: In Spirit
Prompt: #016, Parents
Words: 172
Warning(s): None!
Summary: Katara has a talk with an important person in Aang's life.
Author's Notes: Yeah, uh, finally trying to work on Kataang100 again. I hope this isn't too odd or anything. alkdfkasf lj cut sucks
“Hello, Gyatso.”
Katara looked up at the statue. Despite the cracks chipping away at his weathered face, she could still make out the kindness Aang had once known.
“I know… you’re not Aang’s actual father, but you’re the closest he had to one. I wanted to let you know that he’s okay.” A smile warmed her words. “I love him very much, and I promise to take good care of him for you.”
“Katara?”
She glanced over her shoulder for a second, then turned back to the carved rock. “Thank you,” she whispered, bowing, “for helping him be who he is today.”
“There you are!” Aang glided up beside her; Momo landed on his head seconds later. “I wasn’t sure where you’d wandered off to.”
“Just talking to Gyatso, that’s all,” Katara replied, leaning into her husband slightly. She brought a hand to the old stone. “We should clean up his statue.”
Aang’s eyes softened. “I think he’d like that.”
(Gyatso watches on, years later, as his grandchildren play in the courtyard.)