Every flower splits off from a bud, and only then is it praised for its beauty.
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He was raised with the white lotus symbol following him. He was raised chasing it. He reached for his father and his father turned him away, he was busy making decisions on raising the Avatars to raise his own son.
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How can a flower grow without light and warmth, without care?
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His teachers were of the white lotus, so they knew as well that Sujin could never be a top priority. In a family of diplomats, his father did not have to use aggression to hurt him. He need not his bending or his fists, only his glare. He need only not to give; to neglect. He need not to push away, he just never pulled him back.
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So Sujin left to study with his uncle in the United Nations. He didn't need his own father to teach him earth bending, not when he was so busy. So Sujin strayed, and while the apple shouldn't fall far from the tree, Sujin found himself away from his family and the Avatars for five years. He grew beyond them, he felt it as he lost familiarity with the warm dirt and scent of earth that was his home. But still, in the end, as he blossomed, it was into a white lotus.
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His father, too ill to do anymore, expressed that he wanted his only child to carry on his legacy. If he wanted to, he could have refused. His roots could settle in the United Nations. He wouldn't have to end here, he could have so much potential.
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But now his father finally wanted him, and Sujin truly wants to understand the White Lotus. The stem beneath the Avatars. One of the most important things in his life that he had never really been a part of, until now.

+chi blocking - adept[break]

+earthbending - expert[break]

+lavabending - apprentice[break]

-bag of mables[break]

-white lotus tile[break]

-bag of rocks[break]

-roll of bandages[break]

-metal flask[break]