I'm back with inflicting my depression habits on my Kins!! *crys bc this is how I cope now*
TW: self harm and Eating disorder
Ages: Bumi: 21 Kya: 18 Lin: 16 Nobodys else maters
Kya told herself she was just going to eat a bit less when it started, then she learned about people forcing themselves to throw up, so she started doing that every once and awhile. It started because some girls at school had teased her about her weight, they claimed they were joking, even if they were Kya took it seriously. She had only realized it had gotten bad when she had started making excuses to skip meals, and passed out regulatory.
One day Katara had found her passed out in the shower, only then did her mother realize how much weight she had lost. Katara had freaked, screaming at Kya as soon as she woke up. She had started monitoring her daughters weight and made her sit at the table until every piece of food on her plate was gone. This had been going on for weeks and Kya couldn't stop, as soon as she finished her meals she rush to the bathroom and throw it all up.
One night Katara decided to invite the entire gaang and their kids over for supper, even Zuko had come with his family and would be staying the weekend. Katara claimed it was just a get together, but Kya knew it so she wouldn't argue about eating her food. Everyone had arrived and Katara had started serving food with the help of a few acolytes. Katara had made sure the give Kya a bigger serving, like she had been doing sicne she found out about Kya's eating disorder.
Lin eye'd her plate questionably but thankfully, didn't say anything. Everyone talked while they ate, but Kya tuned it all out trying not to gag is she ate.
"Are you okay?" Lin whispered to her, and all Kya could do was nodd and continue eating.
Soon kya couldn't eat anymore or she knew she'd throw up. She got up to dump her plate in the kitchen, Katara glared at her and quickly followed. "what do you think you're doing?" Katara asked
"I'm full," Kya answered.
"you need to eat more" Katara argued.
"I can't unless you want me to spend the rest of the night throwing up!" Kya yelled
"you wouldn't if you hadn't giving yourself and eating disorder in the first place!" Katara yelled back. Kyas face fell she knew everyone else had heard as soon as their chatter died down. Kya set her plate down and ran to her room willing herself not to cry. Of course, she did cry, she completely broke down falling to the floor against her bed, sobbing. She heard shouting coming from to dinning room, and a few moments later a soft nock on her door.
"Go away mom!" Kya said through sobs.
"it's Lin" Lins soft voice came through the door instead of the harsh one she had expected.
"come in" Kya said softly. Lin walked in and sat next to kya on the floor. " you don't have to com in here and comfort me" Kya sniffed.
"I thought you might want to talk" Lin said. Kya was slightly surprised, Lin had never been one for feelings, and her being so gentle around Kya made the water benders heart swell. It was no secret (well it was to anyone except herself and bumi,) but Kya liked Lin, she had for a long time but she had always been to worried about their friendship to ruin it.
"you wouldn't understand," Kya said.
Lin didn't say anything, instead slipped off her sweatshirt, Kya had been confused when Lin had started only wearing long sleeves, condsidering it was summer, but now she understood. Lins arms and sides were covered in perfectly straight cuts, some healed, some just barley scabbing over.
