Oh. Really? [ He probably should have expected this, since it isn't like there are that many forms of bending to begin with so it would be one of three, but somehow he didn't. He loves Earthbending, loves being able to move those rocks around, loves that he learned to Lavabend, and it's such a big part of his identity that it's hard to get over it completely.
Mostly, he starts thinking about how he would feel if Mako were to start becoming better than him at his own element; which he knows will happen, because he has a lifetime of evidence backing up the fact that Mako is just better than him at everything. ]
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Mostly, he starts thinking about how he would feel if Mako were to start becoming better than him at his own element; which he knows will happen, because he has a lifetime of evidence backing up the fact that Mako is just better than him at everything. ]