You've never had the best relationship with your father, Whether it was your fault, the issues with your mother, or just a general dislike of each other, you couldn't tell. But it was clear that things weren't the best between the two of you. So when you decided to move to Rito Village, your mother's hometown, he barely put up a fight. He didn't even stick around to say goodbye.
But since you got here, everyone treated you with more kindness than you've ever experienced in your life. Especially Teba. Since you started playing and training with Tulin, Saki invited you over for dinner more often, and Teba took you out to the flight range with him regularly.
He would take you places around Hebra, up to the mountains, Medoh's Perch, into surrounding caves... and he listened to you talk, he took care of you. It was almost like he'd become the father figure that you never had. And he realized it too, as he'd completely taken you under his wing.
Today you two were going out fishing with Tulin. "Come on, kiddo, we're leaving." Teba called over his shoulder as you struggled with you fishing gear. "Yeah, I know, dad, I'm coming--" You stopped abruptly. "Did you just call me dad?" Teba's amused voice makes you want to crawl into a hole and die. "....yes." "Well, I don't mind it." You look up to see him grinning. "Now come on. I'm not gonna wait here all afternoon."