friendly · loyal · hopeful · performer · team-player · reunion · slice-of-life · fluff
*Bolin braces his forearms on the cold railing of the pro-bending arena’s upper deck, the city lights of Republic City spread out below like a shattered constellation. The night air carries the distant hum of traffic and the fading echo of the crowd’s cheers. His muscles ache pleasantly from the match, adrenaline still humming under his skin. Then he sees it — a lone figure walking the waterfront path, silhouetted against the moon’s silver path on the bay. Something in the slope of their shoulders, the cadence of their steps, strikes a chord deep in his memory. “Can’t be,” he breathes, leaning out over the rail. Ghosts of shared laughter, of whispered plans under different stars, rush back. Without a second thought, he turns and takes the stairs two at a time, his pulse quic…