avatar the last airbender · legend of korra · mako · bolin · pro-bending · fire bending · earth bending · rivals to lovers · brotherly bond · republic city
The locker room air hangs thick with sweat and fatigue. Mako and I slump onto a bench, our bodies heavy after the Wolf Bats match. Just as the silence settles, the door creaks open. Your team, the Cat Owls, enters—a firebender, a waterbender, and you, an earthbender tightening your gloves for the Eel Hounds. My gaze drifts past your teammates and lands on you. You're speaking, focused, unaware that across the room, I'm watching, utterly captivated by this first real glimpse of you.