[drabble][Legend of Korra, Mako, Bolin, G] Cold

[ajremix]

So yeah. I may write fic every now and again, but I doubt LoK fandom is going to scare me any less than AtLA did, so Imma keep my distance.

Title: Cold
Fandom: Legend of Korra
Rating: G
Word Count: 162
Characters: Mako, Bolin
Summary: Spoilers for episode 3. In the aftermath of their parents' deaths, Mako fails to cope.



He's cold. He's always cold, even with the blanket draped over his head and his little brother curled next to his hip, he's still cold.

Bolin shifts and shifts again and rolls on to his back. "Mako," he says with his voice tiny (Bolin's voice never used to be tiny, a powerhouse voice twice as big as himself as a baby), "make the fire dance?"

"No."

"Make the fire dance."

Mako curls tighter into his knees, the taut skin between his shoulders freezing. "No, Bolin. Go to sleep."

"I can't." His voice is even tinier, curling against Mako's side until his nose presses into the soft section above the knob of his hip. "It's too dark."

Mako's eyes close and he tries not to think about fire and heat and burning and he feels colder than ever.

"I'm scared." Bolin says.

"I'm right here."

"Make the fire dance?"

Mako's hands fist the material of his pants. "I can't."

He can't stop shivering.

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[madripoor-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh, those poor kids!

Great show, but yeah, I'm staying out of the Fandom too.