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deerlyBeloved: firebug
Mako / 22 / male / It's always complicated

Are you looking to be somebody's It's Complicated? With this fiery hearthrob, everything's complicated! But it's worth it: underneath that gruff exterior and painful awkwardness, he's a sweet guy with some killer thighs. Give him a chance to sweep you off your feet. Every other person in his friend group has! Third time's the charm, right?

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[arclightning]

[ He's... flirting. With Mako. Purposefully. Maybe he's just a flirty person, like Wu? Or maybe this is an Asami situation where Mako is being flirted with by someone very interesting and pretty cool and has no idea how to respond to it. He'd laid it on thick, back then, tried everything he could to make things work with a person who could've been a ticket out.

Even if that was a callous way to look at it. Mako's better, now.

He doesn't know, is the problem. He doesn't know why David is doing this, or what he wants, or what he expects out of Mako. It has to be something. If there is one thing Mako has learned in all his years, it's that there's always an angle. Sometimes you just have to work a little harder to see it. ]

But why are you flirting.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Sure there are always angles, and sometimes they’re pretty easy to see.]

Because you’re intelligent, attractive, and fun to talk to? And because I was hoping to get a positive reaction to it?

[arclightning]

Sure, okay, but—you don't just. Do you want a date? Are you just flirting because it's fun for you? Do you need something?

[helpdesk_hero]

I don’t flirt for fun. I am an adult more than capable of getting what he needs on his own. And I DID already invite you for a meal.

[arclightning]

So a date. Then.

[helpdesk_hero]

Only if you want to call it that. I mean, I wouldn’t say no if it was called that. And I wouldn’t be upset if it was just a thing friends were doing to talk.

1 / 3

[arclightning]

[ Don't mind him David he just needs to go. Think about this.

For a while. He will be back. ]

2 / 3

[arclightning]

[ He just has to process with Korra for a good long while, which is a lot like pulling teeth and involves a lot of admitting things to himself and her that he has kept under wraps for a long time. ]

3/3; still on Mako's phone from his username

[bend_it_like]

Hi David! This is Korra, Mako's friend. He'd love to go out with you. He's a really good cook and likes sports and his job.

He's also a chicken mouse. He likes you, and if he tries to back out again, you come to me.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Things he didn’t expect. A lot. He considers it carefully. Before finally responding.]

Thank you Korra, but I think I’d prefer to hear that from him. Because anything else might well mean that you’re just trying to look out for him and do something good that he doesn’t really want.

[So considerate. Damnably so. He could be shooting himself in the foot, but he would rather be sure.]

You can tell him I’m a gourmet chef and happy to cook for him, and he should like his job, he helps people.

text; un: korra

[bend_it_like]

He should tell you himself, you're right. YOU SEE THAT, MAKO? Tell him.

That's really sweet. I can see why he likes you.

Yeah, he should like it, but he shouldn't like it so much that he sleeps at the police station.

But I probably shouldn't tell you that? I don't know how this works.

[helpdesk_hero]

He likes me?

[Dammit David? Of EVERYTHING you could react to, it’s that? Stupid man, stop smiling and start actually answering.]

Hey, I live with my whole team back home, so I get it. I imagine he doesn’t do it because he necessarily wants to.

[bend_it_like]

Yeah, he does. He just gets stupid when he likes someone.

[ She should know. ]

He had a choice. He just hates taking charity and decided that sleeping under his desk was better than living at air temple island.

Okay I think that is more a conversation for your date.

You better be nice to him, okay? He's a good guy.

[ And she can most likely fuck David up if she needs to. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

I’m not sure I’m capable of being anything other than a good guy, no matter all the powers I have. But if you need to do for a shovel talk, do it. Can’t scare me more than the last one.

But you’re welcome to try.

[bend_it_like]

What was the last one?

Seems like you get the picture. Just know that I'm pretty much the most powerful person from my world and Mako is my best friend. You do the math.

[helpdesk_hero]

Given to me by a god-to-be that could have basically spoken a spell and made me never exist. So, you know, that’s pretty bad. It was his brother, after all, he was protective.

But I promise to be quaking in my boots over the implication of your threat. Though really, if I hurt him, I’d be harder on me than you would be.

[bend_it_like]

huh. yeah. That's worse than what I'd do.

Good.

You have my approval.

Make him loosen up a little. He got so uptight since he became a cop.

[helpdesk_hero]

I hate to tell you this, but officers are ALWAYS uptight. You can’t fix that.

You can just hope they get a bit more laid back when they’re not carrying the badge.

[arclightning]

This is Mako.

She really did steal the Fluid. Um. Sorry about... all of that. With the texting. And Korra.

I need to warn you about some things but we can call it a date.

[helpdesk_hero]

It’s fine. Korra’s nice, and has a really nice pet. We talked some at the movies.

If you don’t want to call it a date, that’s fine. But I’ll entertain any warnings.

[arclightning]

[ The length between these replies is still pretty long as Mako types and re-types and hopes that he doesn't accidentally send it before he figures out exactly what to say, here. A lot of thought and a lot of wrestling over his Fluid went into this conversation, and Mako still isn't a hundred percent sure where he stands, but Korra is right: this is a dream, and he may as well give it a try. ]

I do.

But I haven't been on a date with a guy before, and it's not really something that's talked about at home, especially the part of the city I grew up in. Korra is just starting to change that back home.

[helpdesk_hero]

It can be scary, opening yourself up to something like this. I know. My world is not the worst about it, not when I’m from. But it’s still bad. There’s still hatred and judgement. I kept my certainty to myself for a long time, afraid of what it made me.

I guess what I’m saying is that I get it, and I can absolutely be patient. If it turns out poorly, if you don’t like the whole thing, then we’ll still be friends. This is just trying something, I guess.

[arclightning]

[ And for the first time in a solid two hours, Mako relaxes and actually smiles a little at his Fluid, safely in the confines of his incense-filled room. ]

I should've known you would get it. The people I grew up around, you had to be on your guard all the time. If anything could be used against you, it would've been. So. I want to try it. Dinner, when the moon isn't eyes.

Thank you.

[helpdesk_hero]

Wow do I ever get that point. I saw it in so many different ways. Becoming more confident in myself took years, even after I realized I was bi.

Dinner. When the moon isn’t eyes and my apartment has windows again. Sounds like a plan. I’ll figure out something good to make.

Wait, do the ground rules prevent puns? Because while I’m not prone to them making a comment about ‘we’ll see if there are any sparks’ just feels so right.

[arclightning]

If the ground rules prevented puns I get the impression you'd strain something so puns are fair game. You can't say you're not prone to making them. You literally greeted me with a pun.

What does bi mean, in this context?