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[shiro2hero]

Why would it be your fault this time?

[arclightning]

Because he's my brother! I'm supposed to be looking out for him!

[arclightning]

[ Ugh no don't yell at Shiro he didn't do this. Mako groans. ]

[arclightning]

Sorry.

He's avoiding my questions. Something's definitely up. Thanks for helping me figure this out. I owe you one.

[shiro2hero]

It's okay. This kind of news is rough. I get it.

[They may not be blood related, but - finding out your adopted sibling bailed on you, handling things on his own instead of asking for help...]

You don't owe me anything, Mako. You never have. And I


It's hard not to blame yourself when family does this. But we can't keep tabs on them their whole lives. It's just not possible. We

Just have to be there for them.

[arclightning]

[ Shiro is right. Of course Shiro is right: Shiro is right about most things, it seems like, is the kind of person who seems pretty good at having awful things happen to him and actually learning from them, using that knowledge to move forward. Mako curses quietly, already picking himself up to go find Bolin if Bo won't tell him where he is, but. ]

What if they're not letting you? What happens then? I know he has to grow up and live on his own. I want him to do that and have his own life but he doesn't think things through.

[shiro2hero]

[Oh Mako. If only you knew how much he hasn't learned from his own shit.]

I don't know

I wish I knew, Mako, but - I don't. I've tried everything I can think of. Talking to them, being around. If they don't talk to you back... there's not really anything you can do to force it.

[arclightning]

I know I do the same thing, I'm not

I get it. Thinking you have to do things alone. I'm trying to stop. That.

Just didn't expect it from Bolin.

[shiro2hero]

That's definitely not an easy habit to break. I'm not sure I've managed to do it either


We never really expect it from the people closest to us.

[arclightning]

Maybe that's exactly who we should be expecting it from. I wanted him to grow up. Maybe this is what that means.

[shiro2hero]

I don't know.

Always figured "growing up" meant communicating better, not worse.