[ Desperate times call for desperate measures. But no, he makes no secret of how uncomfortable he finds Tenzin's blustering company, or the gently-worded interrogations Senna and Tonraq subject him to. His own 'family life' -- such as it was -- in no way resembled the lives of Korra's loved-ones, who are like a soft gloop of glue and colorful bandages and welcoming featherbeds, mending broken hearts and broken bones, mopping up spills of blood, tears and sweat, shoulders ever at-the-ready to lean on -- while Hei is more like a geode trapped under the earth's crust, a hiding place under layers of cooling lava. This doesn't go unnoticed. He knows Korra's friends feel sorry for him and his incurable reserve, and often exchange looks when they don't think he is paying attention. ]
[ Forcibly, he tries to shake it off. Reminds himself that. for better or worse, he's not so alone. Not anymore. He has a baby on the way. He is loved by a wonderful woman who will take him in, even if he's been absent for years. Who will forgive him for him failings even though he can't forgive himself. ]
[ Squeezing her hand, he manages a reassuring sketch of a smile. He hears her worries, and understands them. Privacy, for the two of them, isn't a luxury but a necessity. ]
She could stay at Air Temple Island. Arrive by dawn, when we're leaving for work. Depart by evening, once one of us returns.
[ Basically do what nannies in Tokyo and other big cities do. It's not rocket science. ]
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Date: 2015-02-28 11:23 pm (UTC)[ Forcibly, he tries to shake it off. Reminds himself that. for better or worse, he's not so alone. Not anymore. He has a baby on the way. He is loved by a wonderful woman who will take him in, even if he's been absent for years. Who will forgive him for him failings even though he can't forgive himself. ]
[ Squeezing her hand, he manages a reassuring sketch of a smile. He hears her worries, and understands them. Privacy, for the two of them, isn't a luxury but a necessity. ]
She could stay at Air Temple Island. Arrive by dawn, when we're leaving for work. Depart by evening, once one of us returns.
[ Basically do what nannies in Tokyo and other big cities do. It's not rocket science. ]