[ Isn't that what all the girls want, though? A doofus in the streets and a freak in the bed? Minus the doofus, anyway. ]
[ Of course, Bolin doesn't realize Li -- sweet, harmless Li -- is just a reflection of his world. The image of a man for the civilian realm. His sunny articulation has a darker root system; and the Reaper is always deeply rooted in there. For a moment -- just a moment -- he wonders how Bolin would react if he knew the truth. But such speculation is dangerous and unnecessary. If Korra's friends ever find out she's riding the wild pony with a killer, he doubts they'll sit around playing canasta and chatting about it amiably. They'd do everything possible -- short of maybe murdering him -- to pry him off her. Hell, the only reason Tenzin & Co tolerate him right now, is because they're convinced he's a bumbling wuss. ]
[ At Bolin's compliment, he blushes with becoming modesty. ]
Well. I try. [ There's a beat, before he admits, more sheepishly, ] I'll be honest. Sometimes I worry a go-getter like Korra will get tired of a boring guy like me.
[ Of course she would. Praise the gods Li is no realer than he needs to be. (Although sometimes he does wish Li was real. He'd treat Korra far better than Hei ever has.) ]
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Date: 2014-08-04 11:35 pm (UTC)[ Of course, Bolin doesn't realize Li -- sweet, harmless Li -- is just a reflection of his world. The image of a man for the civilian realm. His sunny articulation has a darker root system; and the Reaper is always deeply rooted in there. For a moment -- just a moment -- he wonders how Bolin would react if he knew the truth. But such speculation is dangerous and unnecessary. If Korra's friends ever find out she's riding the wild pony with a killer, he doubts they'll sit around playing canasta and chatting about it amiably. They'd do everything possible -- short of maybe murdering him -- to pry him off her. Hell, the only reason Tenzin & Co tolerate him right now, is because they're convinced he's a bumbling wuss. ]
[ At Bolin's compliment, he blushes with becoming modesty. ]
Well. I try. [ There's a beat, before he admits, more sheepishly, ] I'll be honest. Sometimes I worry a go-getter like Korra will get tired of a boring guy like me.
[ Of course she would. Praise the gods Li is no realer than he needs to be. (Although sometimes he does wish Li was real. He'd treat Korra far better than Hei ever has.) ]