Re: Balance, Love, Duty (Part 3/3.5) (Language, some explicit material)amyraineJuly 13 2012, 02:30:30 UTC
Zuko traveled regularly to Republic City, leaving Mai to handle the day to day affairs of running the Fire Nation. Of course he stayed on Air Temple Island during his visits. He'd return relaxed and in unusually good spirits, but otherwise the same as far as anyone else knew. Only Mai ever saw the bruises on his neck and chest, the scratches on his back and the marks of teeth on his inner thighs.
It could be anyone, but somehow Mai knew it was Aang.
Late at night when they were making love, she'd picture Aang in her place, fitting himself onto Zuko like a sheath on a blade. Her climaxes would hit her hard, tinged with shame and jealousy.
One time, when they were on one of their rare incognito visits to Uncle Iroh's tea shop, they happened to run into Aang and Katara. The waterbender's dress swelled outward, her first pregnancy. Iroh ooed and aahed, then insinuated that Mai would not be long behind. She snorted in response. Children were not part of her plans at this stage of her life.
Zuko clapped Aang on the shoulder and congratulated him. It seemed that his hand lingered on Aang's shoulder a second longer than was normal.
She perched on a nearby bench and watched them act as if they had nothing to hide, as if under his green robes Zuko didn't have the marks of their affair all over his body. Mai didn't know whether to chuckle in cynical amusement or seethe in rage.
Katara sat down next to her, but she didn't look up until she felt the waterbender's hand rest on top of hers.
“It's hard, sometimes.”
Mai considered removing her hand, but didn't. “You know, huh?”
“Yes, of course.” Katara sounded surprised. “He did tell you, right?”
At Mai's look, she sighed and glared at the Firelord. “Dammit, Zuko. You told us it was okay. Mai, I'm so sorry. It's just, Aang has to be,” she dropped her voice, “intimate with a firebender every so often.”
“There are other firebenders.”
“I know, but Aang trusts Zuko.”
“And you?”
“I trust him too.” Then her eyes went big. “Oh. You meant...Um, yes, a few times, the three of us. But the baby is Aang's. I was very careful.”
“So I'm the one left out.”
Katara turned red and hung her head. “I'll ask Aang to end it. We'll find someone else.”
“You could do that,” Mai said, “or maybe...you could let me in.”
She turned her hand palm up and entwined her fingers with Katara's.
*
Mako had spent most of his life learning how to accept things.
When his parents died, he grit his teeth and forced himself to confront the truth of it. They were alone. Bolin was his responsibility. Since then he had come to terms with the fact that life was unfair.
Now, he loved Korra, and loving Korra meant not being able to stop her from putting herself in danger. He accepted that was part of the deal.
But this?
Korra slipped into bed next to him, someone else's scent on her skin. Not Asami, he knew her perfume. Not Bolin either; Mako washed enough sweaty tank tops to know what his brother smelled like.
She was running into a problem with this aspect of her duty. The children were absolutely not on the list for consideration, and getting into bed with Tenzin was, in her words, “spiritual incest.”
So she had been dallying with one of the Acolytes. He didn't even know who. She hid her encounters so well even the children, who got into everything, had no idea.
But he could see in her eyes that she was scared it wasn't enough, and that someone she cared about was going to end up the victim of a vengeful spirit because of it. Korra lived in fear of beings Mako had never seen and had a hard time even believing in.
The absurdity of this did not escape him.
Mako pushed her down into the mattress and buried himself in her, desperate to rid her of that smell, of the reminder that her duty will always take precedence over him. She was slick, warm, accepting. As he thrust in she wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck, and whispered in his ear, “I love you.”
He closed his eyes and told himself it was enough.
Balance, Love, Duty Bonus Extras! (Part 3.5/3.5) (Language, some explicit material)amyraineJuly 13 2012, 03:35:04 UTC
Bonus scenes!
“Hey, Zuko! Aang says you firebend when you cum! Does this mean we can call you Great Balls of Fire?”
“Toph, I will challenge you to an Agni Kai if that ever leaves this room.”
“But I'm not a firebender.”
“I will make an exception for you.”
*
“Korra, what are you doing here?
“Hi, Chief Beifong. Can I come in? I need to ask you a favor.”
“You can come in when you tell me what the favor is.”
“Uh...well, you know about my duties as Avatar, right?”
“Yes.”
“All of them?”
“Yes. My mother was Aang's teacher in more ways than one.”
“Okay... Anyway, I had a thing with an earthbender but it's not really working out.”
“Because he's your boyfriend's brother, right? Oh, don't give me that look. I'm a cop. I notice things.”
“Right. Point is, I need a back up.”
“...Are you propositioning me?”
“That depends. Is it working?”
*
“Hey Zuko! Aang says...”
“Sorry, Sokka. Toph said it first.”
“Dammit!”
*
Aang shook off his blissed-out state long enough to lift his head and murmur, “Zuko?”
“Mmm?”
“Why didn't you bring Mai before now?”
“Because he's an idiot,” Katara said.
“No. I just wanted to keep her amazing bed skills all to myself.”
Mai leaned over Aang and dropped a kiss on Zuko's nose. “Now that was the right answer.”
*
“Korra, can I have a minute of your time?”
“Sure, Tenzin, what's up?”
“I understand that some of your duties are...difficult, and I thought I might offer a solution.”
“Tenzin, I'm not sleeping with you.”
“For heaven's sake, I didn't mean me.”
“But...the kids...”
“No! Absolutely not.”
“Oh...thank goodness.”
“I was going to suggest my wife.”
“Pema?”
“She may not be a bender herself, but she has given birth to three airbenders and a possible fourth. That might be enough of a connection to satisfy the spirits. She's also closer to you in age. It seems appropriate.”
“So...why isn't she talking to me herself?”
“Uh...well, she's shy.”
“Tenzin, you suck at being a pimp.”
*
“Hey Mako, Korra says you...”
“Save it, Bolin, that joke was old before you were born.”
Re: Balance, Love, Duty Bonus Extras! (Part 3.5/3.5) (Language, some explicit material)ljleeJuly 15 2012, 00:57:39 UTC
Ha! I was about to yell at you for not including Our Girl Lin in the loving goodness, but I am appeased by the bonus scene. Their interaction has the sparkin' nature I love about them. I love the recurring joke about firebenders, and the last line of the Tenzin scene had be rolling.
It could be anyone, but somehow Mai knew it was Aang.
Late at night when they were making love, she'd picture Aang in her place, fitting himself onto Zuko like a sheath on a blade. Her climaxes would hit her hard, tinged with shame and jealousy.
One time, when they were on one of their rare incognito visits to Uncle Iroh's tea shop, they happened to run into Aang and Katara. The waterbender's dress swelled outward, her first pregnancy. Iroh ooed and aahed, then insinuated that Mai would not be long behind. She snorted in response. Children were not part of her plans at this stage of her life.
Zuko clapped Aang on the shoulder and congratulated him. It seemed that his hand lingered on Aang's shoulder a second longer than was normal.
She perched on a nearby bench and watched them act as if they had nothing to hide, as if under his green robes Zuko didn't have the marks of their affair all over his body. Mai didn't know whether to chuckle in cynical amusement or seethe in rage.
Katara sat down next to her, but she didn't look up until she felt the waterbender's hand rest on top of hers.
“It's hard, sometimes.”
Mai considered removing her hand, but didn't. “You know, huh?”
“Yes, of course.” Katara sounded surprised. “He did tell you, right?”
At Mai's look, she sighed and glared at the Firelord. “Dammit, Zuko. You told us it was okay. Mai, I'm so sorry. It's just, Aang has to be,” she dropped her voice, “intimate with a firebender every so often.”
“There are other firebenders.”
“I know, but Aang trusts Zuko.”
“And you?”
“I trust him too.” Then her eyes went big. “Oh. You meant...Um, yes, a few times, the three of us. But the baby is Aang's. I was very careful.”
“So I'm the one left out.”
Katara turned red and hung her head. “I'll ask Aang to end it. We'll find someone else.”
“You could do that,” Mai said, “or maybe...you could let me in.”
She turned her hand palm up and entwined her fingers with Katara's.
*
Mako had spent most of his life learning how to accept things.
When his parents died, he grit his teeth and forced himself to confront the truth of it. They were alone. Bolin was his responsibility. Since then he had come to terms with the fact that life was unfair.
Now, he loved Korra, and loving Korra meant not being able to stop her from putting herself in danger. He accepted that was part of the deal.
But this?
Korra slipped into bed next to him, someone else's scent on her skin. Not Asami, he knew her perfume. Not Bolin either; Mako washed enough sweaty tank tops to know what his brother smelled like.
She was running into a problem with this aspect of her duty. The children were absolutely not on the list for consideration, and getting into bed with Tenzin was, in her words, “spiritual incest.”
So she had been dallying with one of the Acolytes. He didn't even know who. She hid her encounters so well even the children, who got into everything, had no idea.
But he could see in her eyes that she was scared it wasn't enough, and that someone she cared about was going to end up the victim of a vengeful spirit because of it. Korra lived in fear of beings Mako had never seen and had a hard time even believing in.
The absurdity of this did not escape him.
Mako pushed her down into the mattress and buried himself in her, desperate to rid her of that smell, of the reminder that her duty will always take precedence over him. She was slick, warm, accepting. As he thrust in she wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck, and whispered in his ear, “I love you.”
He closed his eyes and told himself it was enough.
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“Hey, Zuko! Aang says you firebend when you cum! Does this mean we can call you Great Balls of Fire?”
“Toph, I will challenge you to an Agni Kai if that ever leaves this room.”
“But I'm not a firebender.”
“I will make an exception for you.”
*
“Korra, what are you doing here?
“Hi, Chief Beifong. Can I come in? I need to ask you a favor.”
“You can come in when you tell me what the favor is.”
“Uh...well, you know about my duties as Avatar, right?”
“Yes.”
“All of them?”
“Yes. My mother was Aang's teacher in more ways than one.”
“Okay... Anyway, I had a thing with an earthbender but it's not really working out.”
“Because he's your boyfriend's brother, right? Oh, don't give me that look. I'm a cop. I notice things.”
“Right. Point is, I need a back up.”
“...Are you propositioning me?”
“That depends. Is it working?”
*
“Hey Zuko! Aang says...”
“Sorry, Sokka. Toph said it first.”
“Dammit!”
*
Aang shook off his blissed-out state long enough to lift his head and murmur, “Zuko?”
“Mmm?”
“Why didn't you bring Mai before now?”
“Because he's an idiot,” Katara said.
“No. I just wanted to keep her amazing bed skills all to myself.”
Mai leaned over Aang and dropped a kiss on Zuko's nose. “Now that was the right answer.”
*
“Korra, can I have a minute of your time?”
“Sure, Tenzin, what's up?”
“I understand that some of your duties are...difficult, and I thought I might offer a solution.”
“Tenzin, I'm not sleeping with you.”
“For heaven's sake, I didn't mean me.”
“But...the kids...”
“No! Absolutely not.”
“Oh...thank goodness.”
“I was going to suggest my wife.”
“Pema?”
“She may not be a bender herself, but she has given birth to three airbenders and a possible fourth. That might be enough of a connection to satisfy the spirits. She's also closer to you in age. It seems appropriate.”
“So...why isn't she talking to me herself?”
“Uh...well, she's shy.”
“Tenzin, you suck at being a pimp.”
*
“Hey Mako, Korra says you...”
“Save it, Bolin, that joke was old before you were born.”
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