#while im at it mako deserved better writing and characterisation too
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mako and bolin parallel each other because:
mako kept everything soft and sweet inside of him, curled into a tight little ball while he trapped himself in a hard casing in order to protect his brother.
bolin kept everything hard and angry and destructive into a pit of lava in his soul, hoping it would never come out. he encased it in layers of softness and naivety because someone has to make sure that people doesn't consume themselves with their own anger but bolin being able to bend lava when there were no other "softer" options, while the fire burned in his eyes and you could see the stone and flames consume him and he knew that theres no other way to do this except embrace this side of you BECAUSE HOW ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO SAVE YOUR BROTHER WHO DID EVERYTHING TO PROTECT YOU AND YOU DID EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO MAKE HIM HAPPY.
#im so sorry if this is a bad take#but bolin is just such a complex character if you really analyze him#he deserved better writing#bolin deserved better#bolin deserved the world ughodfuhoweuf#i couldn't avoid the volcano and bolin parallels bc they are right theremy#my boy is hard as nails and filled with so much fire and so much rage#but his brother is already stony and too old for his own good#and someone needs to make sure that the people on team korra see the light once every so often#but he learns that its ok to give into his anger and his ruthlessness#just like a volcano bolin needed to learn to lean into his destructiveness and it's OK to let your rage out and it's ok to drop your mask#that's how i would have written him#bolin#bolin tlok#mako tlok#thinly veiled bolin post#mako#the legend of korra#mako and bolin#ferret brothers#ferret brothers tlok#lavabending#firebending#earthbending#avatar: the legend of korra#bolin is a fucking tank#while im at it mako deserved better writing and characterisation too#i dont like mako but he is interesting in THEORY in practice he sucks and they should have made a live action TLOK to improve the writing#bad tlok takes#bad takes
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