because it is different. mako was always a master firebender, and certainly more elegant that the fuddy duddy master who thought to teach her the ancient ways of fire, but he's grown in different ways in the three years korra took to divide herself from them and find a path of ... repentance, almost. mako is more sure of himself, now. his right swing's gotten better, probably to compensate for the left. he's grown out of his teenaged body and into one befitting an adult man. he stands a little taller, no longer afraid of his height. his punches, when they come, aren't all power, but maintain the flow of his movements, the way an airbender would move. they're slight, small changes - someone watching him would see no difference. but korra.
she's spent some time studying in the university of mako. it's like she could've predicted all the ways he'd grow and change, fitting the cop command like the spot was made for him. this is a man hardened by the dirt of republic city, a man bathed in the fires of comets and forged from clear water cuts of icebergs. this is man is not a firebender. this man is like the old stories of iroh in his youth, studying waterbending and applying it to fire. there are trace amounts of all the elements in mako and how he moves, forfeiting the hotheaded power of an all natural firebender, in light of thieving away the fluidity of an airbender, using the sudden stability of an earthbender to offset his opponent.
this is a man who knows what he's up against. and korra has grown a lot too, on the tail ends of suffering, on the conjoining of elements and philosophical debates on what it all means. they are where four walls come crumbling down, and where bending becomes more than just fighting. they are rewriting the fabric of their world, rebuilding the very foundation of firebending, one agile step at a time. they are the dragons, giving knowledge to man. they are ran and shaw, dancing. )
You sure know how to make a girl blush!
( it isn't a lie. being called beautiful touches a soft spot on her. if mako were being tactile, he'd use it to gain the upperhand. instead,
korra switches to airbending, sliding easily in between his legs and coming out the other side. it's playful, not exactly in the goal of winning, but. fine. she's honestly just flirting with him, peering over his shoulder. ( she hasn't been going after his left side whatsoever. ) )
You weren't so bad yourself. I like how you style your hair now, by the way.
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because it is different. mako was always a master firebender, and certainly more elegant that the fuddy duddy master who thought to teach her the ancient ways of fire, but he's grown in different ways in the three years korra took to divide herself from them and find a path of ... repentance, almost. mako is more sure of himself, now. his right swing's gotten better, probably to compensate for the left. he's grown out of his teenaged body and into one befitting an adult man. he stands a little taller, no longer afraid of his height. his punches, when they come, aren't all power, but maintain the flow of his movements, the way an airbender would move. they're slight, small changes - someone watching him would see no difference. but korra.
she's spent some time studying in the university of mako. it's like she could've predicted all the ways he'd grow and change, fitting the cop command like the spot was made for him. this is a man hardened by the dirt of republic city, a man bathed in the fires of comets and forged from clear water cuts of icebergs. this is man is not a firebender. this man is like the old stories of iroh in his youth, studying waterbending and applying it to fire. there are trace amounts of all the elements in mako and how he moves, forfeiting the hotheaded power of an all natural firebender, in light of thieving away the fluidity of an airbender, using the sudden stability of an earthbender to offset his opponent.
this is a man who knows what he's up against. and korra has grown a lot too, on the tail ends of suffering, on the conjoining of elements and philosophical debates on what it all means. they are where four walls come crumbling down, and where bending becomes more than just fighting. they are rewriting the fabric of their world, rebuilding the very foundation of firebending, one agile step at a time. they are the dragons, giving knowledge to man. they are ran and shaw, dancing. )
You sure know how to make a girl blush!
( it isn't a lie. being called beautiful touches a soft spot on her. if mako were being tactile, he'd use it to gain the upperhand. instead,
korra switches to airbending, sliding easily in between his legs and coming out the other side. it's playful, not exactly in the goal of winning, but. fine. she's honestly just flirting with him, peering over his shoulder. ( she hasn't been going after his left side whatsoever. ) )
You weren't so bad yourself. I like how you style your hair now, by the way.