"So…" Korra sat with her legs crossed, thumbs twiddling.
"So…" He repeated back, slight scowl on his face.
"That wasn't what I expected it to be." Korra had imagined her first time to be more intense! More passionate. That was just…blah. The way all the water tribe women had talked back home with their shrewd tales and constant laughter, she was slightly disappointed.
"Maybe we did it wrong?" Mako's face was as red as his scarf and she knew he was super embarrassed. He wasn't 'mister cool under fire' like he was in the ring.
"Yeah, maybe." Suddenly everything seemed so awkward between them. Like they couldn't even look each other in the eye without blushing.
"I should go home now." Mako gets up and quickly pulls his pants and shirt on. Korra doesn't even respond. Just watches him go.
That had been absolutely humiliating. But Mako could deal with all that and then some than with what he was about to do next.
He took a deep breath and rapped on his brother, Bolin's bedroom door.
"What's up?" His brother answers with a goofy grin on his face. "Haven't seen you all night." His eyebrows do a waggle.
"Shut up and just let me in would you?" He puts his hands up in surrender and lets his brother through.
"Whoa! Touchy! I'm guessing someone didn't have a good night?" Mako swallows his pride and forces his next statement out through his teeth.
"Actually I need some advice on that." Bolin stares at him wide-eyed for a moment and then bursts out laughing. He clutches his knees for support and takes in huge gulps of air heaving and gasping. Mako can feel himself go red from anger. He punches Bolin in the shoulder.
"Shut up, will you?" But he keeps laughing and it takes him a good solid minute before he stops.
"S-sorry, but I just can't see it!" Another shudder passes through him. "Oh, this is rich! What? Was the almighty Avatar displeased with your performance?"
When he doesn't answer, Bolin suddenly gets serious and sits down beside him on the bed.
"So, uh, what made you ask me?"
"Well you're always with your crazy fangirls, so I know you know how to pick up women! And I'm pretty damn sure you've been laid once or twice." Bolin peruses his logic for a moment then nods.
"I guess I'm always so busy taking care of us and being the responsible one, which I wasn't really worried about being with a woman. But now that there is one in my life, I realize I don't know anything."
Bolin goes quiet, then puts his arm around him. "I've never really thought about how much you've sacrificed for me. Thank you, big bro." Mako smiles and ruffles Bolin's hair.
"You're welcome, baby bro."
Bolin's face morphs again. "Now hear is what you do."
Back in her apartment, Korra meditates praying that Avatar Aang will answer her but she gets nothing. Finally she sighs angrily and goes to take a shower.
In the Spirit Realm:
Aang, Sokka, Zuko, and Toph stare down at Korra and laugh whole heartedly.
"Yeah, I remember my first time," Sokka nods nostalgically. "She had the biggest set of-
"Oh, shut up!" Zuko cuts him off. "You can't even remember your first time; you've been with so many!"
"Pshh! Like you're one to talk Sparky, we all know Mai ran the show in that bedroom." Toph digs her finger in her nostril, a habit that hadn't gotten any better with old age.
"Well my first time with Katara was-
"Oogies!" Sokka puts his hands over his ears. "Please I don't want to hear that!"
"Pansy," Toph whispers.
"Oh, yeah Toph! Well we don't even know your baby's daddy!"
"It's none of your business anyway."
"Was he any good?"
Toph smiles a moment before answering, "Well with all those vibrations, it certainly wasn't bad."