Decided to upload this fic to and Ao3. It was originally birthed on the /r/TheLastAirbender subreddit, link is on my profile page. First chapter is a light-hearted one-shot starring Mako and our favorite buddy cop duo Lu and Gang. Chapter 2-A Shoulder to Lean on featuring Bolin and Kuvira is coming soon!

A week had passed since Kuvira was detained and the triads were already back in operation. Mako had spent his entire morning chasing some of the Triple Threat's newest recruits, but he lost them after a very convenient pileup halted his chase. However, his on-scene interrogation of those involved in the accident wielded no results and you can't just bring people in for questioning based on a hunch; so for now, he was back to square one.

Letting out an exasperated sigh, Mako swung open the door to the main offices which attracted the attention of several officers working in area. He offered a slight nod to them, more as an acknowledgment of their presence than an apology for disturbing their peace. He tossed his bag atop his desk and sunk into his chair with a defeated slouch. The smell of warm noodles permeated the air as he opened his bag and prepared for his lunch break.

Unfortunately for him, two other officers were on their lunch break as well...

"Hey Mako! Why don't you come over here and eat with the cool kids, eh?" Asked the tall and lanky officer known as Lu.

"Yeah, we've got Varri-cakes!" Added his shorter and more portly companion Gang.

Mako sighed, but rose from his seat to join the two troublemakers at the other side of the office. He didn't want to seem like the "high and mighty" detective who was too good to eat lunch with his subordinates. Also, the two might be able to give him a different perspective on how to catch these new gang members.

"So," Lu started, pausing to lick the icing off the top of his Varri-cake, "I saw the news yesterday..."

"Here we go," Mako groaned to himself.

"...And I can not believe it. The Avatar, your former girlfriend, is datin' that other chick you dated!" Lu finished, taking a bite out of his icing-less Varri-cake

Gang chuckled, "Yeah, what was the broad's name?"

Mako's eye twitched at Gang's comment. "I never dated a *broad*, but the extremely intelligent and beautiful *woman* that I dated is named Asami."

"Right, right, sorry...Asami, that's her name. So, both your exes hooked up...that's gotta be a punch to the old ego, eh?" Gang asked.

"Yeah, if my exes were the freakin' Avatar and a filthy rich business woman and they ended up dumping me for each other that'd be a punch to the gut," Lu added.

"If your exes were the Avatar and a filthy rich business woman you'd be dreaming," Mako shot back with a smirk.

"Oh! He got you there buddy. I'd bet that wouldn't be the driest dream either!" Gang added with a laugh. Mako couldn't help but chuckle along with him.

"Yeah? Well screw you too," Lu said, pulling a forty-ounce bottle of Cactus Juice from under his desk and downing downing a swig.

"Are...are you drinking?" Mako asked incredulously.

Lu snorted, "No wonder you got promoted to Detective. Nothing gets past you ace."

Gang shoved a Varri-cake in his mouth and washed it down with a swig of his own. "Your brother is a world renowned mover-star and is dating the granddaughter of Toph Beifong, and your two exes dumped you for each other; while you're just a lonely detective down at the station. By the looks of things you could use a drink or two yourself," Gang remarked.

"For starters, Korra and Asami did not dump me for each other. Our breakups were on mutual terms and were two separate events. Secondly, it's one in the afternoon...seriously guys?" Mako replied.

Gang shrugged, "Hey, this is prime warmup time for when we get hammered later in the night." Lu nodded in agreement.

"You guys are ridiculous...it's no wonder you got demoted," Mako shook his head in disgust.

"Well look at mister high and mighty over here. You too good for a drink? What are you planning on shaving your head and becoming an acolyte?" Lu asked.

"Do you guys seriously not care that it's the afternoon and you still have five hours left of your shift?" Mako retorted angrily.

"Look kid...I'm nine Varri-cakes and twenty ounces," Gang paused, drinking from the bottle again before continuing, "twenty-five ounces in. Once you reach that point, you don't give a spider rat's ass what anyone thinks."

Mako rolled his eyes, "Well I was hoping that you guys could give me some advice on how to deal with these new Triple Threat recruits, but it seems all you two want to do is make fun of my relationships."

"Hey...hey Mako...would you consider yourself...a genderbender?" Lu asked, stifling a buzzed chuckle.

"Heh...lesbi-honest Mako...on a scale of one to ten, how mad are you right now?" Gang added, equally as buzzed as his companion.

"These aren't even good puns...If you're going to make fun of me, at least try to be witty about it," Mako remarked.

" 'Ey Lu?" Gang asked, pouring some more Cactus Juice in his mug.

"Yeah?" Lu replied as he licked the icing off another Varri-cake.

"I guess he wasn't the Mak-only one in Korra's life," Gang chuckled.

"Hah, yeah? Well, I hope he wasn't Mako-ffended by their relationship," Lu said, clapping it up with Gang.

"That wasn't even a good one..."

"Mako."

"Yeah?"

"Mako."

"What?"

"Makoowaoowaooo," Gang sang

"I'm leaving," Mako stated firmly, rising from his seat, "You guys are idiots."

"Aw come on...you're no fun," said Gang.

"Yeah, calm down and have a drink with us. This is that new Peppermint Cactus Juice...It's the minty-est!" Lu pleaded.

Mako shook his head and walked away. "Guess I'm gonna have to get someone else's help on this one. Maybe Korra will help me catch these guys."

"I don't know...Korra doesn't seem to be into catching guys right now," Gang called out.

Mako stopped and closed his eyes. Shaking his head with a smirk, he exited the police offices.

"He totally thought that last one was funny."