For Toza's Gym: Sauna
Pairing: Poppy Beifong and The Boulder
Bonus point: partial nudity
Word Count: 149
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Friendships were funny things, Poppy Beifong mused. She'd never imagined she'd befriend a pro-bender, but here she was standing outside in the dim lantern light awaiting his arrival.
When the ground rumbled, Poppy started. "Who's there?" she called.
"It's me," his rough voice replied. "I wish you wouldn't pay The Boulder in gold, Lady Beifong."
"Please, call me Poppy." She handed him a small pouch heavy with gold. "And if I didn't pay you in gold, how would I pay you?"
"You could pay The Boulder in kisses!" he cried, ripping off his shirt and baring his chest as he puckered his lips into an exaggerated smooch.
But Poppy only laughed and bid him farewell, thanking him once again for watching over Toph. He seemed dejected as he walked away, but Poppy refused to dwell on that.
After all, he was a friend. Just a friend, and nothing more.