1: Just Like Mom
Mako was eight and Bolin was six and they had been evicted from their home just three nights prior. Bolin was lying on a park bench and Mako was on his knees in the grass, trying to get him to settle down and go to sleep. Mako had covered him with their blanket and was playing a game their late mother had reserved for Bolin at bedtime. She called it "Kiss the baby!" and it involved naming body parts and pressing her lips to them chastely.
Cheek...kiss...
chin...kiss...
shoulder...kiss...
elbow...kiss...
knee...kiss...
foot...kiss...
toe...kiss...
As Mako kissed his toe Bolin burst into a fit of giggles, and it was endearing and adorable and so, so sweet. The corners of Mako's mouth twisted upwards and suddenly he was smiling for the first time since he had lost his parents.