Feather


Korra yawned as she climbed through the threshold of Mako and Bolin's apartment. Tenzin had gotten her up early only to cancel their training at the last moment for an emergency meeting with the city council. He had told her to meditate, but like hell she was going to listen to him after he had woken her up early and then bailed on her. This was revenge.

Bolin had let her in: a surprisingly early riser, but then again he was a lot perkier than his brother. Hmm where was Mako anyway?

"Hey Bolin where's that uptight brother of yours?"

Bolin finished chewing his eggs before responding "Still asleep, he always sleeps in late on Saturdays. There's no way to wake him up so I just leave him alone."

Korra lifted a brow "What, no 'rising with the sun' for our resident jerk-bender?"

Bolin chuckled "Afraid not, he's actually more of a night owl, but even then he goes to sleep early."

"Well I wake up every morning at the crack of dawn, it shouldn't be that hard to wake up a grumpy fire-bender"Korra began climbing up the ladder to the second floor.

"You did remember to write me in your will right?"

Korra rolled her eyes and continued her ascent. Mako slept rather haphazardly his blanket strewn around his hips, his right arm above his head the other scraping across the wood paneling. Random feathers kissed the floor from the harsh grip he had on his pillow.

Korra's mouth turned upward into a feral grin.

She tiptoed around the room taking one of the strewn feathers in hand. Crouching next to the fire-benders sleeping form she traced the feather across Mako's eyebrows, they almost instantly scrunched up, as he muttered something about turtle ducks.

Korra had to bite her knuckle to keep herself from bursting into laughter.

She went for his mouth next, tracing around the edges of his soft lips, he licked them in his sleep but besides that was unresponsive. Korra pouted.

Her eyes raked over his shoulders, broad and taught, slightly tanned from all the work he undoubtedly did for his survival. Korra traced them carefully and was rewarded with a slight shiver from him.

She smiled, and continued the feathers journey. Smoothing over his collarbone, barely touching his Adam's apple and finally caressing his lean neck.

Korra knew he was probably close to the realm of consciousness at this point, as he flipped over on his side, this time muttering about that 'damn crazy girl'.

She knelt into the mattress, her body arching over his, Her lips trailing a ghost's path up his neck.

A low growl erupted from his throat. She could make out the faint syllables of her name.

Still not satisfied she continued her teasing until she reached Mako's ear, she blew on it causing him to cringe.

"Time to wake up City Boy"she whispered low, her lips barely ghosting over Mako's ear.

Mako didn't make a sound, and Korra was about to tease him some more before he unceremoniously flipped her on his side of the mattress, her waist encircled by his arms.

"Five more minutes" he breathed into her hair.

She chuckled but relented, snuggling in closer to his form. Rising with the sun was overrated anyway.