(i own nothing.)
post-series - at the beach, but that's just to give Mako a reason to have his shirt fully off. i'm sorry this is such a steaming pile of crap... i'm just... giving up on this one... -shame-
on the other hand, i'm a third of the way through this challenge - how'd that happen?
day ten: silver
"What's that?"
Mako looks down at himself, to where Korra's pointing at the chain he's just slipped over his head and wasn't quick enough to hide with his shirt. In typical Korra fashion, she doesn't wait for answer; instead she gets up and picks her way toward him across the sand, wiping some from her backside as she goes, and takes it in her hands, sliding down both sides of it until she reaches the two rings that dangle from it.
"How long have you had these?" she asks quietly.
"They were my parents'," he murmurs, and her eyes flick up to his and down again, her eyebrows knitting. He moves her fingers out of the way and holds them in his palm, where she continues to toy with them. "Before they were married. Like promise rings. After they… after, I was going through the house to look for stuff we might need, that we could take with us, and I found them. I've just… held onto them all this time, I guess. I didn't get the chain until a couple years ago."
There's a moment's silence and then, when she takes the chain and starts to pull it back over his head, he bends down a little so she has easier access. He watches her fumble with the clasp for a few moments and wonders why he's not more opposed to this whole thing. Next to his scarf, he treasures these rings more than anything in the world – well, any material thing, anyway.
But he lets her slide the rings off the chain, hand the larger one to him and keep the smaller for herself. She looks at him again, a silent request for permission, and he responds by placing the ring on his finger. Still, she's hesitating, and he takes hers from her and puts it on for her. Not a perfect fit, but they can worry about that later.
He holds her gaze as she stares at the silver band, adjusting to it.
"So, um… what did we just promise?"
"I don't know," he says, except that he'll agree to just about whatever she suggests.