Prompt 11: Fire
Characters: Korra, Bolin, & Mako
The Fire Ferret threesome was practicing in the gym one early morning. They were in simple clothes, not doing anything intense enough to need to wear protective clothing. As Bolin hurled an earth disk toward the net, Korra noticed a mark on his shoulder. She had never seen it before. It was just a long line that was a bit darker than his skin.
"Hey Bolin, what's that on your shoulder?" she asked.
"It's just a scar I got when I was younger."
"How'd you get it?"
Bolin turned to look at Mako who had a grave expression over his face. "We were working in a factory at one point. Being an earthbender, I couldn't do as much as the firebenders, but they still found a use for me. Mako was still getting the hang of his firebending but we needed to job so he took it even though he wasn't the most experienced. I never remember what, but one time when he was doing something he accidently lost control of his fire and it ran right past my shoulder, leaving this mark."
"Wow, I guess I never thought that firebending could hurt someone like that."
"Yep, well, it's a good lesson in never messing with fire that you can't control."