A/N: Korra shows Bolin the world! Shining, shimmering, splendid… okay well not really.
Rated: K
Day 18 - Sunset
I'm dreaming you're out in the blue and I am right beside you
Awake to take in the view
- On The Wing by Owl City
"Put your hands here and here."
Korra held up her glider for him, pointing out the handles for him to grip. Bolin's heart began to race with anticipation now that he was finally going to get to fly. Korra had promised him that once she mastered airbending she'd take him for a ride over the city. Now the time had finally come, and Bolin found he was more anxious than excited. As an earthbender, he was more comfortable on the ground.
"I-is this okay?" he asked uncertainly. Korra gently repositioned his hands, leaving room for her own next to his. She moved in front of him, her knuckles whitening as she gripped the handles.
Bolin stared off the cliff where they stood on Air Temple Island and across Yue Bay. The city was coming alive in the darkening sky, lights in the distance twinkling like stars scattered across the cosmos. Bolin could just imagine how amazing the view would look from way up in the air, right beside Korra.
"You ready for this?" she asked. He could sense the excitement bubbling up inside of her and let it wash over him as they prepared to let go of the earth and fly to freedom.
"As I'm ever gonna be."
He tapped her fisted hand with his pinky, noticing her cheeks dimple as a grin spread over her lips. "Hold on tight!" she shouted, and Bolin squeezed his eyes shut just as they propelled off the ground with an explosion of air.