AN: I've neglected Borra. I'm very sorry. I'm an equal opportunity writer, I promise.
Requested by Jokermask18
borra
She was settled in the dust, her limbs jelly. Exhaustion replaced adrenaline and for a terrifying moment Korra was afraid she couldn't sit up.
Shame shot through her, fast and true, and she resisted a horrified sob. She'd heard that Aang had gone into the Avatar state many times due to anger or grief. Korra had always been hot headed but she'd never been so angry in her life. It was frightening. But most of all she wished her friends hadn't seen her that way.
There was nothing she could do about it now.
"Korra?" His voice was gentle, sympathetic. She registered tears streaming down her cheeks. She couldn't remember when she'd started crying. His thumbs brushed against her cheeks; not that it did any good .The tears kept coming, paying no heed to his probing fingers. "Korra, look at me."
Her eyes shifted and fell, up and down, like they were searching for something beyond the veil of reality. He gripped either side of her face, bringing her back to earth, like he always did. He was there when she forgot herself.
Blue eyes met green ones. "Bolin?" He nodded. She reached up a trembling hand to grasp his arm. "Is he okay? Tenzin. Is he alright?" Her voice trembled. She thought of the air babies and Pema and Katara.
Bolin nodded. "Are you alright?" Her eyes shifted out of focus, looking beyond his shoulder to the prone body beyond them. Mako seemed to be inspecting him. Asami watched them from a distance, something akin to fear on her face.
Korra shook her head. "I wish you hadn't seen me like that." She closed her eyes to him, attempting to bury her face away.
His hands were firm and unmoving. She couldn't escape. He had that soft look he often had when he spoke to her; it was an innocence she was desperately afraid of losing. "Korra. You know I've seen a lot of things scarier than you. You're not gonna get rid of us that easily."
She studied the cheeky smile on his lips, her strength returning quickly. She reached up to take his face between her hands and planted a long kiss on his lips. Bolin startled, falling back on his hands. He was always surprised when she kissed him. Like each time she was as spectacular as the day they met. Not even rage monster Avatar could change that.