I literally had no idea what to do with this one, because (I say this at the risk of sounding like a completely dumbass) I'm not even entirely sure what haze is or what it is in this challenge. Is it like hazy like foggy or like seeing someone through a haze? I don't know. So I'm going with a hazy city.
I'm also incorporating one of my own head canons into this one.
I really hope that you like it.
Day #5: Haze
Characters: Bolin
Setting: Around the time of the Pro-bending tournament.
7/10/12
There was something about the city that he really truly loved. He wasn't sure if it was the bustling pace or the opportunities that it presented. It was his home, and no matter how terrible living on the streets had been, him and his brother had been offered a break, and now their lives were infinitely better.
Sure, there were plenty of things wrong with Republic City as well. The people were rude and cruel, especially to the street children, the gangs controlled most of the shops and merchants, and there seemed to be a perpetual haze floating over it.
So many years of living on the streets, of being a part of the city, had caused it to have a direct influence on Bolin's mood. And on days when the haze was a little thicker, and the people a bit meaner, he felt it.
For a while, he had been unsure of how to deal with it, but a few months ago he had discovered something that made him feel almost completely better.
But it was private, he was embarrassed of it. He hadn't even shared it with Mako. He waited until his brother was out of their apartment. Bolin's secret weapon was that he loved to sing.
And he was pretty good at it too.
When he was alone in his apartment, he would turn the radio as far up as it would go, and he would create his own lyrics for the music they were playing. Sometimes they were silly, other times they were about love. Sometimes he would sing along if there was a voice to follow.
Either way, when he sang, he relaxed himself.
When Bolin sang, he cleansed himself of the haze in his mind.
My headcanon is that Bolin is a really good singer.
I bet he is.
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