the thief and the airbender
a hard time
{for Lilybud}
[set sometime during Baby Steps]
Mako had hardly ever seen the airbender look so agitated, except before he had proposed to Jinora. "I'm gonna be a horrible father, aren't I?" Kai finally mumbled, head in his hands. "I mean, I didn't have anything close to a father growing up for years - I made a lot of bad decisions - what if the kid hates me?"
"Yeah, you're right, you'll probably be a horrible father," Mako said dryly. Kai glared at him.
"Not helping," he said irritably, looking miserable.
Mako's lips twitched upwards. "I was joking."
"You can joke?"
"Haha." Kai's face had fallen; the kid looked hopeless and pity welled up inside of the firebender. He placed a hand on Kai's shoulder. "Look, Kai, you're going to be a great dad. Trust me. Half the job is just showing up, and as long as you love your kid you'll do fine. You love Jinora, right?"
A small smile appeared on Kai's face. "More than anything."
"And for some reason she's decided to stay with you-"
"Hey!"
"-so you must be doing something right," Mako teased, eyes gleaming with amusement. "Your kid'll be the same thing. You'll be fine. It'll be hard, most of the time, but worth it."
Kai looked up at him, the worry fading. "Think so?"
Mako shrugged. "I dunno - you could still always screw up royally." But he was grinning, and Kai grinned back.
"Thanks Mako."
-beware, rabid fangirl gushing before; skip to the end if you don't want to read-
KAINORA. IS. CANON.
*screams*
in a long-distance relationship but they're totally making it work and omg my bbys i cant i cant even OH MY GOD. Life is a beautiful place, what a time to be alive. And we're sure to get a reunion! KISS?! Another prayer circle guys like I NEED THAT KISS LIKE THE EARTH QUEEN NEEDED AIR.
I loved doing this request since I love Mako/Kai's friendship just in general. And Opal/Kai is a new BrOTP so yay! Thank you for all your reviews, favourites and follows. I can't believe this fic is almost at not only 50 chapters, but 300 reviews! That is INSANE. I hope you all had a great day; I love you guys!
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