[Her throat lumps sorely as she attempts at swallowing, and her brows become increasingly furrowed. She nods quickly in understanding as hot tears threaten to slip out at any moment.]
[It's the hug that causes her to break. Her tears fall silently into his shoulder, and her shoulders jerk within his hold. She nods her head like she agrees, it is okay, but everything is supposed to be okay.
She's in control.
But she sobs, and she has no words, and her gasps begin to choke against his shoulder without control.]
[Oh no she's actually crying now was hugging her a bad idea? Maybe he should have just offered to look for Sokka with her. He hates it when girls cry (when guys cry too, actually. he just hates crying in general).
Too late now, Bolin. He opened the floodgate, now he's gotta put on a swimsuit. Or something.
Still murmuring soothing sounds, he leads her over to his bed to sit down.] You guys were pretty close, weren't you? [He'd noticed that Sokka liked Asami quite a bit, but he'd never gotten a sense of what Asami felt for the young hero. Evidently it was a lot.]
[Asami nods against his shoulder, but she doesn't indicate anything past that. Instead her grip around him grows harder, and her sobs jerk sharply.
Then she does let out a short cry.]
Bolin... [She shudders and presses herself harder. She's been here for almost a year and no matter how much she tries to fool herself, it isn't getting any easier.
Sokka's departure is the worst of it so far. He's the nonbender she came to identify with, somewhat before but certainly after they had met, and his genuine interest was...
[There are times Bolin really hates being a teenage boy. This is one of them. He cautiously shifts Asami so she's more to his side, because the last thing she needs to feel right now is the evidence that he's a guy with a healthy interest in girls.]
Shhhhh, don't cry. Everything's going to be okay. You still have me and Korra. And Toph! There's a whole gaggle of us.
[There is a plethora of things Asami wants to retort. Sokka understood me, Sokka knew me, Sokka liked everything I liked, Sokka liked me, and I loved Sokka so much, but the way she blows off his attempt at positivity should convey how she feels.]
Spirits, Bolin? [She sobs again and almost melts against him. But there really is nothing to say. The weight on her shoulders have become too heavy, and her projection is reckless and desperate for something better and reasonable.
Oookay. That did not have the effect I was hoping for. [He's a little hurt, but at the same time, he kind of gets it. Having Korra and Asami and Toph around doesn't make him miss Mako any less. People are irreplaceable.] Sorry, I'll be quiet now.
[He can't say anything that will make it better, but he can keep hugging her. She'll have to stop crying eventually. He knows from experience that at some point you just get too snotty to keep crying.]
If at any point you need to use my shirt as a handkerchief, go for it. I promise I don't mind. Okay, keeping quiet now. [He mimes zipping his lips.]
[Asami can't tell if he's trying to be funny or if he really doesn't know how to handle these kinds of situations, but she does know that he's trying. The worst part is that she isn't in the mood for it right now. She can feel the frustration build up in her chest and shoulders, and she isn't necessarily fed up with him as she is disappointed with the circumstances around her, that there is no right thing to hear.
She decides, after a couple more seconds of crying silently into his shoulder, and not using it as a handkerchief, that she's inconsolable.
After willing herself to suck up her tears for the moment, Asami separates herself from Bolin. Her face is flush, makeup smudged.]
Sorry. [The word is choked, and she clears her throat so that she can say it more clearly.] Sorry. I should get going.
Oh no you don't. [He takes hold of her arm -- not grabbing it, because that would just be rude -- but he doesn't want to let her go so easily.] I'm not letting you leave all weepy and sad. That would be a crime against friendship!
[He takes a deep breath.] Look, I'll be the first to admit, I don't know what to say or do. I don't know how to make this better. But I care about you a lot, and I want to be here for you. I want you to know that.
Nap. Nap is good. There are very few things in this world that a good nap won't cure.
[He's babbling. He should stop that. It's just hard because Asami is still so sad and he doesn't know what to do to fix it but it feels wrong to not even try.]
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Date: 2013-09-15 09:30 pm (UTC)Sokka? [He scratches the back of his neck.] No, I haven't. Why d'you ask?
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Date: 2013-09-16 02:20 am (UTC)[Her throat lumps sorely as she attempts at swallowing, and her brows become increasingly furrowed. She nods quickly in understanding as hot tears threaten to slip out at any moment.]
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Date: 2013-09-17 04:18 am (UTC)[He gently leads her in, closing the door without letting her go.]
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Date: 2013-09-17 04:29 am (UTC)She's in control.
But she sobs, and she has no words, and her gasps begin to choke against his shoulder without control.]
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Date: 2013-09-17 04:42 am (UTC)Too late now, Bolin. He opened the floodgate, now he's gotta put on a swimsuit. Or something.
Still murmuring soothing sounds, he leads her over to his bed to sit down.] You guys were pretty close, weren't you? [He'd noticed that Sokka liked Asami quite a bit, but he'd never gotten a sense of what Asami felt for the young hero. Evidently it was a lot.]
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Date: 2013-09-17 04:53 am (UTC)Then she does let out a short cry.]
Bolin... [She shudders and presses herself harder. She's been here for almost a year and no matter how much she tries to fool herself, it isn't getting any easier.
Sokka's departure is the worst of it so far. He's the nonbender she came to identify with, somewhat before but certainly after they had met, and his genuine interest was...
Perfect.
She sobs again and holds Bolin closer.]
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Date: 2013-09-17 05:23 am (UTC)Shhhhh, don't cry. Everything's going to be okay. You still have me and Korra. And Toph! There's a whole gaggle of us.
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Date: 2013-09-17 05:36 am (UTC)Spirits, Bolin? [She sobs again and almost melts against him. But there really is nothing to say. The weight on her shoulders have become too heavy, and her projection is reckless and desperate for something better and reasonable.
Nothing she could accept is in sight.]
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Date: 2013-09-17 05:53 am (UTC)[He can't say anything that will make it better, but he can keep hugging her. She'll have to stop crying eventually. He knows from experience that at some point you just get too snotty to keep crying.]
If at any point you need to use my shirt as a handkerchief, go for it. I promise I don't mind. Okay, keeping quiet now. [He mimes zipping his lips.]
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Date: 2013-09-19 02:58 am (UTC)She decides, after a couple more seconds of crying silently into his shoulder, and not using it as a handkerchief, that she's inconsolable.
After willing herself to suck up her tears for the moment, Asami separates herself from Bolin. Her face is flush, makeup smudged.]
Sorry. [The word is choked, and she clears her throat so that she can say it more clearly.] Sorry. I should get going.
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Date: 2013-09-19 03:18 am (UTC)[He takes a deep breath.] Look, I'll be the first to admit, I don't know what to say or do. I don't know how to make this better. But I care about you a lot, and I want to be here for you. I want you to know that.
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Date: 2013-09-25 04:18 am (UTC)[She sniffs again and rubs the wetness from beneath her eyes. She looks as exhausted as she is troubled.] Maybe I'll just go take a nap.
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Date: 2013-09-28 05:00 pm (UTC)[He's babbling. He should stop that. It's just hard because Asami is still so sad and he doesn't know what to do to fix it but it feels wrong to not even try.]