( why is everyone so obsessed with him having fun? it's not like it's a fundamental need. there's nothing necessary about it. mako heaves a sigh, and tucks his free hand beneath his head to prop it up. he's still looking up at the sky like he'll find the answers to the universe tucked into the luminous scrollwork of clouds dotting the skyline. )

I guess... that pro-bending match we all did for charity, after Harmonic Convergence? Where we finally beat Tahno's smug face?

( he's aware of how pathetic that sounds. it was three years ago. don't @ him. )

I've just been so busy, Korra. There hasn't been time, and —

( bolin was gone. korra was gone. asami was travelling the world promoting future industries. mako would just. make shitty instant noodles in his shitty apartment and sleep on his shitty mattress and go to work and do it all over again. there was no room in his life for anything but that.

but that would just make her feel guilty all over again, so he trails off with a frustrated sigh. )

I'm the stuffy, boring one, remember? 'I had fun once, it nearly killed me'?

( he is definitely... imitating bolin's imitation of him. whoops. )