#their personalities diverge strongly because of how they grew up. mako was the oldest so he had to become super serious and prove that he

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i like mako's character best when he's not taken 100% seriously

#lok #i'll elaborate #i like mako a lot i promise #okay so he and bolin have this tragic backstory. (the same one mind you) where they grew up on the streets after their parents were killed #their personalities diverge strongly because of how they grew up. mako was the oldest so he had to become super serious and prove that he #was in control of everything and could make sure that his little brother was as safe as he could be #and bolin grew up aware of this and developed a strong sunshiney attitude in order to combat the leeching force of homelessness and poverty #and trauma. he put himself in charge of his brother's emotional state while mako looked after the physical #so how this ties back to me enjoying mako being joked at? #it's about healing #see he's learned this uber-serious no-fun brooding attitude. a step to healing and a bit of character development for him is just... #learning how to relax a little more. learning how to let himself be seen as fallible by people he trusts not to remove opportunity from him #mako rarely admits to being wrong because he was never allowed to be. being wrong meant consequences. for him and for bolin #i think it's good for him to slowly learn that he can have moments to be as clumsy and stupid as anyone else out there #and to have the ability to shrug it off and laugh abt it is a powerful one #anyway tldr he's the kind of guy i want to see pulling a push door