Days come. Days go. The sun rises and then it sets, and the stars show themselves around the moon, and then they vanish again. There are good days and there are bad days, and how you get through either is up to you, but there are ways to make the good days great, and there are ways to handle the bad days without allowing them to break you down. One foolproof way to handle both days as they come is to surround yourself with people you love, people that make you feel like anything is possible and nothing is stronger than your own willpower.

Korra understood that better than ever now that she had waded out of an unhealthy relationship and accidentally fallen into one that made every day an adventure. Without the negativity disguised as a moody Firebender, her days had become brighter and happier, and she found that she could even handle the media with a smile on her face more often because she didn't have someone behind the scenes parroting all of the questions being asked behind cameras and microphones. No, behind the scenes, she had someone that told her what she needed to hear and made her laugh about it afterwards, someone that understood how frustrating the reporters could be and who was ready to support her in ways that nobody had supported him through the same kind of drama. He might be annoying at times, he might not always be the most compassionate, but he was there for her when it counted, and it was obvious how hard he was trying.

"I'm a little surprised, honestly."

Bolin looked up at Asami, who was looking out the window of the temple with an almost bemused expression on her beautiful face. He followed her gaze and felt his lips twitch up in a small smile. Korra and Tahno were sparring in the square, large basins of water surrounding their small arena just ready for use.

"Why? Because Tahno's holding his own?" Bolin chuckled. It was true. Though Korra did seem to have the upper hand, they had been sparring for a while now, and Tahno was keeping up pretty impressively.

"No, not that," Asami laughed. "It's just...I don't know. I just never really thought that they would last this long, but it's been five months already."

"I know what you mean," Bolin agreed. "But I think they're enough alike that, even if they don't always get along, they fit pretty well together. Kinda like puzzle pieces with different patterns that just happen to fit together. If that makes any sense."

Asami frowned speculatively, then gave an elegant shrug.

"Makes as much sense as anything else," she told him. "Considering they don't make sense at all."

Bolin chuckled, then went back to playing with Pabu.

"I'm actually kind of shocked that Mako hasn't attacked Tahno, to be honest," the younger of the brothers admitted.

"Well, it's not like it would earn him any points with Korra," Asami pointed out. "I'm sure he knows that. He doesn't want to fall from grace any further than he has already. He's walking on eggshells already, and going at Korra's new boyfriend wouldn't be the smartest move."

"True enough," the Earthbender said.

Anything else they might have said was cut short by a loud thump from outside. It sounded as though something heavy had hit the wall with impressive velocity, and Bolin and Asami both exchanged wordless looks of amusement, already knowing who was without a doubt sitting grumpily on the ground right where he had fallen. A glance out the window confirmed their suspicions. Korra was laughing raucously in the center of the ring, clutching her stomach as tears poured from her eyes, and the top of Tahno's head could just be seen from the angle they had, the raven hair that he loved so dearly sticking up in odd places and in general looking a complete disaster.

Laughing almost as loudly as Korra, Bolin tapped the glass of the window and gave Korra a thumbs-up when she looked at him. She grinned broadly and returned the gesture, but it was interrupted when a stream of water blasted her full in the face, leaving her sopping wet and spluttering indignantly. Tahno rose calmly to his feet and brushed his clothes off, running a few fingers through his hair to tame it once more. A smug little smirk curved the corners of his lips. Korra scowled, and they were back at it, more ferocious than ever.

"Yeah, they were made for each other," Asami giggled. "Well, I gotta go. The company needs me."

"See ya later, Asami," said Bolin, waving after her.

Once she had gone, the young man looked out the window again and smiled. Those two were quite unique, and if they hadn't found each other, Bolin felt that they would have remained alone in their own little world despite the people that surrounded them. His smile grew. Well, now they could be alone together. What a paradox that was.

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