[Bolin was expecting a reaction, sure: anger, coldness, the explosive chiding of an angry brother and only parent he's every really known, but hurt... man, that is so much worse. Getting yelled at he can handle, he's used to that, but hurting Mako is the thing that immediately slips between the plates of his armor and strikes him deep in the core. There's no defense against it and the pit in his sour stomach makes him feel sick.
His shoulders drop ever further, fingers worrying against each other with guilt as he tries to think of a way to explain.
It takes him a moment, head hung as he stalls with a breath before looking back up- not quite making eye contact.]
Well.. if I made a place then there wouldn't be a family to kick me out when they came back, or a landlord to tell me to buzz off. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to come back to your place. I'm an adult now, Mako, I have to find my own way. And yeah.. it's taking longer and there are more challenges than I was expecting but I knew if anything went really wrong you're just a few feet away.
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Date: 2021-12-04 10:21 pm (UTC)His shoulders drop ever further, fingers worrying against each other with guilt as he tries to think of a way to explain.
It takes him a moment, head hung as he stalls with a breath before looking back up- not quite making eye contact.]
Well.. if I made a place then there wouldn't be a family to kick me out when they came back, or a landlord to tell me to buzz off. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to come back to your place. I'm an adult now, Mako, I have to find my own way. And yeah.. it's taking longer and there are more challenges than I was expecting but I knew if anything went really wrong you're just a few feet away.