haha I made a gif of the process because I can… I should sleep
everyone can live again
although i dont feel just because borra looks more concerned then mako that i must ship them, i still ship borra hard ~***~you know, i didn’t catch this the first time. it kind of pans through the room quickly while everyone waits on Katara and Korra, from Pema and the baby all the way around to Lin.
but i really wanted to post this, ‘cause i follow too few people and haven’t seen it yet. personally, i am a sucker for characters being introspective. i think expressions and demeanor in those quiet moments can say just as much as an internal monologue, sometimes it says it better. but…
look. look at Bolin. i don’t think i’ve ever seen him so upset, not in a while. it’s a kind of upset that seems more than just worried to me, maybe a combination of factors overwhelming him. he looks insecure, almost frustrated with his body language. for some reason i’m really surprised he’s hugging his leg- like he needs something to hold on to and just can’t sit back and relax. out of everyone in the entire pan, he seems the most tense and expressive, perhaps seconded by Lin. it seems as though they’ve been waiting for a while, even Korra’s parents are resting against each other. Mako seems exhausted, staring at the ceiling and occupied by thoughts. Asami’s staring down into her lap, probably going over the traumatic encounter with her father (…and whatever they did with him…) and is sitting next to the boy who just broke her heart. she’s composed, but understandably sullen. i’m sure she’s hoping the best for Korra, but i really can’t blame the girl for taking a moment to work through all that emotional pain.
but Bolin’s eyes are trained on the door where Korra is. he certainly doesn’t look comfortable for someone who’s been waiting for a while and completely stands out. i think this a genuine moment where the hurt and frustration is written all over his face. maybe he just feels like he gets in the way, and has bad timing. maybe’s he’s just worried and sad that Korra’s had three elements taken away and he wasn’t there to stop it. maybe he’s realized that Mako “broke up” with Asami to be with Korra. but what can he do, but just withstand it? mentioning that she unlocked her airbending was exactly the kind of thing Bolin would think to say- he’s an optimist, he searches for the bright side of things, that silver lining to keep the spirits up and moving forward. that’s a part of his core self, what’s seen him through and kept him from becoming bitter.
while everyone else in the shot seems rather collected, if not tired and exhausted, Bolin’s churning over there on the edge of the bench.
i think he really, really loves her. and i don’t think it’s always so easy for him to hide it.
(sorry for over-analyzing the shit out of this…. but it kind of startled me and needed to be done. i’ve been waiting for something like this)
ok so that definitly justifies him not reacting as hard or not to react crazily and its ok for the fandom to be o k with thatThe Reason Why Mako was so Calm During Episode 3
i’ve been meaning to write on this for so long but EXAAACTLY
you can tell by his exasperated sighs and lines in that episode that he’s sick of dealing with bolin and his “knack for getting himself into stupid situations”
the fact that bolin has a knack for getting into stupid situations tells us that mako’s had to bail bolin out from said situations more than a few times, so obviously he isn’t going to be flipping the fuck out
he actually starts to get a little more panicky once skoochy tells him that bolin’s gotten himself involved in (supposedly) a triad turf war, and if he’d known what amon could potentially do to bolin, he’d have probably reacted the same way he did in episode 9 to korra’s kidnapping (at least i hope so, but that’s all speculation)
