[ He doesn't want to know what that's like. Bolin doesn't have big dreams, but he doesn't want to know what it's like for Naruto, who's had that dream and hope, and worked so hard for something he really believed he could make happen, and see it come out all wrong. It must be heartbreaking, to dedicate your life to something and know that it's nothing like you dreamed; to know especially that the ones that had been fighting with you are done with that belief.
Bolin is naive and optimistic in most cases, backing off of conflicts or compromising heavily because he doesn't want to see that expression. And even if he's ignorant, he can feel how much this hurts Naruto. He doesn't need a frame of reference; comparing it to Korra, her big ambitions, and how much each of her victories took out of her.
It makes his chest go tight, an answering warmth in his own eyes at seeing the state that Naruto's been brought to, and muscles tense with desire. A wish to think of something to say to lighten the situation; a way to make it seem better than what it is. Something positive, something good.
He knows better than to pursue that desire however, and instead he turns on the bed so that he's facing Naruto more clearly, reaching out to take him by the shoulders and draw him in for a tight hug, nothing careful or tentative about it. ]
Hey, I'm sorry. I wish you were happy too. I really...
[ Because it's meant to be. That's how it's meant to be when you sacrifice this much. ]
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Bolin is naive and optimistic in most cases, backing off of conflicts or compromising heavily because he doesn't want to see that expression. And even if he's ignorant, he can feel how much this hurts Naruto. He doesn't need a frame of reference; comparing it to Korra, her big ambitions, and how much each of her victories took out of her.
It makes his chest go tight, an answering warmth in his own eyes at seeing the state that Naruto's been brought to, and muscles tense with desire. A wish to think of something to say to lighten the situation; a way to make it seem better than what it is. Something positive, something good.
He knows better than to pursue that desire however, and instead he turns on the bed so that he's facing Naruto more clearly, reaching out to take him by the shoulders and draw him in for a tight hug, nothing careful or tentative about it. ]
Hey, I'm sorry. I wish you were happy too. I really...
[ Because it's meant to be. That's how it's meant to be when you sacrifice this much. ]