[ It wasn't machismo but reflex. In a lot of ways, his protective compass -- that centers on Pai -- has extended to a lot of people in Hei's reality. Yin, Korra, sometimes even Pavel. But of course Korra won't see it that way. She's a fighter; used to handling her own battles. But all that independence and self-absorption, all that spirit and strength, all that compressed energy and focus -- she still hasn't learnt that they're not all that comprises her. They're just the bracing that protects the person within. By that logic, Hei realizes with a chill, it's easy to see the trap that lies between them. He'll always want control -- sometimes to take care of her, sometimes because he thinks he's taking care of her -- but if she doesn't understand who she is, she'll never be able to rely on him. She'll end up defined by him -- and struggling against it, the way she struggles against all the other definitions of herself. ]
[ His bones tingle as a deep reverberant bassline splits the air. The song choice is so ironic: Don't you think I know/ Exactly where I stand/This world is forcing me/To hold your hand. Shaking it off, he slips his fingers through hers, gently squeezing, ]
Hey. Don't go.
[ He doesn't mean literally. He means Don't do what I do. Don't tumble into your head so you can't get out again. ]
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[ His bones tingle as a deep reverberant bassline splits the air. The song choice is so ironic: Don't you think I know/ Exactly where I stand/This world is forcing me/To hold your hand. Shaking it off, he slips his fingers through hers, gently squeezing, ]
Hey. Don't go.
[ He doesn't mean literally. He means Don't do what I do. Don't tumble into your head so you can't get out again. ]