bellpeppersnbeef
Siora knows how to survive Republic City and only has three rules:
1. Avoid firebenders-they burn things. Including you.
2. Avoid handsome firebenders-they burn things and smile about it.
3. And under no circumstances should you catch feelings for a brooding firebender with a tragic backstory, impeccable jawline, and the emotional range of a damp towel.
Naturally, she breaks all three in record time.
Siora's just trying to keep her head down-juggle her tea shop job, pocket a few extra yuans off clueless rich guys, and dance her way around the city's growing Equalist drama without getting singed. But when she crosses paths with a certain pro-bender, her smooth little side hustle suddenly gets a lot more complicated.
Mako's only supposed to be another stranger passing through her world, but their run-ins start to feel less than coincidental. Especially as Korra, the new Avatar, rises into the spotlight and the Equalist movement throws the city into chaos.
She didn't ask to get tangled up in the revolution, the Avatar's mess, or Republic City's newest storm-but here she is. Dodging secrets, sidestepping trouble, and falling far too close to a boy who might just ruin everything... especially her plans to stay unbothered.
Because when a firebender looks at you like that... well. Even street-smart girls start making reckless choices.