This was a draft I never got the motivation to finish, so I'll just post it like this
Mako and Bolin headcannons
I need more Mako and Bolin content, I've found barely anything on these adorable brothers and I need more so Ima just put some of my headcannons for em here
Okay so like this man is so ticklish, like a 9/10 (Totally not because stoic men breaking down into a pile of giggles is ADORABLE)
Bolin, being his brother, knows this and uses it against him when Mako is in a sour mood
His ribs and underarms will get him cackling, sides and thighs are probably a good middle spot, and his neck and stomach will get really sweet giggles
Bro is a squirmer, this man has to be pinned down or you may get a knee to the stomach
He's just adorable okay? Like afterward he'd curl up still giggling and saying no
Korra finds out by walking in on Bolin wrecking Mako (probably because she heard Mako screaming) and is like "No way- Mako is ticklish?!", from then on Mako wasn't safe 😆
Oh yeah that's another thing bro is yelling and acting like he's being murdered when you've barely started lmao, he can't handle it at all
Korra wrecked him a lot during their relationship, she was ruthless about it too, she doesn't strike me as the person to be gentle lol, she would tease him and dig into his ribs, poor guy would die (She probably still does every so often even after the relationship anyway)
Teasing KILLS him, bro will be a tomato within a minute of being teased. Teasing in general kills him but if you throw in baby talk or call him cute he will just die on the spot. Anticipation also kills him, he can't stand the anxious feeling and giggles building up
Bolin knowing how much it affects him won't do it too often but if he gets particularly cocky he'll bring his confidence down a peg
He takes a while to recover from being teased, he'll be so embarrassed and flushed that he won't be able to look at you until he is at least not red anymore
His laughter and giggles are addictive cuz you don't get to hear them often so when you tickle him it's like "Omg I can just make him do that?? It's been this easy the whole time???"
Make sure to get this man a glass of water or something after, poor dudes been yelling and flailing around the whole time he's definitely tired himself out
He definitely doesn't initiate it very often cuz he sees it as childish but he can't stand to see Bolin sad so you bet he's gonna tickle him to cheer him up
He's also the older sibling so like ofc he's gonna know how to be a good tickle monster, he knows the techniques to cause anticipation, what commonly works best on different spots, like bro if he's after you start praying cuz you are dead lmao
He definitely would be too embarrassed to do it in front of people so he'd make sure he's alone with whoever he's about to tickle
Teasing? Average teases such as "Oh, not here?" Or "Stop what? I'm not doing anything"
He's definitely tried to get Korra back but she's strong so she usually ends up pinning him down instead
This man is scary like he's 6'2 bro looks down on you, that's intimidating
He's definitely willing to put up a chase, if you run he's following and then dragging you somewhere people won't bother you guys
He likes to give rough tickles, he'll give gentle tickles if the lee is getting tired out too quickly
He falls for Bolin antagonizing him every so often and will wreck him for it.
This man is such a lee dude, he loves being tickled and he wouldn't try very hard to hide it at all
He would be giggling up a storm before you even touch him and would try and run away, if that fails he just starts babbling "please" and "nonononono-"
He is so cute, I don't think he'd put up much of a fight other than some pleading he doesn't mean, he wouldn't say stop just tell you to move spots if it gets really bad
He's bad on his stomach and sides, get him there and you'll get deep belly laughs and he'll get more squirmy. His underarms and feet are good middle ground if you just want him laughing and his neck and ribs are good for giggling
Korra easily finds out because Bolin instigates it himself lmao, poking her in the side or something every so often in the hopes she'll get him back
Korra of course happily gives him what he wants and wrecks him, she'd trap him in ice or rock oftentimes so he can't run away from her
Anticipation absolutely kills him, he will already be giggling but if you try any kind of anticipation like hovering your hands or talking about what you're gonna do his giggling will increase along with his pleading
Teasing on the other hand doesn't get him as much as it gets Mako but you can definitely get him with tricks like "Don't!" "Don't what?" "Tickle me-!" "Well since you asked" or making him hold his arms above his head because he'll fail it 100% of the time
While he's recovering he likes it if you sit there and talk to him and such, maybe even some cuddling if you're fine with it :]