Do You Think Lin Or Tenzin Would Have Adopted Mako And Bolin Had They Known About Them Sooner?

Do you think Lin or Tenzin would have adopted Mako and Bolin had they known about them sooner?

Hmm... this is a tough one, because I feel like a certain set of circumstances would have to align for that to happen.

But, as a thought experiment, let's say Korra comes to Republic City 4 years earlier to train in airbending. Mako and Bolin are like 12 and 14 when they befriend Korra and become a part of team avatar.

I think Tenzin would definitely offer to let them stay at the air temple if he found out they were homeless. But this would be contingent on them "acting right" because he definitely would not tolerate shenanigans around his kids. And, as we see in the Republic City Hustle short, they got into quite a bit of that before staying with Toza.

As for Lin, she is too busy to take care of kids, and I think she has known that from the start due to growing up with a mom that was police chief.

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Would Lin have a kid with the Chef?

Definitely not. She is past that time. But I get why some people want to give Lin her own family, because I think they view this as a path to happiness. But I don't think that was ever for Lin. I don't think that is what she wanted.

If Lin had wanted kids, she would have had the perfect opportunity with Tenzin. Had she been willing to have them, he probably would have been super helpful in taking care of them and making sure she could return to work as soon as possible. She could have also afforded help easily. Heck the acolytes seem so enthusiastic in season two they probably would have helped out.

But I don't think she wanted to be that absent, perpetually working mother. She was also burnt out from a childhood of taking care of Su. She also may not have even wanted to put her body through that given that her job is so physical.

Thus, when it comes to the Chief and the Chef, what happens in Zaofu, stays in Zaofu. She is probably not even thinking about him when she isn't visiting. And that is how they both like it.