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1. Tell the avatar that you’re more than willing to be her girlfriend before the she passes out from the apparent stress of even asking.
In all honesty, Asami Sato thought that she and Korra would walk into the spirit portal as two people very romantically interested in each other, and come out of it as a brand new couple. As such, Asami packed accordingly, even going so far as wearing some racy underwear despite how uncomfortable it was to trek all day wearing them.
Alas, it appeared that Korra never quite mustered enough courage to confess. Don’t be mistaken though, Asami had the time of her life. It was during this time that she knew for sure that Korra felt the same. For Asami, it was only a matter of waiting for Korra to ask the “magic question”.
By “magic question”, Asami meant Korra’s confession of undying love, Asami’s declaration of how much she reciprocates said undying love, and then Korra asking Asami if they could be in a relationship, to which Asami had already rehearsed at least 15 different ways to accept. One of which involved a small dance number. Asami may or may not have been a little too giddy when she came up with that one.
However, Asami begins to question the feasibility of this “magic question” scenario as she watches Korra stutter and wave her arms about at Asami’s doorstep, trying in vain to ask Asami out for another date.
"So, you see, Asami… Uh… Noodles… Um… Yeah… South pole… Korra…. Going to— I mean, me, I am Korra… and uh… You, Asami…."
Asami had been waiting patiently for Korra to find the phrase “please have dinner with me tonight” for around ten minutes. Asami doesn’t mind though; she finds the scene irresistibly adorable. But if Korra’s very very flushed, sweaty face was of any indication, it’s that Korra can’t keep this up for much longer. So the engineer steps up to the plate only the way that she can.
"Alright Korra", she starts, giggling in that way that puts butterflies in Korra’s stomach, "how about this, come pick me up at seven, and we’ll have dinner at that new south pole-style noodle place down the block. It’s a date".
Korra beams and nods enthusiastically, turning around to fist pump and whisper “yesssssssss”.
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Korra arrives on time, holding a bouquet of roses, and sheepishly holds it out for Asami when she opens the door, wordlessly grinning the whole time.
"Aww, how sweet", Asami says, taking the roses in her arms, smiling at Korra in the way that makes her heart pound so hard she can feel it in her toes.
Korra gulps and straightens up. This is it, Korra thinks to herself, this is the moment to ask. She stares at Asami, now determined to make Asami her “forever girl”, as Katara once put it.
Now that Korra’s really taken a moment to look, she realizes just how stunning Asami looks in her dress tonight, and how stunning she looks all the time really. But Korra reprimands herself, telling herself to focus and get the words out the way she rehearsed with Naga earlier.
"A-A-Asami… Uh… Before we head out… I uh- We… I…"
Korra feels the wild heat rush to her face. She feels a bit lightheaded. She never quite recovered from her little show where she “asked Asami Sato out”.
Asami smiles at her, blushing. This makes Korra’s heart pound even faster. This isn’t at all going the way Korra wanted. She was supposed to tell her how much Asami means to her, then ask her to be her “forever girl”, hoping that the gravity of referring to her past-life’s marriage wouldn’t be lost. But now Korra was floundering about with her arms again, like her weird gestures would somehow make the words come out easier as if she were a wordbender.
"A-Asami… When… We went to the spirit ki— I mean world, spirit world… We… Uh… hands… held… and… I uhhh…"
Korra is sweating now. A cold, nervous sweat. Her heart is pounding so hard she can hardly hear anything else. She is getting very, very lightheaded.
"What I want to say… is… I…."
"KORRA!"
And all Korra, the powerful avatar, sees last before blacking out, is Asami Sato, the love of her life, rushing forward to catch her.
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Korra wakes up, hours later, her head resting on Asami’s lap. Before Korra could jolt up or say anything, Asami puts a hand on her shoulder and a finger on her lips, silencing the startled avatar.
"I’ve ordered take-out and it should get here any moment. Don’t worry, you’ve only been out for about twenty minutes", Asami says, smiling to reassure Korra.
Korra visibly calms down, and Asami decides to finish the conversation they had before the avatar, who had previously saved the world 4 times, passed out before she could ask Asami the “magic question”. She steels herself, blushing. She’ll be damned if she doesn’t manage to make the avatar her girlfriend before the night ends. Korra’s eyes widen in surprise, as if aware of what’s taking place.
"Korra, I love you. I love everything about you. And yes, I’ll be your girlfriend. Nothing could make me happier right now."
And Korra bolts up and embraces Asami, conveying all the love she could in that one hug. They spend a moment in that blissful, tender silence before Korra speaks up, her voice muffled as her face is buried in Asami’s long black hair.
"I love you too. I really.. Really do. And.. Uhh… It’s forever girl…"
The gears in Asami’s head click and she reciprocates Korra’s tight embrace. Maybe not the “magic question” scenario she wanted, but forever girl it is, then.
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