Title: Shadows of Scars

Fandom: Legend of Korra

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Korrasami

Summery: Asami discovers something interesting about Korra. Aang’s death was not without consequences for the Avatar spirit. (Inspired loosely by this fanart.)

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There were many secluded beaches on Air Temple Island. It was dumb luck they ended up in the same place at all.

Asami was going for a swim, but what she found was Korra sprawled on her belly on a bench.  She didn’t think she’d even seen the girl sit still, but with recent events she wasn’t surprised the Avatar was tired. Korra was only wearing an old fashioned bathing suit – chest wraps and short skirt in her ever-present water tribe blue. She looked so vulnerable like that, even with the scars from her battle with Tarrlok.

The heiress had never seen Korra with so little clothing, aside from that – her face heated at the thought – the incident at the hot springs. Her memories of that particular occasion were a jumble of mortification, muscles playing under dark skin, and other feelings she didn’t want to think about.  She didn’t want to think about it, but she found herself irresistibly drawn to the sleeping figure on the bench.  Asami crouched and propped her chin on her fist.

Korra’s head was pillowed on her folded arm, the other dangling off the bench to brush the ground. Her dark hair was unbound, softening her face in a way that made her look a lot younger. Asami’s hand froze mid motion. She’d almost tucked a strand of hair behind the girl’s ear, as if she had any right to touch. Korra stirred, and a sliver of blue peered between dark lashes.

“Wat’er… what’er you doing, ‘Sami?”

“Nothing!” Asami’s mouth went dry. She grasped for something, anything as distraction. “What’s this?”

Overcompensating to show her innocence, her hand dropped to trace the irregular star on Korra’s upper back.  It was about the size of her spread hand. At the center it was dark red like a burn, but toward the edges it faded to a shade paler than the avatar’s skin. The texture was rougher than she expected.  

Korra shivered, a small sound catching in the back of her throat. “Your hands are cold.”

“What is this?” Asami repeated, attempting to ignore the way her heart drummed in her chest, the fact her thoughts were anything but innocent.

“A birthmark.” Korra grimaced. “I know it looks bad.”

“I didn’t mean-“

“No, no… it’s fine. Most people react like that.” She pushed herself up to her elbows and cast Asami a measuring glance. There was a new shadow in her eyes since her narrow escape, and it pained Asami more than she would care to admit. ”What were you doing anyway?”

(to be continued?)

  • June 6
  • , 2012
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