title; all about us
author; the lady hydrangea
song(s); all about us - he is we
category; the legend of korra
genre(s); romance
pairing/character(s); iroh ii/korra
rating; K+
word count; 481
summary; It was then, dancing under the scrutinizing gazes of his people, and the glow of the full moon that Iroh decided that he was going to do whatever it took to make Korra the happiest person in world.

all about us

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'cause lovers dance when they're feeling in love
spotlight's shining it's all about us
it's oh, oh, all about uh, uh, us
and every heart in the room will melt
this is a feeling i've never felt
but it's all about us

- all about us ; he is we

There's an effortlessness in the ridiculous little twirl she makes, laughter bubbling over as she collides into his chest. Her fingers grip at the fabric of his white dress shirt and his hands easily find their place on her waist. Her head quickly makes itself comfortable against his chest and her arms snake around his shoulders, hands clasping together at the base of his neck.

The soft, earthy scent that is purely Korra overwhelms his senses and his fingers grip at her waist a little tighter as he sways with her under the moonlight.

He isn't really sure how they got to this point - dancing under the moonlight, several of the Ember Island locals marveling at the display between the General of the United Forces and the Avatar - but he can't bring himself to complain.

"You seem to be in an awfully chipper mood." he murmurs, resting his chin atop her head and catching sight of all the prying people surrounding them, growing the slightest bit uncomfortable under their scrutinizing gazes; it was always difficult to tell if their disapproval was aimed at their prince, or their avatar.

"Am I not allowed to be?" she asked, pulling back to meet his gaze.

Iroh gave the faintest of smiles, quickly forgetting the audience they'd gathered as he watched her cross her arms over her chest and raise a delicate brow in a very Korra-like manner.

"I never once said you weren't allowed," he answered, pulling her back to him and pressing his lips ever so softly against her temple, "I was simply making an observation. You've never agreed to dance without some form of protest, so I think I'm allowed to be curious."

He watched in silence as Korra's stoic expression slowly transformed; her lips curling downward into a frown, and the slow way her lower lip jutted out into the smallest of pouts made it nearly impossible for him not to laugh, but he managed it with only an amused smirk tugging at his lips.

"It's been a while since we've had time to ourselves," she mumbled, uncrossing her arms and resting her hands against his chest, "I just wanted to make the best of it."

The sadness in her eyes was evident; it was so very clear he was sure his heart would break if he couldn't make that feeling go away, but he understood that their positions in the world made it impossible for him to ever completely remove that feeling of loneliness in her.

Slipping his hand in hers, Iroh twirled her around again, glad to pull some more infectious laughter from her lips as he did so; it was then, dancing under the scrutinizing gazes of his people, and the glow of the full moon that Iroh decided that he was going to do whatever it took to make Korra the happiest person in world.

disclaimer; clearly, i own nothing or korroh would be happening.
a/n; this turned out a bit shorter than i had intended it to be, and i'm posting it a bit late, seeing as this is following the korroh week prompts, but you can count that i will have all chapters up - hopefully much longer ones - following the prompts by the end of this week~ reviews are love.