A/N- Round 1
Category: Drabble
Prompt: Pairing Korra/Asami
Words: 647
other: AU- based on but on the Tumblr Xia Bau's Grove but in general, RedLotus!Korra, EqualistLeader!Asami, TriadeBoss!Mako, Councilman!Bolin and RCPD!Kuvira, along with some very different histories.
"Ready?" Asami asks, threading her fingers through Korra's as they walk towards Kwong's, Councilman Bolin's treat.
Korra bites the tip of her tongue sharply, the idea of being so close to the heads so many of Republic City's leaders. It'd so easy to end them, no, that'd just put them back at square one, she smiles, "Yeah," she squeezes Asami's hand, only letting go to open the door, before being quickly ushered to a table in the far back of the restaurant.
Korra quickly takes in her surrounding, 2 doors and several windows, before letting her eyes fall to the table where four figures talk amicably, the two men sit side by side, one, Mako of the triple threats, everything about him breathes power, everything about him as dangerous as his lightning, the other, their host for the evening, councilor Bolin, a very different type of danger than his brother, less direct but just as present, but then she can't say she and Asami don't have the same edge, one that makes the citizens take a few steps to go around them the rare moments they get in public. The other two figures at the table are just recognizable as the brothers, the elder, Lieutenant Kuvira Beifong, daughter of the police chief, and as P'li has told her, much less dedicated to the letter of the law compared to her mother, there was even talk of bringing the officer into their plans, though that thought was quickly squashed. The other, Opal Beifong, one of the new airbenders who unlocked it at the same time she and Zaheer had.
"Asami," Bolin calls, standing quickly, "And good to see you again, Korra." walking around to help the Equalist leader and Korra into their seats before sitting back down himself. Kuvira and Mako both greet them, though neither's gaze break from the door, though Korra can't say her's does either, or Asami's for that matter. Bolin and Opal have no such problem as they fill in the silence, the others filling in bits and pieces here and there. When the meal comes, everyone loosens up a bit.
As the night goes on, Korra feels like if shei was just Korra, Asami just Asami, Mako just Mako, if they didn't have the titles of Avatar, Councilman, Beifong or Sato, that the six of them could've been friends, "I'm actually an earthbender," she responds softly when they turn their questions to her, Opal having already been quizzed as Bolin's new girlfriend.
The glow in Bolin and Kuvira's eyes tell her that was the best element to select, "Can you metalbend?" The next question falls from Bolin's mouth, not Kuvira's, the officer seeming to be content to wait and watch, she can't help but wonder if she knows what her friends, though she quickly decides no. If the stories are true, the lieutenant would not be so comfortable sitting here.
"No, I haven't tried," she shakes her head, feeling Asami's hand grab her leg under the table.
"So, Korra, what do you do?" Opal asks before they get into why.
"Nothing much, here and there, whatever I can do to help." Looking at the time, she frowns, 9:30, the others seem to notice as well, as all but Opal seem to prepare to leave. Goodbyes are quickly said, Korra's smile isn't as tight as it often is. Though as Asami leads her back to their little apartment, the thought settles in her mind, Kuvira, Mako, Bolin, Asami and Opal may be nice; However the police, the Triades, the Council, the Equalists, the elites, they all must fall for everyone to achieve true freedom. Even the Avatar must, eventually, fall. And nothing and no one can get in the way of that.
Closing her eyes, Korra allows herself to fall into Asami's embrace, allowing the world and its complications to fall away for a bit, at least until they have to go to work.