Day three! I just thought this idea was super adorable, and really I'm just relieve that today's prompt is one-word. So much easier to work with. I apologize for the lack of actual Iroh, but enjoy!


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"You don't seem to have called me here for spiritual guidance on maintaining world peace."

Korra smiles at her predecessor. Since gaining access to the Spirit World three years prior, Korra has often turned to Aang for guidance and advice. She is particularly fond of using him as a springboard for her own ideas and plans. He is wise and knowledgeable, but also humorous and open-minded. He provides an excellent second opinion and Korra has always found his perspective to be insightful.

"You're right. I didn't."

He regards her curiously. "Then what's on your mind? You seem troubled."

Korra sighs. "Well, not troubled, exactly. Uncertain, maybe. See, there's this boy – man, I mean. He's definitely a man. I really like him, more than I did when I first met him. He's been staying in the city to help rebuild and I've had to spend a lot of time with him. And the more time I spend with him, the more I like him. We've been out to dinner several times, but mostly we were discussing the progress of the city, and the new council – Tenzin is still the Air Nomad rep, by the way – but still I felt like we were connecting with each other..."

She continues to ramble on in this fashion for a good several minutes. Aang listens patiently, attentively. He is smiling gently, nostalgically recalling his romantic ventures with Katara before she came to realize her own feelings for him. Seeing his reincarnation struggling with the same predicament makes him want to laugh. When Korra tells him about the last time she was with Iroh – this dinner date was more on the romantic side, and ended with an almost-kiss that Korra halted despite wanting it very, very badly – he observes the way her eyes melt and his face softens in understanding.

He holds up a hand, effectively stopping her rant mid-sentence. "I think that you're over-thinking this. It's clear to me how you feel about this man, and that he returns these feelings. Honestly, you should just come out and tell him how you feel. You have absolutely nothing to fear."

Korra considers this. "Should I? I mean, I up and told Mako how I felt and you know how that went. Not exactly very encouraging."

Aang chuckles. "Yes, I know. But Korra, you were so young then and new to the outside world. You'd spent thirteen years in a compound training under master benders and one of the first people you met when you got to Republic City was a handsome boy. You were attracted to him, sure, and even now the two of you are great friends, but you simply weren't meant for each other. Iroh, though, is another matter entirely."

Korra's smile is relieved, hopeful. "Really? So, if I just tell him how I feel, you think he'll feel the same?"

"Trust me, Korra," Aang assures, smiling as if at some private joke. "You'll be his forever girl."

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