Lin watched Tenzin's expression as Mako carried Kora away. He looked more relieved than she had ever seen. He cared about Korra as one of his own children.
The Airbender and the Metalbender were no longer lovers. That was the past. The days of their youth were long gone, yet they weren't forgotten. Lin could read Tenzin just as well as she had been able to when they were together. She knew from the way his brow furrowed when he was worried or stressed. She could tell from the way his lips moved if he was trying to hold in a laugh, attempting to keep up his strict demure he was so famous for. She knew him still.
It was a sweet expression that crossed his face, one of compassion. She loved watching him and knowing what he was thinking without his saying anything. Yet, she also knew he wanted to go home, back to his wife, back to his children. He wanted to make sure they were safe because they were his present and she was his past.
