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Counting down from his fingers a cameraman starts, "Alright we'll be going live in five, four…" he signals the last three down with his fingers.
"Good evening folks! It's your host Sarutobi Sasuke and welcome back to another episode of the Republic's Stars! Today we got some special guests, your most recent favorite actress and actor from the number one drama that has broken countless records which is approaching its finale, that's right! Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess's Mako Kaen and Asami Sato! Let's welcome our stars!" The host excitedly said as the live audience began cheering in awe.
The two stars make their way to the front stage and wave at the crowd before sitting down at their assigned spots.
"Thanks for having us, it's always a pleasure coming here." Mako says with a pleasant smile.
Asami makes a charming smile before agreeing, "Yes thanks for having us, it's always fun coming here. I always wonder what you're gonna put us through today."
Sasuke laughs before saying, "It's a shame the rest of the cast couldn't make it but I promise it won't be anything scandalous this time around!" The crowd chuckles before he continues, "First off, before we reach the spicy goods, I need to ask, how was your experience in filming Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess?"
"Ohhhh," Mako starts while looking at Asami with a devious smile. "It was absolutely amazing! As you know, I got to work alongside one of my closest friends, Asami. We had a blast filming this crazy adventure and even the rest of the cast and staff were simply amazing. The sites we also filmed at were phenomenal and the amount of work that was put into creating the set, costumes and props were just outstanding. I really can't wait until you all see the finale this upcoming week."
"Yes yes," he nods in agreement, "I think we all have to agree that Varrick definitely outdid himself this time around. And how about you Asami? Anything fun or noteworthy that you'd like to mention?"
Asami chuckles before crossing her legs. "Well… I think Mako stole my thunder." She rolls her eyes playfully before continuing, "but let's see hmm… ah! Actually yes, the truth is… as stunning as all of Lady Penelope's dresses were, it was such a hassle changing in and out of them."
The audience laughs before she continues, "It always took me about thirty minutes to get my makeup and hair done so imagine adding a stunning dress on top of that too? I swear if I was lucky the fastest one time would take me to be completely ready was about an hour tops. Ugh, and not to mention walking in heels all the time is more of a workout than you'd think."
Part of the audience laughs while some of them, the women in particular, applaud Asami's sacrifice.
"As expected of our noble lady herself," Sasuke playfully bows before looking her into the eyes. "I do have to say, Asami, you did a fantastic job playing as Penelope. I don't think anyone else could've pulled off our beloved lady like you. Mako too, you were perfect for our chosen Crown Prince Kallisto!"
"Oh no no no," Mako shook his hands in disagreement. "I don't think I'm anything close to being a prince yet alone this crown prince. I am too peasant compared to his… 'royal' needs."
The crowd chuckles again as they whisper amongst themselves about their complete personality differences.
Sasuke grins brightly before continuing, "Either way, I think you two were perfect for the roles but now enough of these generic questions if I may. Can I bother you two in asking how well you managed to partake in the olden ways like horseback riding, swordsmanship and especially for you Asami with archery? From the looks of it, those scenes looked very much real and I know us fans are dying to find out!"
Mako and Asami looked at each other before laughing.
"It was a nightmare." Mako deadpans with a serious face.
Asami laughs at the recollection, "You should've seen your 'royal highness' riding his horse. It really didn't like him at the beginning."
Mako shivers at the recollection, "I think he only dealt with me by the end. Not exactly the easiest horse to ride… I had to put more practice into riding him compared to sword fighting."
"Oh my how unexpected! You looked flawless on camera, but… my apologies Mako. I think we're more curious about Asami," he turns to face her. "Ho, how exactly were you so perfect? What's your story?"
With a soft smile, Asami crosses her hands. "Well actually, not many people know about this but archery is actually one of my pastime hobbies and believe it or not, I also had one of the best coaches around."
With the crowd gasping, Sasuke voices their thoughts. "Oh? Do tell! What do you mean by this?"
"You see…" the actress starts off, "Korra Seaton, the national champion for archery, is actually an old friend of ours. We went to the same college, Zaofu's Performing Arts, actually."
Looking at his co-star, Mako chuckles before continuing. "When we read the script and saw these scenes, we knew we had to call her up and see if she was willing to help us train."
"And she agreed just like that." Asami snaps her fingers, "If I looked flawless on camera, you have to thank Korra." She winks at the camera, "I owe her lessons my saving grace for archery on camera."
The crowd cheers in awe before Sasuke whistles. "Wow. To think you two knew our city's reigning archery champion, that's amazing! But still, I think you aren't giving yourself enough credit. Is there anything you can't do Asami? We know our prince charming here couldn't ride a horse."
"Hey!" Mako says with a fake offense, getting the crowd to laugh again.
Ignoring him, the host continues humorously. "Not only are you such an amazing actress capable of acting both the protagonist and antagonist, you can even do action scenes amongst your many skill sets."
Asami chuckles in disbelief. "Oh you're flattering me, there's plenty I can't do."
Mako gives her a teasing look. "Oh yeah, name me three things then little miss perfect!"
"That's—" she scrunches her face in vain.
He hums in victory. "Cat got your tongue?"
Giving him a playful scoff, she smacks his arm. "Hey, you know I'm not perfect! No one is so give me a sec, let's see hmm…" after a moment, she cracks a smile. "I'm a disaster in the kitchen." Her fans all laugh before she continues. "And believe it or not, I'm terrible at waking up. Twenty alarms aren't even enough!" Her fans laugh again before she continues warmly, "And I can't function properly without caffeine in my system thank you very much."
He playfully huffs while rolling his eyes. "Yeah yeah miss perfect. We all can't function without coffee and I've seen you without caffeine, you function totally fine."
"As if!" She retorts with a bright smile on her face.
Sasuke laughs again, "Aren't you two close?"
"Wonder what gave you that idea?" Asami says while rolling her eyes.
Mako simply shrugged with a smug look. "I wouldn't say that."
They smile at another before the host continues. "Well well well, since we still have a long way to go, before we start taking questions from the audience, let's catch up on our favorite royal couple! Any new exciting projects you two will be taking up that we should look forward to?"
Mako leans back in his chair with a hum, "Well actually, I'm auditioning for a new role. When the time comes, I'll let you all know on my social media. It's something quite different from Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess so look forward to that."
"Wow, striking that pan while it's still hot huh? That sounds great! We'll be looking forward to it. How about you Asami? Any new drama or movie we should look forward to?"
Asami fluffs out her hair before saying, "Let's see… maybe a few gigs here and there but otherwise I think I'll be taking it a bit easy until I find something new that interests me. I've had enough of wearing heels after all." She jokes, causing some of her fans to laugh while some nodded in respect.
"What a shame for your fans but that sounds amazing! We'll miss seeing you on screen as often but I do hope you have a well rested break."
"Thank you, now that my schedule will finally be somewhat free now, I've been meaning to catch up on some of my hobbies and finally watch these new movers and shows."
"Alright alright, well it looks like it's time for that CM break so we'll see you back in a few! Stay tuned to find out what else is happening in our favorite stars' lives!"
xXx
"Good work everyone, and that's a wrap."
After some time, the stars finally finished their impromptu meet and greet with their fans. Asami and Mako gave their thanks to the staff and after their long session of taking pictures and signing autographs was officially over, their job was done and the two of them were on their merry way chatting through the halls on their way back to their vans.
"So… I'm technically not allowed to announce it yet but I'm in the process for my last screenings for that role." Mako whispers with a bright smile on his face.
Asami raises her brow before smiling brightly, "You are? Congrats Mako!"
They stop in place and hug for a brief second before continuing their walk.
"Thanks, it isn't certain for sure but it's looking pretty bright. I've been eyeing this one for a while so I'm pretty happy and hopeful!" He bashfully rubs his cheek before adding, "I also kind of have a crush on my co-star."
"No way, really?" Asami grinned before teasingly jabbing his side. "Look at you, what's their name? Do I know them?"
"Not personally but you've met her in passing. It's, Akemi, Akemi Suzaku. Izumi's daughter."
Asami whistled, "Isn't she a little out of your league."
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean!"
"Come on, sureeee, the daughter of one of the best studio producers out there? Helloooo, she's clearly out of your league." She teases with this shit eating grin.
"She's not! We actually get along pretty well thank you very much. She's great. She's free spirited yet righteous and so much more than being just a famous producer's daughter! Besides, she's pretty much your partner in crime in this stardom world."
Asami fakes a scoff, "How dare you compare me you ass!" She playfully swings at his stomach landing a solid punch.
"Oof!" He yelps upon the impact, "A-Any who…" he clears his throat before deflecting, "How's Korra? I haven't seen her since that party Bolin threw."
She immediately softens up and smiles fawnly. "Just the same old, same old."
"That's good. Be careful though alright? Bolin's said that your antis and fanatics have been going at it recently."
The actress simply shrugged, "They can dig all they want but they won't find anything."
"..." Mako looked like he didn't want to say it but he did. "Well… except for Korra."
At that note, she huffed knowing he was right.
He eyes his surroundings before whispering, "The public still doesn't know that you've been in a relationship let alone with a woman and for like what? About fifteen years now?"
"Sixteen and three months." She corrects with a soft sigh. "And… that's true, I know she wouldn't mind but still… I like respecting her privacy. She doesn't get hounded in public like I do and I'd like to keep it that way."
He looks up at the ceiling before sighing. "I feel it… sometimes I just wish people would leave us alone but that's the price we pay being in the entertainment industry I guess."
Asami rubs her neck. "Anyways, I guess I won't be seeing you for quite some time since you'll be busier than I am unless I find an interesting project."
"I guess so," he shrugs before leaning in for a hug which Asami returns. "Well, either way be careful with those antis okay?"
"I will, don't worry about it mom." She teases, getting him to groan at the pen name.
"Yeah yeah, alright, until next time."
She smiles softly, "Yeah, till next time."
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anon6969: I'm telling you, Mako and Asami are so dating!
anon6969: Did you see the way they looked at each other!
anon6969: "Just friends" they said. Hah! That's what they all say!
anon6969: *sends clip of their behind the scenes*
anon6969: LOOK AT THEM! Do "just friends" do this?!
anon6969: The way Asami is grabbing his arm is too friendly and that thigh grab! Gurllll, she is so getting some from him.
anon6969: U SEE THAT GLOW!
anon321: Ur telling me m8!
anon58008: Fuckkk, they're so fucking hot!
anon007: Masami for the winnnn! DX
anon420: Nah stop tripping, they're just friends.
anon5318008: Oh yeah. Well did u see that fucking interview! Kdfbsjbdosbfks! They're so cuteeee!
anon420: Ur overreacting bruh
anon6969: Nah ur in denial, how else would Mako know how Asami is in the morning? .A.
anon420: 0_o
anon007: They. Are. So. Dating.
anon007: *sends compilation of masami moments*
anon007: Tell me they're just friends.
anon007: *sends top masami moments*
anon007: Tell. Me. They're. Just. Friends.
anon420: "..."
anon007: That's what I thought.
*About a Year Later*
"Asami… earth to Asami!"
With her eyes closed, Asami twitched in her seat. She took a deep breath, realizing that her makeup artist must've finished before slowly opening her eyes. She groans at the bright light off the vanity before taking in her surroundings again. Bolin was busy scrolling through his phone, probably thanks to her most recent outing in public, while Opal on the other hand was giving her a judging look. Knowing that face a mile away, she smiles innocently before saying:
"Yes Opal?"
Opal sighs before rubbing her temples, "You weren't listening were you?"
"Mmh… something about a meet and greet?"
"And…?" Her assistant pesters with her glare deepening by the second.
"And…" Asami breaks eye contact before smoothly saying, "That's why I pay you."
"Hah…" rolling her eyes, her assistant sighs from the need to repeat herself. Again. "After your meet and greet, you have a CM for Spirit Wild's Cosmetics, then after that, you have that modeling gig. You also need to respond to the producers whether or not you want to attend the Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess' special reunion and…"
"Okay okay I get it." Asami waves her hand in surrender, "One step at a time okay, one step at a time. Well, for now go ahead and respond to them that I'll be free to go."
Opal shrugs, "Gotcha gotcha and well this isn't anything new since I remind you every time but I still gotta give you the breakdown. Come on, let's hurry to the cafe. They're gonna give us some free drinks and snacks so get some while you can! Once you're signing away, I don't think you'll have time to choose."
The actress rolls her eyes. "You just want those free drinks don't you."
Opal stuck her tongue out, "Was it that obvious?"
"Yup," she pops the 'p' before standing up, "Alrighty then, let's go. You two ready?"
Doubling checking their belongings, Opal responds first. "Ready."
"Bolin?"
Bolin was leaning against the wall, finishing up some minor details on his tablet. "Yup, totally ready."
Asami cocks an eyebrow, "What's wrong?"
He grunts, "Well Mako's being a little dumb dumb and going out on dates with Akemi. I need him to not do that until the reunion is over! We want that masami hype for them viewssss!"
A laugh immediately escapes Asami's lips. "I think our fans will be devastated if they find out Mako's dating someone. I swear, I'm surprised he's managed to keep their relationship going. More like, I'm surprised Akemi likes him."
Opal cracks up before Bolin feels the need to defend his brother. "Hey! He's not that bad. Besides, she's good for him. You know how cute they are together."
"I know I know, they're cute and all but sometimes I feel like she's wasted on him."
"That's—"
Asami gives him the look, "Tell me I'm wrong."
"..." Bolin couldn't argue back, "Okay fine."
Opal wraps her arm around Bolin's. "Don't worry sweetie, if it makes you feel better, he's a late bloomer. The last one in the game to be dating."
Unable to wipe that smile off his face, he deadpanned. "True."
"Alright alright, let's hurry you two, we don't want to be late." Asami starts strutting out the room.
"On it~"
xXx
By the time Asami and her staff were ready, she was seated on the second floor. This café was quite rustic yet modern so there was a nice warm forestry vibe to it. It took a moment for her to settle down and now, the autograph session was about to begin so she rolled her neck before finally taking a sip of her caramel latte. One sip in, she makes a displeased face before her poker face quickly stepped in. She mumbles to herself but only in Opal's and Bolin's earshot since they were standing next to her side.
"Urgh, this is ridiculously sweet."
Bolin snorts, "You like sweet though."
"I know but it just tastes different for some reason."
Opal quickly sidesteps and smacks Bolin's arm. "It's obviously because it's not made by her sugar boo."
Asami glares at Opal before Bolin laughs with a shrug. "Hey, you can't deny that Korra does make some bombass food and drinks. This iced mocha tastes more like chocolate than coffee." He says while shaking his drink.
With a smirk, Asami let out a victorious huff. "See? I'm not the only one that thinks their coffee is okay."
Opal scoffs at the two of them, "Hey this cafe is super popular thank you very much! It took the producers forever to get them to let us rent this location out for your meet and greet."
The actress simply shrugged. "We didn't have to do it here, I was fine with that hotel."
This time, Bolin chimes in. "Ugh! We can't have that. That hotel was so not very photogenic! Whereas here," he pulls out his phone to take a selfie of the three of them, "it's much better."
Ignoring his friends for a moment, he quickly types something before posting it online. "It's my job to make you look good andddd…" he refreshes the page before shoving it in front of Asami's face. "You already have a thousand retweets."
Asami groans before sarcastically saying, "Mmh! The joy yay…"
Bolin laughs before his phone dings. He reads the message before saying, "Oh, looks like Mako finally finished that last shooting so he'll be coming back soon."
"Just in time for the reunion then," Opal inquiries.
Crossing her legs, Asami twirls her hair. "Right, the reunion. Guess that makes him and me. Any of the others said they were gonna attend?"
Opal hums before thinking deeply. "Mmh… I think Noatak was coming? His schedule is a bit chaotic though so he might not be able to come."
"What about your bro?" Bolin asks.
She looks at him with a nod. "Yeah Wei said he was coming and I think Iroh was coming too but I don't think Hasook is gonna make it."
Asami hums before taking another sip of her drink. "What a shame. It'd be nice if everyone could make it."
"Yup…" Bolin's phone dings again and he reads another incoming text. "Oh! Looks like Mako has a surprise for you Sami. He said it should arrive around lunch."
Cocking an eyebrow, Asami looks at Bolin funnily. "A surprise?"
"Yeah. He said he found it while looking for souvenirs and had to send you a bunch."
"Hmm…" Asami leans back in her chair, "I'll look forward to it then."
"Are you guys ready?" One of the staff finally says.
Opal looks at their team before looking back at the staff after Asami nods. "Yes. Go ahead and let them in."
"Understood, let the fans in." He signals with a wave to the other staff.
xXx
Sitting in a cafe, Asami scrolled through her phone as she took her short lunch break, sipping on her second drink of the day, an iced caramel coffee. It wasn't until Bolin made one of the biggest smiles out there before running up to Asami with a bouquet of flowers in hand. "Oh my spirits! Asami, check this out, you won't believe it!"
Asami looks up from her phone, "What's up?"
"This!" He pulls out the bouquet from behind his back, "Fire lilies!"
Her face immediately lightens up with a bright smile, "Oh my gosh. They're beautiful!" She got up from her spot before taking the flowers, "They're so bright and vibrant!"
Opal gasps when her eyes finally fall upon the surprise. "Wow! Those are so rare to find. Didn't you only say those grew in the Fire Nation or something Sami?"
"Yeah," she smiles fawnly at the resurfacing memories. "My mom loved these but they're hard to come by here in Republic City, something about the climates being tricky."
Bolin grins before pulling out his phone. "Come on, I'll snap a pic to show Mako you got them!"
Asami smiles softly before posing for the picture.
"Andddddd… posted! Tweet sent and insta posted."
The actress shook her head softly, "Is that really necessary?"
Bolin scoffed in offense. "Obviously! I captioned it," he pauses for empathize, "'Crown prince brings back flowers for his love.''"
Asami giggled at the choice in words, "So dramatic." She rolls her eyes playfully before her phone dings and she cocks an eyebrow before glancing at her phone.
He grins, "Only the best for our crazy pair!"
"Alright alright," Opal stands up and swats at Bolin's arm, "Let's leave her alone so she can finish her food. A woman's got to eat when she can."
"Ow okay okay! No need to push sugar boo!"
Asami smiles at the two. "Why don't you two eat as well? I'll finish my snack and update Korra and show off the lilies."
"Sounds like a plan!" He turned on his heels and started making his way.
"Make sure to eat okay! You have about ten more minutes until your break is over!" Opal says one last time before heading down the stairs with Bolin in tow.
Asami dismissively swats her response. "I will, I will." She takes a bite of her sandwich before looking at her text messages. Randomly taking a picture of the fire lily bouquet, she sends one to Korra.
SalamiSato (13:15): babe, look what Mako got me
SalamiSato (13:15): *sends picture of the bouquet*
After a second, Korra types back.
Korbear (13:18): Woah, thats beautiful nice baby! =D
SalamiSato (13:18): I know, I haven't seen these in years.
SalamiSato (13:18): What are you up to right now?
Korbear (13:18): ….
Asami cocks an eyebrow before typing:
SalamiSato (13:18): Korra?
A few moments passed and Asami took a few more bites of her sandwich before she eventually responded.
Korbear (13:21): babe i'm sorry but don't be mad at me…
Feeling slightly amused, Asami hums before texting back.
SalamiSato (13:21): What did u do now?
Korbear (13:22): cough cough
Korbear (13:22): *sends a picture of Naga with a little orange tabby kitten in her mouth*
Korbear (13:22): I swear I didn't catnap this cat.
Immediately snorting at the ridiculous yet cute picture, Asami covers her mouth to hide her smile.
Korbear (13:22): I swear I didn't!
Korbear (13:22): *sends a short video of her setting the kitten down and the kitten climbing back onto her leg*
Korbear (13:22): babeee what do I do!
Korbear (13:22): ;m;
Korbear (13:22): She? He? (I think it's a precious boy tho) won't let me gooo!
SalamiSato (13:22): Just catnap them then love.
Korbear (13:22): Gasp! R u telling me to take this cute kitten for ourselves?
Korbear (13:22): *sends picture of herself posing with the kitten (who is pawing at her face) looking all cute and pouty*
Asami smiles brightly before typing back.
SalamiSato (13:23): Why not? I'll cover your tracks for you.
SalamiSato (13:23): Don't worry Korra, I think I can manage and afford to add another one to our family.
She could practically see Korra's bright grin.
Korbear (13:23): u said it! not me!
Korbear (13:23): i'll go buy use some kitty litter
SalamiSato (13:23): and snacks
Korbear (13:23): and toys
Korbear (13:23): and catnip
Ignoring the distant flashes and shuddering camera lenses, Asami readjusts her legs before sipping on her coffee while texting back.
SalamiSato (13:23): Don't forget a bed.
Korbear (13:23): gasp, ur right!
Korbear (13:23): smart move babe, i'll let you know how it goes when we're settled
Korbear (13:24): did u want to come up with their name love?
SalamiSato (13:24): hmm… I'll think about it
Korbear (13:24): alrighty! I'll ttyl then, love you~
SalamiSato (13:24): Love you too :3
"Asami you done? Time's up!" Opal shouts from down stairs.
"Yeah." She calls back, "Coming."
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anon007: Oh. My. Raava.
anon007: *sends a picture of Asami's tweet*
anon007: *sends a picture of Asami smiling on her phone with the bouquet of fire lilies next to her.*
anon007: did u guys see this yet!
anon5318008: THAT'S SO FUCKING CUTE!
anon5318008: AHHHHHHHHH
anon5318008: FHOSBDKSNCKSBCJENCJE
anon5318008: CJOSBCKSNCKDBCKNSKCNDKXBKSFHEJCKSBCKDBDJDNXJDNJDNSHCKS
anon5318008: THEY'RE SO CUTE OMG
anon321: NO FRIENDS WOULD SMILE LIKE THAT TO EACH OTHER!
anon321: I can't believe Mako sent Asami flowers!
anon321: that's so sweet!
anon321: *sends a picture of Asami's reaction*
anon321: our queen's so happy look at herrrr *sobs*
xXx
"Urghhhh…"
Letting out a loud groan, Asami practically falls down onto her dress room chair. Her eyes snapped shut before she started whining.
"Tell me why we booked a meet and greet, a CM andddd a photoshoot all on the same day again?"
Opal was busy swiping through some emails before she mindlessly responded. "Because you're the one who wanted to stay busy yet not take on that role from Beware of the Villainess."
Asami groans again, "As much as I would've loved acting as Melissa, I wanted to take a break from another 'villainess' slash 'other worldly' role. I'm also kinda burnt out from wearing all these dresses and heels. Besides, I don't want to do any more curtsies anytime soon."
Bolin finally chimes in. "Hey, well at least this is your last shot! After they fix the set, you'll be done once you nail the outfits."
"Of course it's plural… hah, still…"
"Miss Sato, are you ready?" One of the staff members interrupts.
Cracking an eye open, she huffs before smiling professionally and sitting up straight. "Yes, thank you."
The makeup artist bows once before getting to her work. Then after several pointless banters later and after she was done with the makeup, a knock on the door sounded off once the artist was outside.
Bolin was the first to react. "Who is it?" The door cracks open. "Oh hey Korra!"
Korra peaks inside the room with a bag of deserts and drinks. "Hey! Hope I'm not late." She sets the bags down by the small table before adjusting her black face mask and hat.
"Oh Korra, thank the spirits!" Bolin excitedly spits out before running over to her side, "I've been waiting for your gooddsss!"
"Calm down babe," Opal snags the tea from his hand, "You belong to me."
"I know I know, you know what I mean love~"
"Sureeeee I do, sure I do." She teases before slapping his ass.
"Hey! Keep it PG-13, our makeup artist is right outside!" Asami playfully reminds them.
Opal simply shrugs.
Korra chuckles before walking over with Asami's berry smoothie and a small pastry selection. She hands her beloved the drink before saying, "Here you go Sami."
"Thanks love," she accepts the drink with a happy sigh before taking a sip. "Mmh, you always know what I need Kor."
She quickly pulls down her mask with a bright grin and kisses the top of her head before pulling it back up. "I always do." She pulls out the set of nicely packed pastries from behind her back, "And a snack for my fav."
Asami immediately smiles even brighter. "Aww Korra, you didn't have to."
"Mmhmm…" she starts unwrapping the gift for her lover. "And when was the last time you ate Miss Sato?"
Laughing nervously, the actress responds. "I ate not too long ago, don't worry about it."
Korra gives her the eye with her lips jutted before barely turning her head towards their friends. "Opal?"
Opal harmlessly chimes in, "Five to six hours ago."
Asami winces the moment Korra rests her hand on her hip while giving her the 'I thought so' look. Simultaneously, she also sticks the pastries in front of Asami's face. "You want chocolate or custard?"
She smiles apologetically yet happily. "Chocolate please."
xXx
Smiling fawnly, Korra was feeling swoon all over again as she watched the camera flashes go off again and again. The way Asami was killing it with this photo shoot had to be a new time record. How can a human look so beautiful with just a simple outfit: a loose red blouse, creme flared pants and a white shaw. Remembering to shut her mouth, though not like anyone could see that, Korra adjusts her black cap before leaning towards Bolin and Opal and whispers:
"Spirits she's killing it…"
Opal giggles before whispering back, "That's what you always say."
"What? It's true." She deadpans as if it's the most obvious fact out there.
Bolin quickly snaps a behind the scenes picture before posting it on Asami's Instagram story with the caption: Almost done~
He then turns to face Opal and Korra before saying, "Hahaha, you'd say that even if she's a sloppy mess right after running a marathon."
Korra huffs. "Asami's beautiful no matter what she does, that's just a fact."
"Okay okay, geez stop your simping Kor. Didn't we suffer enough during college?" Opal jokes before slapping Korra's bicep.
She simply laughs before scratching her neck. "Nope. Not at all. I can never simp enough for Asami."
"Ooo wee," Bolin whistles, "Save your lovey dovey mush behind the doors! You know how much Asami wants to keep your privacy afloat."
Korra simply shrugs, "Meh?" This was where she slaps back her friend but, not the person who slapped her in the first place of course, just Bolin and a little rougher than needed. "And you act like you and Opal aren't like that most of the time!"
"Ow! Korra! I wasn't even the one who slapped you!" Bolin whines before rubbing his arm.
She lets out a cheerful laugh, "You're like one in the same bopal!"
"Hey! Don't call us our ship name and besides we keep it tame right Boo?" Opal retorts before cooing at her boyfriend.
Korra fakes a barf, "Get a room you two!"
Opal gives her a smug smirk, "We will when you do."
"Not like you can see it but I'm totally sticking my tongue at you by the way." Korra teases before avoiding Opal's scrunched up sticky note.
"Looks like you all are having fun without me." Asami says as she strides over to her friends.
Korra lit up with a bright smile that couldn't be contained by a mask. Her pupils dilated and eyes widened before she immediately went over next to Asami's side. She couldn't help but whisper, "Nice work babe, you look breathtaking with that gold eye shadow and red accents."
Asami rolled her eyes playfully. "I look like a lady during the solstice trying to get some spice in her life."
Chuckling deviously, Korra leans into Asami's ear. "And you can get any spice from me free of charge."
With her eyes deepening in color, Asami let out a suppressed groan before the staff spoke up. "Brilliant work as usual Asami, it's nice working with you again and look forward to those final pictures."
Making eye contact with Korra, she subtly bites part of her lower lip before turning around with a smile. "Thanks for the hard work. I'll look forward to seeing the result."
After the krew gave the staff their final greetings and farewells, they were on their way in the garage. Korra makes it there first and, of course, she slides the door open before bowing playful for Asami.
"After you my lady~"
"Oh brother…" Opal face palms before Bolin plays along with her gesture.
Bolin immediately runs over to be adjucanent with Korra before bowing as well. "My lady, your stallion awaits!"
Asami laughs from their silliness before giving them a look. "And what do I owe this pleasure for?"
Korra smiles beneath her mask before easily saying, "Because you deserve the world."
While Bolin on the other hand said, "Because Lady Penelope's making a comeback soon," at the same time.
Both Korra and Bolin look at each other in competition for Asami's reaction but Asami just shakes her head and steps inside the van. Once they are all boarded in the car, Korra finally takes off her mask and baseball cap. Opal starts the car and Bolin sighs in relief.
"Man, this was such a productive day!"
Asami finally leans in to kiss Korrra's lips, "How was your day love?"
Opal cuts in as she turns the steering wheel, guiding the car out from the garage, into the city's bustling nightlife. "I saw your story today Korra, something about getting new equipment?"
Korra nuzzles against Asami's nose before leaning back with a smile. "Yeah! We got some new sponsors so I was busy fixing up the dojo for expansion. And then believe it or not… Naga found a little new friend!"
Bolin turns around in his seat, "New friend…?"
"Yup!" She pops the 'p' before pulling out her phone and scrolling through her photos. "A little orange tabby kitten. He's a very peculiar and feisty boy."
"What? You catnapped a kitten?"
"Maybe…" she extends her hand forward to show off the pictures. "Here look, isn't he cute?"
"Dawww… what's his name?"
Korra juts her lips in curiosity as she looks at Asami, "His name is…"
Asami smiles before giving her girlfriend a wink. After a second, she replies with a devious smile, "Kallisto."
Her girlfriend immediately grins before handing her phone over to Bolin so he could swipe through the abundance of photos and videos she just took. "Kallisto, our new son!"
Bolin practically swoons over the cute photos as he swipes through her gallery. "Oh my gosh! He's so cute!"
Opal takes a quick peek at the images before laughing. "Really? You guys are naming him Kallisto?"
Asami simply shrugged, "What? It's a cool name and besides, he's giving me princely vibes. I'm calling it, he'll be just like his uncle Mako won't he~"
Taking back her phone, Korra suggests, "You guys wanna stop by our place? Naga's babysitting him but he seems quite feisty," she pulls up her sleeve to show off her battle wounds, "Look what our boy did to me!"
Shooting a glance at Korra's forearm, Asami softly grabs her arm out of worry. "Aw baby, you're so scratched." She rubs her thumb up and down her cuts, "See… our boy is feisty just like our crown prince. Have you shown Mako yet?"
"Nope! I was just waiting until he settled and named before we did. Oh! And by the way bopal, you two hungry? I made some dinner, it's some spaghetti squash with vodka sauce."
"Oh my spirits yes! I'm totally famished, we'd love some dinner right Opal?"
Opal would've declined before she couldn't help but swallow at the thought and agree. "It's been a while since we've had your food so if you don't mind the intrusion…"
Korra grinned, "Perfect! Sounds like a plan then!"
xXx
"Naga!" Korra whistles once she enters the door. Soon enough, a fluffy white Alaskan Malamute scampers from the living room over to the door. Barking once, she licks Korra's hand before prancing around Asami's legs.
"Hey girl," Asami cooes before rustling her face, "Did you miss me?"
Naga barks happily before noticing Opal and Bolin and running to their side.
"Nagaaa!" Bolin opens his arms wide before getting tackled by the fluffy beast. "I heard you're a big sister now!"
She barks once again before panting when Opal pets her head.
"So where is his royal highness? I wanna say hi. Need to make sure he passes the test before he can become friends with Pabu."
"Hey!" Korra scoffs in offense, "Of course Kallisto is friendly!" She runs over to the kitten's temporary designated area before lifting him up by his underarms. Once she's back, she flashes the kitty. "See! Totally friendly!"
Kallisto meows before squirming in Korra's hold.
"Ow ow! Okay… well he's just misunderstood."
Asami giggles before taking him out of her hands like a baby. "Aww, I finally get to meet our royal highness."
The kitten squirms a bit and smacks Asami's face, getting a snort from Korra. She gives her lover a glare before scratching his small head. Sure enough, Kallisto calms down and starts purring in Asami's arms. Korra scoffs in debrief this time.
"What, that's not fair! Took him forever to warm up to me!"
Opal laughs before walking over to get a closer look. "As expected of our royal highness, he only has eyes for his lady."
"Oh boy, this should be good." Bolin starts messing around with his phone, "I have to make his public debut perfect!"
Korra smiles before walking to the kitchen. "Go ahead and play with him, I'll go prep the food."
Asami sets him down before playfully wiggling her finger in front of his face. Kallisto begins to swat at her finger while letting out soft mewls. Naga huffs at his cries before scampering behind Korra's legs. Her tail continued to swipe like crazy as Korra began pulling stuff out from the fridge.
"Alright! I got this guys," Bolin takes several photos before uploading them onto Asami's instagram account. He captions it: Meet my new friend, the one and only royal highness Kallisto~
"And there we go!" He says with much oomph as if he accomplished something big.
Smiling wryly, Asami lets out a huff. "I swear I don't know if I regret letting you run my social media or not…"
He dismissively swats his hand, "Don't worry about it. You know I do my best to keep your privacy and make you look good."
Kallisto meows loudly before jumping up and clawing Opal's pants.
"Woah, watch it there buddy. You know I'll probably be your aunt right," she boops his nose, "and although you're a little monster scratching up my favorite pair of jeans… you're cute so I approve of you becoming friends with Pabu."
"He totally is cute!" Bolin walks over and picks him up before snuggling with him against his cheek. "Aww our royal highness is so soft, flwaffy, and ow—" with a groan, he yelps in pain before Asami snorts and couldn't help it.
"Cat got your tongue?"
Quite literally and ironically too.
"Argh... ah— H-eeyy! Not funny… h-helrpf!"
Korra belches a laugh, "What the? I look away for like two minutes and Kallisto's trying to silence his servant already?" She walks over and pulls Asami in for a side hug by the hip, "Didn't know that'd be such a perfect name."
"Ack!" Bolin fumbles before finally managing to somehow get him to release his tongue. With a sad pout, he sets Kallisto down before grasping his mouth. "Geez! Ow… some help you guys are…"
Opal finally stops suppressing her laugh. "S-Sorry love, if my favorite pants gets casualties, I'm not going down alone."
He pouts before glaring at his girlfriend, "Thanks. Some girlfriend you are. You know. Letting his tongue get mauled at by a feisty kitten!"
"Hey hey hey!" Korra walks over and scoops up Kallisto with her hand, "He is innocent thank you very much. It's not his fault he was abandoned and neglected by his mother." She playfully sniffles dramatically, "Our poor prince. It's okay~ your mom and lady Asami will love you feisty or not!" She plops him down into his temporary home for the night. "Now, shall we eat?"
"Yes! It's about time!" Bolin fist pumps in victory, "This is what I've been waiting for."
Asami pushes her hair back before checking the pantry, "Did you feed him yet Kor?"
"Yup, fed him and Naga before I visited you guys at the shoot."
They all take a seat before enjoying their meal. About more than half way in, Bolin raises his fork. "Oh, speaking of which, what do you guys think about Akemi?"
Asami shrugs, "I've still only ever really met her briefly on set from time to time. From what I remember during the cameo, she seemed chill."
Opal chimes in with her fork pointed forward, "I heard that she's calm and assertive like her mother. If she's anything like Izumi, she's bound to be a scary woman."
Laughing at that statement, Korra sets down her cup. "Oh boy. She must be one hell of a woman to deal with our hot-tempered mom."
"Well my bro does have a thing for women of power…" Bolin speculates while rubbing his chin. He snorts before asking, "Who do you think is the top?"
The ladies all look at one another before simultaneously saying, "Akemi."
The Dai Lee Forum
anon321: *sends screenshot of Asami's instagram*
anon321: SHE NAMED HER CAT KALLISTO
anon321: I
anon321: AM
anon321: SCREAMING
anon007: THAT'S SO FUCKING CUTE! AHHHHH!
anon58008: I am simping for their relationship oh my spirits TTmTT
anon6969: I wish I had someone who would name me after their child
anon321: lkgfhas;kjdfh;odfids'anf
anon007: I- I- just-
anon5138008: I am jelly of them TT A TT
anon007: *posts short video clip of masami bloopers from Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess - during the grand ball scene, Asami's heel breaks and she almost trips but immediately reaches out for Mako who also extended his hand to catch her*
anon321: I'm sobbing at their dynamics
anon6969: a/lkdhf;jkadshgf;odhajfandjfg
anon6969: THE ONE YEAR SPECIAL IS COMING UP AHHH
anon6969: *sends screenshot of Mako's instagram post*
anon6969: HE'S COMING BACK!
anon6969: WITH MORE SOUVENIRS FOR HIS PRINCESS
anon420: ^ and the others. He has gifts for the entire cast yall, calm down.
anon58008: my bro
anon58008: *sends screenshot from an episode in Mako's most recent drama*
anon58008: Asami CAMEOED in his drama…
anon58008: now if u telling me that wasn't so they could meet TELL ME WHAT IS IT
anon321: oh shiiiiiiii
anon420: "..."
anon007: :V oh boi
anon007: well either way until someone proves me wrong or offers something better, i will stan this ship until the end
anon6969: amen
AN: dkfghalkfak I fucking love the webtoon Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess! And no, I hav not read the light novel so if u hav by chance, NO SPOILERS, I actually got ruined myself thanks to those no spoiler alert a**holes 😭 with that being said, the way i reference it in my fic does NOT follow the webtoon's plot particularly and while I do stan the crown prince Kallisto and best boy Ecklis, I mention nothing spoilersum in this fic (lmao and fyi the other MLs are also a meh to me and I hate the brothers btw urgh *rolls eyes*)
ah and I also stan this webtoon Beware of the Villainess! 😩 😩 😩 go read these two if u havent already