Rapid tapping of a pencil disrupted the silence of the office. Papers were shifted across the table as blueprints and details were examined back and forth. Red lips scowled as their owner scribbled out her ideas. The leather seat groaned as she laid back to take a break. Her lunch laid forgotten at the edge of the desk. Papers were sprawled all over the place. The trash bin was full of crumpled up plans.
Asami rested a hand over her eyes with a sigh. She had been working constantly in her office for hours now. She knew what she wanted to plan out but there was a disconnect between her brain and her hands. It seemed no matter what she drew, it just wasn't right. She needed a few minutes to rest. She hadn't gotten much sleep last night due to Korra being called out right before bed. Asami knew she could take care of herself but it didn't stop her from worrying. She had been dozing in and out for a while when she felt Korra's arm wrap around her as she returned to their bed.
Asami removed her hand from her face and looked down at her desk. Some picture frames lined the front edge of the desk. A smile made its way onto her face as she eyed each one.
The first was of Korra napping under a tree after training. Asami had slid in beside her and rested the Avatar's head in her lap while she rested.
The next was several years later at Riko's 17th birthday party, when she was recovering after their gang incident. Korra and Asami had both leaned down at the same time to kiss her cheeks as Tonraq snapped a photo.
At the center of her desk, next to her nameplate, was one of their wedding photos. The newly-wedded couple stood holding hands on the beachy shores of Air Temple Island. Asami leaned over right as the photo was taken to kiss Korra on the cheek, making the younger woman blush right at that exact moment. Young Riko hid behind them, peaking out mischievously from behind Korra's legs. Naga bounced up from the other side, pouncing on them right after the photo was taken, resulting in them falling to the ground with laughter.
Next was a trio of smaller photos all in a single frame together. At the top was Riko after her graduation ceremony from the police academy. Karina pounced on her after she stepped down from the stage and Lin was shaking her head good-naturedly in the background. In the middle was Kohaku fighting in the probending arena, spouting fire from his palms. And lastly was Nami tinkering with a car in their garage.
At the very other end of her desk sat one last frame. It was a huge "family" photo that was taken on Air Temple Island several years ago when everyone was still young. Tenzin and Pema stood together while their airbending children were running amok. Bolin and Opal were holding hands and she was leaning her head on Bolin's shoulder. Lin was close by holding Riko in a headlock and ruffling her hair. Nami sat on Korra's shoulders while Asami leaned into her wife. Kohaku was jumping up and down in order to be seen over the taller adults. Tonraq had a proud hand on Korra's shoulder while Senna looked around in worry over the running children. Mako stood stiffly near the edge of the picture.
In the corner of the frame was a smaller wallet-sized photo of Asami's old family portrait with her parents. It was torn and ragged around the edges.
Tears started to well up in her eyes. She rested her arms on the table and leaned her chin into her palm. A faint smile started to reappear on her face. Even though she didn't have any biological family left, her new family continued to grow. She couldn't be any happier with her life. Her family was her ultimate pride and joy.
The window abruptly clicked and opened. A small gust of wind blew into the office. Asami's smile grew as she felt arms lay over her shoulders. "Hi 'Sami."
Asami leaned back into her lover's frame. "Hi Korra. What do I owe this visit to?"
Korra rose a brow and leaned down in front of her wife with worry. "Were you crying?"
The CEO sniffled and wipe away a tear. "Just thinking about our family."
Korra began to smile again and looked to the desk. "You mean the photos on your desk?" Asami nodded. "Well I think I have something to make your day better." Korra responded and she stood up once more.
Asami rose a brow and leaned forward while Korra pulled her wallet out. A whole roll of small photos folded out in a domino effect. Asami chuckled at Korra's apparent love for their family. She thought her desk photos were much, but Korra took it to a whole different level. Each photo was a special memory. Korra picked up the end of the roll and brought it closer to Asami. The CEO furrowed her brow in confusion. It was a newspaper clipping folded up in order to fit the pocket. "Is that…?"
Korra smiled wider. "Riko on one knee proposing to Karina? Yes."
Asami gasped and jumped out of her seat. "What?! When did this happen?! She never even told us!"
"I don't know! I just saw this in the paper and raced right over! Let's go find out!" Korra answered. Asami was holding tugging her out of the office, though.
A/N: Just a little something I wrote real quick in between work. I always had the idea to portray one of them as Maes Hughes in the way that he shows off his family. And if you know who that is then you know why I portrayed Korra as him. Personally Maes Hughes is one of my favorite characters but I think all of the characters of FMA are great. And in searching for a picture of him, I realized that Markiplier is the real life version of Hughes. I'm gonna stop rambling on now because I haven't done any actual school work all week but I've just been sleeping off all of my spring break...