Lost Time: Amon has captured Korra and Mako, and they are about to be executed. They spend their final moments together in an Equalist cell.

Genre: Tragedy/Romance

Korra speaks. "We're going to die."

It isn't a question. It is a statement. And worse, it is the truth.

Seeing the hopeless look in Korra's eyes breaks Mako's heart. He wishes he could reassure her, tell her that everything will be okay, that they'll figure something out, but he can't. Because they both know it's a lie.

Right now, any hope he has is gone, just like the fire he once commanded.

So he nods. "This is it."

Silence follows, and for Korra, once the first tear falls, a million others follow. And she can't do a damn thing to stop them.

He does the only thing he really can; he grabs her, and holds her head gently to his heart. Normally, he is shy and awkward and doesn't know what to do in these situations, but there is no time.

They can no longer afford to be awkward; they are going to die. They cannot ignore their feelings. Up until now, they've been pretending they don't care about each other, but both know they can't live without the other.

So, when their lips meet, it is the most natural thing in the world.

What the two lack in experience, they make up for in passion. This is enough; they kiss as if it is as crucial as the need for food, for water, for oxygen.

In this moment, it is just them. There is no Amon, there is no war, there are no Equalists. She is not the Avatar, with the weight of the world perched on her shoulders.

They are Korra and Mako, two teenagers who are in desperately in love.

The door to their cell opens, and the terrifying face of Amon appears.

"You're first, Firebender."

Gold eyes meet blue, and both are glassy with tears.

"I love you!"

The words stumble awkwardly out of Korra's mouth before she can stop them. But even though she should be embarrassed that she's said it so bluntly, and she should be mortified that Amon is listening, she's not.

Because he's the only thing keeping her anchored to this world.

Because he's going to die.

Because nothing else matters to her.

"I love you too."

A/N: What the heck did i just write... this is so angsty and so cheesy, but I figured I'd post it anyway. I think I'm almost incapable of writing anything except for fluff and angst. *sigh*