Moments in Love
Asami first noticed she looked at Korra a lot during Pro-Bending Matches. She looked at her more than she looked at Mako. "She's new, she's the Avatar, of course I'm interested in her." The heiress rationalized her crush.
With the realization of Korra having a crush on Mako she shoved her own crush on girl far, far back into the depths of her mind. It wouldn't happen in this messy love triangle.
Part of her wanted to swoop in when Korra and Mako broke up, but then she got tangled up with him instead. And had to watch her two crushes break up... again.
"I've never had a girlfriend..." Asami hardly heard anything after that so she chose to smile instead. She could be the best girlfriend Korra would ever have. Everywhere Korra went Asami went too, watching her back.
Seeing the Avatar so broken after saving the Airbenders almost broke Asami too, but she had to be strong. Part of her regretted not stopping her when she could have, or finding the Red Lotus sooner. There was nothing she could do not but be by Korra's side.
"I could go with you." Her offer to go to the South was a genuine one, instead she had to settle for letters.
The letters were a poor substitute for Korra's company but at least they had some way of talking for those three years. "I want to tell you so many things Korra, please come back soon." When Korra came back Asami never wanted to let her go again. She knew that, and she knew she was in love.
A trip to the Spirit World proved to be just what Asami needed, "I love you Korra." She whispered against the Avatar's lips before her dream of kissing her became a reality.
