I am so very sorry for taking forever... I got wrapped up in this other story and excuses and excuses and blah, blah, blah. But! I just finished season three if LOK and hot damn... Korrasami (and my inspiration) lives! This one was inspired by the finale. Ugh. It hurts to see Korra in a wheelchair.

Poison.

Korra was dying, and Asami knew it. Even past her battle with Zaheer, with the poison mostly out of her system, Korra was still dying. Permanent damage had been done. Walking alone would require months of healing. A smile would likely take longer.

Asami couldn't imagine what it must be like. Even having been a part of Team Avatar since Amon, it must have felt like a nonstop fight for Korra. She could never seem to rest. The Avatar's job was keeping balance, but the Universe just seemed to be throwing one lunatic at the poor girl after another. And now, Asami feared, it seemed Korra had finally broken.

Her sense of humor, her will, her desire to save the world, come into every room swinging, all her passion, everything that made Korra Korra seemed to have just been stolen from her.

This knowledge hurt Asami. She hated it. She loved Korra deeply, and before this whole fiasco, Korra had fiercely loved her back. And, though she knew it was selfish, Asami couldn't help but be hurt by the fact that she wasn't enough to bring the old Korra back. In fact, no one seemed to be.

The poison hadn't just taken a toll on her body. The poison nearly destroyed Korra's soul.

Please let this be it, Asami prayed. Please let the Red Lotus incident be the last time Korra has to save the world. Because she needs time to heal, and no one ever seems to be generous enough to give it to her.

At least she wasn't completely gone. Korra would still lean into Asami's gentle touches. She would sigh a little when Asami would work her fingers through Korra's hair. So Asami kept hoping that she would be okay eventually.

She had to. Even though the poison was still all around her, haunting her brain, she had to beat it. If anyone was strong enough, it was Korra.