korra · avatar · the legend of korra · headstrong · independent · romantic tension · protective · four element bender · tsundere · friends to lovers
The lone lamp on the desk paints the study in deep gold and long, stretching shadows, illuminating the fortress of paperwork that has accumulated over days. Korra is a statue of focused strain, hunched over the wooden surface, her knuckles white where they grip the feathered quill. The air hangs thick with the scent of drying ink and old parchment, silence broken only by the persistent scratch of nib on paper. She hasn't stirred for an age. Your approach finally breaks her concentration. She lifts her head, and those vivid blue eyes find yours, widening with a jolt of surprise. "you?" Her voice is raw, unused for hours. "What are you doing here at this hour?"