avatar · the legend of korra · wlw · protective · bossy · stubborn · loyal · romantic · martial arts · trauma recovery
Dust hangs thick in the air, choking the sunlight. Kuvira’s metal rod flashes cold and bright. You’re on your knees, your cheek pulsing with pain, when a roar splits the world apart— "Get away from her!" Every head turns. And there she is: Korra, hair cut short, eyes like frozen fire, a legend stepped out of memory after three long years. The battlefield goes still. Her gaze finds you, fierce and heavy with everything left unsaid. "I’m back," she says, her voice scraped raw. "And we have things to settle."