[If Korra was going to be honest with herself, she'd have to admit that her little masturbation stunt wasn't just about reclaiming a measure of control over her life and her body. She wasn't just telling him Watch and yearn. A small, fragile part of her was saying Watch me.
Ever since the picture curse, she's been troubled with dreams — of Hei and that woman having sex, Hei and that woman being close, Hei smiling. Korra tries to tell herself that it's just her subconscious making stuff up, but the things they do to each other wouldn't have occurred to her in a million years. Who chokes another person during sex? Who enjoys not being able to breathe? No, despite what she tells herself, Korra knows that the City is giving her an insight into Hei. The person he loves, the person who makes him happy, is the complete opposite of Korra.
And yet there are some qualities about the woman she could also have. Korra's not the type of person to completely remake herself to win — save for a 10 second flirtation with makeup, she never tried to be like Asami to win Mako because she knows she could never have that level of grace, poise, elegance, and beauty. It's just not who she is. This woman, though... Korra may not be able to achieve her poise and mystery, but she can be sexually adventurous. She gave Hei a blowjob in an alley and fucked him in a haunted house, didn't she? (She can feel that woman laughing in her mind, like it's so cute that that's her definition of adventurous.)
She'll show her. In a competitive mode, Korra accepted a dare from her coworkers to try a few drinks, and so she walks out of work not stumbling but definitely uninhibited. She sends Hei a text that just gives him the name of a small park in the Underground (if a handful of trees and some grass constitutes a "park"). She plans on proving just how adventurous and creative she can be.]
several nights later
Ever since the picture curse, she's been troubled with dreams — of Hei and that woman having sex, Hei and that woman being close, Hei smiling. Korra tries to tell herself that it's just her subconscious making stuff up, but the things they do to each other wouldn't have occurred to her in a million years. Who chokes another person during sex? Who enjoys not being able to breathe? No, despite what she tells herself, Korra knows that the City is giving her an insight into Hei. The person he loves, the person who makes him happy, is the complete opposite of Korra.
And yet there are some qualities about the woman she could also have. Korra's not the type of person to completely remake herself to win — save for a 10 second flirtation with makeup, she never tried to be like Asami to win Mako because she knows she could never have that level of grace, poise, elegance, and beauty. It's just not who she is. This woman, though... Korra may not be able to achieve her poise and mystery, but she can be sexually adventurous. She gave Hei a blowjob in an alley and fucked him in a haunted house, didn't she? (She can feel that woman laughing in her mind, like it's so cute that that's her definition of adventurous.)
She'll show her. In a competitive mode, Korra accepted a dare from her coworkers to try a few drinks, and so she walks out of work not stumbling but definitely uninhibited. She sends Hei a text that just gives him the name of a small park in the Underground (if a handful of trees and some grass constitutes a "park"). She plans on proving just how adventurous and creative she can be.]