I see on the fan fiction website you have Amon, Korra, Tarrlok and Adams as a pairing, so I was wondering if you could give us a little info on how Asami is going to fit into Equal Measure?
1. YAYYYY! AN ASK!!!
2. The Answer:
So… if the Amorralok is slow burn, then the Asamorralok is an even slower burn. At this point Asami/Korra/Amon(Noatak)/Tarrlok is still my end-game pairing, but this does depend on how the story progresses. Things don’t always go according to my plans (I’ve had more than a few characters decide that they aren’t what I think and turn the tables on me, so I like to give myself room) and while there’s definitely going to be some chemistry between Asami and Korra I haven’t decided if anything is going to come of it. I need to see how parts 2 and 3 play out and get a better feel for the direction of the characters after that point.
Now, on one hand, I think it’s still a pretty likely outcome considering that I have a hard time putting Asami on the same page with Korra without derailing the plot entirely (which is why they spend most of the early part of the fic as FAR away from each other as I can manage). But I have to factor in a lot of stuff before I’m comfortable saying ‘yes, absolutely’–Tarrlok’s arc is going to complicate things (I think…?). And what Asami goes through during Part 2 is going to make her extremely antagonistic toward Amon. Then there’s Korra’s character development to consider as well…
Part of the problem is that Asami’s character arc has changed significantly in the past six months as I’ve been planning and re-planning. She was originally going to be out with Tonraq, Tenzin, and the rest of team Avatar hunting for Amon and his captives. I was going to do this thing, where Asami’s the one who ends up leading the hunt out of determination and there’s a whole ‘lonely childhood’ thing where she’s able to actually find all these messages Korra leaves as a trail (two girls kept in luxurious cages designed to protect them, both trained to fight from a young age, and both with a hefty legacy to worry about… so they tend to think alike). But now, Asami’s going to be a core perspective on the war in Republic City and has a meaty role in the turmoil that follows, so… the ‘hunt’ is going to be put off (for a little while, least).
That said, depending on how you count, there are between four and six main characters in the fic. Amon, Korra, and Tarrlok are the obvious leads, but from a planning perspective, I always intended for Asami to be the fourth main-character (there’s a column in my core planning worksheet called ‘Asami Days’ and all the Krew stuff was going to be almost entirely from her perspective). The Lieutenant has crept in as a probable fifth (mostly because his character arc is going be pretty interesting). And I almost want to call Senna a sixth, but I’m not sure she has a proper character arc as of yet.
So, you’re not seeing much of her yet, but she starts showing up in Chapter 9 where she has a heart-to-heart with Tenzin. She should show up every other chapter after that… depending on how things progress and how much space I can dedicate to her…
I will give one thing away though: Asami is going to be the one who eventually finds Korra. That’s one thing that I’m not going to change. What happens after depends on who Asami and Korra are by that point.
Okay. I think I answered your question…
... but I’m not sure...
