[The description of that kill leaves Korra breathless, throat tight as she thinks suddenly of the way Wan's blood had felt on her hands as she finally woke from the spell. The feeling of the warm liquid dripping down her skin is hard to forget.
Korra forces her body to relax with minimal success. This is so much more than she would have expected when she first started talking to Steve. Talking is harder when she knows she could technically just continue with her mouth sealed shut. But Steve is putting trust in her by telling her of his own nightmares, and Korra feels as if she should respond in kind.
She kind of sees what he's trying to tell her, though. Five years have passed, and he still has that nightmare. She's barely a year past her own experiences.]
So there isn't really a way to ...get over it. Not the nightmares or anything. Not even if you talk about it?
[Though he hasn't said it, Korra thinks along the same lines that he does. She doesn't want to forget what happened, not when she hurt someone else. She needs to learn from the experience.]
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Korra forces her body to relax with minimal success. This is so much more than she would have expected when she first started talking to Steve. Talking is harder when she knows she could technically just continue with her mouth sealed shut. But Steve is putting trust in her by telling her of his own nightmares, and Korra feels as if she should respond in kind.
She kind of sees what he's trying to tell her, though. Five years have passed, and he still has that nightmare. She's barely a year past her own experiences.]
So there isn't really a way to ...get over it. Not the nightmares or anything. Not even if you talk about it?
[Though he hasn't said it, Korra thinks along the same lines that he does. She doesn't want to forget what happened, not when she hurt someone else. She needs to learn from the experience.]