#(and canon is in support of this because Raava chooses Korra in a sort of punishment/penance for the actions of Tonraq and Unalaq)

[sorryiwasasleep]

This could be PEAK

And in a tangent of semi-headcanons that I will be immediately searching for a fic about:

In another world this was absolutely 100% Eska and Desna, who are in fact the best of friends and definitely their ‘season 1’ villain would then be Unalaq, constantly and insanely jealous of the better connection his children possess to the spirit world than he can ever hope to gain, working to sow seeds of discontent and bitterness into the twin who doesn’t have the bending abilities. This is assuming one of them does NOT do what Korra does and firebend at like 6 and instead their story starts on their 16th birthday with the sages and that reveal turns Unalaq against them. OR if they DID get revealed early, then their experience in the ‘chapter 1’ episode could be similar to that of Adora in the first episode of She Ra: the Princess of Power. They have been influenced and manipulated by Unalaq their entire lives for his goals, believing in their truth, and then something happens that makes them AWARE of it all being lies or otherwise inherently fucked up (maybe they overhear him saying some murderous or hateful shit about one or both, maybe it’s through an event that introduces them to the people who will eventually become THEIR Team Avatar) that leads to Eska and Desna fleeing the Northern Water Tribe to unlearn his abusive shit.

could be a legendary redemption arc if it was done right.