>>1894148>Also if they fucked then Mako would NEVER give her up or let her out of his sight.Mako had dominating prrurrities. Throughout the series he has a continuous need to be needed, but only in the way he likes. Each season also throws different motivations at us.
In Book One, it's money and fame, hence calling Asami "the smart choice" when Bolin unintentionally made him slip that he was attracted to Korra. He is ALL about Asami, telling Korra their friendship would over if she continued to suspect Hiroshi.
When his lightswitch is flipped, ALL he cares about is Korra, to the point of being an ignorant asshole in front of his girlfriend who had just lost everything she had, for his and his friends' sake. But that doesn't matter because now he gets to be a badass and save the day with Korra.
At some point between the seasons, his prrurrities became "advancing as a policeman". So when Korra becomes troublesome, he dumps her, and hooks up with a desperate Asami, who validates both his need to needed, and his off the books detective work.
But when that's resolved, and Asami no longer needs him in the way he likes, in strolls Korra, vulnerable, agreeable and looking for aid. To Mako, there's no choice here. Asami gets kicked to the kerb as no more than an afterthought.
When he FINALLY gets some comeuppance, Korra ending it with him, he develops his first shred of humility, and actually feels embarrassed around Korra and Asami. He gets over Asami quicker, because she was really only ever a convenience for him. But he had legit feelings for Korra, likely moreso than she had for him. So he spends Book Three being awkward as fuck around her, until he accepts that the past is the past and they can all move on.
Cut to Book Four, and Mako still wants to advance his career and still needs to be needed, but doesn't put those things above other people any more. Because Korra's self-sacrifice inspired him.
It's a great rescue of what began as a nothing character.
