Literature
What We Hoped For
"Come on Korra, you're doing great," Mako assured her.
Korra took three quick, deep breaths before leaning forward and pushing again. She let out a series of short but loud screams before letting herself fall back again.
"I don't wanna do this, I don't wanna do this!" she gasped.
"I know, but you don't have a choice right now, so keep going." Mako watched her start to push again, wishing that the doctor had allowed her to have stronger painkillers. Since she was considered high risk, they knew from that start that there was no way that was going to happen, but seeing Korra scream like this made Mako feel like someone should be doing