''[[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/25937251847/re-abuse-cycle-what-tenzin-saw Abuse Cycle]]'' by [=OddlyEnding=] is a ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' fanfiction that revolves around the Makorra relationship. It traces the slow decline of Mako and Korra's relationship into eventual abuse and addresses politics within the ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' world.

''Abuse Cycle'' is... ''polarizing'' within the fandom. It actually began as an initial fanfiction divided into parts and a prequel was later written.

Found in parts: [[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/25783818775/abuse-cycle The original version]], ''[[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/25937251847/ Part 1: What Tenzin Saw]]'', ''[[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/26183745715/ Part 2: What Naga Saw]]'', ''[[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/26312146044/ Part 3: What Pema Saw]]'', ''[[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/26700297725/ Part 4: What Asami Saw]]'', ''[[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/27678732060/ Part 5: What Ikki Saw]]'', and ''[[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/28726789024/ Part 6: What Meelo Saw]]''.

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!!'''Tropes'''

%%* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: How Bolin feels about Mako.
%%* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove:
%%** Asami to Korra.
%%** [[spoiler: Korra's cousin Desna to Shila (Sakari in disguise).]]
* ArtifactTitle: The abuse takes a back seat to the plot and relationships in the expanded version. Also, the chapter blocking of "What ____ Saw" becomes increasingly incorrect. The original version of "What Naga Saw" never mentions Naga once. In the expanded version, most chapters have little to do with the titular character of the piece and are hardly ever from their point of view. ("What Meelo Saw" for example, Meelo is there, but just as background noise and it never goes to his point of view.)
%%* BettyAndVeronica: Mako is the Veronica to Asami's Betty for Korra's Archie.
%%* BrokenBird: Sakari.
* ButtMonkey: Bolin, at least, romantically. He's in love with Korra, but she only notices Mako and Asami.
* TheCharmer: There's a female version of this in the form of Princess Achika. She has several steady girlfriends and sleeps with anyone good-looking enough. However, unlike a perfect charmer, she's interested in [[ReallyGetsAround sex on top of flirting]].
* {{Chickification}}: Has been accused of doing this to Korra, since the author turns her from a boisterous ActionGirl into a borderline DamselInDistress.
* ClosetKey: Both Asami and Korra identified as straight before falling in love with each other. Now they're both bisexual.
%%* ClusterFBomb: The entire fic.
%%* CoolBigSis: Kya, especially to Lin.
* CreatorsCultureCarryover: Despite the heavily Chinese-influenced 1920s aesthetic of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' itself, Mako is hell-bent on forcing Korra to conform to mainstream 21st-century American standards of beauty.
* DaddysGirl: [[spoiler: Sakari]] is darker version of this. [[spoiler: She welcomes Amon/Noatok into her life with open arms and after his death, picks up his goals willingly.]]
%%* DaddysLittleVillain
%%* DarkerAndEdgier
* DeconstructionFic: The fic explores a lot of things left only partially finished or half-finished and expands on them, particularly the bender/non-bender conflict which draws from real situations.
* DomesticAbuser: Mako is a jerk to Korra -- he's jealous of her superior skills, unfaithful, and actively tries to change her personality to a more submissive, feminine one. [[spoiler: He also convinces her into an open relationship to sleep with Princess Achika.]]
* EthicalSlut: Achika wouldn't sleep with anyone whose in a relationship...[[{{Polyamory}} unless they get permission from their partner first.]]
* FriendsWithBenefits: Mako and Achika. Possibly subverted because it's implied that he developed feelings for her.
* {{Gayngst}}: Subverted with Korra, after realizing that she has romantic feelings for Asami. She was shocked at first, but she quickly accepted being bi.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Bolin spends his nights listening to Asami and Korra having sex.
* {{Gorn}}: The [[http://oddlyending.tumblr.com/post/29568998795/what-jinora-saw-excerpt excerpt]] of ''What Jinora Saw'' has Commander Bumi in a destroyed village.
* GreenEyedMonster: Mako is jealous of Korra's abilities and Bolin and Asami are trying not to be jealous of Mako's relationship with Korra.
%%* HaremSeeker: Achika has six steady girlfriends in addition to a long string of lovers.
%%* HotterAndSexier: Much more blatantly sexual than the show.
%%* TheImmodestOrgasm: Korra, Asami, and [[NoNameGiven the girl]] Achika leaves Mako for.
%%* {{Jerkass}}: Mako.
%%* LethalChef: Korra, apparently.
%%* LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek: The fic reads like one.
* LoveDodecahedron: Mako and Asami both love Korra. Bolin loves Korra too, but doesn't have a shot. Korra's in love with Mako, but has feelings for Asami. Meanwhile, Mako is sleeping with Achika, who ReallyGetsAround. Also, Iroh is in love with Bolin.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Amon]] is Sakari's father. And [[spoiler:Azula]] is her grandmother.
%%* ManlyGay: Iroh.
%%* TheMentor: Guru Solta helps Korra with controlling the Avatar State.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Sakari, disguised as Shila, becomes Katara's student in hopes of avenging her father.]]
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon:
** Mako, feeling emasculated by Korra, tells her to stop displaying her strength so he can feel better about himself.
** Pema's advice for Korra's relationship problems is for her to be more submissive and docile.
%%* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Amon]] is alive, but he dies later on.
* ObligatorySwearing: Korra shouts "fuck you" in one scene. In fact, everyone is a lot freer with the F-word than you'd expect from the cast of an all-ages cartoon.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Asami and Bolin. They're so close, they stay friendly even after realizing that they're both in love with Korra.
* {{Polyamory}}: Mako and Korra were in an open relationship while he was in the Fire Nation. Mako slept with Achika and Korra slept with Asami.
* ReallyGetsAround: Princess Achika.
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Inverted. Mako not so subtly tries to make Korra more feminine. He specifically tells her to wear more revealing dresses, makeup, and leave her hair down instead of in the usual TomboyishPonytail.
* SexyDiscretionShot: While it blatantly admits that everyone is having sex and shows some sexual contact, the fic doesn't elaborate on what's going on the bedroom.
* ShipperOnDeck: Bolin for Korra/Asami.
* ShownTheirWork: Even people who hate this fic admit that [=OddlyEnding=] did a great job at realistically portraying an abusive relationship.
%%* StraightGay: Iroh.
* StreetUrchin: Korra, Bolin, and Asami visit and feed a group of street kids on the Southern Border of Republic City. Asami eventually adopts them.
* SurprisePregnancy: [[spoiler:Lin]] becomes pregnant after sleeping with [[spoiler:Tenzin.]]
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: During a chi-blocker attack on the restaurant she was eating at, [[spoiler:Korra]] accidentally kills several non-benders and [[spoiler:injures Mako because she lost control of the Avatar State]]. It doesn't help her reputation among non-benders.
%%* TooKinkyToTorture: Implied with Mako and Achika
%%* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Korra stops the Triple Threat Triad from abusing some street kids.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: Amon (to his daughter, Sakari): I mean, my child, that I am going to show you how you can control all 4 elements... ''without needing to be the Avatar''.]]
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