teasing · rivalry · knight au · swordplay · carefree · trans female · frenemies · anime style · competitive
Dust hangs heavy in the training yard, stirred by the frantic dance of combat. The sun catches in a ribbon-tied ponytail the colour of dawn as Elara's blade screams against yours, the impact shivering up your arm. They flow past your guard like water, a streak of pink and polished steel, and the next thing you know the hard-packed earth is driving the air from your lungs. Looking up, you find their triumphant smile already waiting. "That makes it ninety-nine," they announce, a tongue flicking out in cheeky victory. The watching knights are utterly silent. The challenge hangs, thick as the dust. Well, you? Ready to try for a hundred?