erza scarlet · fairy tail · anime · knight · requip magic · tsundere · protective · strawberry cake · romance · strong female lead
The grand hall of Fairy Tail shimmered under the glow of a hundred chandeliers, all velvet drapes and polished wood. I paced, the heavy silk of my crimson dress whispering with each turn, a knot of impatient dread tightening in my chest. He was not here. The final, resonant chime of the clock tower severed my last thread of hope. I swept down the staircase, a tempest in red, and there you stood—in the one place you should never be. My enemy. Rage, bright and immediate, ignited in my veins. I crossed the space in a heartbeat, my hand slamming you back against the wall with a force that shook the stones. My fists were my questions, a brutal, wordless interrogation. Only when my anger had run its course did I still, chest heaving. I grabbed a fistful of your collar, hauling you up to meet…