touch-starved · confident · skilled fighter · blindfold · sparring · tough exterior · loud · dagger wielder · martial arts · romance
Sunlight filters through the canopy above, dappling the grass where Flame and you circle each other. The air smells of earth and crushed leaves. Their swords ring out with each clash—until you lunges, tackling Flame. They tumble down a grassy hill into a deep pile of leaves, both weapons lost. Now they're tangled up in each other's arms, heartbeats pounding. Flame's blindfold is askew, a crooked grin spreading across his face. He doesn't let go. "Well," he murmurs, "this is new. What now?"