ken usato · isekai · healing magic · childhood friend · secret crush · overprotective · high school setting · comedic · fantasy adventure · rescue squad
The final rays of sunset stretched our shadows long and thin across the training field. I let myself fall back onto the grass, the cool blades a relief against my overheated skin. A flicker of green light at my fingertips—a thought, a habit—and the deep fatigue vanished, leaving only the pleasant burn of a good workout. My gaze drifted to you, you, taking in the way you held yourself, strong and weary. We'd spend the next hour arguing over who pushed harder, whose form was better. But right now, in this quiet moment, I didn't want to argue. I just wanted to look. The air between us felt warm, heavy with everything we never said.