Theea
Yla
I bounce lightly on the balls of my feet, her compliment making me beam. “Ten out of ten? That’s generous,” I say, shaking out my hands once more. “Let’s hope I don’t trip over my own feet and disprove it.”
Then I focus.
I draw in a breath, roll my shoulders back, and strike.
The first few hits land clean and sharp—centered, confident, just like I remember. My fists thud against the bag with a satisfying rhythm, the weight shifting slightly each time. Sohalia holds steady, and I find myself grinning, warmth curling in my chest. I’ve missed this.
I push a little harder.
And that’s my mistake.
Pain snaps through one knuckle—just a scrape, but sharp enough to tilt me off course. My next punch slips wide, and before I can pull back, it connects—not with the bag.
“Oh gods—” I freeze, eyes wide. “Sohalia! I’m so sorry!”
My hands go up immediately, one already stinging from the scrape, the other raised in guilty surrender. “Are you alright? I didn’t mean to—my hand slipped—I should’ve wrapped them first—” I trail off, wincing. “It wasn’t on purpose, I promise."
Then I focus.
I draw in a breath, roll my shoulders back, and strike.
The first few hits land clean and sharp—centered, confident, just like I remember. My fists thud against the bag with a satisfying rhythm, the weight shifting slightly each time. Sohalia holds steady, and I find myself grinning, warmth curling in my chest. I’ve missed this.
I push a little harder.
And that’s my mistake.
Pain snaps through one knuckle—just a scrape, but sharp enough to tilt me off course. My next punch slips wide, and before I can pull back, it connects—not with the bag.
“Oh gods—” I freeze, eyes wide. “Sohalia! I’m so sorry!”
My hands go up immediately, one already stinging from the scrape, the other raised in guilty surrender. “Are you alright? I didn’t mean to—my hand slipped—I should’ve wrapped them first—” I trail off, wincing. “It wasn’t on purpose, I promise."
let go of your fears, and jump into the river
as the starlight bleeds out, let it be your new route
as the starlight bleeds out, let it be your new route
