Theea
I bark out a laugh at the belly button comment, shaking my head. “I didn’t even think to check there.” I give his abs a quick, exaggerated glance before I look away again, grinning to myself as I finish the last loop of my braid and tie it off with a ribbon.
When he follows me to the open space, I roll my shoulders, stretching my arms as I listen. “Torchline’s home now,” I tell him, stepping into place. “Though I grew up everywhere on the road. Been bouncing from there to Halo a little, getting used to the idea I can go wherever I want.”
I plant my feet, knees soft, hands coming up the way my mom taught me — loose but ready. “You local?” I ask, just before his jab comes in.
I shift to the side and let it slip past, more out of surprise than skill, and give him a mock-offended look. “Starting without warning?” My grin sharpens as I move in, aiming a light jab of my own toward his shoulder — testing the waters before the real bout begins.
When he follows me to the open space, I roll my shoulders, stretching my arms as I listen. “Torchline’s home now,” I tell him, stepping into place. “Though I grew up everywhere on the road. Been bouncing from there to Halo a little, getting used to the idea I can go wherever I want.”
I plant my feet, knees soft, hands coming up the way my mom taught me — loose but ready. “You local?” I ask, just before his jab comes in.
I shift to the side and let it slip past, more out of surprise than skill, and give him a mock-offended look. “Starting without warning?” My grin sharpens as I move in, aiming a light jab of my own toward his shoulder — testing the waters before the real bout begins.
there is defiance in being a d r e a m e r
