disheveled, chest heaving, fine champagne - tinted strands dangle in her view, the warrior glowering at her willing opponent. she’s careful to not allow her gaze to linger on his visage for long. the blows to her trunk still ache, various contusions littering pallid flesh to mingle with the burns sustained from her fall. he was exploiting her weakness, her pain, a strategy he had adopted from their training years ago. such agony does not the deter the captain from her advance, plastering his spine to steel, a forearm fixed across the expanse of his chest, fingers curling into the onyx fabric upon his frame. pinning him there, a comfort arises in this contact, this closeness, a familiarity, an intimacy. her pulse pounds at a rabbit’s pace, uncharacteristic for a seasoned sniper of the first order.
as if to revolt against her own findings, a knee drives upward to strike the tender flesh of his upper thigh, deft fingers coiling around his neck as she leans close. ❛ never. ❜ a beat as nails bite into his skin, applying pressure to his throat, a devilish simper darkening her features, syllables tearing from her lungs in a growl. ❛ you’re distracted. ❜ & another blow is landed to his frame, knuckles colliding with his ribs.