[ The lingering kiss reminds him of the first time he tried to kiss him and his subsequent disappointment that he'd failed to hit his mark. ]
You missed.
[ The memory of that day sparks a pang of awareness that soothes the ache in his chest. He'd remedied Allen's mistake soon after. He does the same here, turning his head to brush their lips together. He doesn't linger, his heart still in disarray. Instead, he presses their temples together, allowing himself a few moments to ease himself into functional status. ]
Thank you.
[ The words of gratitude echo through the bond, the connection stronger than ever. That's probably why he misses the rustling sound coming from the woods. In an instant, they're surrounded by a swarm of chattering teeth that deliver a thousand little bites that nip at their flesh, and in the next, a wave of ice slams against the storm, crashing against the tiny crowned skulls that blot out the moon.
In the midst of the storm, he hears Allen call his name, and he fights against the tempest, creating a barrier of ice that snaps around them, but it does nothing against the denizens already inside. If he were alone, he'd blast them with a blaze of fire, but the arm he clings to staves off that reaction until Allen calls for it.
In combat, there is no room for second guesses.
Shouto hesitates for half a second, and in the next, he encases Allen in a sheet of ice, freezing him from head to toe, before unleashing a fireball that engulfs the whole forest. ]
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You missed.
[ The memory of that day sparks a pang of awareness that soothes the ache in his chest. He'd remedied Allen's mistake soon after. He does the same here, turning his head to brush their lips together. He doesn't linger, his heart still in disarray. Instead, he presses their temples together, allowing himself a few moments to ease himself into functional status. ]
Thank you.
[ The words of gratitude echo through the bond, the connection stronger than ever. That's probably why he misses the rustling sound coming from the woods. In an instant, they're surrounded by a swarm of chattering teeth that deliver a thousand little bites that nip at their flesh, and in the next, a wave of ice slams against the storm, crashing against the tiny crowned skulls that blot out the moon.
In the midst of the storm, he hears Allen call his name, and he fights against the tempest, creating a barrier of ice that snaps around them, but it does nothing against the denizens already inside. If he were alone, he'd blast them with a blaze of fire, but the arm he clings to staves off that reaction until Allen calls for it.
In combat, there is no room for second guesses.
Shouto hesitates for half a second, and in the next, he encases Allen in a sheet of ice, freezing him from head to toe, before unleashing a fireball that engulfs the whole forest. ]