#dragonxtoy

It was a pleasant day; sunny, but not too hot, with a couple of clouds drifting by in a refreshing breeze. 

It was nice.

Was being the operative. 

Being more focused on the landscape around him – or, more accurately, what was within his eyesight – Ike didn’t hear the other sneaking up on him. But, the sudden dunking of icy water – which seemed to be more ice than water – over his head had Ike bolting up from where he’d been relaxing in the grass.

With the bucket still covering his head, Ike threw out a wild, blind punch at whoever had done this – mostly out of surprise and slight panic – before he ripped the bucket off his head and tossed it to the ground.

-offers towel to cover his head and water-

“Cheer squad, Cheer squad! Cheer on the Cheer Squad! Go teams, go!”

      “That I was...what?” A knot has formed in her stomach, and she’s not entirely sure she wants to know what she was in his time, if it’s causing him such distress, and she certainly doesn’t wish to make her darling boy dwell upon the subject when it’s causing such distress. “Come here,” she says, in the most soothing voice possible, pulling him close and pressing a kiss against his forehead. 

    A soft smile tugs at her lips. How can it not, when Ciaran is smiling so brightly at her despite having just come out of a battle? It’s rare to see the boy look so pleased, after all, and she relishes the sight when she can. 

   “You’re right, of course. It’s all necessary fighting, and I’d rather this than simply standing by and waiting for that future to unfold.” There’s still melancholy in her expression. Perhaps that’s to be expected--in all of her days she’s known only two years of peace, after all. And yet...despite that, her spirits do feel just a little lighter. It’s hardly a stretch upon tip-toe to press her lips to his cheek in an affectionate gesture.