❛ 18 . a kiss during combat . also liddy n haleth. it might be cheating to kiss during a sparring match at night, but who cares
It was no different that she expected, sparring an opponent much larger than she, her strength did not lag so drastically, and where there were shortcomings in force she made up for it in dexterity and maneuverability. Each effort to block Liddy's blade sunk her boots deep into the earthen dust, rattled those long-calcified fractures in her bones, and shook the sweat from her like a wet-whipped towel.
Liddy, gargantuan, beautiful, was infallible, and Haleth despite her rigorous daily training could not keep from stumbling, weakened, tumbled into the ground, the evening's loser.
Only when Liddy stooped in close to gloat did Haleth strike once more, a breathless kiss, more sweat and heavy breathing than press of her lip. "Now what did we agree upon?" She croons, sinking further, "Winner's choice?"