And by 'ficlet', I mean three sentances (64 words). I don't think spoilery, though it mentions a specific moment. I just ... have a weird craving for the pair of them. *shrugs sheepishly*
Leaping
He's been in freefall since the ice, cut loose in a world he knows nothing about, with nothing to hold onto, and nothing he can trust. He's been falling, all this time.
In that moment, when she leaps upwards from his shield, frightened and determined and fierce, with nothing to hold onto and nothing to trust, leaping regardless ... she shows him how to fly.
He's been in freefall since the ice, cut loose in a world he knows nothing about, with nothing to hold onto, and nothing he can trust. He's been falling, all this time.
In that moment, when she leaps upwards from his shield, frightened and determined and fierce, with nothing to hold onto and nothing to trust, leaping regardless ... she shows him how to fly.
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