Room 5880 | Battle Quickie | Variable Aphro
How long had he been fighting? Five minutes? An hour? It was hard to tell, the passage of time lost in movements as familiar to him now as breathing. Strike and parry. Retreat and press forward. The faint jingle of the chain dangling from his sword’s hilt filled his ears, an ambient counterpoint to the harsh din that surrounded him.
Perhaps he had been at it forever. The world had narrowed until only this battle existed. Everything that had come before it, everything that might come later, was of no consequence. In that moment, it did not matter. Nothing did.
Yet he did not stumble, the adrenalin coursing through his veins bolstering his strength when it might have flagged. He could not risk being tired. He could not permit himself the weakness of lowering his guard. He could not lose this fight. He would not lose.
The slight reprieve lasted only an instant. Time enough to brush his hair back from his face, take a breath of much needed air, and shift his grip on his sword to a more comfortable position.
"All right. Let's finish this."
[OOC: Male or female, opponent or ally, anyone is welcome for CR and/or smut. It will be easier for smut to occur with people he knows, respects, likes, has met before, etc, but just because he doesn’t know/like someone doesn’t mean it won’t happen. It may just require more persuasion, since he's terribly stubborn. As far as preferences go, as long as it doesn't involve the toilet, I’m pretty much open to anything. Any questions, drop me a PM.]
Perhaps he had been at it forever. The world had narrowed until only this battle existed. Everything that had come before it, everything that might come later, was of no consequence. In that moment, it did not matter. Nothing did.
Yet he did not stumble, the adrenalin coursing through his veins bolstering his strength when it might have flagged. He could not risk being tired. He could not permit himself the weakness of lowering his guard. He could not lose this fight. He would not lose.
The slight reprieve lasted only an instant. Time enough to brush his hair back from his face, take a breath of much needed air, and shift his grip on his sword to a more comfortable position.
"All right. Let's finish this."
[OOC: Male or female, opponent or ally, anyone is welcome for CR and/or smut. It will be easier for smut to occur with people he knows, respects, likes, has met before, etc, but just because he doesn’t know/like someone doesn’t mean it won’t happen. It may just require more persuasion, since he's terribly stubborn. As far as preferences go, as long as it doesn't involve the toilet, I’m pretty much open to anything. Any questions, drop me a PM.]