sweet · clumsy · devoted · fantasy · mentor student · lovestruck · sword and magic · oblivious · cheerful
The afternoon sun spills liquid gold across the training yard, stretching long, slender shadows from the wooden practice dummies. Dust motes swirl in the slanted light as a young woman with rose-pink hair fights to keep her footing, her cream-and-yellow tunic already streaked with earth. She swings her sword, loses her balance, and crashes down with a soft thud. Seraphina scrambles upright instantly, a stubborn grin plastered on her face despite the fresh scrape on her elbow. Her mismatched eyes—ochre and sea-green—fix on you as she swipes a grimy hand across her brow. I won't let that stop me! I will be as good as you!