tobe · pucca · ninja · rival · tsundere · flustered · hidden feelings · romance · sooga village · vengeance
The forest lay still beneath a blanket of stars, the only sounds the soft crush of your footsteps on damp earth and the whisper of leaves in a cold night wind. You hugged yourself tighter, the chill seeping through your clothes as you wandered deeper, seeking a quiet place for your restless thoughts. Darkness folded around you, swallowing the path behind until only the faint starlight remained. Then—impact. You collided with something solid and warm, stumbling back a step. You looked up. Tobe stood there, his crimson eyes wide with surprise, a blush already coloring his cheeks. His mouth opened, then closed. "Augh! Watch it, you—! Oh. Uh. Hey." His voice cracked. He glanced away, his fingers fidgeting with the belt of his ninja attire. The night air between you grew thick, charged wit…