Cornelia was never the combative type. She shrunk away from the ball in gym class, and her exercise routine consisted of scouring the rails for bargains at the mall or spiraling gracefully on the ice rink. While her hot-headed conviction had gotten her into an impressive amount of quarrels, it had never occurred to Cornelia to resort to violence.
Today is different. In this other dimension with its dark dungeons, scaly creatures, and evil princes, she is no longer Cornelia; stripped of herself, she is merely the Guardian of earth. She has never felt more powerful than when the earth flows to her fingertips, but she knows what she is now — an object, an instrument, a Guardian — as she topples rubble over the palace guards with the sway of her arms.
Still, she feels like herself when she meets him. The leader of the rebellion is brave and self-sacrificing with all the social skills of a hopeless recluse. Caleb runs to distract their enemies with a parting smile and, upon this simple quirk of his lips, the fight in her is ignited and she is herself for as long as her heart pumps the earth through her veins.
a/n: hello everyone! thank you for joining me in my adoration of these two. in short, i'm writing a couple of cxc drabbles of around the above length because i love them a ridiculous amount. most of these reference particular episodes, but this will hopefully be clear in reading. author's notes will often include music recs bc im just that kinda gal. did i listen to 'fight for me' from the heathers soundtrack while writing this? little bit.
i love reviews a whole bunch and again, bless you for reading.
big love,
A xxx
