2. They Never Suspect the Penguin
Fandom: Card Captor Sakura, Tokyo Babylon;
Characters: Kinomoto Sakura, Sakurazuka Seishirou.
They spread hands against glass and watch penguins waddle around the artifical rocks of their enclosure. The cute girl points out the yellow crests and fuzzy feet, and the fatherly man, broad-shouldered and strong behind his glasses, smiles fondly down at her.
Together they gasp as a bird lamed from flight falls into water. It soars, gracious and gliding, master of that hidden world: powerful.
Friends call: they move apart. The girl adjusts her yellow hat; the man replaces his fuzzy gloves.
"Nice to meet you, Sakura-san."
"Yes, Sakurazuka-san."
They share a hidden smile: gracious, gliding, powerful.
(100 words)