So I wanted to do a little bit of a softer thing here with something during the Trollhunters timeline soooooo here we go! Hope you guys enjoy!

Also, blame the happy sappiness I've been having as of late for all these either sappy updates or stuff lol I'll write more angsty things at some point but for now, almost all my writing will have sappy thoughts at the source lol

Anyway! Hope you enjoy this shorter one-shot, mates!

"Jim, how in the hell did you get this?" Claire gave me a worried gaze as her hand grazed over a new bruise on my cheek. I gave the girl a nervous smile as I patted the pocket of my jumper.

"You know quite well how I got it, Claire." Her worried look only worsened as her thumb grazed over my cheek.

"But how specifically? You were fine when I last saw you." I shrugged a little as my nervous smile kept in place.

"Accidents happen sometimes, Claire." Memories of the night before flashed before my eyes as I now rubbed at the back of my neck a little.

"JIM!"

"GET OUT OF HERE TOBES!" I yelled out toward the smaller boy as I kept dashing away from Bular. "KEEP COMING AFTER ME, YOU BASTARD!"

"I will use your skull like a GOBLET!" My feet kept pounding against the forest ground without a problem as I jumped over fallen limbs and tree roots. One of the several branches whacking me in the face as I kept running from the troll.

"FUCKING HELL!" I rubbed my cheek a little as I kept running as fast as I could. "Might have lost a godman tooth there." I nearly jumped as I felt Bular growl once more. "SHIT!" I stopped rubbing my cheek as I started running as fast as I could once more. "FUCK FUCK FUCK!"

"Including tree branches thinking knocking out my teeth on my right side was a good idea." This got the shorter being to laugh a little before shaking her head a little at me.

"How in the hell did you end up getting whacked by a tree? You must have ran into it so hard for it to form a bruise like that." I swallowed hard for a moment as I realized just how stupid the real answer would have been to anyone else.

"... Really fucking hard." Claire just shook her head at me for a moment before giving me a soft look.

"You really are something else, Lake."

"Something else in the form of a human trollhunter running into branches while trying to stay alive in a Bular chase." I gave her a cheeky smile as she just laughed a little at me.

"But hey, you're here." I gave her a lopsided smile as the corner of my mouth extended up on the opposite side of the bruise.

"Always a bonus."

"Being alive is a wonderful bonus, indeed." I smiled wide at her before wincing a little. "Hurt yourself there?" I nodded sheepishly as she just rubbed gently at the aching skin. "Here, I might know something that can help." I gave her a confused look as I started to question what Claire meant.

"What do you-."

Suddenly, she leaned in and placed a quick kiss to where her hand once was. The gentle touch making my cheek tingle in the best ways as it didn't harm the bruise at all. As she pulled back, I felt my cheeks burn as a blush took over them, but it was the only true feeling I had in my face as the phantom touch of her lips against my skin numbed everything out in existence.

"Better?" I opened my mouth to answer the punk but it failed to help me in the instance.

"Y-Y-I mean. Y-Yeah. Thanks." I gave her a sloppy smile as she just giggled in return.

"Yep. You really are something else." At that moment, the school bell rang, telling the both of us to head toward our morning classes. "See you around, Jim." She gave me a gentle wave before turning on her heels and walking away from me.

"B-Bye Claire!" I called out after the girl as she was now a good distance away from me once I got my wits back.

Tree branch to the face? Not so fun.

I smiled like a fool as I reached up and grazed my fingertips where her lips once were.

Kiss on the cheek by your crush? Makes a tree branch bruise worth it.