Request by NamiHatake. I love Felix so much 3
It felt like hours that Felix's blade had been locked with Byleth's as she punched and kicked around him, her guard wild and impervious. She fought not like someone who had been taught but as someone who risked their life fully on the battlefield and wasn't prepared to die. Her fiery eyes pulled him in but he dared not fall for a sirens song twice
Perhaps three times
He lept back from their locked position and Byleth swung a fist at him which he dodged narrowly, taking a step back into a defensive position
"You know, I never realized," he crouched holding his blade in an upward motion as the beautiful ball of pain barreled towards him, paying his words no heed. He swung and caught her blade again, her fist descending once again upon him, exactly as planned, and he caught her knuckles against his palm clamping his fingers down around hers, "Your hands… they're so small."
Her guard was raised as his words bounced off her. She hit his forehead with the blunt of hers and he staggered back, chuckling to himself as small stars twinkled behind his eyes. She sure could hit
"Don't be mad, I meant it in a good way." He struggled to compose himself as stars still danced in his eyes even when blinking, but he could see a mass closing the distance between them. Perhaps it was the beginnings of a concussion, perhaps he was merely desperate but his words cut through the air like no sword could
"They're cute really."
Byleth's momentum dropped suddenly and she struggled not to stumble into him. He chuckled to himself, pumping his pummel into her armored gut
"I win." Felix grinned triumphantly down at her scowling expression
"That was cheating." Her arms crossed defiantly across her abdomen as she huffed, he almost felt bad
"What was cheating?" His voice was venomous silk, honied and sticky, ready to gently tear her words apart until her emotions lay bare. She bit her tongue for the moment and puffed put her cheeks in a sullen pout
His grin widened, her adorable expression feeding his mischief as he flourished his hand down to her and after a moment of hesitation her small hand rested in his as he pulled her back to her feet
"That won't work next time." She grumbled to herself before she moved away and back to her business about the monastery. Felix released a breath he didn't know he was holding, his heart hammering hard in his chest from adrenaline and affection
"Next time huh…"
He always liked a challenge