A Touch of Exotic
[DamianoxCeylan; their relationship was intense, at times chaotic—they would not have it any other way. Disclaimer: Assassin's Creed belongs to Ubisoft. Damiano Auditore da Venezia belongs to Leitakashi and Ceylan bint Altan belongs to me.]
Broken
She had promised herself she would never become involved with an assassin. It wasn't until meeting the Italian that she began to doubt her ability to keep it.
Resolve
Her defenses were formidable but not indomitable. Damiano had sworn to himself that he would be the one to find its weakness.
Why?
Why did he try so hard to bring her out of her shell? It was a question that Ceylan could find no comprehensible answers to.
Pomegranate
Damiano didn't know how the situation strayed from sharing a pomegranate to making love but he wasn't about to complain either.
Sore
Her butt was sore all day and she was unable to sit properly for several hours; even so, she wouldn't change this memory if given the chance.
Leash and Collar
It was a comparison too accurate for comfort.
Hidden Color
Ceylan was not one to use Eagle Vision often. The few times she did, Damiano couldn't help noticing that her eye color seemed closer to golden-brown than a lighter hue of green.
High Places
Ceylan didn't know if it was common for assassins and their lovers to have sex in high places but for some reason she found it naturally appealing.
Dance
He loved to watch her dance, one of the few occasions when her femininity dared to show itself. A pity it did not happen as much as he'd like.
Urge
Even though her feelings towards him changed, the urge to smack him at times never really left Ceylan.
Unconventional
Her penchant for unconventional weapons did not cease to amaze him. Damiano couldn't recall knowing many assassins who employed templar helmets as temporary weapons after all.
Irrational
There was no reason for him to feel jealousy whenever Ceylan used her sex to lure the target to his position. He still did.
Hero Worship
"Damiano, trying to be as successful in courting women as your grandfather isn't something to aspire to." Even as she spoke, Ceylan wondered why she tried; especially since he was already flirting with the local prostitutes.
Worse than kicking
Compared to the Templar's treatment, Ceylan having kicked Damiano's groin was an act of mercy.
Karma
"Perhaps it's a rather harsh mentality, but I am a firm believer that any payback you get for misdeeds is done in equal measure."
Guards
As he watched the barely-clothed female assassin launch the throwing knife at Abdullah's throat, Damiano was glad they had the foresight to take care of the guards.
Void
Watching the life of her brother's murderer expire before her eyes, Ceylan felt the void in her heart widen even more.
Hands
He could see they were a bit callused, along with evidence of bruises from accidents or an excessively hard grip. It did not change the fact that Ceylan's hands appeared too delicate for this kind of work.
Ink
"Damiano, next time you ask me to draw on your skin, please choose a spot that isn't sensitive to tickling."
Scars
For many, scars were signs of disfigurement and ugliness. For them, scars were an encrypted map to the soul waiting to be deciphered.
Menagerie
"Do you have any experience in fighting angry tigers?"
Templar a la Flambé
"We're already doing something flashy with the seven veils dance; I don't see why we shouldn't finish it off with a flaming templar."
Kiss
The slap he got after breaking the kiss was totally worth it.
Effort
Damiano raised an eyebrow, his expression a curious mixture of interest and frustration. "So…what would you suggest I do in order to win you over effectively, Ceylan bint Altan?" "That would be your problem, Damiano."
Massage
"This is the last time I ever ask you for a massage."
"Aw, don't be like that; you know you liked it~." ^_~
Regret
"I only regretted that I would never be able to say "I'm sorry."
Strange
It was a strange feeling to wake up naked in someone's arms…but not entirely undesired either.
Storia d'amore
Watching his grandparents in the garden, Damiano wondered if he would ever experience the love they had for each other with someone else.
Uphill battle
"He wants my heart? I hope he likes a challenge, as I will not hand it over so readily."
The One
She liked being difficult with him, something that was quite a frustration for Damiano. Despite this, he did not regret romancing Ceylan in the least.