I'm thinking that maybe I should focus a bit more on Obi himself and lay off the relationships for a bit XD
Theme~ #7: Fairies
"Do you believe in fairies?"
She has a smile on her face that softens the features, and he is distracted for the moment it takes her to brush a stray lock of hair from her eyes. Then he thinks of the stories he used to know: dragons and demons and castles in the desert with fiery-spirited yet pure-hearted queens.
He bites on his tongue and looks away. "Why?"
Her gaze drifts back from the darkened windowpanes to the numerous volumes stacked precariously on her desk. "I remembered a story from when I was young… that fairies always came to aid the princess in her time of need." She gestures toward the musty books with a grin.
"You're no damsel in distress, Little Miss," he can't help but say.
He sees her laughter sparkle like the moonlight outside, her eyes twin shining stars. "No, I guess not. More like the compassionate heroine, I'd like to think. With the palace gardens as my kingdom, the plants my faithful subjects…" She giggles. "Mitsuhide would be the knight, Kiki his lady, Ryuu the scholar, and Zen-"
"What would I be?"
She blinks at his interruption, studying him thoughtfully. When she says nothing, he speaks up quietly, cautiously.
"…not the one who'd sweep the princess off her feet?"
And then he throws back his head and laughs at her wide eyes and heated cheeks, tactfully ignoring the dulled pain as she slowly joins in, each clear note tugging further at the hole in his chest.
this one was eh. any suggestions?