I'm trying to keep this collection balanced between Obi-centric shots and ObixShirayuki, since there seem to be more of the latter... but, this theme had to be written. enjoy, shippers! (did you all read the new chapter?)
Theme~ #16: You Keep Surprising Me
Small, airy steps. Left, right, back, pivot. The soft "hush, hush" of slippers on tile, concealed under a flowing hemline. Left, right-
The instructor winces.
"I'm sorry!" She releases his hands to flutter hers about like distraught butterflies.
The man attempts to hastily hide the pain, pulling his foot back. "It's alright-"
"No, it's not! I'm just- oh, this is hopeless…"
A peach-blossom flush clouds over her white skin and she ducks her head, the dainty bauble twined in her hair tinkling. Obi watches, the sparkling ornament catching his eye.
"…Little Miss."
Wordlessly, she looks to him.
They've seen their fair share of galas, the glittering lights and the beautiful, blushing women with their tiny feet- the way they float about as though the lightest air was sewn into the very seams of their dresses, fanning the wide skirts out in ripples of shimmering silk. He can feel the uncertainty in her carefully measured steps, the caution in her fingertips digging into the instructor's shoulder.
He shifts toward her and the quiet sunbeams and whispering breeze melt away. Her eyes are wide and questioning, but he says nothing. He takes her cool palm and she moves with him. Left, right, back, pivot. He steps back and she twirls, an soft, elegant blur of sweet-smelling earth and rustling fabric. He tugs gently and she steps into him. His grip around her thin waist tightens minutely.
"See?" he murmurs.
She stares. "You…" Her face smoothens into a half-smile. "You keep surprising me."
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