[So wrapped up in her own thoughts, lost in the beauty of this gorgeous fae garden, Alicia doesn't sense Yusuke's approach until the teenager's hand is already on her shoulder.
For a second, it feels like time stops for anyone but the two of them. The world loses its color, the soft, melodious music from the garden party seems to freeze on a beat, and Alicia's breath hitches in her throat, terror creeping up her throat. In a flash, she's spinning in place, a rapier appearing in gloved hand before she's moving quickly, the tip of her blade pointed at the boy's neck just as time seems to right itself.
And he is a boy - someone who can't possibly be much younger than how old Alicia appears to be, tall and quite elegant in appearance, with enough earnest passion in his expression that it gives the young woman pause, if only for a moment. But she jerks her chin up, trying to communicate that Yusuke should explain himself.]
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For a second, it feels like time stops for anyone but the two of them. The world loses its color, the soft, melodious music from the garden party seems to freeze on a beat, and Alicia's breath hitches in her throat, terror creeping up her throat. In a flash, she's spinning in place, a rapier appearing in gloved hand before she's moving quickly, the tip of her blade pointed at the boy's neck just as time seems to right itself.
And he is a boy - someone who can't possibly be much younger than how old Alicia appears to be, tall and quite elegant in appearance, with enough earnest passion in his expression that it gives the young woman pause, if only for a moment. But she jerks her chin up, trying to communicate that Yusuke should explain himself.]