( There may be benefit in expecting to be backstabbed, Kate would never dissuade Shou of that. Not intentionally, anyway. But she's learning, too, that a space to breathe and trust that someone won't hurt you can exist. Where you can leave little pieces of yourself with someone, let them hold onto you, and believe they'll keep those things safe.
She hits the mat as his grip loosens, and it's just the opening she needs to hook her leg around his waist and pull him off balance.
That it happens to launch him forward and towards her is, well. Icing on the cake, really. )
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She hits the mat as his grip loosens, and it's just the opening she needs to hook her leg around his waist and pull him off balance.
That it happens to launch him forward and towards her is, well. Icing on the cake, really. )
Fancy meetin' you here.
( Ugh, cringe. )