Shield
Iris x Reader
A little drabble for you inspired by this gif by @bnbnb. I was taken in by the thought of Iris as a shield after seeing this and my muse ran away with me as soon as I started writing. XD
Slightly AU in that there is still light. Iris is a couple of years older than at the beginning of the game, around 25.
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Iris Amicitia.
Lisѐ smirked as her tiny shield tore down their enemies.
So many people underestimated Iris; with her big, bright eyes, small stature and sweet, soft smile, they thought she would be a pushover. A mere pest standing between them and their prize.
What they never realised, however, was that this tiny woman was made for this. It had nothing to do with her training, her linage, or even her mission - to protect her charge. No… it came from something else… Something bigger, buried deep within her and it would not be caged. It roared like a wild beast in her belly and set a fire through her veins.
Lisѐ could only watch, transfixed and breathless as her protector dealt the final blow, her eyes wild and electric.
Her breath heaved within her chest, sweat trickling down her brow. She looked up then and Lisѐ felt a shock of something like lightening snap through her. She could not control the gasp that tore from her.
Iris slowly stood and it was all Lisѐ could do to remember to breathe.
“Ready to go, princess?” Iris’s voice was husky from exertion and Lisѐ had to snap her mouth shut to avoid making some very embarrassing sounds.
Nodding mutely in reply to her question, she let herself be tucked into the shield’s side and led away from the battleground.
Honestly, she didn’t trust her legs ay that moment and was more than happy to let Iris lead the way.
Truly, her tiny shield was something awe-inspiring to behold.
She was glad she was hers.
