SPARRING
Pairing: FFXV! Cor Leonis x GENDER NEUTRAL!READER
Words: 1.783
Warnings: none, some flirting
Summary: You're a friend of Gladio. You visit Insomnia for a while and meet Cor Leonis for the first time - the perfect timing for some friendly sparring
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"Again!"
"I can't. I'm tired..."
"Your enemies won't get tired. Again!"
"Who's this?", you asked, leaning against the handrail of the balcony-like thing of the training ground where instructors could supervise the group training more easily from above.
Gladio stepped next to you with a grin. He wasn't surprised that Noctis' teacher had caught your attention so quickly, "That’s Cor Leonis. The Marshal. The leader of the Crownsguard."
"And the poor soul he's torturing is Noctis I guess.", you said, watching how Noctis tried to dodge one of Cor's attacks just to get the handle of the sword into his back which brought him down on the mat once again.
"Yes. He hates combat training but as a future king, he has to learn a few things.", Gladio explained, grinning as he saw how Noctis got challenged.
You frowned, seeing the young man panting for air. You could tell that he wasn't used to such a rough treatment, "He could need a break if you ask me. He looks exhausted."
"You're right but Cor is very... disciplined when it comes to combat training. Mostly in these tough times with Niflheim around the corner all the time.", Gladio said and shrugged his shoulders. If Noctis wouldn't learn some things now, it could be too late. Everyone knew that. Even Noctis.
You continued your way down the gangway to reach the stairs which led to the training ground, "But he won't train the prince any longer if he's dead. Hey, you’re Cor, right?", you said loudly. Your calling was enough to make the Marshal stop. Noctis stared at you and the way you addressed the immortal one. And even Ignis frowned by your boldness.
Cor turned around and looked at you with a questioning glance. He raised one eyebrow as he took in your small appearance, "Who wants to know that?"
"Me.", you just said as if that was enough explanation. You stopped in front of him, crossing your arms over your chest with a casual and relaxed stand.
Cor just mustered you again. You were so much smaller than he was. He even had to look down into your eyes. Into your beautiful eyes - but still. Cor was sure he had never met you before because he was sure the last thing he would have forgotten was your beauty and enchanting smile, "Okay and why? We're in the middle of a training.", Cor said, stemming his fists into his sides and making himself even taller to show more authority. Which you ignored completely.
You looked at Noctis who laid on the ground, panting for air, drenched in sweat and his arms and legs sprawled out on the mat in every direction.
You nodded into his direction, "Well, he could use a break. I mean, look at him.", you said, shooting an empathetic glance at Noctis' measly appearance.
Cor stepped forward, drawing the attention of your incredible eyes back to him. He already felt a certain reaction inside of him whenever you looked at him and even if he didn’t want to admit it, he wanted more, "No. His enemies won't give him a break as well.", he said serious.
You nodded slowly, "Yeah... I heard you saying that before. But there are no enemies except you right now. And if he's dead, he won't be useful to anyone.", you fired back with a grin as you saw that your argument hit a point.
"So, what? I just shall skip the next two hours of training because you pity the poor prince?", Cor asked and chuckled dryly, crossing his arms over his impressive chest.
You already liked the sight of this handsome fighter. His smirk was sexy, his appearance delicious and your mind already produced some dirty thoughts and fantasies, "Ok, what about this: we fight.", you suggested, stepping forward even more.
Cor laughed loudly, "What?"
Your grin grew even bigger, "We fight against each other. Just some harmless sparring. If I win, if I get you down, Noctis gets a break. If you win, he has to train three hours instead of two."
Noctis shot up from the mat, burning terror in his eyes "Hey! What? No!"
Cor leant down, closer to your face, "Deal! Show me what you got, kiddo. Weapon of choice?", he asked as he stepped back, looking forward to giving you some lecture.
"Your Katana against my daggers?" you asked, pulling out your blades almost out of nowhere.
Cor nodded, "Great."
"It is not sparring with sharp weapons.", Ignis said, slightly concerned as he saw the stubbornness in your face and also in Cor's.
Without looking at the blonde man you said: "It just extends the thrill, am I right, Marshal?"
Cor noticed the way you mentioned his title. There was something teasingly in your voice. Not mocking but provoking in a certain way that matched the sparkling of your eyes. All of that set every nerve in Cor’s body on fire, "Who starts? Since you seem to have an answer for everything."
"What about age before beauty?", you said sweetly with an innocent glance before the smirk grew back on your lips.
"Okay, now, I really wanna see if you're just a big mouth or if you have something to offer that will impress me.", Cor said, getting his Katana ready before both of you stepped in the middle of the room to have enough space.
Both of you were slowly circling around each other until you got finally enough. You stepped forward, trying to attack Cor with one dagger but he just stepped to the left, shoving your dagger aside with the tip of his sword, "Very hot-headed, don't you think? I saw in your eyes what you were about to do."
"Oh, yeah?", you asked, challenging with a cheeky smirk.
As Cor suddenly felt some pressure in his ribs and looked down, he saw your other dagger pressing softly through his jacket into his rib cage. He scoffed and smirked, "That was just luck.", he stepped back and undressed his jacket which gave you a perfect view of his trained body underneath the well-fitting fabric.
"It's impressive how fast yn is.", Ignis said and was immediately hooked on the playful fight between the tall, immortal and skilled Marshal and you, the one who was much smaller than your opponent while you showed no fear. Instead, Ignis, Gladio and Noctis saw your eyes sparkling with excitement. No matter what Cor did you answered perfectly. You attacked Cor and he was indeed busy with dodging and avoiding your sharp blades while he tried to find ways to put you under pressure.
"Yn, watch out when Cor steps to the right side. He will try to attack you from behind once you pass him.", Gladio said after a few minutes of just watching.
"Thanks, Gladdy.", you answered, already looking out for this new information if Cor would try something like this.
"Hey!", Cor called out, looking angry at Gladio but the tall, young man just chuckled.
You relaxed your stand a bit, lowering your daggers, "What? All is fair in love and war.", you said smirking while winking at Cor whose brows moved together again.
Before you continued, Cor took a safe stand while you were bouncing up and down on the balls of your feet. He realized that this was the reason behind your quick moves and your speed: you never stood still. Cor needed a way to get you off-balance to bring you down. He was sure once he got rid of your speed he would be successful.
You had seen Cor's glance at your feet. And you also could read his thoughts. It wasn't that difficult to see what he would try next. Once again, you looked at the Marshal. He was tall. Extremely handsome. A skilled fighter. All in all exactly what you loved in a man. And because you had enough of this kind of foreplay, you had an idea. You stepped forward, getting Cor's attention with this move and while you looked him straight in the eyes, you raised your daggers. One in front of your face, the other one in front of your chest. You just looked over the rim of your dagger into his eyes and in the next second you attacked him quickly.
Cor leant to one side, letting you run into nothing but air. He followed you, his Katana slid to the ground and as he saw you turning around to attack him once again, he grabbed your stronger arm in the middle of the air, swirling you around against his chest and forcing you to let the daggers fall with his strong grip around your wrists, "Game over.", he breathed against your ear.
His uneven breath shot shivers down your spine, goosebumps spread across your skin as his scent hit your mind. You knew one more, well-placed move and you laid on the mat but you still had an ace up your sleeve. You turned your head to look him in the eyes, the tips of your noses almost touched each other and the sexual tension could get tasted in the air between you and him. No matter what you felt, it was mutual, "Wow, you have incredible eyes. You're such a handsome man, Marshal. Extremely good looking. And to be honest, I really wanna kiss you.", you saw how your words hit him straight.
Cor stopped to breathe for a second. He just stared into your eyes which were sparkling seductively. He saw the smirk spreading across your lips which was so sexy, "W-what?", he whispered.
You took the opportunity, pushing your whole weight against Cor to get him off balance. You swirled him around and in the next second, Cor laid on his back on the mat with you sitting on top of him, straddling his crotch.
"Yes! Yn won!", Noctis cheered in the background.
Cor just stared at you doubtfully, not believing what had happened.
You leant forward, "What about this: you send the kids away and we train a bit more...privately. What do you say? I'm sure I can show you some more tricks.", you whispered.
"Noctis? Lesson is over for today. You can go. All of you.", Cor ordered and waited until he heard the door falling shut. Only then, he grabbed your face with his hands, feeling your soft hair between his fingers while pulling you down, "You're naughty. I think I have to show you some manners and how to respect others.", he whispered with a heavy voice.
“Yes, please, Sir. Show me what you like.”, you whispered before you crashed your lips on Cor’s - the official sign for round two.