FOR THE SHIP ASK KISS THING. Jaden and Antonio in 24
24. ... in danger.
This wasn’t the first sticky situation they’d been in, and it wouldn’t be the last.
So why did it feel like their time was short?
Perhaps because for the first time, Jaden felt like he was disconnected from everything. All his training, all his drive, his focus, and especially his element were all distant to him in that moment, and he couldn’t find his power.
He was lost.
“Hey!” And looking up, Jayden saw Antonio staring at him, fire in his gaze, blazing past the blood on his cheek. He had his hands on Jayden’s shoulders and it brought him back, reality cutting into him like a cold wind.
“You’ve never quit on me before,” Antonio murmured. His hands moved to Jayden’s cheeks and he pulled, his lips on Jayden’s like he meant to breathe new life into someone drowning in his own hopelessness.
“Don’t quit on me now.”
Just like that, Jayden found his strength again.
(I think this turned out more desperate than in danger, but I hope you like it!)