“Flower for the victor” by @palluniskillas
“Caru! I haven’t washed off the blood yet!” Valentina protested when he stepped even closer to her and slipped a white chrysanthemum behind her ear. “You’ll get blood all over you.”
Caru hummed as he rubbed off some blood from her cheek. “I don’t care,” he said and pressed a kiss to that spot, ignoring the blood on her armor getting on the front of his tunic. “I’m just happy you’re alive and well.”
Characters from my Gladiator 2 fanfic series that is almost reaching the line for original work at this point “si vis pacem, para bellum”
In honor of my darlings kissing again and finally getting together officially, have some art.
Valentina and Caru as drawn by my bestie and fellow Argentinian 🇦🇷 @palluniskillas , who deserves everything and SHOULD BE COMMISSIONED MORE
Also dedicated to @mmkkzz , who first came up with the idea of Ravi’s son being a potential love interest and has been part of Caru’s development since the beginning.
This isn’t based off a particular scene, I saw the drawing prompt and immediately thought of them. Imagine Valentina came back from battle and found Caru alone and this is how he received her - it tracks.
The white flower is intentional because it represents the purity of love against their violent environment. ❤️
