May I, perchance, request a little bit of Smitten x Stubborn? They would make for a fiery couple
(They would! I love how intense and passionate they both are, and how much they just go on emotions! I think they'd be the couple to just hype each other up and fuel each other's fire. Enjoy!)
"Yes! Won again!"
Stubborn cheered in victory as Hero groaned from on the ground of the forest, rubbing his back and wincing in pain.
They've gone four or five rounds now, and Stubborn's won every single time.
Hero chuckled as he shakily got to his feet. "You're a real powerhouse, you know that, Stubborn?"
"I know!" Stubborn exclaimed, his fingers itching for another fight to get his blood pumping again. "Let's go again!"
"What?" Hero looked up at him, baffled, but Stubborn wasn't sure what he wasn't getting. He wants to fight, dammit. "Stubborn, you've already kicked my ass plenty of times today- the whole morning, in fact!"
"Yeah and each time you've gotten better! We can't quit now, not until we can have an equal brawl with each other!"
Hero gave him a nervous look, rubbing his arm where Stubborn had tossed him into a tree. "Maybe we can take a little break for now, big guy. Just enough to let the bruises settle."
Stubborn rolled his eyes. "We can't rest now! Not when I can just feel a good fight coming!" Stubborn walked up to him, spreading his arms out pleadingly. "C'mon! Surely you got another round in you, Hero boy!"
Stubborn missed the way Hero backed up a step, looking up at Stubborn in uncertainty, stumbling over his words and struggling to get a single sentence out.
Annoyance flared within Stubborn, because all Hero should be doing, was going, 'Yeah, let's go!' and then tackling Stubborn to the ground.
"It's not that hard of a question! Let's stop wasting time and-"
"My beloved!"
Stubborn paused, and then a big, giddy smile split his face open as he spun around, completely missing the relieved look on Hero's face, watching as his partner, Smitten, flew down to meet them.
"Hey, baby!" Stubborn called, waving wildly to him, and his face flushed as he heard Smitten's deep chuckling as he flew closer.
Stubborn only managed to rush up a few steps, before Smitten dove into his arms, wrapping his limbs around Stubborn's body in a secure and warm embrace.
Stubborn shoved his face into the crook of Smitten's neck, breathing in his sweet scent deeply, holding him close to his chest. Instantly, all the tension and adrenaline melted away from Stubborn's body as he held Smitten close, feeling their hearts beating as one for those few seconds.
Smitten hummed as he pulled away to look at him, and Stubborn almost swooned at the dopey and loving smile Smitten gazed down at him with.
"Hello, my love," Smitten cooed at Stubborn, tightening his hold around Stubborn's neck. "Have you and Hero been having fun sparring?"
Stubborn nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah! I've been crushing Hero all morning!" Smitten chuckled, and the sound made his chest flutter. Smitten moved one hand to cup his cheek, and Stubborn instinctively leaned into the touch, sighing in relaxation.
"You've been working hard all day, haven't you?" Smitten murmured, his voice lowering to a flirtatious tone that had Stubborn trying to press Smitten even closer to him. "Yeah," Stubborn whispered, a little breathless now.
Smitten hummed in satisfaction, and then he closed his eyes and leaned in for a kiss, and Stubborn wasted no time in connecting their lips.
The kiss was soft and gentle, and although Stubborn was much more used to hungry and passionate kisses between them, he couldn't lie and say that this wasn't making his knees buckle.
Before Stubborn could try and deepen the kiss, Smitten pulled away, smiling as he gazed down at Stubborn, who's face felt on fire.
Smitten started peppering kisses along Stubborn's jaw, and Stubborn's eyes fluttered closed as he relished in the feeling of his partner's affection.
"Are you going to come in and rest with me?"
Stubborn sighed. "I would, but I gotta go a few more rounds with Hero, gotta keep going until he can beat me."
Smitten paused, his lips ghosting over Stubborn's skin, before he looked up at him with a pout. "You don't wish to spend time with me, darling?"
Panic seized Stubborn in that moment. "What? No! I love spending time with you, sweetheart- you know that."
Smitten started to card a hand through his feathery head and tilted his head to the side in thought. "So you'll take a break for me, yes?"
The feeling of Smitten's gentle fingers massaging his scalp was beginning to distract him, his muscles relaxing at the ministration. He let out an embarrassing whine. "I want to, but-"
"So you will?" Smitten scrapped his claws gently against Stubborn's scalp, and every feather on Stubborn's body fluffed up as he shivered pleasantly.
His mind was starting to get fuzzy, and the only thing he could focus on was Smitten's coy smile and the heat of their bodies pressed against each other.
What had they been talking about before?
Smitten pressed a kiss to the corner of Stubborn's mouth, and Stubborn tried to chase his lips, but Smitten pulled back just enough, awaiting an answer.
Stubborn groaned at Smitten's teasing, but nodded all the same. "Yeah, yeah, I'll go with you."
"Marvelous, my love!" Smitten perked up instantly, but all Stubborn cared about was hearing more pet names from Smitten. "Let us go cuddle in bed then!"
Stubborn smiled dreamily up at his love, walking them back to the house, too distracted to see the thumbs up Hero sent Smitten as he flew back as well.
