Dragoncrest Cliffs Anglerfish

For a split second, he thought she might tackle him. Swordfish was drawn to her when she had burst forward to claim her prize. His eyes lingered on the motion of her legs. Suzu was swift in the sand! It was an impressive thing, had it not startled him half to death in its spontaneity. The lean young man took a single step backwards while she plucked her branch from the sand and hoisted it high.

Then she complimented him. Suzu said he looked cute- well, she’d said that he looked kinda cute, but he was still wrapped up in her words.

Suzu said that he looked cute!

Swordfish blinked his eyes heavily before he turned his snout away from her, heat overtaking his cheeks in a moment of quick flattery and embarrassment. He didn’t know how to answer her. He didn’t know what he might say to being called cute by someone other than his mom.

Yeah, yeah… yer cute too. Swordfish still felt the sting of warmth in his cheeks when he glanced toward her. And yer the winner, so let’s find me a stick I can use.