A Flame Of Fancy
--Artwork by lewdamone-- Maki was trying her best not to smash the rookie's face into a pulp, which was ironic since she had left the army to avoid hurting anyone, but she was starting to see why Shinra had rankled like an alley cat when Arthur had arrived. Five separate times she had heard him call her ogre gorilla cyclops and every time she made sure he knew she heard him in their training spars, leading to larger insults and more comments about her freakish strength and how unfeminine she was. And she'd had such hopes for him too, the romantic idiot fancying himself a knight and acting so gallant at first, calling her a princess like she'd always dreamed... then they fought. It wasn't her fault she was strong and it's not like she was doing anything odd for a firefighter during her morning routine though she got looks whenever she bench pressed 300 pounds. Why were all the men in her life so weak? She just wanted someone who'd sweep her off her feet a