It's one thing to steal a heart and another thing entirely what you do with it afterward. / Her eyes flashed and the Hunter felt his heart rattling off of his ribcage like a jumpship breaking orbit. With narrow eyes, she leaned forward to whisper, "I'll let you buy me a drink. If you can beat me in the Crucible." / It's about Thorn. / Complete unless you convince me otherwise.

He spent the better part of his youth banged up - physically and emotionally. Literally and proverbially. But each new day he walked out from the shadows of the night with his head held high, confident his Light would be enough; sure, beyond doubt, it would be by his hand the Last City would fall asleep without fear each new sunset might be her last. / It's about Zavala and Shaxx.

On the outside, he might have appeared as his normal self – confident, nonchalant, and a bit egotistical for the hell of it. He was the Vanguard, after all. But underneath a cape whispering around his calves on a warm summer breeze, he was somewhere else besides the Tower's Plaza; somewhere deep within his own mind. / A oneshot; rating because I can't remember if Cayde swears.