Winter Eyes

"You're staring. You want something."Taigen blinked a moment, before turning his gaze to the stars above."Didn't think you'd notice," Was all he said in response.He expected Mizu to simply nod. Resume his contemplation. And the silence would return. Mizu was a man of few words, after all; the two had barely held a conversation when they'd first met, and now, after so much…"I did."OrIn the dark of night, a friendly spar leads to a deeper confession, and Taigen learns that there may be a bit more to Mizu beneath the hardened surface than he ever realized.