Now, are we doing something romantic tonight, or do I need to teleport you away from whatever mystical crisis you're tangled up in this time?"
Now, are we doing something romantic tonight, or do I need to teleport you away from whatever mystical crisis you're tangled up in this time?"
She smirked, a familiar teasing glint returning. “Besides, I’d like to see if Wong’s really as patient as he pretends to be.”
She smirked, a familiar teasing glint returning. “Besides, I’d like to see if Wong’s really as patient as he pretends to be.”
“Kamar-Taj.”
She looked back at Stephen, a new determination in her eyes. “I need to learn to control this, and you need to heal from everything the Darkhold did to you. It started there for you. >
“Kamar-Taj.”
She looked back at Stephen, a new determination in her eyes. “I need to learn to control this, and you need to heal from everything the Darkhold did to you. It started there for you. >
Christine glanced toward the Sanctum’s towering windows, the city stretching beyond them. The air felt different now, lighter, charged with possibility. >
Christine glanced toward the Sanctum’s towering windows, the city stretching beyond them. The air felt different now, lighter, charged with possibility. >
The fire slowly faded, dissipating into embers. Christine let her hands drop to her sides, looking at him expectantly. “So? How did I do, Doctor?”
The fire slowly faded, dissipating into embers. Christine let her hands drop to her sides, looking at him expectantly. “So? How did I do, Doctor?”
She took a step forward, the fire intensifying. “That you’ll throw yourself into battle without hesitation, without thinking about what it does to the people who” She caught herself, exhaling sharply. The flame crackled, flickered wildly. Her control wavered for just a second. >
She took a step forward, the fire intensifying. “That you’ll throw yourself into battle without hesitation, without thinking about what it does to the people who” She caught herself, exhaling sharply. The flame crackled, flickered wildly. Her control wavered for just a second. >
“I’m ready. Let’s start.”
“I’m ready. Let’s start.”
She stepped back, her hand falling to her side as she lifted the other slightly, palm facing upward. A small flame flickered to life, soft and contained, dancing just above her skin. Her eyes lingered on it, thoughtful. >
She stepped back, her hand falling to her side as she lifted the other slightly, palm facing upward. A small flame flickered to life, soft and contained, dancing just above her skin. Her eyes lingered on it, thoughtful. >
“You’re right. Fire and anger—they’re tied to everything I feel, everything I’ve held inside for too long. But maybe it’s not about suppressing it. >
“You’re right. Fire and anger—they’re tied to everything I feel, everything I’ve held inside for too long. But maybe it’s not about suppressing it. >
Christine let her hands drop back to her sides, stepping back slightly, but her presence was unwavering. Her light, >
Christine let her hands drop back to her sides, stepping back slightly, but her presence was unwavering. Her light, >
Her voice softened even more, barely a whisper. “You’re not the only one who’s afraid of losing control, Stephen. But you taught me something, whether you meant to or not. >
Her voice softened even more, barely a whisper. “You’re not the only one who’s afraid of losing control, Stephen. But you taught me something, whether you meant to or not. >