Theory let his fingers be woven together by the dancing flames, they licked his white sleeves as they passed over every digit of his thick-skinned hands. He imagined that his wrist guards would become molten and fall to the ground in a puddle. Such dangers did not scare him though. Fear was not something Theory allowed to cloud his mind.
It was too early in the morning for the sun to rise and the sea air was bitter cold rolling across his tanned skin. He very rarely summoned up such flames, but on this day he had been unable to find a torch. Whipping his hands free of warmth, the magical flames vanished as he reached his dusty shop door and pushed his key into the contrasting shiny lock.
Business as usual.
It was too early in the morning for the sun to rise and the sea air was bitter cold rolling across his tanned skin. He very rarely summoned up such flames, but on this day he had been unable to find a torch. Whipping his hands free of warmth, the magical flames vanished as he reached his dusty shop door and pushed his key into the contrasting shiny lock.
Business as usual.