Alexi and Emily sparring

Tagged as Alexi Mayhew, Corvo Attano

Creator: Potes

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emily and alexi sparring and emily winning cause she fights dirty. like they don't teach you back-alley moves in the city watch. but they do in the corvo attano school of how to b the baddest bitch in dunwall

lol tho alexi being like ? i can't fight you? you're the empress you're not even properly trained? and em's like well let's just try it haha! fun! alexi's like ...i mean okay if you really want to, i guess you're technically my boss…

and em of course floors alexi easily so alexi's like "wait shit she CAN fight?" /oh no she's hot and they try again and alexi gets a pretty far way before having the sword pointed at her neck (but like in a cool sparring way you know what i mean) (i know you know what i mean)

don't you all love sparring that has that weird flirty edge to it yk but ISN'T actually flirty. this is that.

alexi very quickly realises that emily doesn't fence like a nobleperson or a even a citywatchman. no, she fights like corvo. not quite as insanely good as corvo, obvs, but alexi's made the mistake of saying she'll spar with corvo enough times to recognise the very distinct and unpinpointable way he fights

oh oh actually speaking of, corvo teaching city watch guards to fight dirty lol. just being like ?? look your opponents aren't gonna give a shit about sword etiquette so neither should?? you?

or alternatively being very confused when highborn officers spar with him and are offended because he didn't adhere to their fight rules. "there are rules to fighting???? i thought it was just... win??"

oh lol maybe that's again what really separates corvo from some of the other people who're meant to be royal protector/ makes him about 100x better than them. they expect a fair fight but corvo knows you've gotta claw for every opportunity to win that you can get