But she came back, but only once in that time. She slid by, her long, brown hair brushing against his sculpted, bare arm, sending his whole body alight amongst the forest of people. And indeed like water, like a stream, she poured away, but in the wrong direction – going against the flow instead of towards it, to stop the wildfires’ slow burning; and Hwoarang really believed he would never see Julia again.

So sad, but freakin' awesome! Hwoarang really does have a thing for Julia in this, it's obvious. You have such a way with words, makes me a bit jealous. xD I wish I could write descriptions so well. I know what mean when it comes to writing one-shots just to get the juices flowing - that's what I do, too.

Well, another great fic from you! I'll be sure to check out more of your works! xD

Aw... Poor Hwo...

This piece is just too fitting right now. One more acknowledgement... Yeah, all to fitting.

Okay, how on earth can you label this as pointless? Razer, never think about that ever when it comes to your works. You write for a reason and whether that reason be interest or personal passion then you go for it :) Write for yourself, not for others.

Nice oneshot you got there, Raze, and I really liked the pairing with Julia and Hwoarang in this peice. Both are complete opposites I think - Hwaorang is seen to be the hardheaded, street-tough, fiery one whereas Julia is more of a peaceful, earthly, gentle woman who cares about nature as a whole. But the pairing does work in this one xD By the way, does other writers focus on this pairing or not?

I loved the vivid descriptions in this - you do have a way with words :D 'She set his heart on fire, and fanned the flames, making them grow until he was swallowed whole by them. Once embers, they now raged like a wildfire. Once a fireplace in his small home, they grew out of control and grab the rafters, taunting them with licks of heat whilst dancing upon the floors. But that was part of her charm. She struck the match and left in place, before gallivanting away, like the horses that wandered the land.' - I like the nature reference here and to me, it pretty sums up Julia because she is into nature and the rainforest :) I think she is kinda like a wild, free horse in a way really...And I like the way you compared his feelings like fire as she's the one who lit the flame and now that it's out of control, it is burning him up inside. I like how his positions have changed from the smartass fighter to an almost helpless child who is obviously besotted with love. That makes a change xD

'And he wanted to go across the room and greet her, talk to her, learn her, know her – but he would never get that chance. He would never get that chance, no matter how hard he hoped and wanted and wished. No matter how hard he put his life down for her for the small, trivial things. Hide the knives and brass knuckles, and protrude a solid, unmoving hand, only for one hi, how are you – but she would still gallop away, not willing to mingle with humans that could harm or slow her in her quest.' - Interesting line there :P I get the impression that he doesn't want to scare her off or kinda put him off her cos of his past and all that - like fighting to win money in the streets. He would do anything for her, to get her to notice him, but like the wild horse that she is, she'll never be kinda pinned down in a way xD

This is very well-written, beautiful prose! :)

*snuggles up next to fic, coos to it and nuzzles its cheek*

She was like a little fairy, or a butterfly. And he's the wee child trying to catch it, who actually believes he has a chance of catching it.
I like it, it's very true to life. Everyone's gone through the whole 'damaged teenager, unrequited love' thing at some point. It's a right of passage!
"His heart beat at double time whenever she passed him, until it felt as though the very pressure of the organ violently bashing against its protective, bone caging would crumble." - and that's the symptoms of an impending broken heart right there!

Pointless. Psh.

I really love the new title (sounds sexy XD) and how you rewrote this.

The fire metaphor is so win. SO WIN. With the matches and the fireplace and the burning rafters and... Well, you get the point. It's the perfect way of describing that pent-up passion.

I adore the descriptions and metaphors you used throughout the entire thing. It's short, but it's consistent in being wonderfully written, which is the important part. I can't really pick a few lines to post here and go "OMG I LOVE IT!" because the whole thing is that way.

Perfect way to jump back onto the writing train!

"But he was a fool, because no no, she’d never look my way, let alone walk over this way; and why am I acting like such a lovesick child – and he was confused, looking at the earth with shaking hands, as though they were in shock from burns. It was killing him, and it was poisoning the best of him."

love. love it. great work with this, Razer. quite short compared to your other fantastic pieces but still so awesome as always! :)

Pointless?!

Naw never =-D Loveably one-shot.

Woman, this just made my day!

"..The story of how the lone wolf, in an instant, had his world flipped upside down and shattered – how he reverted and became the sad puppy once more, whimpering for just one more caress, just one more acknowledgement." ~ I'm loving the contrast here. It's perfect for this story, perfect for Hwoarang's character.

Pointless or not, this was extremely well-written, Razer. And I'm beyond happy that you're back to making awesome Tekken fics. Gorgeous work! :D

(M, apple and cinnamon...)

Hey ho. Now, I really don't get what you're saying when you say 'pointless oneshot'. This is far too good to be simply 'pointless'. The fire metaphors were brilliantly written, and generally the whole thing fitted beautifully together. Thumbs up to you.

Beautiful. :)

First to review. XD

Another Julia/Hwo.Julia's quite the lady with capturing the stubborn Korean's heart, isn't she?

"She set his heart on fire, and fanned the flames, making them grow until he was swallowed whole by them. Once embers, they now raged like a wildfire. Once a fireplace in his small home, they grew out of control and grab the rafters, taunting them with licks of heat whilst dancing upon the floors."

Awesome line! Julia had better watch it, though, before she gets labeled an arsonist. XD JK.

'twas short, but it's understandable.

So this is just to get the juices flowing, eh? Nice. Hope you get your flow back and do this section some much needed justice. XD