Swordspoint drabble: Meeting [Alec/Richard, general]
Title: Meeting Author: celandineb Fandom: Swordspoint Pairing: Alec/Richard (preslash) Rating: general Summary: Richard sees a stranger dicing. Note: For westernredcedar who asked for Richard/Alec, pride.
The young man slouched in a ragged black robe, long brown hair caught back in a student's tail. He wore no sword, no knife. High flat cheekbones made his green eyes glitter catlike; he licked his lips and rolled the dice, his face stiffening to a mask when he lost yet again and counted out the coins he owed.
Richard didn't play dice, but found his attention caught by the desperate pride in the stranger's expression. Their eyes met. Richard nodded at an empty seat, waved for a mug of ale as smooth vowels of thanks wrapped themselves around him.