she's got red lipstick and a bright pair of shoes

I TOTALLY CAN FINALLY USE THIS ICON JUSTIFIABLY! BOOYAH.

This was so preeeeettyyyyy!! Aww, romance. And angst! Hoorah.

spinning you around and around until that the trees blur.
THIS WAS MY FAVOURITE IMAGE.

You watch him go, trying and failing to feel the appropriate sense of outrage. You grin, duck your head, pick up your bow from the grass where it fell, unnoticed.
That one too. Just her bending down with a secret smile. I can totally visualize it.

ACTUALLY WAIT, THIS IS MY FAVOURITEST OF ALL:
both of you afraid what will happen if you only stood still.
Seriously. Very well done. And so true. Not just with them, but just...LIFE, GENERALLY.

His shoulders will slump, traces of blood and sand engraved on his features.
Was this last bit set in the Holy Land, between the desert execution and the last battle bit? I mean because of "sand". I thought so but then I got confused because the last line had "trees" in it, which suggests Sherwood to me? But anyway:

“If I lose you…” He will trail off, unable to finish.

“You won’t,” you will whisper, fierce and certain, with all the confidence of the invincible.
OH, OUCH, SOPHIE!

*ROUND OF APPLAUSE*

I feel like this review should be longer. I'm really bad at reviewing lately. I will say that the inedible stew reminded me of Eowyn! Woo.

(ALSO, PARTS OF THIS WORK SURPRISINGLY WELL AS A SORT OF AU ALLAN/ANNIE FIC, TOO. YOU KNOW...IN MY HEAD!!)

I feel like I haven't really spoken to you in so long! =(