Well, this was awkward.

His first-ever crush—another acrobat from Haly's Circus—was not only a criminal now, but had also caught him off guard during his nightly patrol and pinned him to the ground in an embarrassingly compromising position. Then, in the world's worst-ever reunion, they'd recognized each other, and now they were both frozen in place, unsure of what to do.

"So," he ventured after a few more moments of uncomfortable silence, letting his escrima drop to the floor to signal he didn't want a fight. Probably not the best idea with a criminal (albeit a very cute one) pinning him down, but hey. "Long time no see?" It'd been nearly twenty years. "So. Are you just gonna...sit there, or..."