Carmine challenging you to a fight, losing.
Carmine striding over afterwards to get some words in, as she does, but suddenly tripping over some post-battle debris, tumbling forward with a yelp.
Rushing forward to catch her, doing so against your chest.
Carmine very suddenly finding herself on her knees, her head against your chest, your arms in a loose hug, her usual height advantage gone.
There's a long moment where nobody moves. You're pretty sure you can hear her heartbeat and she can definitely hear yours. Hers is faster. Then you try to say something and the spell is broken.
Carmine pushing away from you and clumsily scrambling backwards on to her feet.
Carmine quickly assuming her usual seething stance, hands clenched and teeth grit, this time with even wider eyes and face beet red. Ears too.
Carmine getting those words in.
>"Y-you-, I, wha!! Buh-bu, wh-wh-wha-don, um, don't, I-I-I-I'll, you, uh, buh, ahhhhh!!!"
Carmine spinning around and dashing off in the opposite direction as fast she can.
