Touched by an Angel

[Parker]

Hailey’s laugh bubbled out like a melody as she wiggled her bare toes against the mat, her energy almost sparkling in the quiet practice room. The Young Lioness was radiant with enthusiasm, cheeks flushed, hair sticking just slightly to her temples from the earlier exertion. When he released her with a flourish, she followed suit easily, giving her best attempt at turning her gymnastic experience into a contemporary dance twirl. She held the pose for a few seconds before returning to her natural state.

Hailey immediately started pacing in a small circle, hands on her hips and eyes shining with playful determination. "Okay, okay… my turn! I’ve been working on something new, but-" she paused, pressing a fingertip to her chin as she looked him up and down, feigning deep thought, "-I’m still kind of testing how it flows. So, you gotta promise not to judge too hard!"

The rookie took a step forward, closing the gap between them. Her hands came up to his shoulders, lightly turning and adjusting him like a sculptor fixing the posture of a marble statue. "Hmm, stand a little taller… chin up… yeah, perfect!" she said, nodding decisively. Her bare feet padded quietly around him, her movements light and springy, the faint squeak of skin on mat marking each step. She moved quietly around bim, a light palm against the small of his back to straighten his posture, her hand s tracing his collar as she squared his shoulders.

She grinned, tilting her head with that infectious spark of mischief in her eye. "Alright, now don’t freak out or anything… but you’re definitely gonna wanna move with the momentum."

Angel had a moment or two to reconsider as Hailey back away, the grin on her face widening.

Then she darted forward, feet thudding softly across the mat in a blur of motion, then whoosh! she vaulted into her signature no-hands cartwheel, the very one he had watched earlier. Her body arced gracefully through the air, her hair fanning behind her like a comet’s tail.

Only this time, her legs snapped outward, catching Angel square around the head mid-spin.

The impact sent a rush of air through the room as Hailey landed lightly on her feet, perfectly upright, her bare toes gripping the mat with feline precision. Angel, however, was not so fortunate, he would have been dragged around in a frenzied spin until he was face up, awkwardly bent backwards with his face caught snugly between Hailey’s toned thighs.

For a split second, Hailey blinked in surprise, the reality of the position dawning on her. Then, with a proud little smile, she clasped her hands together in front of her chest.

"Okay! That was the hard part!" she chirped brightly, her voice bubbling with delight. Her breathing came quick and shallow from the athletic burst, but her grin never faltered. She leaned forward a touch, wrapping her arms loosely around his midsection, demonstrating the follow-up like a cheerful instructor.

"Now normally, I’d pull you up here-" she gave a light tug, showing the motion, "- and either drop back into a takedown, or if I’m feeling flashy, lift into a piledriver~"

Hailey crouched slightly, the muscles in her thighs flexing gently against his cheeks before she dropped with him in a soft whump. They landed centered on the mat, her weight on top of him and him flat beneath her. She absorbed some of the drop.for the. By putting her legs out and hands down, but not firmly planted her palms and crossed her ankles to secure the reverse headscissor. She was careful only to apply enough squeeze that he could feel it without actually crushing his cute little face.

"Aaand… we end up right here!" she announced proudly, her tone sing-song and self-satisfied. She beamed down at him, sweat-sheened and glowing under the gym lights, completely oblivious to how flustering the position might’ve looked.

"I think that worked! Right? It felt cool, didn’t it?" she asked, tilting her head as a stray lock of hair fell over her eye. She craned her neck but it wasn't as if she'd be able to actually see him down there.

[ADarlingDucky]

Following Angel's demonstration of a quick and efficient way to setup something of a basic submission, the blonde male would spin Hailey back out, letting her twirl and pose as she got her feet back under her, leaving Angel to do a small applause at her twirl. Of course, after that demonstration, it was Hailey's turn to show off, and so as she moved towards him, she seemed to have an idea picked out, with Angel nodding eagerly as she made him promise not to judge her, moving to exactly where she told him to do! He'd let her poke and prod at him to move in the position that she found pleasing, before she would take a step back, making some distance between the pair of them, before she prepped herself. And then, all at once, she would rush towards him, Angel watching as she flipped towards the blonde and snatched him up with her legs as she went, spinning him around as he ended up facing ceiling, bent all the way backwards, at an angle where the only thing holding him up was Hailey!

"Woah! That was amazing!" Angel squeaked from his position, looking up at Hailey's back, the curve of her plump rear end taking up a majority of his view, as she held him aloft. He'd stay there as she began to talk about some of the things she was able to do from this position, but she opted for perhaps the simplest option, as she would let him drop and land atop him, taking both of them down to the mat as she came to lay across his body!

"Nngh!" Angel let out a soft grunt as the pair came down, though Hailey hadn't dropped him too hard, only giving him a taste of the kind of damage she could do if she really wanted to land hard on him. However, she wasn't done, as she would quickly constrict her legs around his head, locking in a reverse headscissor and completing the hold, glutes flexing as she put a mild squeeze on Angel!

"Gghhhck! That... was awesome! Super... cool... nnnnngh..." Angel let out a choked gasp as Hailey squeezed, still able to get some breaths here and there, but certainly not having an easy time of it. The pretty blonde did have plenty of respect for the hold she had pulled off though, and still full of wonder at just how acrobatically she had captured his neck, he would give a light tap on her thigh, hoping she would let him up so he could properly gush over the manuever!

[Parker]

Hailey kept the hold cinched for just a heartbeat longer, just enough for Angel to feel it, the firmness of her thighs, the clean technique, but not enough to be mean. Then, with a soft exhale, she unwound her legs and pushed herself up carefully, palms brushing lightly off Angel’s torso so she didn’t smother him in the process. A gentle roll carried her to his side, and she popped up to her knees beside him, legs folded neatly under her in a tidy kneel.

Her cheeks were bright with excitement, not exertion. This was fun!

"Eee-okay! Sorry! I hope it wasn't too tight there at the end! I mean, here in this instance. When I really do it, it's supposed to be tight, like really really tight," she giggled, hands resting primly in her lap as she leaned in just a little, eager for his reaction. "Soooo…? Thoughts? Like, were you surprised? Do you think it’d work in a match?"

She swayed slightly in place, nervous energy bubbling through her posture before she remembered to straighten her back and sit properly, gymnast habits die hard.

"I’ve been trying really hard to find ways to use all my flips and stuff in wrestling," she explained, eyes sparkling. "My mentor’s amazing, amazing, but she’s not really the… uhh…" she wiggled her fingers, searching for the right word, then settled for an enthusiastic: "Flippy and bendy type! Like me, that's my type." She demonstrated by waving a hand in a circular motion and turning it over in a flip from palm down to palm up, as if that better illustrated her point.

Another soft laugh, warm and earnest.

"So I get to figure out my own style! It’s hard, but it’s kinda fun too?" She tilted her head, ponytail swaying. "I wanna make grapples and submissions work with my movement, not just be the stretchy girl who flips around with no purpose. But I have, like, soooo much to learn still."

She leaned forward slightly, bright-eyed.

"Be honest, was it smooth? Or did I feel like I was doing cartwheels in a panic?"

[ADarlingDucky]

Standing in place for Hailey, Angel would bear witness as the black haired beauty, rushing towards him, would suddenly flip towards him in a cartwheel motion, but one that saw her legs swinging out to snap shut around his neck as she went, twisting him around as she landed! When she came down on her legs, it was with Angel's head now stuck between them, leaving him in something of a reverse pedigree position, as Starlight discussed the various follow-ups she could go for, before opting to simply drop down and bring him to the mat! And then, showcasing that her control persisted even here, she would cinch her legs shut around his neck and apply a reverse headscissor, giving him a light squeeze to show off just how easy she could work a submission from this angle! And as she finally let him up, Angel would give a slight grunt as she unfurled her lower body, slowly raising up and catching his breath for a moment, before he turned to face her once more!

"That was... AWESOME!" Angel was ecstatic, now able to properly convey just how cool he found Starlight's move, and he'd soon lean forwards, bringing their faces close together as he reached out to grasp her hands in an act of elation! "Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen someone perform a takedown like that! That was so cool, and I can't believe you caught me while you were basically upside down! You're amazing!" He happily bubbled, before he would listen as Hailey explained a bit more about her mentor.

"Ya know, that makes a lotta sense! Your mentor sounds great, but it's so cool that you're making your own style! Jamie has helped me train a bunch, but him and I also just ended up having very similar styles, so it made it easy for us. But coming up with moves like that... you're so cool! I almost wanna ask you to show me how to do it! Not sure I could pull off a flip like that though!" Angel said, before reassuring her. "And yes, it looked very smooth from where I was standing!"

The blonde excitedly pulled himself up and looked down at Hailey, before reaching back towards her hands as he offered to help her rise up to her feet quickly, before he would take a step back, putting a finger to his chin as he pondered something.

"Actually... I think there's one sort of flippy move that I know. But uh, it's a bit less... refined, I guess you'd say!" Angel explained, rubbing the back of his head somewhat bashfully as he considered the gap in grace there likely was between Hailey and himself. Nevertheless, he'd be remiss to not try it out! "It might be a bit rougher of a landing, but if you're okay with that, I can try it out here! Just don't hold me to your standard, since there's no way I'll be flipping like that!" Angel happily quipped, extending an offer to Hailey to try out something clearly a bit more showy than his initial move!

[Parker]

Hailey lit up the moment Angel’s excitement burst out of him, her cheeks blooming with that bright, earnest warmth she carried so naturally. She took his hands eagerly, without even thinking about it, giving them a light squeeze. She honestly just liked contact, with anyone really. It didn't take much to get a hug out of her if anyone looked like they might need one.

"R-really? You think I’m amazing?" she chirped, eyes widening with almost childlike enthusiasm. She gave his hands another squeeze, tugging on him to draw herself closer. She took to praise well, perhaps too well. It didn't seem to take much to have her hanging on Angel’s words, soaking in his affirmation of her talent. When he moved to rise , she accepted his help despite seemingly standing up from her tucked position with an absentminded ease.

"Refined-shmefined!" Hailey declared proudly. "If you’ve got a flippy move, I wanna see it! Rough landing, silly landing, total disaster landing…" she held up two thumbs enthusiastically, "I’m in. Hit me with your best shot! If you have flips that need practicing you cane to the right girl!"

[ADarlingDucky]

Standing up and giving his thoughts on Hailey's move, the blonde was met with Hailey eagerly reaching out and grabbing hold of his hands, pulling him in close as he squeezed them gently in response, very much matching the energy of the black haired beauty. Angel was nothing if not earnest, and as Hailey's sparkling eyes scanned him closely as she asked him once more if he really thought she was amazing, he would happily nod his head up and down in reply, not minding the closeness between them at all! It seemed that the two were certainly alike in their personalities, and so Hailey would give him quick encouragement in spite of his slight worries over whether or not it would be too rough. Hailey's assurances were enough to convince him that he should go ahead with it however, and so he would give her hands a quick squeeze before he stepped backwards, creating some space between them.

"Okay then, I'll do it! You just stay right there!" He'd leave the black haired woman standing a few feet away, a slight amount of room now to move as he gently bounced up and down a few times, getting himself ready. And then, once he had nodded slightly to himself as a form of reassurance, he would suddenly take a few quick steps forwards, suddenly moving towards Hailey to close the distance.

And as he approached, Angel would swing forwards and perform a forward cartwheel, as he swung his legs to bring them down onto Starlight's shoulders, hooking onto her before yanking himself up with a sudden burst of core strength!

"Alright, here we go!" Angel would swing himself upwards, as he wrapped his legs around Starlight's head, shifting himself onto her shoulders, all with enough momentum to send her stumbling back! Angel would look to ride her all the way down to the matted floor as well, as he looked to land himself flush on her face, coming down seated atop her with his legs wrapped around her head, in a mounted headscissor!

[Parker]

“Yessir! You got it!” Hailey tapped her bare heels together and gave Angel a firm nod, taking his loose request as a direct order. Her brow slightly furrowed from just how seriously she was taking it, mostly because standing still was hard, especially when she knew something was coming. Angel was already sprinting toward her, all bright energy and reckless confidence.

She stayed exactly where he told her to, bouncing once on the balls of her feet as if bracing for a rollercoaster drop. Her hands lifted halfway in reflex, then dropped again when she remembered she wasn’t supposed to interact with him in the traditional sense. She wanted to. Desperately. But she’d promised to let him do it on his own. Her bright brown eyes shimmered as he cartwheeled, practically grinning like she’d been watching a fireworks display by the time his calves snapped around her shoulders.

“Woooah-!”

The momentum of his sudden rise made her body arch, lurching backward, her feet skidding across the mat for two unsteady steps before her balance betrayed her entirely. They crashed down together, Angel seated high, Hailey landing flat on her back with a soft, surprised whuff as all the air punched right out of her lungs.

For a moment she just lay there, blinking up at him with her cheeks pink and her lips parted in a dazed little “o”. His thighs snug around her head didn’t bother her in the slightest,if anything, she gave a tiny kick of her heels against the mat like an excited puppy remembering to breathe.

“H-hha~ okay- okay that was pretty good!” she wheezed, voice breathless but bubbling with laughter. Her hands came up to lightly pat his leg, more reassuring than resisting, before she tilted her head back as much as the hold allowed, beaming up at the blond perched above her. She wriggled playfully beneath him, not struggling to escape, just adjusting enough to look up at her impromptu training partner with a friendly smile.

“You’re heavier than you look.” She murmured aloud, though almost immediately blushed and looked up at him apologeticly. “Not in a bad way or anything! You just looked very throwable.” Another beat before she realized that sounded awkward too. “L-like I could pick you up I mean, not that people should be tossing you around.”

[ADarlingDucky]

With Hailey happily agreeing to take Angel's move, even if the curvy blonde wasn't that sure about performing it himself, the pressure was on to deliver in a way that pleased his training partner, and so a fire was lit underneath him, one based on not wanting to let her down. He'd get some distance between himself and Hailey, who stood across from him and had fixed him with the same happy smile that she had when he had offered to try, and so Angel would plant himself, take a deep breath, and take off towards Hailey! Angel moved quickly, building speed as best as he could, before he'd suddenly swing forwards, landing on his hands with a cartwheel that carried him towards Hailey, and let his legs come down right on her shoulders, snapping shut to hook behind her back! And then, utilizing his core strength, Angel would swing himself up, putting enough weight and force into it that he would bring Hailey crashing down to the matted floor, riding her all the way down to land squarely atop her!

The two would come down with a thud, impacting on the mats before settling after a moment, Angel sat firmly atop Hailey's chest, his thick thighs framing her face as she lay beneath him, the two taking a moment to relax following the drop. The two remained like that as Hailey finally spoke, a giggle escaping her as she looked up at Angel, who responded with a smile and laugh of his own, his eyes meeting hers as gave her a wink.

"I'm glad you liked it! Not nearly as cool as yours, but it definitely helps set me up for some more stuff!" He said, before suddenly twisting to the side. The movement would roll Angel over onto his back and Hailey onto her stomach, with his legs still wrapped firmly around her neck in a triangle choke, though applying no real pressure yet.

"Like this! For example, if someone happened to call me heavy, I could just start squeezing them..." Angel's legs flexed ever so slightly, giving Hailey a slight squeeze, before he reached up and poked her nose with an index finger, relaxing his lower body. "Of course, if that someone was just absolutely adorable, I wouldn't have the heart to squeeze 'em too much." He said, before unhooking his legs from behind Hailey's head, allowing her to slip out of his hold and get back up, as he would move to a stand as well.

"Guess that means it's back to your turn then!" Angel would pop back up as soon as Hailey was good, a smile on his face, but a slight tingle of excitement running up his spine, perhaps having to do with the close proximity of the last hold!