Dragons are Tougher in Real Life
His bravado and weaponry did him no good against the fiery power of a dragon. the dragon, now contently full, started off on its usual trek to the village. its belly swayed slightly as it walked, churning the meal into energy for its trip.
City of Light: Epilogue
Linneth knew their weakness—knew that for all their bravado, they were no match for her. some among them, desperate and foolish, unleashed magical attacks of their own.
Ledyba's Story - Chapter Three
The ringleader across from me was still filled with false bravado and took a step towards the ninetales. "no, you leave! this is our land, the land of the great swarm! this is for ledyba, not for you - you are not welcome here!"
On the Moon Bridge
"there's no use in having more bravado than brains." "i will not yield." the samurai looked for any opening in his enemy's guard, any weakness he could exploit. he only needed one strike. his heart pounded in his chest.
001 - 14/02/Forever
Snapshots of 8 years hence_ _in public transit daydreams, during the afternoon's hue_ _i must confess i time travel every single time_ _to the moonlight pouring down the arc of your back_ _as all communicative functions start to fail me_ _for all my bravado
Reunion: Prologue
He genuinely felt defeated every time he went off in a full sense of bravado with his fleet at his back only to find a sun with shit brown rocks floating around them. "i'm sorry." "don't be sorry."
Relaxing, Piece by Piece
Christian raised an eyebrow with cocky bravado. "oh, i'm sorry. afraid you'll lose?" his sister snorted with laughter, and rather forcefully thumped a fist down into the squishy blob of serling's leg. "fine. ten bucks. deal.
Break
They had been at this for a couple of hours already, the short lion with a pelt of a soft cream tone and a brown disheveled mane had none of the confidence or the bravado that the thirty five years old usually showed at work, instead, his eyes had a lost and
Joined in Mind and Body - Chapter 1
Humans who thought to be bravado and fight off the pirates found themselves upstaged by the planet's own kathari militia who removed the threat very quickly and efficiently.
A Tale of Fall
Both mothers then laughed a bit at the small bravado that the possum was holding up. po was shuffling his hoof, looking a bit embarrassed for some reason.
City of Light: Chapter 30
"we shall see how much longer you can maintain such bravado." desperation clawed at her in these dwindling moments, a fervent prayer echoing in her mind for the unlikely arrival of arcturus and veledar, wielding steel, flame, and merlia's deadly arrows.
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 7: Feathers and Fights
He knew the superstitions, how minotaur's rarely trusted an opening hand without a “horn" card, how they overvalued certain risky combinations out of bravado. he had never played against actual minotaurs before. but he knew.