"Nimble for all their size, hands that freed him from cages and dressed his wounds and beat his enemies senseless."

How does he manage to make a sentence like that sound romantic?
Oh how I love Cord Smithee. I don't know if it is because he is one of the few male MFU slash writers but his stories are pitch perfect. His Illya just sends shivers up and down my spine - so strong, so masculine.... *swoons*