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I could never look away - Flora - 07-14-2026
Flora winds her way up the lighthouse’s spiral staircase with Kaisel close beside her, one hand skimming the warm stone wall whenever the curve tightens enough to make the hem of her dress brush against his legs. She’s nearly vibrating by the time they reach the top, though she’s been trying very hard to contain herself for the sake of dignity, reverence, and not ruining the surprise before they’ve even asked for it. None of those efforts are especially successful. Champagne-fizz excitement bubbles brightly through the bond between them, effervescent and impossible to disguise, rising with every step until she can almost feel it sparkling beneath her skin.
Entering the shrine, Flora moves immediately towards the candles. She coaxes one flame to life and uses it to light the next, working her way along the nearest cluster until their soft glow catches in her curls and warms the mother-of-pearl offering cradled carefully in her other hand. Only then does she glance over her shoulder at Kai, her smile girlish and joy-filled, aqua eyes bright with the sheer delight of what they’re about to ask. This is for their grand wedding entrance, after all. Their wedding might already have happened, and the engagement announcement might have followed it rather than preceded it, but Flora sees no reason their delayed celebration should arrive with anything less than spectacle.
Turning back to the shrine, she sets down the ornate hair comb she’s brought for Safrin. Mother-of-pearl curves through its delicate shape, inset with sparkling stones that catch the candlelight and scatter it across the altar in tiny points. Flora adjusts it by the smallest amount until it sits exactly as she wants it, then waits for Kai to place his own offering beside hers. Once he has, her fingers find his. She threads them through his hand and gives it a warm, excited squeeze, grounding herself in the familiar shape of him even as anticipation swells through her chest.
[say]"Safrin?"[/say] Flora calls, lifting her gaze towards the shrine. [say]"I know you’ve helped with our actual wedding and the engagement announcement, so hopefully you’re still on board with the whole theme of doing things backwards, because we were hoping you might be able to help with our wedding entrance?"[/say]