i could be the reason you can't sleep at night
"No, no." Reaching out for him and nearly expecting her fingers to slide right through him given how much he looks like a shadow, Flora grabs at his shirt and tugs until she's sure he isn't going to try and float away like a lost balloon. Ignoring the way her belly clenches, the queen reaches out to try and slide her palm across his cheek to draw his gaze to her. "You're okay, everything's fine. You did it, and she's gone, and now you can just...breathe."
Realizing that the rising tide of her thoughts likely wasn't helping, difficult as it was to put aside the looming questions of DID YOU JUST FUCKING TELL HER YOU LOVED HER and WHAT DID YOU AGREE TO?, Flora did her best to concentrate on the flicker of candlelight, the sparkle of flame on the pearls she'd brought, the stillness of the remaining wine in the shell.
"Gods, Jack." Knowing her mother wouldn't care at all, Flora reached out to softly wipe away the blood on his cheeks and mouth with the sleeve of her sweater, the creamy material instantly growing hazy with red and pink.
Realizing that the rising tide of her thoughts likely wasn't helping, difficult as it was to put aside the looming questions of DID YOU JUST FUCKING TELL HER YOU LOVED HER and WHAT DID YOU AGREE TO?, Flora did her best to concentrate on the flicker of candlelight, the sparkle of flame on the pearls she'd brought, the stillness of the remaining wine in the shell.
"Gods, Jack." Knowing her mother wouldn't care at all, Flora reached out to softly wipe away the blood on his cheeks and mouth with the sleeve of her sweater, the creamy material instantly growing hazy with red and pink.
