It's not losing it all, if we have each other
In the end it's all, in the end it's all that matters
In the end it's all, in the end it's all that matters
Seeing one of her best friends consumed by the same guilt that had eaten away at Soh for so long was almost as bad as experiencing it herself.
But as badly as Soh wanted to take that pain away, save Flora from the self-inflicted torture, she knew that there was nothing she could do. There were no words to tell the Doubletake that it was okay - because it wasn't. What they had done to Koa had been cruel and unfair. No matter how unintentional it had been, that didn't make any of it okay. And for Koa to have been through it not once, but twice... well, that just made it all the worse.
Flora sat up, offering a brittle smile, which Soh returned, squeezing Flora's shoulders one more time before withdrawing to take a swig from her wine bottle. She'd made it halfway through the bottle by now, and a faint warmth had begun to blossom in the back of her mind. Maybe that was what made it easier to be nonchalant when she said, "No. I don't think he wants to see me, and I don't... I don't know how to be..." She sighed. Took another sip of wine. "I don't know how to make things feel normal between us."
She said nothing of any romantic feelings that may or may not linger. Sometimes she felt that time had dulled some of the flame that had kindled within her, that she didn't even want the dragoon like that anymore. Other times she loved him so fiercely it hurt.
Not that she was going to tell Flora that.
"But thank you," she said warmly. "For what it's worth... I know it sucks, but I know you did the best you could. Maybe one day... maybe one day, it won't hurt quite as much."
But as badly as Soh wanted to take that pain away, save Flora from the self-inflicted torture, she knew that there was nothing she could do. There were no words to tell the Doubletake that it was okay - because it wasn't. What they had done to Koa had been cruel and unfair. No matter how unintentional it had been, that didn't make any of it okay. And for Koa to have been through it not once, but twice... well, that just made it all the worse.
Flora sat up, offering a brittle smile, which Soh returned, squeezing Flora's shoulders one more time before withdrawing to take a swig from her wine bottle. She'd made it halfway through the bottle by now, and a faint warmth had begun to blossom in the back of her mind. Maybe that was what made it easier to be nonchalant when she said, "No. I don't think he wants to see me, and I don't... I don't know how to be..." She sighed. Took another sip of wine. "I don't know how to make things feel normal between us."
She said nothing of any romantic feelings that may or may not linger. Sometimes she felt that time had dulled some of the flame that had kindled within her, that she didn't even want the dragoon like that anymore. Other times she loved him so fiercely it hurt.
Not that she was going to tell Flora that.
"But thank you," she said warmly. "For what it's worth... I know it sucks, but I know you did the best you could. Maybe one day... maybe one day, it won't hurt quite as much."
If we take this chance, and it falls to pieces
In the end you're all, in the end you're all that matters
In the end you're all, in the end you're all that matters
Sohalia
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
