Hotaru
I know they'll be coming to find me soon
But I fear I'm getting used to being held by you
Well. Not exactly rousing information about her daughter's partner before their first meeting. Her cheek twitches slightly, impaled on the edge of her strained smile. "I want you safe." Not wasting time on a belated meet-and-greet that will do nothing to improve the situation. But I fear I'm getting used to being held by you
For a moment the Valkyrie pauses. It's not a moment of hesitation - it's more like she turns to stone. Her eyes bore down into Flora's, and several possibilities unfurl before her. Remi's words, scrawled with frustrated strokes and damning vitriol, overlay across Flora's pleading expression. Her own crumples into a visage of dismay, and she presses a gentle, lingering kiss to her daughter's brow.
"You aren't safe enough. Not beside a man who would not do anything and everything for you. And not so far from my reach." Jack had clearly already failed to keep her safe once - though Hotaru will find a way to get Flora into the Family's good graces, because the threat wouldn't have existed otherwise - so clearly the Valkyrie must take over now. "I'm sorry. But it's just for a little while sweetheart. I promise." The arm around Flora's waist tightens in preparation to bear her weight, and in the same tone she'd used for years to lull her off into dreamland, she murmurs, "Sleep until I wake you."
I used to sing about being free
Oh, baby, look what you've done to me
Oh, baby, look what you've done to me
