flora
Flora's heart clenches as Sohalia's voice cracks, the tears glistening in her friend’s eyes threatening to spill over. All the questions and confusion swirling in her mind—the why, the what ifs—are swallowed by an overwhelming wave of empathy. Sohalia wasn’t just anyone; she was one of Flora’s oldest friends, someone who’d been through enough trauma to last a dozen lifetimes. Without hesitation, Flora reaches out, wrapping an arm firmly around Soh's shoulders to pull her close. "Hey," she murmurs softly, her voice thick with emotion as she tucks her friend against her side. "Soh, listen to me—being a hero is not worth your life. Not even a little. The demigods have immortality for a reason." Her aqua eyes flicker as if searching Soh’s face for some spark of recognition, for any sign that her words are landing; the point was, this fight was for those who'd been gifted the tools to handle it, not those like she and Sohalia who were laughably killable.
"Running doesn't make you weak," the queen continues, her tone steady but unrelentingly gentle. "It makes you smart. You survived, Soh. You made it out of that nightmare alive, and that’s what matters. You’re here. You’re alive. That’s what matters to me. That’s what matters to all the people who care about you." Gods help her, but she was positive that were Koa here, he'd be saying the absolute same.
Her fingers lightly brush Sohalia's hair as she leans her cheek against the crown of her friend’s head. "I get it, though," she admits after a moment, her voice quiet but tinged with the weight of her own scars. "I get wanting to do something." Flora pulls back slightly, her eyes locking onto Soh’s tear-filled gaze. "But babe...they killed me for interfering. You already got away from the Family once..." Shaking her head, the Doubletake falls silent for a moment, unable to find the words. Had it been Stormbreak that was attacked she might have understood more, but Halo? Specifically the fucking nothingness of the Tundra?
"Running doesn't make you weak," the queen continues, her tone steady but unrelentingly gentle. "It makes you smart. You survived, Soh. You made it out of that nightmare alive, and that’s what matters. You’re here. You’re alive. That’s what matters to me. That’s what matters to all the people who care about you." Gods help her, but she was positive that were Koa here, he'd be saying the absolute same.
Her fingers lightly brush Sohalia's hair as she leans her cheek against the crown of her friend’s head. "I get it, though," she admits after a moment, her voice quiet but tinged with the weight of her own scars. "I get wanting to do something." Flora pulls back slightly, her eyes locking onto Soh’s tear-filled gaze. "But babe...they killed me for interfering. You already got away from the Family once..." Shaking her head, the Doubletake falls silent for a moment, unable to find the words. Had it been Stormbreak that was attacked she might have understood more, but Halo? Specifically the fucking nothingness of the Tundra?
i scream for whatever it's worth
"i love you" ain't that the worst thing you've ever heard?
"i love you" ain't that the worst thing you've ever heard?
