[SE] remember to breathe

Sohalia

To be fair, it was hardly theft if it was all going to end up in their bellies regardless, and one little morsel wasn’t going to be enough to miss. At least, that’s what Soh told herself as she snagged at the piece, innocently waiting for Lena to answer before grinning in response. Did it feel a little like they were playing pretend, dancing around all that had happened since they last spoke? Yes, of course it did. But perhaps that was alright - perhaps, in fact, it was what they each needed in order to make it through the day.

And it got easier as time passed, particularly as the brownies were placed into the waiting oven and the bowl was shared between the two. ”Gods, I always forget how much I love brownie batter,” Soh admitted as she scraped the side of the bowl with a clean spoon. ”What’s your favorite dessert?”