KOA
Koa's lips purse; of the reactions he would have expected from Lena, indifference is not one. Not that he doesn't totally get it, the instinct to push forward and through and ignore all the shitty feelings in hopes they'll go away. Find a problem to solve, a face to punch. It's what he'd done for years after his mom died.
It hadn't really helped.
There isn't a super great way to say that, though, especially for Koa who is already stretching the limits of his emotional competence. So he settles for the thing he does best: tactile reactions, using his hands. Reaching for Zavien, Koa squeezes his friend's shoulder. "That's rough, buddy," he says sincerely, knitting his brows above a sympathetic wince. Women, as Koa's learned, are complicated and impossible and prone to break your heart.
"Have you... I dunno, have you told her how you're feeling?" Not that Koa is one to talk - Gods know he's very studiously avoided discussing his feelings with Sohalia. His lips quirk in a crooked smile. "Take it from me, man- it's better to get it out sooner. Otherwise you wind up on totally different pages without even realizing it." And find out that while you were planning a future, she's just seen you as a side piece the whole time.
It hadn't really helped.
There isn't a super great way to say that, though, especially for Koa who is already stretching the limits of his emotional competence. So he settles for the thing he does best: tactile reactions, using his hands. Reaching for Zavien, Koa squeezes his friend's shoulder. "That's rough, buddy," he says sincerely, knitting his brows above a sympathetic wince. Women, as Koa's learned, are complicated and impossible and prone to break your heart.
"Have you... I dunno, have you told her how you're feeling?" Not that Koa is one to talk - Gods know he's very studiously avoided discussing his feelings with Sohalia. His lips quirk in a crooked smile. "Take it from me, man- it's better to get it out sooner. Otherwise you wind up on totally different pages without even realizing it." And find out that while you were planning a future, she's just seen you as a side piece the whole time.
With each love I cut loose, I was never the same
Watching still living roots be consumed by the flame
Watching still living roots be consumed by the flame
