i could be the reason you can't sleep at night
Flora’s head snaps up at the sound of Sohalia’s voice, and for a moment everything in her seems to still—breath caught, daisy frozen mid-spin, expression pulled into something that teeters dangerously between hope and guilt. She turns quickly, grass whispering around her as she shifts onto her knees, half-risen like she might bolt toward Sohalia if only she could tell what sort of distance actually lies between them.
The measured tone of her name, though—Flora—is like a hand pressed against her chest. It stops her. And it hurts, a little, because Soh’s never said her name like that before. Her lips part, a breath escaping like a quiet oh, and then—eyes wide, glossy, desperate to be believed—she gives a tiny nod. "Yeah. It’s me."
She wants to reach out, but her hands stay stubbornly curled in her lap, the daisy trembling slightly between her fingers. "I swear, Soh. No tricks, no weird Family bullshit. Just me." Her voice cracks softly at the end, and she hurries on before emotion can clog it up completely.
"I—I didn’t think they'd tell you—" Her words collapse into a breath, her hands pressing against her thighs as if to physically ground herself. "You’re my best friend, Soh. I’d never, ever do anything to hurt you on purpose. You believe that, right?"
The measured tone of her name, though—Flora—is like a hand pressed against her chest. It stops her. And it hurts, a little, because Soh’s never said her name like that before. Her lips part, a breath escaping like a quiet oh, and then—eyes wide, glossy, desperate to be believed—she gives a tiny nod. "Yeah. It’s me."
She wants to reach out, but her hands stay stubbornly curled in her lap, the daisy trembling slightly between her fingers. "I swear, Soh. No tricks, no weird Family bullshit. Just me." Her voice cracks softly at the end, and she hurries on before emotion can clog it up completely.
"I—I didn’t think they'd tell you—" Her words collapse into a breath, her hands pressing against her thighs as if to physically ground herself. "You’re my best friend, Soh. I’d never, ever do anything to hurt you on purpose. You believe that, right?"
