flora
Flora isn’t used to towering figures materializing beside her in the cold—especially not ones with such practiced quiet—but she feels his presence before she sees him. It’s not just the height (though gods, he’s tall), but the subtle shift in atmosphere. Like the air around them adjusts to make space for him. Her aqua gaze flicks sideways, taking in the stranger’s silhouette: the tea, the composed stillness, the unmistakable hum of something deeper in the air. Magic, maybe. Or just confidence.
"Sorry," she says lightly, sliding one step to the side with a glance up and a small apologetic smile. "Didn’t mean to monopolize the local drama." Her curls shift with the motion, catching a glint of frost, and she tugs her coat a little tighter around her middle against the lingering bite of Flowerbirth’s chill.
She shifts her weight to one hip, glancing back at the board with a faint huff. "You’d think I’d be more up to date on this stuff," she mutters, more to herself than him. "But apparently the snow moves faster than the letters do." There’s a flicker of curiosity as she glances up again, not quite making it a question, but definitely waiting to see if he’s just another passerby—or someone with something more to say.
"Sorry," she says lightly, sliding one step to the side with a glance up and a small apologetic smile. "Didn’t mean to monopolize the local drama." Her curls shift with the motion, catching a glint of frost, and she tugs her coat a little tighter around her middle against the lingering bite of Flowerbirth’s chill.
She shifts her weight to one hip, glancing back at the board with a faint huff. "You’d think I’d be more up to date on this stuff," she mutters, more to herself than him. "But apparently the snow moves faster than the letters do." There’s a flicker of curiosity as she glances up again, not quite making it a question, but definitely waiting to see if he’s just another passerby—or someone with something more to say.
I'm stupid but I'm clever
I can make a shitshow look a whole lot like forever and ever
I can make a shitshow look a whole lot like forever and ever
