Sohalia
‘A dick move’ was more or less a summary of Jack, as far as Soh was concerned; she was unsurprised to hear that he couldn’t deign to lower himself from the Ark to recover a few remaining belongings. The worst part of it was that Flora had been so in love with him, and yet the captain had clearly thought her so far beneath him. Soh couldn’t even begin to understand their relationship, but even though Flora was hurting now, the Luminary rather thought she’d dodged a bullet in the long run. There was better out there for Flora.
And if uneasy thoughts of Koa arose from that line of thought, Soh studiously ignored them.
”Yeah, she does,” Soh agreed easily, rounding the fire to plot down beside Kai in the sand. ”She deserves the best. Someone who understands her.” Someone who could be mad at her for putting herself in danger without leaving her, someone who could see past their own selfishness and understand that Flora would always put her people above her own wellbeing. After all, Soh had wanted to strangle the Doubletake for her daring plan, but at the end of the day, Flora was her best friend. She couldn’t imagine a life without Flora in it.
And, really, when she’d understood the details of the plan… Flora had done the best she could. Soh hoped that, were she in the Doubletake’s shoes, she’d have been brave enough to do the same thing.
Shaking herself from her dark and twisting thoughts, Soh smiled at Kaisel gratefully. ”Thanks, Kai,” she said. ”Flora’s… special, you know? She’s just - she’s always been there, no matter what. I never had that before. Not really.” Not even with Jude, when all was said and done. ”I hope I can be half the friend to her that she is to me.”
And if uneasy thoughts of Koa arose from that line of thought, Soh studiously ignored them.
”Yeah, she does,” Soh agreed easily, rounding the fire to plot down beside Kai in the sand. ”She deserves the best. Someone who understands her.” Someone who could be mad at her for putting herself in danger without leaving her, someone who could see past their own selfishness and understand that Flora would always put her people above her own wellbeing. After all, Soh had wanted to strangle the Doubletake for her daring plan, but at the end of the day, Flora was her best friend. She couldn’t imagine a life without Flora in it.
And, really, when she’d understood the details of the plan… Flora had done the best she could. Soh hoped that, were she in the Doubletake’s shoes, she’d have been brave enough to do the same thing.
Shaking herself from her dark and twisting thoughts, Soh smiled at Kaisel gratefully. ”Thanks, Kai,” she said. ”Flora’s… special, you know? She’s just - she’s always been there, no matter what. I never had that before. Not really.” Not even with Jude, when all was said and done. ”I hope I can be half the friend to her that she is to me.”
these aching memories still dance around me
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
