i'd wipe the dirt off your name with the shirt off my back
Flora knocks back her own shot like it’s seawater and she’s parched, then grins through the burn. "I think it's called the Blackdrop,"' she answers, voice raspy but triumphant. "Rum, espresso, blackberries, and a whisper of chili oil. Burns going down, kicks coming back up. Perfect for forgetting names and heartbreak in equal measure."
She sets the glass aside and props her chin on her hand, letting the lamplight turn her curls to molten gold. "So—story time. It's probably no surprise that Jack was..let’s say worldlier than I was when we first got together?" Her mouth twitches, half-fond, half-fraught, opting not to add the additional context of Koa having been the only other person she'd been with at that point. "I thought: why not learn a few new tricks, keep things interesting, you know? And so I thought of my friend Danta, who owns this place and just happens to have a very open relationship with his partner.." She lifts a brow, letting Soh fill in the blanks before remembering the Luminary's own experience. "I asked if he’d let me practise with a strap-on since Jack uh...has been known to go both ways."
Flora spins her empty shot glass slowly. "Apparently I did a pretty good job of it, given how quickly he finished." She winks. "But did Jack ever take me up on the offer once I told him? Nope. We never actually slept together again after that. Funny, right? Whole new skill set I’ve never even used."
She leans closer, bumping her shoulder against Soh’s. "Honestly, I don't even remember the last time we did sleep together, and trying to think about it feels...pathetic, I guess." Lonely, but still pathetic.
She sets the glass aside and props her chin on her hand, letting the lamplight turn her curls to molten gold. "So—story time. It's probably no surprise that Jack was..let’s say worldlier than I was when we first got together?" Her mouth twitches, half-fond, half-fraught, opting not to add the additional context of Koa having been the only other person she'd been with at that point. "I thought: why not learn a few new tricks, keep things interesting, you know? And so I thought of my friend Danta, who owns this place and just happens to have a very open relationship with his partner.." She lifts a brow, letting Soh fill in the blanks before remembering the Luminary's own experience. "I asked if he’d let me practise with a strap-on since Jack uh...has been known to go both ways."
Flora spins her empty shot glass slowly. "Apparently I did a pretty good job of it, given how quickly he finished." She winks. "But did Jack ever take me up on the offer once I told him? Nope. We never actually slept together again after that. Funny, right? Whole new skill set I’ve never even used."
She leans closer, bumping her shoulder against Soh’s. "Honestly, I don't even remember the last time we did sleep together, and trying to think about it feels...pathetic, I guess." Lonely, but still pathetic.
