it's fine to fake it 'till you make it
The candles flicker, but there is no wind. Instead, the shimmer begins subtly—first in the shells, then the pearls, then in the very air itself. A pulse of starlight hums low through the stone, and between one breath and the next, Safrin is there. She stands with all the majesty of the night sky wrapped around her shoulders, constellations shifting gently in her hair, her gaze like galaxies turned inward. The hush she brings is absolute, but not cold. Not here. Not with them.
"My darlings," she says warmly, her voice curling through the candlelight like velvet smoke. She steps closer, the shine of her bare feet kissing the lighthouse stone with grace, and casts a look over the gathered offerings. Her eyes linger on the moon in its globe, on the feather like a sliver of war, on gold given freely. "You never disappoint me."
Then her gaze shifts, and though it softens with affection, it sharpens with amusement as it lands on the empty space she knows to hold Flora. "A risky thing you did at the beach," she says, lilting, almost teasing. "Let me guess...your idea?" She tilts her head just so, one elegant brow rising; there was no guessing required. But before Flora can argue—or Hadama can deflect—Safrin lifts her hand, brushing the moment aside like stardust on a sleeve. "I'm proud of the both of you." Her gaze falls upon Hadama, then. "For keeping a level head in the heat of the moment." Before turning back to Flora. "And doing what needed to be done."
As for the coastline? "Of course I’ll help," she says, her smile returning in full.
Torchline has received a RQ!
Tasks. There is no time limit. There are currently 16 active Torchers. This means 8 unique characters have to participate. Characters can participate more than once. Hadama and Flora must participate in at least 2 threads each.
1. A thread of at least 3 torchers gathering shells from the Ahi Coast
2. A PQ placing the shells all around the coast. Must have 8 rounds in total.
3. A thread with at least 1 torcher capturing a physical piece of a member of the Family.
~FIN
"My darlings," she says warmly, her voice curling through the candlelight like velvet smoke. She steps closer, the shine of her bare feet kissing the lighthouse stone with grace, and casts a look over the gathered offerings. Her eyes linger on the moon in its globe, on the feather like a sliver of war, on gold given freely. "You never disappoint me."
Then her gaze shifts, and though it softens with affection, it sharpens with amusement as it lands on the empty space she knows to hold Flora. "A risky thing you did at the beach," she says, lilting, almost teasing. "Let me guess...your idea?" She tilts her head just so, one elegant brow rising; there was no guessing required. But before Flora can argue—or Hadama can deflect—Safrin lifts her hand, brushing the moment aside like stardust on a sleeve. "I'm proud of the both of you." Her gaze falls upon Hadama, then. "For keeping a level head in the heat of the moment." Before turning back to Flora. "And doing what needed to be done."
As for the coastline? "Of course I’ll help," she says, her smile returning in full.
Torchline has received a RQ!
Tasks. There is no time limit. There are currently 16 active Torchers. This means 8 unique characters have to participate. Characters can participate more than once. Hadama and Flora must participate in at least 2 threads each.
1. A thread of at least 3 torchers gathering shells from the Ahi Coast
2. A PQ placing the shells all around the coast. Must have 8 rounds in total.
3. A thread with at least 1 torcher capturing a physical piece of a member of the Family.
~FIN
'till you do. 'till it's true.
