As long as you say you are mine
The sea breeze picked lightly at the waves in Soh's hair, tugging a few free from the half-updo she'd chosen. She reached up with her free hand to tuck the strands behind her ear, lifting her silver gaze from the sand to meet Flora's seaglass eyes. The hands still twined together suddenly felt like a lifeline tethering her to the shore beside her best friend, a golden string that tied them inexplicably together and called her home.
For a moment, she allowed herself to dream of the future that Flora painted, one where she was wanted and loved and supported in all the ways that actually mattered. One where she rested, and traveled, and drew her maps, and read her weird, obscure books, and fell in love with simply living again. And for that brief moment, it was so beautiful that she could almost cry as Flora tugged her into a tight hug.
But when Flora pulled back, it was to find Soh smiling sadly, and perhaps sniffling a little bit. "If our roles were reversed, you'd say that Torchline needed you, and that you couldn't just walk away." And she'd be right. But did Stormbreak need Soh? That remained to be seen. The Luminary looked away. "They'd never forgive me if I just left," she added softly. Koa, and Zavien, and Lena, and everyone else who had thought she'd help raise Stormbreak from the ashes. What kind of person just walked away from that kind of promise? That kind of commitment?
Soh leaned her head forward until her forehead rested on Flora's shoulder, borrowing her best friend's strength just long enough to pull herself together. "It just feels like giving up," she said, her voice muffled by the white, embroidered dress and golden curls of Torchline's queen. "And however much I might want to, how can I live with myself if I do that?"
But then again, how could she give all of herself to her region if she was shattered into pieces on the floor before they ever began?
Lifting her head, Soh huffed out a sharp sigh. "Ugh. Maybe we should do something together," she said, a crooked smile appearing on her face. "Forget about the bar, and Stormbreak, and romance, and just - I don't even know. Make something new. Something that's ours."
For a moment, she allowed herself to dream of the future that Flora painted, one where she was wanted and loved and supported in all the ways that actually mattered. One where she rested, and traveled, and drew her maps, and read her weird, obscure books, and fell in love with simply living again. And for that brief moment, it was so beautiful that she could almost cry as Flora tugged her into a tight hug.
But when Flora pulled back, it was to find Soh smiling sadly, and perhaps sniffling a little bit. "If our roles were reversed, you'd say that Torchline needed you, and that you couldn't just walk away." And she'd be right. But did Stormbreak need Soh? That remained to be seen. The Luminary looked away. "They'd never forgive me if I just left," she added softly. Koa, and Zavien, and Lena, and everyone else who had thought she'd help raise Stormbreak from the ashes. What kind of person just walked away from that kind of promise? That kind of commitment?
Soh leaned her head forward until her forehead rested on Flora's shoulder, borrowing her best friend's strength just long enough to pull herself together. "It just feels like giving up," she said, her voice muffled by the white, embroidered dress and golden curls of Torchline's queen. "And however much I might want to, how can I live with myself if I do that?"
But then again, how could she give all of herself to her region if she was shattered into pieces on the floor before they ever began?
Lifting her head, Soh huffed out a sharp sigh. "Ugh. Maybe we should do something together," she said, a crooked smile appearing on her face. "Forget about the bar, and Stormbreak, and romance, and just - I don't even know. Make something new. Something that's ours."
We'll see the other side together
Sohalia
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
