flora
Steam clings to them like second skin as they descend into Frey’s Breath, the cave’s humid exhale curling through the air in thick, heady ribbons. The deeper chambers pulse with heat, the kind that makes every breath feel just a little heavier, every sound a little softer beneath the slow, steady drip of mineral-rich water. Pools glitter between stone outcroppings—some clear and welcoming, others darker and less eager to reveal their secrets—but all radiate warmth that seeps straight to the bone.
Flora walks ahead with her sarong fluttering at her hips and bare feet navigating the slick stone like she’s done this a hundred times before. Her black bikini gleams against the gold of her skin, and her curls are piled high in a loose twist atop her head, already beginning to frizz and cling in the rising heat. One arm balances a woven basket overflowing with snacks and glass bottles that chime softly together, her other hand trailing along the cave wall to steady herself as the ground begins to slope.
"Alright," she says lightly, glancing over her shoulder at Amhran with a grin that could coax mischief from a statue, "where exactly did you plant your lily? Probably smart to grab it first before we dive into my basket of snacks or the water."
Flora walks ahead with her sarong fluttering at her hips and bare feet navigating the slick stone like she’s done this a hundred times before. Her black bikini gleams against the gold of her skin, and her curls are piled high in a loose twist atop her head, already beginning to frizz and cling in the rising heat. One arm balances a woven basket overflowing with snacks and glass bottles that chime softly together, her other hand trailing along the cave wall to steady herself as the ground begins to slope.
"Alright," she says lightly, glancing over her shoulder at Amhran with a grin that could coax mischief from a statue, "where exactly did you plant your lily? Probably smart to grab it first before we dive into my basket of snacks or the water."
I want to be when you fall on me like night
I wanna kill the lights
I wanna kill the lights
