flora
Flora stares at him, flat and unimpressed, as he points at himself and declares he’s no one. The petulance in his tone makes her want to throw something—if only that egg was within each—but instead, she exhales through her nose and snaps, "Then you can wear boardshorts, Kai!" The words come out sharper than she means them to, and she drags a hand through her damp curls, jaw tightening as she tries to find her footing again. "You keep making it sound like the whole point was to be naked with them," she says, voice pitching with frustration. "When all it was about was getting into the hot tub as quickly and comfortably as possible!"
Her eyes widen theatrically as she gestures toward the house. "What was I supposed to do? It isn't like I have a stash of men's bathing suits around, and none of yours would fit them, so yeah, I assumed they’d go without, because they wouldn’t blink at it." Her words tumble faster now, exasperation breaking through the tipsiness. "You literally heard me say I was thinking about doing a whole regional quest just to make the ocean warmer for them—so yes, I wanted them to be comfortable." She jerks her chin toward the glowing hot tub, where the two Ancients are already settled, entirely naked. "And considering we've already seen each other naked, I didn’t think it was going to be such a big deal."
When he insists he isn’t jealous, she arches an eyebrow, incredulous, very nearly looking straight into an imaginary camera to pull a Jim-face.
Then her head tips back toward the sky, and she groans loudly, the sound spilling out somewhere between disbelief and exasperated laughter. "You should’ve just said that at the start!" she yells, throwing up her free hand. The flush in her cheeks deepens—not from the drinks now— but from sheer frustration. "I asked you if you wanted to, Kai. You didn’t have to make shitty comments to my friends or act like I was orchestrating some kind of dick parade."
She tilts her chin and drops her voice into an exaggerated imitation of his, lowering it into a rumbling drawl. "‘Oh hey babe, I don’t know that I want to be naked with your friends even though they seem super cool, and not to be a totally controlling asshole or anything, but I’d rather you weren’t either.’" Then she raises her brows, looking at him expectantly as if to ask why that was apparently so fucking hard for him to say.
Her eyes widen theatrically as she gestures toward the house. "What was I supposed to do? It isn't like I have a stash of men's bathing suits around, and none of yours would fit them, so yeah, I assumed they’d go without, because they wouldn’t blink at it." Her words tumble faster now, exasperation breaking through the tipsiness. "You literally heard me say I was thinking about doing a whole regional quest just to make the ocean warmer for them—so yes, I wanted them to be comfortable." She jerks her chin toward the glowing hot tub, where the two Ancients are already settled, entirely naked. "And considering we've already seen each other naked, I didn’t think it was going to be such a big deal."
When he insists he isn’t jealous, she arches an eyebrow, incredulous, very nearly looking straight into an imaginary camera to pull a Jim-face.
Then her head tips back toward the sky, and she groans loudly, the sound spilling out somewhere between disbelief and exasperated laughter. "You should’ve just said that at the start!" she yells, throwing up her free hand. The flush in her cheeks deepens—not from the drinks now— but from sheer frustration. "I asked you if you wanted to, Kai. You didn’t have to make shitty comments to my friends or act like I was orchestrating some kind of dick parade."
She tilts her chin and drops her voice into an exaggerated imitation of his, lowering it into a rumbling drawl. "‘Oh hey babe, I don’t know that I want to be naked with your friends even though they seem super cool, and not to be a totally controlling asshole or anything, but I’d rather you weren’t either.’" Then she raises her brows, looking at him expectantly as if to ask why that was apparently so fucking hard for him to say.
I hope you're wetting your appetite, finding your way into someone's eyes
I hope you're dreaming in black and white, and seeing in colour
I hope you're dreaming in black and white, and seeing in colour
