with each love i cut loose i was never the same
Flora wrinkles her nose in exaggerated agreement, curls bouncing as she tilts her head. "Oh, definitely more interesting than yours," she says, unrepentant. And when he throws out the idea of one pair of shoes per occasion, her laugh bursts bright and incredulous. "Just one pair per occasion?" She tsks dramatically, as though genuinely offended. "Callum, please."
She nudges him again as they walk, sunlight warming the boards beneath their feet, vendors calling out everything from skewered shrimp to hand-carved trinkets. His dramatic sigh earns him an adoring smile, warm and teasing all at once. "Think of it as a very well-earned consolation prize," she says lightly. "Only awarded to the handsomest mercenaries, obviously."
But when he asks about her boyfriend’s name, the brightness of her smile softens into something quieter, tender around the edges. "He does have a name," she says, tone playful before it gentles. "Kaisel." Her gaze flicks toward a stall with colourful lanterns swaying in the sea breeze as she adds, "We’ve been dating just over a season now." Her voice holds a note of warmth she can’t quite tuck away, even as she keeps her steps light beside him.
"What about you? Anyone new in your life?"
She nudges him again as they walk, sunlight warming the boards beneath their feet, vendors calling out everything from skewered shrimp to hand-carved trinkets. His dramatic sigh earns him an adoring smile, warm and teasing all at once. "Think of it as a very well-earned consolation prize," she says lightly. "Only awarded to the handsomest mercenaries, obviously."
But when he asks about her boyfriend’s name, the brightness of her smile softens into something quieter, tender around the edges. "He does have a name," she says, tone playful before it gentles. "Kaisel." Her gaze flicks toward a stall with colourful lanterns swaying in the sea breeze as she adds, "We’ve been dating just over a season now." Her voice holds a note of warmth she can’t quite tuck away, even as she keeps her steps light beside him.
"What about you? Anyone new in your life?"
