slow down, you're doing fine
Flora’s eyes widen in emphatic agreement, her head bobbing so dramatically it’s almost a performance. "Yes—exactly," she says, relief and validation woven together as she points vaguely between them before letting her hand fall back into the water. His wink earns an affectionate eye-roll, paired with a long sigh as she shakes her head, curls swaying like she’s trying to Etch-A-Sketch the whole thought clean out of her brain.
She peeks at his raised hands with mock suspicion, as though she’s glimpsed something she absolutely shouldn’t have, before laughing and accepting his help without hesitation as she lets him guide her up and out, water streaming from her skin as she wrinkles her nose at the flare of flame he uses to dry himself. "Show-off," she teases fondly, already reaching for a towel and wrapping it around herself with easy familiarity.
Swanning back toward the house, she glances over her shoulder at him, steam curling away behind them. "I think tea made with healing water is exactly what you need after all that," she declares brightly, and brows bounce with unmistakable mischief as she adds, "And maybe a nap." That last part is accompanied by a small, conspiratorial smile, because if she’s honest, the hot tub has left her delightfully boneless, relaxed down to her soul, and the idea of curling up somewhere warm and quiet sounds like absolute perfection.
~FIN
She peeks at his raised hands with mock suspicion, as though she’s glimpsed something she absolutely shouldn’t have, before laughing and accepting his help without hesitation as she lets him guide her up and out, water streaming from her skin as she wrinkles her nose at the flare of flame he uses to dry himself. "Show-off," she teases fondly, already reaching for a towel and wrapping it around herself with easy familiarity.
Swanning back toward the house, she glances over her shoulder at him, steam curling away behind them. "I think tea made with healing water is exactly what you need after all that," she declares brightly, and brows bounce with unmistakable mischief as she adds, "And maybe a nap." That last part is accompanied by a small, conspiratorial smile, because if she’s honest, the hot tub has left her delightfully boneless, relaxed down to her soul, and the idea of curling up somewhere warm and quiet sounds like absolute perfection.
~FIN
Flora
you can't be everything you wanna be before your time
