Flora
Flora is still fizzing, still buoyant with it, like the joy has made her lighter than the water itself. She nods quickly, curls flicking droplets everywhere. "I knew he was planning on proposing," she admits, laughing softly, "but we hadn’t even talked about rings or anything." Her gaze dips instinctively toward her hand even though the ring itself is tucked safely away inside, and her smile melts into something almost reverent. "And what he picked is just...perfect."
She reaches for Soh’s hand again, giving it a tight, affectionate squeeze, eyes bright and a little glassy with it all. "I feel so lucky," she says, the words coming out warm and breathless. A small laugh escapes her as she shakes her head. "Especially because I never even thought of Kai that way for so long. And now I keep thinking...what if I’d never let myself take that chance with him? All of this would just be...gone."
The thought makes her shiver despite the heat, and then she laughs it off, the sound bright and ringing. "And of course I get a bachelorette party," Flora declares immediately, like the idea itself is delightful beyond reason. At Soh’s rapid-fire questions she huffs out a laugh, shoulders lifting in a helpless shrug. "I haven’t even really thought about any of it yet," she confesses, nudging Soh gently with her hip, tumseas bobbing around them like eager witnesses. "I was kind of hoping my maid of honour would help me figure all that out."
Her smile softens then, losing just a little of its sparkle to make room for something earnest and open as she looks back at Soh. "If you want to," Flora adds quietly, knowing that for all her enthusiasm, Soh had more than enough on her plate these days.
She reaches for Soh’s hand again, giving it a tight, affectionate squeeze, eyes bright and a little glassy with it all. "I feel so lucky," she says, the words coming out warm and breathless. A small laugh escapes her as she shakes her head. "Especially because I never even thought of Kai that way for so long. And now I keep thinking...what if I’d never let myself take that chance with him? All of this would just be...gone."
The thought makes her shiver despite the heat, and then she laughs it off, the sound bright and ringing. "And of course I get a bachelorette party," Flora declares immediately, like the idea itself is delightful beyond reason. At Soh’s rapid-fire questions she huffs out a laugh, shoulders lifting in a helpless shrug. "I haven’t even really thought about any of it yet," she confesses, nudging Soh gently with her hip, tumseas bobbing around them like eager witnesses. "I was kind of hoping my maid of honour would help me figure all that out."
Her smile softens then, losing just a little of its sparkle to make room for something earnest and open as she looks back at Soh. "If you want to," Flora adds quietly, knowing that for all her enthusiasm, Soh had more than enough on her plate these days.
I hope you're sweating the bigger stuff,
finding some peace in an honest love
Hope you stop when you've had enough & throw the towel in
finding some peace in an honest love
Hope you stop when you've had enough & throw the towel in
Code stolen from Queen Sky
