Flora
Flora hauls herself back onto her tumsea with an easy, practiced shift, water sloshing as the floatie steadies beneath her. The sunlight feels gentler now, less like something pressing down and more like something warming, and the fact that they’re both half-naked in the pool suddenly feels exactly right instead of like the opening act of a disaster.
She glances over at Soh and nods, slow and understanding. "I get that," she says quietly. Her lips twitch, thoughtful. "Does any part of you feel...relieved at all?" The word is offered carefully, and she’s quick to lift a hand in clarification. "Not about the city falling of course, just...y'know, not having leadership be a thing you're worried about any more?"
Her mouth curves again, brighter now as the mood lifts. "Perf," Flora declares, satisfaction ringing through the single syllable. "I was thinking maybe right after Colt’s rodeo in King’s End." One brow lifts as she looks at Soh, eyes sparkling. "You going?" And then the idea hits her fully formed, delight snapping sharp and bright through her expression. "Oh my gods," she gasps, sitting up straighter on the floatie. "You could totally be one of the bucking animals as a pegasus!!" Her grin turns feral with excitement.
She glances over at Soh and nods, slow and understanding. "I get that," she says quietly. Her lips twitch, thoughtful. "Does any part of you feel...relieved at all?" The word is offered carefully, and she’s quick to lift a hand in clarification. "Not about the city falling of course, just...y'know, not having leadership be a thing you're worried about any more?"
Her mouth curves again, brighter now as the mood lifts. "Perf," Flora declares, satisfaction ringing through the single syllable. "I was thinking maybe right after Colt’s rodeo in King’s End." One brow lifts as she looks at Soh, eyes sparkling. "You going?" And then the idea hits her fully formed, delight snapping sharp and bright through her expression. "Oh my gods," she gasps, sitting up straighter on the floatie. "You could totally be one of the bucking animals as a pegasus!!" Her grin turns feral with excitement.
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
