Flora
Flora shakes her head immediately, a firm, instinctive no, curls swaying as she leans forward and hooks her fingers into the edge of Soh’s tumsea, tugging it closer until their floaties bump together and the water sloshes around their hips. "That makes total sense," she says, voice gentle but unwavering. She keeps her hold on the floatie, anchoring them there, eyes steady on Soh’s face. "You stepped up when Stormbreak needed you. And then it was one thing after another, and another, and another." Her lips press together briefly, thoughtful. "And obviously you would’ve kept rising if they’d needed you to. You always do."
A quiet exhale leaves her. "But this?" Her mouth twitches, because of course the truth is complicated. "This is awful, and it’s tragic, and it never should’ve happened...but it also means you’re free. And you get to be free without guilt." She lifts one shoulder in a small shrug. "You got everyone out, you did everything right, and you couldn't have changed it." he reaches out then, giving Soh’s leg a gentle squeeze beneath the water, grounding and affectionate. "You’re allowed to be happy about a silver lining that came with something terrible. Feeling that doesn’t make you a bad person."
The shift when Soh mentions Koa is immediate, leaving Flora snickering, the sound sharp and delighted, her smile stretching wide and mischievous as she leans back against her tumsea. "Oh, I would personally pay for everyone’s entrance fees just to see that," she says, eyes gleaming. She shakes her head, already picturing it. "Gods, that would be so good. I wonder if I could go invisible and just...sign him up."
A quiet exhale leaves her. "But this?" Her mouth twitches, because of course the truth is complicated. "This is awful, and it’s tragic, and it never should’ve happened...but it also means you’re free. And you get to be free without guilt." She lifts one shoulder in a small shrug. "You got everyone out, you did everything right, and you couldn't have changed it." he reaches out then, giving Soh’s leg a gentle squeeze beneath the water, grounding and affectionate. "You’re allowed to be happy about a silver lining that came with something terrible. Feeling that doesn’t make you a bad person."
The shift when Soh mentions Koa is immediate, leaving Flora snickering, the sound sharp and delighted, her smile stretching wide and mischievous as she leans back against her tumsea. "Oh, I would personally pay for everyone’s entrance fees just to see that," she says, eyes gleaming. She shakes her head, already picturing it. "Gods, that would be so good. I wonder if I could go invisible and just...sign him up."
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
