flora
The Sugartide settles beyond the rise of one of the nearby burial mounds, close enough to be convenient and far enough not to be intrusive, and Flora climbs down into the glare of LongHeat with a woven basket hooked over her arm and Spice circling once before landing neatly against her shoulder. She has dressed for the heat even here—loose shorts, a white t-shirt knotted at her waist, gold glinting lazily against sun-warmed skin—and she takes her time crossing the stretch of meadow between the mounds, sandals brushing through grass that has somehow decided to thrive despite the season.
When she reaches Ronin, she lifts the basket slightly in greeting rather than offering anything as earnest as a wave. "I come bearing bribes," she says lightly before lowering the basket into the grass and pulling out one of the chilled bottles, condensation slick against her fingers before she offers it over without ceremony. Spice shifts, exhaling a small ribbon of cool air against Flora’s collarbone as if to remind the world that LongHeat does not win everything.
"I figured if I was going to bother you about regional stuff you deserved compensation." Her gaze drifts briefly toward the fenced-off area amidst all the flowers. "How's my new sibling doing?"
When she reaches Ronin, she lifts the basket slightly in greeting rather than offering anything as earnest as a wave. "I come bearing bribes," she says lightly before lowering the basket into the grass and pulling out one of the chilled bottles, condensation slick against her fingers before she offers it over without ceremony. Spice shifts, exhaling a small ribbon of cool air against Flora’s collarbone as if to remind the world that LongHeat does not win everything.
"I figured if I was going to bother you about regional stuff you deserved compensation." Her gaze drifts briefly toward the fenced-off area amidst all the flowers. "How's my new sibling doing?"
We need love, But all we want is danger
We team up, Then switch sides like a record changer
We team up, Then switch sides like a record changer
