Moved by a sudden impulse

Sohalia

Say my name
And every color illuminates

The offer to stay the night was a surprise, although not an unwelcome one. It would certainly be helpful in Soh's quest to paint the perfect masterpiece for Zavien, but thinking back, the only person she'd ever stayed the night with was Jude, and look how that had turned out. Shoving those unhelpful thoughts aside, Soh fanned herself with one hand as though to fend off the heat. In reality, she was just hoping she wasn't blushing too obviously. "You might regret that offer," she teased. "I've been told that I snore. I wouldn't want to keep you up." Unless, of course, they didn't sleep - and stayed up to talk, obviously.

The question of placement was soon solved - or so she thought. When Zavien offered up the entire wall as her canvas, she lit up. "Oh, could I?" she asked, nearly giddy with the thought. Reaching out, she ghosted her fingertips over the wall in question, as though already imagining the brush strokes that might result. "I've never done anything that big before." Not that she wasn't up for the challenge. "Are you sure you'd want something like that? A painting can be taken down, but a mural is fairly permanent unless you paint over it - which, by the way, would offend me greatly," she added with a wink.

We are shining
And we will never be afraid again