meet me in the afterglow

When no one is around, my dear
You'll find me on my tallest tiptoes

Let’s be honest: communication had never been Soh’s strong suit, not when it came to difficult emotions. It was easier to shove it all down, place it in a locked box in the back of her mind where she could deal with it later - except later never came. This was no different. If she could just have another minute, another second to pretend that this wasn’t all a monumental mistake -

But before she could spiral too far, Zavien’s hand was on hers, grounding her back to the present. Swallowing hard, she looked up at him as he sat up, doing her best to quell her racing heart. Okay, he was still touching her. He wasn’t telling her he was filled with regret. Maybe she’d jumped to conclusions. But if that was the case, why did he still look so…

”Oh,” she said softly after he spoke, eyes widening a fraction as she realized that he wasn’t rejecting her. ”Okay. That’s - that’s good.” That he attributed sleeping well to sleeping with her was a surprise, but she’d take it over a hasty goodbye any day. ”I… I thought…” She took a deep breath, then forged on. ”I thought you regretted it. I didn’t think there was going to be a this to lose.” But she had to admit that she hadn’t fully thought through their actions either, and that his request was a fair one. ”Can I… help?” she offered, squeezing his hand.

Spinning in my highest heels, love
Shining just for you

Sohalia