When no one is around, my dear
You'll find me on my tallest tiptoes
You'll find me on my tallest tiptoes
Gods, but she wished she could believe him. And in a way, she did - she knew that he didn’t see her as a complication. The steel in his green eyes brokered no argument on that point. But the truth remained: she had royally fucked up by acting on impulse yesterday, for not thinking beyond what she’d wanted in the moment. She’d made life harder for Zavien, and that was something that she truly could not bear when all she wanted now was to make him happy. To bring back the smiling, lighthearted man she’d seen the day before.
”Me too,” she said, maybe a little sadly, already resigning herself to the fact that this seemed doomed before it even started. But she understood all too well that friendship was important, maybe the most important thing there was. After all, she wouldn’t risk her friendship with Flora for anything in the world, certainly not a man, not after everything that they’d been through and shared. But Flora hadn’t dated Zavien, or had whatever there was between she and Koa. There was far less to complicate things on her end than there were on his.
Maybe that was why she hesitated to share what it was that she wanted, despite knowing in her heart of hearts exactly what - and who - that was.
A small smile appeared on her face at Zavien’s blunt honesty. ”A repeat of yesterday could always be arranged,” she suggested, only half joking. ”But… I agree with you. I don’t think friends with benefits is the answer.” Not when her feelings were already involved. There was only heartbreak down that path for her, and she wasn’t so keen to shatter herself all over again, not when she’d just started to put herself back together.
Soh nodded as Zavien repeated her earlier suggestion of food, even if all she wanted was to either drag him back into bed to stay for the day or to force a conversation that he clearly wasn’t ready for. In the end, she did neither, settling on watching his naked form as he walked away from the bed to pull on a pair of boxers. Sighing softly, Soh nodded. ”If you don’t mind, that would be great.” She didn’t mind wearing her own clothes, but a part of her was loathe to give up the opportunity to have him wrapped around her in one way or another.
”Me too,” she said, maybe a little sadly, already resigning herself to the fact that this seemed doomed before it even started. But she understood all too well that friendship was important, maybe the most important thing there was. After all, she wouldn’t risk her friendship with Flora for anything in the world, certainly not a man, not after everything that they’d been through and shared. But Flora hadn’t dated Zavien, or had whatever there was between she and Koa. There was far less to complicate things on her end than there were on his.
Maybe that was why she hesitated to share what it was that she wanted, despite knowing in her heart of hearts exactly what - and who - that was.
A small smile appeared on her face at Zavien’s blunt honesty. ”A repeat of yesterday could always be arranged,” she suggested, only half joking. ”But… I agree with you. I don’t think friends with benefits is the answer.” Not when her feelings were already involved. There was only heartbreak down that path for her, and she wasn’t so keen to shatter herself all over again, not when she’d just started to put herself back together.
Soh nodded as Zavien repeated her earlier suggestion of food, even if all she wanted was to either drag him back into bed to stay for the day or to force a conversation that he clearly wasn’t ready for. In the end, she did neither, settling on watching his naked form as he walked away from the bed to pull on a pair of boxers. Sighing softly, Soh nodded. ”If you don’t mind, that would be great.” She didn’t mind wearing her own clothes, but a part of her was loathe to give up the opportunity to have him wrapped around her in one way or another.
Spinning in my highest heels, love
Shining just for you
Shining just for you
Sohalia
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
