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Flora lets out a soft, easy laugh, the sound warm as she tips her head in agreement, curls shifting against her shoulders. "Okay, fair," she concedes, lifting her glass slightly in a half-toast before taking a sip. "Feelings are hard." Her mouth quirks as she lowers it again, eyes flicking back to Soh with a glint of something amused and quietly opinionated; feelings might be hard, but women sure seemed to handle them a lot better than the men did.
At the mention of Kai, though, something in her expression tightens; not sharply, not defensively, but enough that it’s noticeable. She exhales, setting her glass down with a soft clink before shifting fully toward Soh, drawing one leg up so she can face her properly, attention settling in a way that feels more deliberate. "I’m sorry for how he reacted," she says, and this time there’s no teasing threaded through it, just something steady and genuine. "He told me what happened, and...yeah, he was really excited thinking you were dating Koa, because—obviously—he loves his cousin," she adds, one shoulder lifting faintly. "But that doesn’t mean he gets to come at you like that. He could’ve handled it way better."
The shift back into something lighter is almost immediate when Soh flushes, and Flora’s grin returns with full force, bright and unapologetic as she rolls her eyes in exaggerated disbelief. "Pffft, babe," she says, waving a hand as if brushing the whole argument aside, "you literally went from ‘he kissed me and we had sex’ to ‘we’re dating’ in the blink of an eye, so forgive me for thinking him maybe moving here isn't fast." She tilts her head, studying Soh for a second longer, something softer threading through the edges of her smile before she shrugs lightly. "But hey, if it does come up," she adds, easy and confident, "I know Ronin would be thrilled not to be the only ex-commander of Stormbreak around."
At the mention of Kai, though, something in her expression tightens; not sharply, not defensively, but enough that it’s noticeable. She exhales, setting her glass down with a soft clink before shifting fully toward Soh, drawing one leg up so she can face her properly, attention settling in a way that feels more deliberate. "I’m sorry for how he reacted," she says, and this time there’s no teasing threaded through it, just something steady and genuine. "He told me what happened, and...yeah, he was really excited thinking you were dating Koa, because—obviously—he loves his cousin," she adds, one shoulder lifting faintly. "But that doesn’t mean he gets to come at you like that. He could’ve handled it way better."
The shift back into something lighter is almost immediate when Soh flushes, and Flora’s grin returns with full force, bright and unapologetic as she rolls her eyes in exaggerated disbelief. "Pffft, babe," she says, waving a hand as if brushing the whole argument aside, "you literally went from ‘he kissed me and we had sex’ to ‘we’re dating’ in the blink of an eye, so forgive me for thinking him maybe moving here isn't fast." She tilts her head, studying Soh for a second longer, something softer threading through the edges of her smile before she shrugs lightly. "But hey, if it does come up," she adds, easy and confident, "I know Ronin would be thrilled not to be the only ex-commander of Stormbreak around."
Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price
You know that I bought it
You know that I bought it
