If you could go back to yesterday
Suddenly, Soh regretted starting this conversation at all. It felt as though she were walking on shifting sands, and that to take one wrong step would send her plummeting headfirst into an abyss. The tension tightened and coiled, making her feel slightly ill. This was uncharted territory, the first fundamental difference that she'd ever had with Flora, and it felt wrong, like swimming against the current. Everything in her urged her to agree, to soothe the bruises that felt like they were beginning to form beneath the surface of their friendship.
But... she didn't agree. Zavien was Koa's best friend. That changed everything. Soh would never be able to lie to Flora like that. She hadn't even been able to lie when Flora was infected and curing her was on the line.
Soh wasn't argumentative, and at this moment all logic seemed to have fled her mind. She could understand Flora's points, but she disagreed - and the worst part was, she couldn't even describe why. "Maybe he was just trying to be honest with Kai," she said, her voice small. "Like, okay, maybe it's an unlikely situation, but then why get so bent out of shape over it? If it wasn't likely to happen anyway?" And besides that, coming for Zavien's relationship with Lena? It made zero sense to Soh. Maybe Zavien simply hadn't thought about marriage yet (and if a little voice smugly told her that he'd mentioned it to her, she ignored that for now). That didn't mean he wouldn't have married Lena someday.
The fingers gripping her wine glass trembled. "I don't want to fight over something that's over and done with," she pled softly. "Like I said, I'm not saying that Zavien handled it perfectly or anything. I just... get the thought process." And if it had been her? She probably would have done something incredibly similar.
But... she didn't agree. Zavien was Koa's best friend. That changed everything. Soh would never be able to lie to Flora like that. She hadn't even been able to lie when Flora was infected and curing her was on the line.
Soh wasn't argumentative, and at this moment all logic seemed to have fled her mind. She could understand Flora's points, but she disagreed - and the worst part was, she couldn't even describe why. "Maybe he was just trying to be honest with Kai," she said, her voice small. "Like, okay, maybe it's an unlikely situation, but then why get so bent out of shape over it? If it wasn't likely to happen anyway?" And besides that, coming for Zavien's relationship with Lena? It made zero sense to Soh. Maybe Zavien simply hadn't thought about marriage yet (and if a little voice smugly told her that he'd mentioned it to her, she ignored that for now). That didn't mean he wouldn't have married Lena someday.
The fingers gripping her wine glass trembled. "I don't want to fight over something that's over and done with," she pled softly. "Like I said, I'm not saying that Zavien handled it perfectly or anything. I just... get the thought process." And if it had been her? She probably would have done something incredibly similar.
Would you change it all for me?
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
