flora
Flora just shakes her head softly, her gaze dropping for a second to the wine in her glass before lifting again. The absence of an answer to the question she'd asked lingers more than anything Soh actually says, settling into place in a way that feels quietly definitive, because if Soh wouldn’t be surprised at Flora being angry in the situation Soh described, then it means she knows, somewhere underneath all of this, that it would’ve been the wrong thing to do.
She lets out a small, breathy laugh, not sharp, not unkind, just a little lost at the edges. "No, but that’s exactly it," she says, tilting her head slightly, fingers tracing the rim of her glass. "That’s not how people talk."
Her brows lift faintly as she looks back at Soh, something a little more grounded threading into her tone. "That’s literally the point I made when I got into my argument with Zavien," she continues, one hand lifting in a small, absent gesture. "When I brought up some completely absurd hypothetical about Torchline and Stormbreak, he got bent out of shape about it, and it’s like, when you say something like that, people assume you’re saying it because it actually could happen." She exhales softly through her nose. "Otherwise, why even bring it up?" Why not sign every single note I'll be there unless I don't spontaneously combust or get eaten by a dragon?
At Soh’s plea, though, Flora stills a little, her expression shifting—not harder, but more searching—her brows lifting as if she’s turning the thought over rather than rejecting it outright. "Is it over and done with?" she asks, the question quiet but pointed, her gaze steady on Soh. "Because Kai did try to put it behind them, and Zavien apparently isn’t letting it go, so.." She trails off, one shoulder lifting in a small shrug, the uncertainty sitting there between them.
Another breath, slower this time, and she leans back slightly, letting some of the tension slip from her shoulders even if it doesn’t fully leave her. "I don’t want to fight about it either," she adds, softer now, the words landing with a quiet honesty. "It just..sucks." Her mouth twists faintly, something frustrated but restrained flickering there. "Because it probably means we can’t all just hang out." Then again, seeing as Sohalia now also seemed to prefer just putting distance between she and Kai rather than talking things through, perhaps thoughts of double dates were entirely off the table anyway.
She lets out a small, breathy laugh, not sharp, not unkind, just a little lost at the edges. "No, but that’s exactly it," she says, tilting her head slightly, fingers tracing the rim of her glass. "That’s not how people talk."
Her brows lift faintly as she looks back at Soh, something a little more grounded threading into her tone. "That’s literally the point I made when I got into my argument with Zavien," she continues, one hand lifting in a small, absent gesture. "When I brought up some completely absurd hypothetical about Torchline and Stormbreak, he got bent out of shape about it, and it’s like, when you say something like that, people assume you’re saying it because it actually could happen." She exhales softly through her nose. "Otherwise, why even bring it up?" Why not sign every single note I'll be there unless I don't spontaneously combust or get eaten by a dragon?
At Soh’s plea, though, Flora stills a little, her expression shifting—not harder, but more searching—her brows lifting as if she’s turning the thought over rather than rejecting it outright. "Is it over and done with?" she asks, the question quiet but pointed, her gaze steady on Soh. "Because Kai did try to put it behind them, and Zavien apparently isn’t letting it go, so.." She trails off, one shoulder lifting in a small shrug, the uncertainty sitting there between them.
Another breath, slower this time, and she leans back slightly, letting some of the tension slip from her shoulders even if it doesn’t fully leave her. "I don’t want to fight about it either," she adds, softer now, the words landing with a quiet honesty. "It just..sucks." Her mouth twists faintly, something frustrated but restrained flickering there. "Because it probably means we can’t all just hang out." Then again, seeing as Sohalia now also seemed to prefer just putting distance between she and Kai rather than talking things through, perhaps thoughts of double dates were entirely off the table anyway.
Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price
You know that I bought it
You know that I bought it
