flora
Niki's cane taps her leg and Flora's jaw drops open instantly, surprise flashing bright before it melts into something far more delighted, her grin turning sharp and fond as she fixes him with it. "On second thought, I think all those compliments are going to your head," she says, tone light and teasing, though the look she gives him carries a clear sort of approval, like she’s quietly, genuinely pleased to see him lean into it.
At the mention of Jack, her nose wrinkles and she gives a small shrug, one shoulder lifting as if the answer barely matters even as it clearly does. "I haven’t seen the Ark for a few days now," she says, the words casual, before her mouth presses just slightly as she exhales. "Not that that means anything."
When the necromancer draws himself up, the queen doesn’t hesitate, slipping in close with an easy sort of confidence, one arm curling around his waist as she leans lightly against his side like he'd been making room for her instead of trying to make a point. "Oh I seeeeeeeeeeee," she drawls, lashes fluttering up at him again, the gesture exaggerated but warm, playful without any real bite.
Her head tips just enough to rest against his shoulder as the conversation shifts, her expression softening into something more curious. "Oh, he told you about that?" she asks, a hint of surprise threading through her voice before she lifts her glass and takes a long sip, unfazed by the strength of it as she swallows easily. "Of course," she adds a moment later, glancing across the room to where Kaisel stands and sending him a quick, conspiratorial wink before looking back to Niki. "If there’s one thing you can count on Kai for, it’s his very measured reactions to things," she says, the last part tipping into a quiet snicker.
At the mention of Jack, her nose wrinkles and she gives a small shrug, one shoulder lifting as if the answer barely matters even as it clearly does. "I haven’t seen the Ark for a few days now," she says, the words casual, before her mouth presses just slightly as she exhales. "Not that that means anything."
When the necromancer draws himself up, the queen doesn’t hesitate, slipping in close with an easy sort of confidence, one arm curling around his waist as she leans lightly against his side like he'd been making room for her instead of trying to make a point. "Oh I seeeeeeeeeeee," she drawls, lashes fluttering up at him again, the gesture exaggerated but warm, playful without any real bite.
Her head tips just enough to rest against his shoulder as the conversation shifts, her expression softening into something more curious. "Oh, he told you about that?" she asks, a hint of surprise threading through her voice before she lifts her glass and takes a long sip, unfazed by the strength of it as she swallows easily. "Of course," she adds a moment later, glancing across the room to where Kaisel stands and sending him a quick, conspiratorial wink before looking back to Niki. "If there’s one thing you can count on Kai for, it’s his very measured reactions to things," she says, the last part tipping into a quiet snicker.
Fever dream high in the quiet of the night
You know that I caught it
You know that I caught it
