flora
She frowns at first, clearly caught on the phrasing, her brows knitting as if she’s about to argue the point outright—not the world’s artist?—but then the rest of it lands, and the shift is immediate, her expression easing into something far more pleased, a flicker of genuine delight lighting up her face as she tilts her head at him. "Okay, that’s an amazing way of putting it," she admits, sounding impressed in a way she doesn’t bother to hide, like she’s just decided on the spot to keep that line for herself, quite liking what a pretty way it was of saying she was allowed to focus on the details.
At his question, she nods, the movement slower this time, more grounded. "She does seem happy," she says with a soft exhale, the admission carrying weight even as it settles. "Which is amazing, considering what a tough few years she’s had. Romantically, but also just, like, in general." Another small sigh follows, quieter now. "That’s why I haven’t said anything, and honestly why I probably won’t."
She gives a short, self-aware laugh, shaking her head lightly as if brushing it all off before it can linger any longer. "Okay, enough about me," she says, brightening again as she turns her attention fully back to him. "What are you going to do in King’s End? Any big career changes?"
At his question, she nods, the movement slower this time, more grounded. "She does seem happy," she says with a soft exhale, the admission carrying weight even as it settles. "Which is amazing, considering what a tough few years she’s had. Romantically, but also just, like, in general." Another small sigh follows, quieter now. "That’s why I haven’t said anything, and honestly why I probably won’t."
She gives a short, self-aware laugh, shaking her head lightly as if brushing it all off before it can linger any longer. "Okay, enough about me," she says, brightening again as she turns her attention fully back to him. "What are you going to do in King’s End? Any big career changes?"
Fever dream high in the quiet of the night
You know that I caught it
You know that I caught it
