you're welcome for the emotional whiplash

Thinking of that younger, more innocent version of herself was like seeing someone else entirely. She’d grown so much since then, met so many challenges, faced so many fears. She was still evolving, of course, but she’d come so far from the shy, naive girl who’d left the Grounds all those years ago, having lost everything and everyone she held dear. ”You’re not wrong,” she agreed with a smile. ”It was, and I’ll always love it for that reason.”

As for skyships, Soh shook her head. ”Not looking down is a perfectly reasonable way to get through a flight.” Especially for someone with a fear of heights. Looking down could be paralyzing, allowing panic to take hold. But looking outward, towards the horizon or some other thing in the distance, could help. Zavien had nothing to be ashamed of.

As Zavien turned playful, breath ghosting over the sensitive skin of her neck, Soh shivered with delight. She turned her head slightly, giving him easier access to nip gently at her, teeth grazing skin in a way that sent sparks flying. No doubt he would feel her heartbeat quicken, would hear the slight breathlessness with which she turned to look at him and say, ”Then I’d say you’re welcome to me any time,” her silver gaze flickering with something like a challenge and an invitation all in one.

Sohalia