we could stay in this moment for the rest of our lives

I wanna break every clock
The hands of time could never move again

The easiest solution Soh could see for Deepfrost - and specifically LongNight - would be for her to just stay close to Zavien during that time. Of course, there was always the possibility that he would wish to mourn Lena in solitude, which she would understand. But this didn't seem to be the time or the place to discuss it further, and the mood quickly lifted as talk shifted to her birthday.

"I don't usually," she said, shrugging, as though to say this is just how it is. "I guess my parents probably did more, but I got used to, like, a card and a cupcake from Auden, and I didn't have many friends growing up to celebrate with. Then I left home, and I think I can probably count on one hand the number of people who even know when my birthday is, these days." She said it so matter-of-fact that it was clear that this didn't really bother her, even if there was a tiny part of her that wondered what it would be like to be celebrated the way someone like Flora was.

But Soh had never been one to be the center of attention, and even if she did celebrate her birthday, she wasn't sure that a big party would be her style. Maybe it would be nice for her birthday to be remembered, though - and somehow she knew that Zavien wouldn't let her forget.

We could stay in this moment
For the rest of our lives

Sohalia