Your past and mine are parallel lines
There was nothing more that she could do, nothing more that she could offer in this moment, and that, more than anything, twisted her stomach into knots, her dinner threatening to make a reappearance as she willed herself to stay steady, to stay strong in the face of Zavien's pain. She accepted her role in this, her mistakes that had led to this moment. Like Zavien, she'd thought Kaisel a friend, someone to be trusted, but now... now she wasn't sure she wanted to see him ever again, much less go on a double date with someone who could be so heartless, intentionally or not.
Her heart ached, the pain pinching into strain at the corners of her eyes. Zavien agreed that it wasn't as simple as Kaisel had made it out to be, but it was a distant acceptance of her words, nothing more. She wanted to reassure him, but she wasn't sure that anything she had to say wouldn't just make it worse. Instead, she watched him worriedly, thumbs gently stroking along his cheeks, trying to be a grounding presence while he sorted through the myriad emotions that she was sure warred beneath the surface of the cold, distant exterior.
"I don't know," Soh whispered, wishing that she could say without a shadow of a doubt that Kaisel had meant his apology. But given that it wasn't the first time he'd taken aim at Lena - even worse now that he had done so after her death - she had to wonder if he'd spoken true. And even if he had, wasn't it bad enough that his first instinct had been to be cruel rather than to measure his words? "I don't think I know him well enough to be able to tell. I hope he meant it, but..." But she couldn't be sure.
Biting her lip, she considered the series of events. It had been a while since they'd argued, since she'd told Flora about it. Maybe Flora had prevailed upon Kaisel to make up with her best friend. Or maybe he'd come to his senses, and his desire to make it up to her was real. She didn't know, and that made her more nervous than not to accept his invitation - if there was even the option, after this conversation with Zavien.
Her heart ached, the pain pinching into strain at the corners of her eyes. Zavien agreed that it wasn't as simple as Kaisel had made it out to be, but it was a distant acceptance of her words, nothing more. She wanted to reassure him, but she wasn't sure that anything she had to say wouldn't just make it worse. Instead, she watched him worriedly, thumbs gently stroking along his cheeks, trying to be a grounding presence while he sorted through the myriad emotions that she was sure warred beneath the surface of the cold, distant exterior.
"I don't know," Soh whispered, wishing that she could say without a shadow of a doubt that Kaisel had meant his apology. But given that it wasn't the first time he'd taken aim at Lena - even worse now that he had done so after her death - she had to wonder if he'd spoken true. And even if he had, wasn't it bad enough that his first instinct had been to be cruel rather than to measure his words? "I don't think I know him well enough to be able to tell. I hope he meant it, but..." But she couldn't be sure.
Biting her lip, she considered the series of events. It had been a while since they'd argued, since she'd told Flora about it. Maybe Flora had prevailed upon Kaisel to make up with her best friend. Or maybe he'd come to his senses, and his desire to make it up to her was real. She didn't know, and that made her more nervous than not to accept his invitation - if there was even the option, after this conversation with Zavien.
Stars all aligned and they intertwined
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
