with each love i cut loose i was never the same
Flora’s smile turns positively adoring as she leans gently against Soh, squeezing her hand in return. For all that the word alone has chased Flora through too many rooms in too many shapes, it feels almost impossible to let it touch Soh now, not with this small new life already changing the air between them and not with Soh looking at her like there was ever any version of the future where Flora wouldn’t be right there, overdressed and overcommitted and ready to threaten anyone necessary. "Never ever," she says emphatically, her aqua eyes lifting back to Soh’s face with absolute certainty. "Not with this. Not with any of it."
When the question comes, Flora gasps as if Soh has just offered her a crown made of diamonds and tiny baby shoes, her eyes widening in theatrical delight before her expression breaks into a giant smile. Her lashes flutter shamelessly, one hand pressing briefly against her own chest as though she needs a moment to survive the honour of it, but the exaggeration barely hides the genuine rush of emotion beneath, the way her heart seems to tumble over itself at being asked to stand that close to Soh’s future. "Oh my gods, of course, babe," she says, her voice bright with immediate certainty as her fingers wrap more securely around Soh’s, gathering their hands together between them with affectionate urgency.
Her grin glitters as she holds onto Soh’s hands, the delight still spilling over so freely that even the soft hush of the spa room can’t quite contain it. "How long until you can find out what you’re having?" she asks, already leaning into the details with the full force of her attention, as if the answer is something she can start planning around immediately. "Or even how many?? Do twins run in your family?? Or are you gonna wait and be surprised?"
When the question comes, Flora gasps as if Soh has just offered her a crown made of diamonds and tiny baby shoes, her eyes widening in theatrical delight before her expression breaks into a giant smile. Her lashes flutter shamelessly, one hand pressing briefly against her own chest as though she needs a moment to survive the honour of it, but the exaggeration barely hides the genuine rush of emotion beneath, the way her heart seems to tumble over itself at being asked to stand that close to Soh’s future. "Oh my gods, of course, babe," she says, her voice bright with immediate certainty as her fingers wrap more securely around Soh’s, gathering their hands together between them with affectionate urgency.
Her grin glitters as she holds onto Soh’s hands, the delight still spilling over so freely that even the soft hush of the spa room can’t quite contain it. "How long until you can find out what you’re having?" she asks, already leaning into the details with the full force of her attention, as if the answer is something she can start planning around immediately. "Or even how many?? Do twins run in your family?? Or are you gonna wait and be surprised?"
