these aching memories still dance around me
It was quite a rare thing for Sohalia to feel out of place, but at this event, she couldn't help herself. Lena spoke with her for but a moment before going to meet someone else she knew; Deimos nodded in her direction, but was distracted by the woman at his side. Talyson danced with a woman Soh didn't recognize, and Melita snagged food items from the tables to bring to a merman nearby. It had been a while since Soh felt quite so alone, and she didn't particularly enjoy the sensation.
She found herself thinking of Harper, who had been so kind to her but had elected not to come to the ball; and of Jude, who she had bonded so closely with that day in the woods. Perhaps if they were here, the loneliness wouldn't feel quite so palpable. To distract herself, Soh wandered over to the food table. She was poring over her options when Ghilio grew from a seat in the midst of the party, and Soh peered at the being from beneath her lashes as she selected her food, trying not to stare.
She found herself thinking of Harper, who had been so kind to her but had elected not to come to the ball; and of Jude, who she had bonded so closely with that day in the woods. Perhaps if they were here, the loneliness wouldn't feel quite so palpable. To distract herself, Soh wandered over to the food table. She was poring over her options when Ghilio grew from a seat in the midst of the party, and Soh peered at the being from beneath her lashes as she selected her food, trying not to stare.
Sohalia
