[SE] just one more

I can. I will. You better watch me.

Her lips form in a pouty frown at his words. 'Sometimes' isn't a yes, and she can't seem to register why anyone who's met Safrin wouldn't miss the goddess. "I find that hard to believe. My mom's great." Nova takes another large sip of her drink around the sulking of disagreement and defensiveness. Per usual, the sugar (and alcohol) does wonders for those pesky negative emotions, shattering it apart in a burst of pink light. 

She rests her elbows on the counter, cradling the dregs of her daquiri closer. It makes it easier to flop her head to the side, looking suddenly at the demigod. Humming, she sways slightly in her seat, a pleasant smile across her face as she makes her decision about him. Pointing with a swerving finger that tries to pin his moving figure in place, she says, "You're nice. I like you, Ronin." It's decisive and claiming, leaving him no room to argue as she flashes him an easy, buzzed smile.

Nova

RONIN

the white knight

light is easy to love.

"Of course she is - and you shouldn't ever think otherwise," Ronin says with a wry smile down into the dregs of his drink. "But there is a lot of history between your mother and I - nowhere near enough to get into right now - but rest assured that she likely feels the same way." That's a lie, actually; Ronin imagines, especially after Seren, that Safrin might miss him more than she wants to kill him, but y'know what? He'll take it.

Glancing up again in time to see the young woman at his side slouch towards whatever's left of her cocktail, Ronin's smile grows and he lets out a soft laugh. "I'm glad to hear it. I like you too, Nova. I think you might want one of those without the rum for your next drink, though." He nods at the daiquiri, and the barman is already starting to make it, in fact.

It's all fun and games until a buzz turns into something messy, after all. Not that he imagines Nova needs to drink to stir up some trouble. It's just a hunch on Ronin's part, though.

~FIN

show me your darkness.

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!