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"Hey," quickly she reaches for him, wanting to keep him pressed against her where the air between them had been warmed by their breaths and their bodies, and where it felt like if they tried hard enough, they could mould the world around them to be the way they want it to be. Needed it to be. "I know it isn't...I mean, I know how it sounds, but...I don't want to lie to you."
The bright bliss she'd felt only seconds before had all but cooled, leaving her feeling a touch dishevelled and more than a little shitty to see the way her words had stripped all the joy from Koa's face, much as he tried to hide it.
Sliding her arm around his, Flora reached for the wine glasses they'd hastily placed on the railing earlier, holding the stems of both in her fingers before trying to melt against his side.
The bright bliss she'd felt only seconds before had all but cooled, leaving her feeling a touch dishevelled and more than a little shitty to see the way her words had stripped all the joy from Koa's face, much as he tried to hide it.
Sliding her arm around his, Flora reached for the wine glasses they'd hastily placed on the railing earlier, holding the stems of both in her fingers before trying to melt against his side.
