Flora
Feeling startled and guilty and embarrassed and so very small, Flora wishes she could just fold in on herself and disappear. She'd made a mess of everything and ruined their nice day. The first time she and Ronin had gone anywhere together and she had to be a stupid show off, and her sandal was still broken even if her ankle wasn't, and—
Hiccuping in a few quick breaths, Flora nods slowly as she pouts woefully. Around her temples, her hair has begun to curl like Remi's thanks to the pain-induced sweat, which stands comically at odds with her otherwise straight hair (Vai had laboriously brushed it for her that morning, to keep it straight). "I'm okay." She agrees, flinching as she's bopped (as if having expected Ronin to hit her with her shoe), before finding herself bursting out laughing much to her own surprise, as he tickles her foot. "Hey! Hey!" She giggles, wriggling away.
'Will...you hold my hand the rest of the way?' Flora asks timidly, biting the inside of her lip and not daring to look at Ronin lest he say no.
Hiccuping in a few quick breaths, Flora nods slowly as she pouts woefully. Around her temples, her hair has begun to curl like Remi's thanks to the pain-induced sweat, which stands comically at odds with her otherwise straight hair (Vai had laboriously brushed it for her that morning, to keep it straight). "I'm okay." She agrees, flinching as she's bopped (as if having expected Ronin to hit her with her shoe), before finding herself bursting out laughing much to her own surprise, as he tickles her foot. "Hey! Hey!" She giggles, wriggling away.
'Will...you hold my hand the rest of the way?' Flora asks timidly, biting the inside of her lip and not daring to look at Ronin lest he say no.
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