Sohalia
This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Koa's assumption would be correct: Soh wasn't one for wild parties. Oh, sure, sometimes she might wonder what it would be like, but she'd never actually try it. She was destined to be a wallflower at parties, for no matter how bright and bubbly she was one-on-one, she was shy as could be when it came to being in the spotlight. Far from scaring her off, the ease with which Koa joked about Torchline's national pastime made him seem all the more worldly and experienced in Soh's eyes.
It also made her afraid that she could never live up to his expectations, but that was a different conversation.
As Koa's finger brushed against hers, Soh smiled into his eyes, entirely smitten and not even bothering to be coy about it. She was delighted when he remembered how much she liked the Oerwoud, and she laughed at his assertion that Anju was working him too hard. "I'll have to have a word with her," she teased. Anju was a friend, after all. "You deserve to have some fun."
And then Koa was sitting up, a sudden vigor radiating off him in waves. "Hmm... well, they say not to swim on a full stomach," she said seriously, though her eyes twinkled with uncharacteristic mischief. Then she gestured towards the hot springs. "After you." For all her bravado, though, she was suddenly terrified. Last time she'd gone swimming with someone, she'd just gone in a shirt and pants, too shy about her body to even dream about a bathing suit. But in preparation for a swim tonight, she'd gone out and bought one. It was just that the idea of essentially stripping down in front of someone - especially Koa - made her cheeks warm and her heart race.
It also made her afraid that she could never live up to his expectations, but that was a different conversation.
As Koa's finger brushed against hers, Soh smiled into his eyes, entirely smitten and not even bothering to be coy about it. She was delighted when he remembered how much she liked the Oerwoud, and she laughed at his assertion that Anju was working him too hard. "I'll have to have a word with her," she teased. Anju was a friend, after all. "You deserve to have some fun."
And then Koa was sitting up, a sudden vigor radiating off him in waves. "Hmm... well, they say not to swim on a full stomach," she said seriously, though her eyes twinkled with uncharacteristic mischief. Then she gestured towards the hot springs. "After you." For all her bravado, though, she was suddenly terrified. Last time she'd gone swimming with someone, she'd just gone in a shirt and pants, too shy about her body to even dream about a bathing suit. But in preparation for a swim tonight, she'd gone out and bought one. It was just that the idea of essentially stripping down in front of someone - especially Koa - made her cheeks warm and her heart race.
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
