little did you know

flora

Despite the way Deepfrost had brought snow and ice to most of Caido, Torchline remained blissfully untouched. The presence of Starfall hadn't changed that, at least, and though it still loomed ominously on the horizon, if you turned your back to it and walked the opposite way down the coastline, you could almost pretend it wasn't there.

Almost.

Truthfully, there were lots of things Flora wished that she could ignore these days. She wished she could ignore the ongoing hostilities between her mother and her step-father, wished she could ignore the fact her best friend had disappeared (or, been kidnapped?), and that Koa had returned, and honestly, she would probably have kept ignoring Seren's return as well if her step-sister hadn't been at the tournament. But she had, and gods she'd come across like such a bitch if she didn't at least reach out.

So it was that as dusk began to fall and the sky turned a brilliant ruby-red, that Flora waited by one of the little drink stalls by the shore. Wearing an oversized sweater (one of her twin's, actually), the queen ordered herself a shot of something and downed it smoothly, hoping it would soothe her already frayed nerves.

My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered in you

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!

SEREN

For every tyrant, a tear for the vulnerable
In every lost soul, the bones of a miracle

She arrived with the first kindling of stars, bringing a piece of night with her that did not fade in the brilliance of the sunset. She could have been anyone, with her raven hair tousled by the ocean wind and her hands half drowned by the oversized sweater that rode low on freckled shoulders. Barefoot out of habit, still wearing her white sun dress in stubborn defiance of the season, with a dreamy smile lingering as an afterthought about her lips as she drifted towards her little sister. Could have, but was not; not with those weightless steps or the starlit aura that clung to her limbs.

"Hello, Flora," she greeted warmly, any nerves buried deeper than might be perceived. She opened her arms to the young woman, with a curious tilt of her head. "Are you a hugger? Hope I did not keep you waiting too long."

In every dreamer a dream - we're unstoppable
with something to believe in

flora

Indeed, Seren was a sight to behold. With all of her father's humanly good looks and with her mother's ethereal aura literally clinging to her skin, it was impossible not to recognize the demigoddess for precisely who she was. Flora, who had always been overly concerned with her looks and how she appeared to others had obviously taken note of her step-sister's appearance, though as Seren approached, the Doubletake was rendered a touch speechless at just how deep her beauty truly ran.

"Hey!" The queen chimed brightly as she set down her shot glass. Glancing into Serens' open arms, Flora grinned and nodded. "You bet." Slipping into the demigoddess's arms and wrapping her own around Seren in turn, Flora gave her sibling a quick squeeze. "This is weird, huh?" She mumbled as she pulled back, offering Seren a lopsided smile.

"Drink?"

My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered in you

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!