[She gives him a wave before he turns to walk away, and she remains out in the gardens a little while longer as she watches him leave, a wider smile blooming over her expression, a colour in her cheeks that feels warm under her skin. And there is the slightest little flutter in her chest as she looks down to the lanterns and the fireflies within, some of them perching on the flowers that he had placed inside.
Strange.
But she was just glad that he came at all. As eventful as tonight has been, this had been her favourite part. Yes, even the fire-breathing and her skin turning red. He might not think it, and she would be silly to believe that he did, but she might actually like being friends with him.
With a small, content hum to herself, she rushes through the gardens and back through the doors into the ballroom, clutching the lantern protectively for the rest of the night... and even through the ghost ship, it still managed to survive.
A testament to how much that lantern will come to mean to her in the coming days.]
🎀 fin.
[She gives him a wave before he turns to walk away, and she remains out in the gardens a little while longer as she watches him leave, a wider smile blooming over her expression, a colour in her cheeks that feels warm under her skin. And there is the slightest little flutter in her chest as she looks down to the lanterns and the fireflies within, some of them perching on the flowers that he had placed inside.
Strange.
But she was just glad that he came at all. As eventful as tonight has been, this had been her favourite part. Yes, even the fire-breathing and her skin turning red. He might not think it, and she would be silly to believe that he did, but she might actually like being friends with him.
With a small, content hum to herself, she rushes through the gardens and back through the doors into the ballroom, clutching the lantern protectively for the rest of the night... and even through the ghost ship, it still managed to survive.
A testament to how much that lantern will come to mean to her in the coming days.]