[Her voice softens. What touches her is that it's a thoughtful gift, something she hadn't expect and found absolutely wonderful. All those stories she's heard of him, of this tough exterior... they pale in comparison to learning about the true him.]
I'm sorry, I never meant to overreact. I helped you out because you needed it, and we're friends. I hadn't expected a gift from you. Even if your soul doesn't give me those feelings like my rose does, I would have never expected the gift.
[She laughs.] Is it too late to say that I'm terrible when I receive gifts?
You couldβve fooled me. I always figured you were just careful with the things that matter to you.
[ his words come with that usual dry, lightly teasing edge. but through his words, wriothesley reads her reaction not as awkwardness, only as quiet sincerity. ]
But if you'd like to do me a kindness, then make it a habit to wear it during Solstice. Itβs always a shame to see your roses wilt in the coldβand not just for me, but for your friends as well.
[ a gentle reminder of the giftβs original purpose, though his delivery is softer than it lets on. ]
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[Her voice softens. What touches her is that it's a thoughtful gift, something she hadn't expect and found absolutely wonderful. All those stories she's heard of him, of this tough exterior... they pale in comparison to learning about the true him.]
I'm sorry, I never meant to overreact. I helped you out because you needed it, and we're friends. I hadn't expected a gift from you. Even if your soul doesn't give me those feelings like my rose does, I would have never expected the gift.
[She laughs.] Is it too late to say that I'm terrible when I receive gifts?
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[ his words come with that usual dry, lightly teasing edge. but through his words, wriothesley reads her reaction not as awkwardness, only as quiet sincerity. ]
But if you'd like to do me a kindness, then make it a habit to wear it during Solstice. Itβs always a shame to see your roses wilt in the coldβand not just for me, but for your friends as well.
[ a gentle reminder of the giftβs original purpose, though his delivery is softer than it lets on. ]
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[He doesn't see it, but she's smiling. It's touched her that he's thought about her roses enough to give her something more permanent to wear.]
I promise I'll wear it, if not just for you and our friends.