IzumiUeno pinging since it's been a bit,, hope this is ok!!//
Aurae isn't unused to receiving confessions of love. As surprising as it is, she's received casual "I like you"s and over-the-top "I love you"s and various things in between. She's stopped wondering why a long time ago --- she's awesome, is there really anything more to say? --- but the rejections have become a bit draining. She just isn't interested most of the time, and she's going to leave the town or city within the week anyways and most likely never see them again, so why bother? It's something she's forced herself to get used to; she was uninterested in romance in the first place, but her profession as an adventurer cemented it.
(It doesn't quite stop her from dreaming, though.)
And when the unicorn holds out a bouquet of flowers towards her --- yellows and violets, matching her hair and eyes, how thoughtful Aurae thinks --- she feels her heart sink a little bit more at the idea. It's the same song and dance, no matter how genuine the other person is. And yet... in her short stay in this little village, Aurae's seen her around. The soft-spoken unicorn tending to the flower shop. Zehra, she thinks her name is; Aurae's bad at names. She's cute. So sweet and meek that it tugs at Aurae's heart, urges her to protect her.
Ah, the star realizes. Here is another moment she wishes she can stay.
It's only passing. An impulse she doesn't take. She'll forget about Zehra in time, after a few days of wilderness and night skies and freedom. It will happen again with someone else, in another town, another part of the world. And Aurae marks off another village she will not have the heart to visit again.
"This is beautiful," she says, her smile gentle. She doesn't move to accept the bouquet; she doesn't deserve it. Instead she looks up at the taller unicorn, gives Zehra her signature Aurae grin. "And I appreciate the sentiment. But I don't think you should be having these feelings for me."
She'll leave the next morning, Aurae decides. Or immediately after this interaction is over. Her heart beats.
"'Sides, stars only fall once, y'know?"
@np, aurae is bi, go wild! also, pls ping me :>
RIGHT, ALSO. she would NOT confess outright, but it would be extremely obvious in the way she acts. she would most likely be mean / treat your character like an enemy of sorts to hide her emotions.
v bro is so clueless about what's to come 😭😭 i WILL follow-up on this. i adore this post thank you for the food
shakes love so very gently (i love him so)
How does he know.
Aurae wants to punch him. Right on that stupid tattoo, she thinks, because it would look so good there, but she holds. The star is dead-silent for a few seconds as she processes. How does he know. She breathes. She gathers herself. Yes, maybe she can admit she was being a bit obvious about it. That's on her. Her heart doesn't slow down, and she decides not to think twice.
(Don't get her wrong: she badly wishes she has the heart to tell him that it's genuine, that she doesn't mind if he doesn't feel the same, as long as he knows. Aurae wishes those thoughts were faster.)
She gives an almost theatrical laugh, propping her broom up on the back of her shoulders and holding on to it with her hands. "Love, what made you think I have feelings for you?" she asks. "Is this to get back at me for making you lose out on a customer a couple nights ago? Come on, moondrop, you can pull off better pranks than this one."