mia-selwynâ:
âLuck is bullshit,â Mia countered, but that was it before she let it drop. It was New Yearâs Eve, the start of a new year, hardly the time to worry about wasting her final breaths of the year on getting the last word in a non-argument that didnât matter. Then again, this was the most engaged sheâd felt in any conversation in days, so maybe it was worth the fightâŚ
She was tempted to immediately tell him he was always bothering her, but it felt false. Not like she worried herself much over the false words that came out of her mouth. It was overshadowed completely by the truth he assessed - she wasnât looking for a fight. Ready for one, always. But tonight she was more concerned with assessing who was interacting with Jon in what way, and who was challenging the peace pact just a little too much. Technically, she was looking for a fight, just not one to be executed tonight. âDonât take it personally,â she muttered, raising her glass of sparkling water as the midnight countdown drew to an end. âI donât appreciate talking to nearly anyone lately.â
When midnight came, Mia was suddenly suffocating and the glass gripped in her fingertips slipped through. It crashed on the grass that hadnât been there a moment before. She hadnât been looking for a fight, but one was apparently looking for her and several other guests, including Luca. She was tempted to make a quip before she darted off to find Jon, but it felt too wrong, too childish. She couldnât possibly know where Jon was in this crowd - the only person whose location she was certain of was Lucaâs, standing before her as they emerged on a battleground where no amount of her lies could cover that they were on opposing sides.Â
For a moment, she considered Apparating away and recusing herself of whatever was about to happen on that battlefield, but she knew that was inexcusable. In a moment of bravery - or maybe hope or maybe a twisted feeling of trust - she stepped closer to Luca without breaking her gaze before moving around him in search of Jonathan.
















