Olruggio knows a spark. Olruggio of the Torch knows a spark when he sees one. When Coco tries too hard on a new spell the lines waiver like a river. Her confidence is that she sees the mistake and she closes the circle anyway. Olruggio recognizes the spark before her paper alights. Richeh doesn't toil often. She crouches over her spell and eyes it from one side, then the next. Her brows furrow and Olruggio knows the spark that brightens her eyes as her wand begins to move. Tetia is a brilliant spark all her own, flitting about the atelier, spreading her warmth. Though he's seen a thousand sparks from Agott, it's a different kind when she leans over Coco's shoulder. She's blunt about the mistake, but her tone is softer than it used to be. Those two strike together and boy are there sparks.
Olruggio knows a spark, he always has. In the kitchen, preparing dinner for the girls, Qifrey's hand brushes his. Sprawled half-alive atop his desk, Qifrey covers him with a cloak. In the garden, under the open sky, Qifrey stares into the middle distance and Olly bumps his shoulder, bringing him back to life. Legs crossed on the living room floor, over the girls entrenched in study, their eyes meet.
Olruggio knows a spark when he sees one, why is it now that he's nervous to fan a flame?
