closed starter, estate gardens, for @merma1ds !
the property is more lavish than benji could have anticipated, estate expansive enough that he questions if he managed to wander off of it before stumbling upon gardens. greenery accentuates paved pathways, flowered scent hanging in the space as he enters, and amidst all of it, a face from childhood he will always recognize—least of all because it surrounds him in various forms of media these days. confronted with a choice now, to turn the other way or march into the path that leads directly to sofiya. goes for the first option, blaming it on a whim but knowing somewhere deep in his gut that you can never really walk away from a friendship forged in childhood innocence. "hopefully you're not trying to hide away out here," benji comments as a greeting, speaking as he bends to pick up a rose at his feet, swept away from its stem. gaze lingers on yellow petals instead of the girl ahead of him. "if you are, i'm sorry for ruining it."
