#sunbyte

“Um, sorry,” Stella says, eyes wide and face tinted pink. There’s a bead of sweat trickling down her temple, which Tecna unthinkingly wipes away. Stella purses her mouth. “Did I tell you?” Tecna blurts out, overheated and unfiltered. “You look really handsome today.” Stella mouths the word: ‘handsome.’ “I’ve never gotten that one before. Beautiful, yes. Handsome… that’s new.” “You’re beautiful, too,” Tecna says, matter-of-fact. This is a given. “And handsome lately. You have to know that.”

(Or: Musa gets a haircut. So does Stella. Tecna is a good friend. And, well, something else, too.)

light prisms by lynpheas

Rating: T