[Aphrodite had noticed Fjord throughout the party - he was hard to miss, and it was fun to watch him from a distance. Seeing the way his friends bring easy smiles and fast jokes felt like peeking into something private and cherished. A part of him that she wanted to steal just a little bit of for herself. Eventually, she'd catch him and see if maybe she could get him to smile that way for her.
But then Lottie arrives and Aphrodite is the only person she knows, and the goddess doesn't mind at all about her plus-one. Lottie was funny and strange in the way that she laughs at a joke that Aphrodite doesn't tell – they needed to “act natural”, before calling Fjord over for reasons that are beyond her, but she plays along. Pretending not to notice that Fjord was standing only a dozen yards away.
On cue, she's nudged and she looks up, acting like it's the first she's noticed Fjord, with widening eyes and a smile that creeps slow across her features. A coy bite to her lip and she nibbles on the edge of a well-manicured nail, pretending to make up her mind about this or that. Before one, slender finger curls. Beckoning him closer.]
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But then Lottie arrives and Aphrodite is the only person she knows, and the goddess doesn't mind at all about her plus-one. Lottie was funny and strange in the way that she laughs at a joke that Aphrodite doesn't tell – they needed to “act natural”, before calling Fjord over for reasons that are beyond her, but she plays along. Pretending not to notice that Fjord was standing only a dozen yards away.
On cue, she's nudged and she looks up, acting like it's the first she's noticed Fjord, with widening eyes and a smile that creeps slow across her features. A coy bite to her lip and she nibbles on the edge of a well-manicured nail, pretending to make up her mind about this or that. Before one, slender finger curls. Beckoning him closer.]