Shady

“Fair enough.” Talia nodded. Ky had been thinking this whole time. “Never have I ever gotten a tattoo.” “Aw shit.” Rifkin chuckled and put one of his fingers down. “You ...

“Fffffffff,” she said loudly, then giggled. “Imma call you that now. Ffffff.”

“Right yes finicky fae father.”

“The beach is still nice even if you can’t go in the water.” Talia shrugged. “And it’s not hard to learn besides; I can teach you if you ever come ...

“You’re a very inconsistent fae.” She wrinkled her nose.

She glanced at him. “I thought you were going to the village?”

(Yep!) “…that’s still sad,” Talia said with a sympathetic frown. “I hope some day you’re able to go. If you want.”

“Suit yourself,” she said tersely, then turned back in the direction of Tove’s cottage and started walking again.

Talia gasped. “That’s so sad! The beach is so nice!” Ky nodded in agreement as they both put their fingers down. Rifkin didn’t.

“…oh.” Rifkin glanced back at the girls. There was an awkward silence, none of them coming up with anything to say next.

(Haha I half expected him to gasp and drag them all outside immediately for a snowball fight haha) “…does that mean I win?” Rifkin asked after a moment.

Ki’nuu shook her head with a sigh. “Then I’m not going to take you.”

“Uhhh… I don’t know. Mr. Rifkin?” Ky said. He blinked. “Oh…uh… never have I ever… played in the snow?” Neither of the girls put their fingers down.

“I do as well,” Talia said gently, nodding. “For both of your sakes.”

“Then what did you have in mind?”