@floriealis | meme
↪ “are you flirting with me?” regina to emma
this doesn't help with the no distractions rule. learning magic is supposed to take up all her focus, flirting is most definitely not crossing her mind – but regina's been uptight this entire session & emma recognizes a try at levity when she sees one. lashes flutter, pulled out of a trance induced by nothing other than her temporary teacher's powers. a demonstration. & a fun one at that. she knows who she's learning from. it's hard to fathom the extents regina's magic can reach, but everything she's witnessed in the time they've known each other is any indication, there's no better person she could've turned to for this. whatever spark of magic has awakened inside her, she's letting regina fan it. out of necessity more than anything else. still, that was impressive. & she might've called her amazing in a moment of daze. the playful question that follows has her puff out a laugh, letting her head hang to hide a smile. " relax, madam mayor. " brand new sparkle in her eyes, doubt still heavy on her tongue, she traces the page of the spell book in front of her. " i'm a little busy trying to become something i'm not. don't think i have time to be hot for teacher. "