Prayed for snow a long time and lazy, it long has arrived

The ring box sits in her pocket, on the nightstand, on every surface and every board. She still can't bring herself to wear her lovely ring, and she still has nightmares, but it is slowly, steadily, easier to lay next to Kaz in the nights and in the mornings. But she can't always make it all the way through the night.

When she comes to Nina's apartment, it's for two reasons. The first is because she's engaged now. Kaz has finally proposed, and Nina is her best friend, her sister, and she wants to share in the joy of it. Inej is, after all, deeply happy that it's happened. She's never been this happy in years. She's going to be married, come spring, and she'll have a family of her own.

But the other reason is because she would like, before her wedding, to be able to touch either Kaz or Nina ever again. She knows that Nina can't fix her. But she can ease things. She can soothe the edges of what violence was done to her.

when she gets to the apartment she knocks. There's tea and cakes in hand, and the ring box in her pocket. It will do her good all around, just to have a moment.