Tripping

Starling didn't much like being at home lately. He felt so ashamed of himself, and so...well, selfish. He loved his sister so dearly, and he never wanted to make it seem like it was about him. So he made it his mission to stay busy, to try and stay out of his head. The more time he spent there, in his head, the less sense he seemed to make to himself. It was almost obsessive, and he was clearly getting sick of it, but no matter how he tried he couldn't stop. When something entered his mind, it was really hard to shake it out again, and he seemed to dwell on it until his heart was racing and there was a large hole in his chest. It was the reason he kept busy, the reason he reacted so strongly all the time.

And no one seemed to understand.

He took a deep breath, shaking the thought from his head. No! Bad Star. They all cared....right? Ugh, see. He groaned softly, lifting blue eyes to look up at the familiare red trees, his brows furrowed and his ears pulled back. Why was this all so hard. His mind reeled, spun, and he suddenly stared to feel dizzy and light headed. All of a sudden a soft jingle woke him from his thoughts and he was suddenly...free. Blue eyes grew wide as he looked around, lips parted in surprise. He took a deep breath, unrestricted and...easy. There was silence around him, and he wondered if maybe that sound was all in his head, when suddenly it started again. A soft gasp pulled from his chest as he mindlessly followed the sound, moving on large paws to search for it. It was a soft jingling, a sound he had never heard. So fresh, so clear...He panted in tune to it, before he saw her.  "H-hey!" He called, frantically. She was gorgeous, furs covered in different degrees of greys, spotted and speckled along her form. She looked a lot like him, lanky but...he had to look far more clumsy than she did! And that ringing...it came from her. "Hey w-wait!" He called out again, frantically. It was like it just filled his head, that ringing, and made everything clear and he had to know why.

"Burn Baby Burn" || "Bruciare Bambino Bruciare"