Grumpy Ol' Badger

Things were so close to breaking, so close to them lunging at each other in a brawl. He was in fact anticipating it, the dark thoughts swirling within his mind. There was no doubt that Zeph could easily over power him, maybe even kill him. That thought excited him, to end the torment he was in and to finally gained the peace he so desired. It was enough for him to want to push Zeph's buttons, push him over the edge. If he hadn't so foolishly spilled his guts about Ilona he could have used Zephyr's jealousy to his advantage though now it was way too late for that. They were so close that Vern could smell Zeph's breath and it seemed like hours passed by when it was mere minutes. Then suddenly Cealum appeared out of no where, inserting herself in between the two males and making Vern whirl back away from her.

Her tone and her orders made his ears flatten against his head. She was taking charge of the situation and making her feelings known. That look in her eyes made him suddenly not want to look at her. Lips fell to cover his teeth and he flopped onto his rump. He held no beef with Cealum so there was no reason to be nasty with her. Though his gold eye zeroed in on Zeph again as he spoke to Caelum, but soon looked away glaring at the ground beside his paws. He didn't know the reason they had come back into his life and it left him feeling confused. A wave of exhaustion began to settle over him as his hormones settled and his muscles relaxed. He felt as though he could sleep right now as he sat.

Standing the scrawny man shook himself out attempting to get some blood pumping and to stir his body into complete alertness instead of half sleepy. His ears heard Zeph say he would have taken him back to Abaven, is that where they lived now? Mind tried to focus on that, to memorize. He wasn't sure even before him and Zeph were at each other if he would willingly leave. Wallowing in his sorrow, lack of sleep, and his darker thoughts had become his normal and to change that now he would be reluctant to do. Somewhere deep down he felt like he deserved to suffer, he didn't know why though.


"Talk." & 'Think'