Ten Thousand Lightning Bugs

He jumped slightly by the male’s sudden answer but thankfully recovered quickly. “N-n-n-no.” He muttered, his eyes downcast as he spoke. “I j-j-just-“ He paused, looking for an answer. It hadn’t been the way he’d intended to start his sentence, it sounded like he had wanted something from the male but in truth he had only been wandering in the hopes that it would clear his head. He squeezed his eyes shut against the laughing barks of his brother, calling him an idiot who couldn’t even start a sentence, and turned his head away for a moment as if it where Rhyme was the one assaulting him.

“I c-c-c-could-n-nt s-s-s-s-s-sleep.” He said, his voice shrill with fear and his form slowly sinking closer to the ground in a submissive coil. “I-I-I’m s-s-sorry.” He said to Rhyme, attempting to raise his body back up from the ground and failing miserably. The male didn’t deserve to think it was his fault the dusty wolf was so afraid, he had been welcoming and kind to him, he hadn’t done anything wrong

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