as lovers go

The sound of the falls soothed away the last of his worries, the last tensions that remained while Eris had been in danger. The air was clear and fresh, and their forms shrouded in a concealing darkness. He was reminded of Eris’s eventual loss of eyesight, and how this was how she would experience the world. Oxide sighed heavily and pushed the thought away for later as he felt her muzzle against the scars that remained from the cat he’d saved her from.

His gentle nibbles and nips wandered to her scruff, the actions more intense as he ran over less sensitive skin. ”I’m worried.” Oxide froze, sure she was about to say something about the eventual puppies that would result, his heart quickened but instead her words were about the balance. How they were and weren’t supposed to be together. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her to pull her even closer.

”What if we were being tested?” He asked quietly, his eagerness unabated. ”You are my only way.” He rumbled, ”Soul bonded.” He offered affectionately as he shifted to kiss her lips softly.