i can't follow you into the dark

She was inconsolable, but he allowed her to be. She sunk into him, her soft sounds of sorrow captured in his fur as they mourned the tiny boy together. Eris tapped out the words he felt, she shared her grief with him and the pair of them suffered the loss as one. They were soul bonded, even if she would not believe the boys were from his body she must believe that they were a part of his soul just as much as hers.

Oxide never wished for fatherhood, not that he had done a good job of preventing the course of action. He’d sired a litter with Eulogy already and though the Ademre would not admit, with Eris as well. Fatherhood still evaded him though. Ox nuzzled affectionately into his little shadow’s fur as he held tightly to her tiny form. He’d been completely unable to prevent the loss and the sense of helplessness tried to overwhelm him. ”Shhh..” He tried to soothe her, and spoke of little nothings into her ear as she cried heavily into his fur. They were going to make it through this, they had to for Casper.