I'm not tired, I'm not lonely
05-03-2020, 02:51 PM
Truly he felt like a pup once more, the worries and doubts that he had been carrying for so long seeming to slough off of his shoulders. The fear of being alone was gone for the time being, only the feeling of the sand below him and the icy wind in his mottled coat. Lyulf's tongue flopped out of his maw as he raced about, jumping here and there to feel the sand absorb the shock of his landing. Okay, beaches were his new favorite thing ever. He was so focused on, well, not focusing, that he didn't see nor hear the stranger until his voice called out to him. Ly skidded to a dead stop, black sand spraying every which way as he came to a halt. The male panted, eyes wide in surprise and embarrassment, feeling the familiar heat sting at his cheeks. He sputtered, no actual words leaving him as he backed up a few paces, head lowering as his ears clung to his skull. Shit. He hadn't been paying any attention, thinking that he really had been alone, only to be caught in his one time of freedom. "Uhh..." were the only words, word more like, that he could manage. Wary eyes looked back out across the ocean before roaming back towards the stranger, catching his red and blue gaze. Panic fluttered in his chest, it took a few seconds for him to actually get a hold of himself.
Taking a few deep breaths, the male stood back up to his full height, which was nothing compared to the other, darker coloured male. He bore scars that made it obvious that he was a fighter, nothing like himself. His orange hued brows pulled together warily, his tail raising in alarm, just in case. He hadn't really interacted with another wolf like this since coming off his mountainous home, he reminded him so much of... them. Rapidly, Lyulf shook his head to shoo the thoughts that tried to cloud his vision, taking another steadying breath. "Well," came his slow response, ridding his voice of the slight quiver. "I've never actually been on a beach before. Or sand...." There was almost a touch of shame in his tone, like this stranger would judge him for his antics and sheltered life. They hardly ever left the mountain though, and when they did, it was into the more barren lands of the area around them. He just wished that he hadn't seen him like that, the fluttering fear still circling in his belly. If he was anything like them, then he was laughing at him, getting ready to mock how he was acting like a child. The grin on the stranger's face looked appealing and friendly, but he knew from experience in just how deceiving looks could be. Ly felt the need to apologize to him, but snapped his jaws shut with an audible click. He didn't know this one, even if he looked so painfully familiar, and that could either be showing him weakness or... well anything. He wasn't well enough versed in the population here, plus he doubted everything that he once thought he knew about body language. If he could be tricked for that long, and that much, he truly was a fool who couldn't even trust himself.
Taking a few deep breaths, the male stood back up to his full height, which was nothing compared to the other, darker coloured male. He bore scars that made it obvious that he was a fighter, nothing like himself. His orange hued brows pulled together warily, his tail raising in alarm, just in case. He hadn't really interacted with another wolf like this since coming off his mountainous home, he reminded him so much of... them. Rapidly, Lyulf shook his head to shoo the thoughts that tried to cloud his vision, taking another steadying breath. "Well," came his slow response, ridding his voice of the slight quiver. "I've never actually been on a beach before. Or sand...." There was almost a touch of shame in his tone, like this stranger would judge him for his antics and sheltered life. They hardly ever left the mountain though, and when they did, it was into the more barren lands of the area around them. He just wished that he hadn't seen him like that, the fluttering fear still circling in his belly. If he was anything like them, then he was laughing at him, getting ready to mock how he was acting like a child. The grin on the stranger's face looked appealing and friendly, but he knew from experience in just how deceiving looks could be. Ly felt the need to apologize to him, but snapped his jaws shut with an audible click. He didn't know this one, even if he looked so painfully familiar, and that could either be showing him weakness or... well anything. He wasn't well enough versed in the population here, plus he doubted everything that he once thought he knew about body language. If he could be tricked for that long, and that much, he truly was a fool who couldn't even trust himself.
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