i can tell that we are gonna be friends

The tension between them was mostly awkward, and Océan didn’t realize she hadn’t recognized him. He had been a little younger when they last met, and he was more filled out these days. His face was more man and less puppy, but he was still gangly. She told him that she was singing, and realized that she’d seen him before. Obviously she had made a much more lasting impression on him than he had her. At least she remembered his name if she hadn’t remembered what he looked like at first.

”Yeah,” he agreed with a smile. ”You’re Motif.” He returned confidently, not hinting how much his puppy brain had idolized her. She asked him why he was so far from home. He didn’t really understand or realize the tension between their packs, ”I.. I wanted to see you again.” His dark ears fell to his skull as he was suddenly ashamed of his reasoning.