The Book of You and I

*Ulric* · 08-17-2020, 10:18 PM

He could see the surprise in her expression from his affection, but luckily she didn't seem to mind and made no effort to shift away from him because of it. He didn't even notice the pause and speechlessness that it had brought upon her - he was too caught up in the beauty of her eyes and features to pay attention to much else. He understood that this setting had a lot to do with this romantic mood he was settling in to, but he just didn't have it in him to resit it. He hadn't felt this happy in so long and it felt like his soul craved every bit of whatever this was that was forming so quickly between them. The analytical side of him told him that it was completely illogical to be so incredibly infatuated, but... the romantic in him didn't want it any other way. His heart fluttered in his chest when she reached up to place a kiss on his cheek, his lopsided grin coming back in full force. "No need to thank me. I'm so glad you're here."

When she tucked herself against his chest he lifted one of his forelegs so he could gently drape it around her shoulders and wrap her up in an embrace. He could make some sort of joke about wrapping her in a grizzly bear hug, but for now he was just trying to focus on not letting his heart beat its way out of his chest. Feeling her head on his chest felt right - as if she should have been there all along. It made him wonder if perhaps fate would have brought them together sooner if he hadn't spent years away from Boreas with his mother or if this was just went they were meant to cross paths. Would he have appreciated her presence as much as he did now back then? He wasn't so sure. Back then he had been so wrapped up in his own anger and had buried all of his feelings so far down that it was impossible for him to open up to anyone. He'd had time now to work through his past and decide what was important to him. Now he was ready to let someone else into his life.

Ulric dipped his head toward her again, this time so that he could nuzzle his face into the thicker fur around her scruff. Her scent filled his nose and she felt like home. There was a tiny, nagging worry that made him wonder if this same magic and wonder would still be there day after day and it was hard for him to not be distracted by that. Every decision he had made before now had been so carefully considered and for him to rush into this so blindly was very unlike him. For once he was letting himself follow his heart and it was scary for him. He lifted his head just enough to place another small lick across her ear and followed it up with another one at the end of her muzzle. "Azariah..." he whispered, his own uncertainty and nerves making him hesitate before he spoke. He knew that it was what he wanted, but he just couldn't decide why he was so sure of it. "I've never... I've never felt like this before. I know it sounds crazy, but I just... You just make me so happy."

"Talk"

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