The Book of You and I
Azariah
08-29-2020, 08:28 PM
Hearing her return his promise to him - a promise to be there for him, to support him, and love him through all of the work they would need to do to build their home - meant the world to him. He'd never truly felt seen or loved or supported by anyone. He had always been the one doing that for someone else. He knew his mother loved him dearly, but she had been so wrapped up in her own grief for years to be the support he needed. His nieces were too young to know any better and his sister had far too many of her own issues to even begin to think about him. Most of the time he didn't feel the need to have other's care about how he was feeling or what he needed and he was more than happy to care for his family when they needed him, but it was nice to know that someone else was looking out for him instead. He smiled as her nose touched his and he gently squeezed her in his embrace. He hadn't been confident about being able to make a home for his family here, but with Azariah's help... he was feeling far more confident about his chances. His ears perked forward to catch her words when she leaned her head back against his chest, listening as she spoke of telling him her very sad story. He was sure she was right about him not liking it, but it was a story he wanted to hear none of the less. He wanted to know everything about her till he knew her better than he knew himself. He wanted to learn every single inch of her - physically and mentally. Fate had brought them together and he was determined to not let this chance to love and be loved slip away from him. However, he agreed that tonight was better left to happier topics. This night would be reserved for nothing less that pure love and joyfulness. His eyes caught her beautiful ruby gaze when she looked back up at him and he could easily see how sleep was beginning to pull at her. It was getting very late and they had done a lot of traveling today so he certainly wasn't surprised. He was starting to feel pretty tired himself, but his attention had been so caught up in her that he had barely noticed. He returned her kiss with a small grin and he chuckled softly when she hopped up and asked about taking her home. It was their home now and he really, really liked the sound of that. "I want nothing more," he replied as he got to his paws as well, his tail wagging gently behind him. He planted another kiss on her muzzle just out of a pure desire for every ounce of affection he could get before turning to lead her a bit deeper into the mangroves. He brought her to a den that he had dug out between a couple of the mangrove trees. The raised roots of the trees formed the top of the door way and once they were inside you could see some of the tendrils of roots poking through the dirt walls in certain places. The entirety of the floor was covered with layered deer hides, the furs making for a plush bed. He'd made the den to be fairly spacious for just him so it wouldn't feel quite as spacious for the both of them, but he didn't imagine they would need a whole lot of space when he was certain they would be curled together when they sleep. "Home sweet home," he told her as he settled down onto his side, propping himself up on his elbow so he could still speak with her easily. He gave her a smile and motioned for her to join him. "I'll dig it out a bit more in the morning so we can have some more space. Of course you're more than welcome to change anything you'd like. It's your home now too." |
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