cake by the ocean

Her family had grown distant from one another over the years, partly, she suspected, because they all had such diametric views on whether or not Aurielle was their cousin, in addition to simply having vastly different interests. She knew no one was budging on the first, but maybe if she showed a little interest in what her siblings were doing, they'd spend more time together again. To that end, when Caelia had wandered off with Justice and Domari, Viviane had steeled herself and followed. They were probably going to the battlefield since they were all warriors. Surely a healer would come in handy after their spars.

But she was mystified to find that they weren't going to the battlefield, and started to get a little uncomfortable at the idea that maybe she was going to be intruding on something private.

And then she stepped out onto the beach, and her bewilderment shot up to new heights, to be joined slightly thereafter by complete and utter dismay. It appeared to be a party, full of wolves she didn't know, and some of them seemed to be... doing very inappropriate things that had her swiftly averting her increasingly wide eyes and blushing hotly. She didn't immediately see Domari, Justice, or Caelia, which on the one hand was a relieve because it meant maybe they weren't here at all and on the other hand made her even more uncomfortable to have stumbled upon the party.

She was relieved to be able to jerk her eyes over to the wolf bounding up to her, but then her breath caught. He was... he was beautiful, like flames rising into a night sky. She was, in fact, so struck by him that it took her a moment to process his words. "I... a shark?" and just like that she was back to bewilderment. "You have a shark?"