playing in the (early) snow
Defender
12-30-2020, 01:52 PM
He was pretty sure that at this point his toes were completely frozen, and he wasn’t sure if he was relieved or alarmed that he couldn’t feel the cold in them anymore. He refused to let the thought of his demise occupy his mind, doing that was like admitting defeat. He’d push through this just like he pushed through his banishment or his inability to finish his training. Admittedly neither of those scenes were graceful, dignifying, or easy but what in his life had been? Soft, incapable, and girl were common insults from his schoolmates. For longer than he realized they had seen the truth behind the mask that he failed to keep up. His emotions were felt too strongly to ever be a shinobi koi like his forebears. Once he’d realized that truth leaving hadn’t been such a daunting prospect.
Regret wasn’t something Kaiyo felt very often, but now as he shoved through the snow drifts and tried to ignore the fact that he might freeze to death it tickled the back of his mind. At least until he heard the frantic voice over the wind and snow. Hikaru pointed himself in that direction, and after longer than he expected, the massive dark frame came into focus. He was very tall, but what made him even bigger were the huge limbs protruding from his shoulders. Kaiyo had seen some incredible wolves in Nippon but he wasn’t sure he’d ever seen someone like this.
His good nature was quick to sweep away his surprise as he noticed the frantic digging and he couldn’t forget the worry in the other boy’s voice. His own frozen feet were forgotten as he rushed forward, finding an adrenaline rush racing through him at the sudden urgency. Without thinking Hikaru began to dig near where the stranger was working. ”Hello!” He called out as he moved the mass of snow.
Regret wasn’t something Kaiyo felt very often, but now as he shoved through the snow drifts and tried to ignore the fact that he might freeze to death it tickled the back of his mind. At least until he heard the frantic voice over the wind and snow. Hikaru pointed himself in that direction, and after longer than he expected, the massive dark frame came into focus. He was very tall, but what made him even bigger were the huge limbs protruding from his shoulders. Kaiyo had seen some incredible wolves in Nippon but he wasn’t sure he’d ever seen someone like this.
His good nature was quick to sweep away his surprise as he noticed the frantic digging and he couldn’t forget the worry in the other boy’s voice. His own frozen feet were forgotten as he rushed forward, finding an adrenaline rush racing through him at the sudden urgency. Without thinking Hikaru began to dig near where the stranger was working. ”Hello!” He called out as he moved the mass of snow.
