Let's Talk About It.
Naiche
03-30-2021, 12:26 PM
Not having missed anything fun wasn’t an unsurprising answer but it did give him the real answer he’d wanted, at least to a degree. So she wanted to think and in a way that company wasn’t wanted. That could add up to a slew of other questions but, it seemed she might already be planning to answer all his unspoken questions. Certainly, by her determined demeanor, she had some important information to share. Naiche was good at silence and at Asla’s request for him to not talk he only gave a silent nod to show he understood. Naiche sat with tail wrapping around his side, while his muscles were relaxed it was clear she had his full focused attention. Her stare and deep breath were signs that had Naiche fairly certain he wasn’t going to enjoy the conversation. She brought up his admitted love and then a pause. Did she have to leave that hanging? Admitting his loving her somehow made him feel more vulnerable when it was brought up. Somehow it left him more open to the possibility of being hurt. Asla who could mock him so easily wasn’t mocking him over it though. No laughter and brushing off thankfully. What did it really matter anyway? Still, with it being brought up he was glad it wasn’t taken in jest. Respect and affection. Respect and a solid friendship were all that was necessary anyway, nothing more expected. This was too serious of a tone and on a subject he’d never been good with. A part of his mind wanted to leave, some part of him apparently worried he wouldn’t like what was coming. Since when was he a coward? Naiche kept his focus clearly on each word of Asla’s, this was too important to blow off for later and apparently in her mind the same. Her brother? Naiche’s face turned to puzzled as she brought Indigo into the conversation. What did her love for her brother have to do with this? It was natural for siblings to love one another and, a good thing. It took a few sentences before the puzzlement left, eyes opening a bit wider with the realization of what she meant. She loved her brother? In that sort of way? Uh. Nope, no words on what to think of that. Her brother? Oh well, Asla was weird. She liked collecting skulls and had seemed to enjoy being coated in her prey’s blood once. This was one more way in which proved she was, uh, different than the other wolves he’d ever met. Her brother? Yup, definitely different. He’d been too absorbed in determining what to even make of the concept to consider how it affected him at first. “Oh.” First words that came out of his mouth as he tried to take that all in. Ah, that’s why she was hurting about Indigo’s leaving. “That’s why you’ve been so upset over…” He let that drag off to turn away from that statement. His mind was working better as he spoke, “Well, can’t say I’ve ever heard of falling for your own sibling before but I’ve thought you were weird from the first day I met you.” His words were relaxed, no insult meant by the word. His mind rolled back to remembering her first words about how this came from Naiche admitting his love for Asla. So that’s why this was so important. “Look, Asla. I said it because, well I figured you deserved to know when I thought we were both about to die.” Ok, so maybe he should have said it anyway but expressing emotions wasn’t his best area. Naiche let out a short huff at having to talk about emotions again at all. “I didn’t say I’d love you if you loved me. I wasn’t trying to lock you into anything, or expecting anything.” It was true, why should he? How long had it taken for him to even enjoy curling up with her? Naiche was hardly the romantic sort to fall for. “I love you,” It was still hard to admit, dragged up as a truth that needed to be made right now but, still left him feeling vulnerable. “It’s not conditional. I guess it wouldn’t mean so much if it meant you having to change anyway.” Some part of him, some deeper part he denied to acknowledge hurt a bit but considering he hadn’t expected her love it was a faint thing. "Speech"
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