Kissing in the blue dark

It seemed like he just couldn't quite make himself stop working on their new home despite the fact that it was now probably far larger than either of them would ever need. Now that the weather had begun to warm and thaw the ground it was far easier to let his mind run wild and imagine it as larger and grander each time he thought he was done. Nothing felt good enough for his Void. If he was going to pull him away from his siblings for even a minute he wanted to make sure it was worth every single second. He still couldn't quite shake the sound of Spirit begging him to not take their brother away from them and as much as he told himself he wasn't, that he was letting Void come and go as often as he wished, it still hung on him with guilt.

He walked around the main chamber of the den, a fairly large circular room built to have a fire going in its center whenever the weather called for it. He took inspiration from some of the abandoned dens he saw on the other side of the Hot Springs, supposedly left by The Hallows after they moved to Auster, and he lined the floor of each room with fire hardened clay before he spread every hide and fur he could find across it, creating places to lounge and relax in practically every corner of the den. Two more rooms branched off this main room and they had gotten a similar treatment and each one had a substantial hide hanging across the doorway, blocking it and creating privacy for whoever slept within. The largest of the two was obviously meant for himself and Void, but the other, smaller room he thought could be used for guest if someone from either of their families ever decided they wanted to stay. He had considered building at least an alcove or something for Viridis and Procella, but the pair of felines had seemed content enough sleeping on the furs in the main chamber that he hadn't bothered. The walls of all of the rooms were lined with long branches from the pale trees that surrounded the shrine, giving the walls more structure and a lighter appearance.

Plague stepped out of the den and turned to look at the entrance that had more of these pale tree branches woven together into an arc that formed the curve of the doorway. The den was done - at least for now. He was certain that as time went on he'd think of more things that he could do to improve upon it even more, but for now this would suffice. Now all he needed was his love to make it truly feel like his home. He walked over to the near by hot spring, dipping his paws in the water to wash away some dirt that had cling to them and gotten hung around his claws while his mind wandered to the speckled, handsome man as it tended to do constantly throughout each and every day. Even just thinking of his strong face and spectacular eyes filled the Abraxas man with longing. He knew that he had told Void that he would wait as long as it took - and he would - but he sincerely hoped that wait was coming to an end.

Plague | Viridis | Procella