stay with me

Indigo really was too sweet for his own good. The man poured his heart forth, barely able to keep eye contact while he spoke what was on his mind. He couldn't live with himself if something happened to her. He cared—truly, genuinely cared. The sentiments confused Emersyn, especially since nobody had cared about her, not beyond her master who only saw her for her worth as an investment. But Indy, he just saw her. He saw her at her lowest and most dire and he still wanted to keep her around. He was the first and only wolf to treat her like a living being worth dignity and respect.

For a long, quiet moment after he finished speaking, Em held his gaze, gazing deep into those pools of blue that contained nothing but care and concern for her. They almost frightened her with how intense his emotions ran—emotions that she didn't understand how to handle. Nobody looked at her the way he did and it scared her, they scared her because she didn't know what to do with them. "Indigo..." she said with a sigh, looking away and shaking her head. She stared hard at the floor for a moment, her pupils dancing back and forth while she considered his words. Finally, she brought her aqua-cobalt eyes back to his and said, "You can call me Em. If we're going to be living together, you don't need to use my full name all the time."

A wry smirk crossed over her face and she gave him a wink. The teasing was us and the game was done. She'd put poor Indy through enough, and now he could relax, comforted by the knowledge that she wasn't going anywhere. "Segin beat you to the punch, actually. Wrapped himself around my legs like furry shackles so I couldn't leave and put on a hell of a guilt trip." She snickered as she thought of the smaller purple male all but clinging to her and begging her to stay. It had been a wildly effective tactic, especially after how everyone else had asked her to stay too. "Yes, Indigo, I'll stay with you and your family." A more genuine smile replaced her smirk, though there was still some guarded wariness in her eyes. It wasn't intentional, but Emersyn's past had taught her to be very wary and protect herself, especially around larger males. Even still, she was eager to see the big purple sweetheart's reaction to knowing she would be staying with him.

"Emersyn"