Tripping over Tombstones

*Zeitgeist* · 07-22-2021, 01:49 PM

His question confused her enough that Zee's head lifted once more. "No, Sirius." She meant to sound reassuring, but the words were clipped and robotic. "You haven't hurt me in.. years." The injury to her neck was so long forgotten, and while it had scarred over thickly her long fur always seemed to shift over it enough to hide it. She couldn't truly remember the last time she'd needed to fear Sirius' teeth while she slept beside him - so why was it something he was concerned with?

His words of the night prior tried to come back to her, but she lifted a paw and scratched at her ear as if it could keep the memory at bay. His reappearance had been overwhelming, painful and confusing. Sirius had entered her prison den a monster, collapsing into an emotional puddle, and had flooded her with .. well, she couldn't remember the entirety of his confession, but it was a lot to take in. Regardless, it was clear now that between his shameful reaction and the faint recollection of last night, he'd hurt someone. She squinted into his eyes, suspicious and unsure.

"Speech"

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Tripping over Tombstones

Sirius

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