Wish upon a star

Ruga smiled as Lorikeet leaned into his shoulder, smirking as she painted the idea of old, stubborn things being far more beautiful than he had, sounding like she was speaking in poems. At the very least he could agree that he couldn't just look at the same things day in and day out. He wanted the freedom to live his life how he wanted and that wasn't an option when he lived with his family. He still did jobs here and there with his skills, but he could pick and chose who he took jobs from. He didn't have to outfit every warmongering pack they crossed anymore. "But even trees change with the seasons. Even a landscape can adapt over time. Not my family. Stuck in their ways and refusing to see past what they can get from others to care about what they're having to give up to get it," he commented back. He appreciated what she was trying to do, but there was no redeeming his family in his eyes. He had left them behind for a reason and he was better for it.

He enjoyed hearing about her family more, a group of explorers and intellectuals. He could tell from how she spoke of them that there was a lot of love and fondness for her family and he was happy that she was able to have that relationship. He wasn't bitter over how his life had gone and he felt no emptiness in his life from the loss of his family. He simply found other wolves that suited him and his desires better - like the beautiful woman currently leaned into him. As long as he had company of some sort then he was content.

When she pushed at his shoulder, a small grin pulled at his lips and he willingly rolled to lay on his back for her, facing up toward the night sky above them. As she laid across him his forelegs wrapped around her sides, pulling her slender form tighter to his. She looked up toward the sky, but his pale green gaze was focused on her, his claws trailing across her skin as he traced along her spine and drew slow circles across her sides. "Is it? I hadn't noticed," he told her with a roguish grin, teasing her as he ignored the scenery around them in favor of admiring the fiery woman with him.

"Rûga Amanto"