Falling like the stars

For so long Sota had worried about fitting in within The Hallows. He'd never really felt like he truly fit in anywhere, not even where he'd been born. Over time though he realized there was no real secret to it - there was nothing he could do to make himself magically feel like he belonged. It was something he had to work at, stepping outside of his comfort zone and getting to know the wolves around him, to figure out where his abilities truly lie. He'd found himself content simply helping others and providing for those around him. Maybe feeling like you really belonged somewhere wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Either way he'd come to learn to be content with things how they were, because he knew they could always be worse. This life he'd carved for himself here, well, he was happy with it.

Though his attention was mainly on the skies above, he heard the approach of a stranger and briefly let his focus retracted from the stars to her approach. A smile lit up his features, the stars reflecting in his pale gaze. Once he would've regarded a woman of her stature with fear, but now he didn't display even a hint of wariness. There was a sort of mutual respect between packmates that allowed him to let down his guard, and despite his size he knew he could take care of himself if a bad situation arose - he'd been raised that way, and though he'd changed considerably, he was still the same Sota as he'd been back in his youth. "It is," he breathed in quiet agreement. "I know the stars are always here, but sometimes they seem so much more... present, you know?" Tonight the sky was clear and not a single cloud obscured their view, and the stark blue sky made the stars look even more brilliant.

They made him feel small in a strangely comforting way. He was just another wolf, in a world shared by so many others. He wondered what they really were; they seemed so far away and so completely out of this world in a way he couldn't begin to fathom. "I'm Sota, by the way," he offered after a moment, realizing it was possible she didn't know his name. He didn't have long to linger on that thought before he saw another one of those stars, moving and streaking across the sky. "Look!" He lifted a paw in the direction he saw it, twisting around and watching as the star streaked faintly across a section of sky, hoping Serenity had seen it too.

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