SUMMER FUN CONTEST #3 - SHORT STORY

185 c: i actually managed to keep it under two hundred this time, guise xD insteadofonethousand


a young woman's delicate hand mingled leisurely with the brown and grey fur of a barrelled chest, taking time to draw variations of small and large circles with individual fingers. heart shaped face lay contentedly on the animal's ribs, rising and falling with each breath it took. she lifted herself to sit as the sun began to recede, the wolf taking notice and rising with her. she gingerly cupped his left ear in her small hand, softly rubbing her thumb in the treasured spot as he leaned into her touch. she whispered her goodbyes before pecking the bridge of his nose affectionately, emptying out the contents of a picnic basket before taking her leave. the woman hurried through the woods, ducking beneath branches and racing against the clock until she reached a small clearing. stepping forward, blue eyes gazed up at her suspended home while she absently brushed a brunette lock over her shoulder. she paused at the foot of wooden steps to glance longingly back into the shadows before gathering her red cloak up at the knees and ascending the stairs to grandmother's treehouse.