What if we slowly fell in love?

Flowers in his maw, and tail swaying slowly behind him, Mortis grinned. “mnot tudah” He muttered around the stems, before grimacing and shaking his shoulders. He stepped forward, his half smile promising mischief, and he tucked the flowers behind Hika’s ears.

“There, perfect.” He teased his friend. “As I was trying to say - not today you don’t, and not tomorrow, and nor the rest of the week. I’ve gained permission from my father for us to have a little holiday, er.” and here he paused, and shuffled his paws a little. “That is, if you want to. You don’t have to if you’d rather stay here…”

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