Day one: How to romance your boyfriend

Mortis was a much, much larger wolf than Hikaru was and the slender koi was much more suited to slipping through the branches of thick thorns. His companion was doing rather well for his size, but Kaiyo could easily dodge and avoid the sharp thorns. Of course that thought went right out the window when Mortis suddenly began to fall. Hika’s heart stopped as he watched his friend flail and fall. He thought for too long that this was it, this was their very last moment together.

Then he’d managed to clasp Mort’s wing in his jaws. No care was spent for the brambles behind them, the only focus was keeping his dear friend this side of the cliffs. Mortis’ life had just flashed before his eyes, Hikaru had almost lost the wolf he cared the most about in the world. With much effort, stopped hearts, and gasping breath Mort managed to get his paws back underneath him and returned to the trail.

Adrenaline raced through his veins, the young man gasped for breath as he tried to recover from the intense moment they had just lived through. Realizing he had just saved Mortis. Like he had once saved him. "Mortis,” he said his name with the relief that he felt having the man on solid ground beside him. The koi’s pale paw lifted to his friend’s chest, pressing against his heart. "That cliff won't take you today, not on my watch.” He told him quietly, unbelievable relief washing over him.

"Speech"