You manifest a ceiling when you shy away

Kiyo also flinched at Magnus’ words as a frown pulled at his lips. A pang of guilt flared up in her chest and she knew she should have thought better on her words. Of course she’d been lucky, the being had simply given her a light-hearted trick, one that simply left her looking like a normal wolf instead of an antlered one. If one didn’t know her, they’d never have known anything was wrong besides the slightly balded spots that had been placed where her antlers had been. But, it was clear to anyone that something had happened to Magnus. She had been careless and she offered no words of condolement, because really, what could she say, but instead offered a slight dip of her head in apology.

His next question left a light blush to stain her cheeks, and she debated whether or not to be honest and say she’d been hoping to find him. Would that make her seem desperate, odd, maybe a little clingy? Most likely. But she could also play it off a little she supposed. “Ah, well I was looking for you, actually. It’s been a little while since we’ve seen each other, and I consider you a friend, so…” she replied, her tail swishing bashfully at her hocks. Suddenly, she wanted to crawl into an embarrassed hole.