Something In The Way

She could have been much different from the life she came from. Chimera had seen her at some of her worst moments though maybe not all. He had seen what was expected of her as a former slave, he had felt her strong anxieties literally in his paws, and he had seen where she still struggled to get a hold of her life in relation to the nightmares. Reila could have been a scared, fragile little creature. But she wasn't. A smile on her face showed otherwise. Though really it might have been more that she had taught herself to feel nothing or at least to control what emotions she needed to feel. It was a skill of mastery to do so and maybe she was holding things back behind that smile she always showed him. Either way, she was more than grateful for what he had given her. And now she couldn't imagine being anywhere else.

Reila's eyes closed in a long blink as she had almost looked down at Chimera's paw that swapped over top of hers. Her head tilted gently as her eyes opened back up to look at him. She was happy to hear his bit of pride in her, but she was honestly being driven by other feelings inside her. Ones that she had felt for Chimera before. Maybe not true and raw emotions, maybe she had more curiosity than anything since she was free from the ship and spending all this time with him. She could only wonder what it was like after they had hunted together, held each other, and maybe soon so much more.

"Chimera." She called his name quietly, as her expression lost that familiar grin and feel into something more carnal. Her opposite paw that hadn't been under his reached up to place along his large chest. And it couldn't be any more obvious just what she was after by the way she closed her eyes and pushed her maw towards his. She wasn't seeking anything further from just the kiss she asked him for, but she was only in for the ride that would follow.

"Reila"