In Too Deep
Rowan + Lucian
08-30-2022, 03:40 PM
This was it, his survival hinged entirely on whether or not this other wolf could perform competently. He hadn’t meant for it to be like this, if he’d meant for it to be anything at all. Maybe he’d fancied himself a big damn hero. It didn’t matter, the reality of the situation was that he was stuck relying on someone else now in a way he’d never done before. It was terrifying, nauseating- honestly, he thought he might really be going into shock from the fear of it all, the storm and this wolf who made him feel something he’d been trying so desperately to escape he’d forgotten he was running from it. But there was no time now to do anything but work, the motions becoming automatic as his shaky companion fell into step with him. He was drowning in doubt and displaced ocean water, but the world, brutal as it was, spared him just enough softness to survive. By the time Lucian announced their success, Rowen felt like he was more mud than wolf. The flooding chased his tail as he ascended one last time, hauling himself up the tree roots and hunkering down shoulder to shoulder in the tiny nook of safety they’d constructed together. He wanted to say something, but the persistent ringing in his head had grown to a cacophony now, and the headache that came with it no longer a dull buzz but a sharp ache. He wanted more than anything to sleep, but there would be no rest until the storm had passed. “What’s your name?” Rowan finally demanded, without offering his own. Then delayed, like an afterthought, he added, “...Thanks.” |
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