Childish Fears
Noir
01-19-2023, 08:05 AM
Noir was living his dream really, he was as far from his family as was possible, he did exactly what he wanted when he wanted, and he had a beautiful woman at his side. Duchess was loyal to a fault, and had Noir been more empathetic he might have seen the toxicity in her devotion, but the man didn’t care. He was selfish and her presence made him happy so there was no reason to dig deeper. He coldly ignored the desperation she had to be at his side, as long as she was there, was there really a problem? She’d found him and he kept her, it didn’t have to be anymore complicated.
He enjoyed the way she clung to him, slipping her slender legs around his arm as they settled in by the crackling fire. The warmth of it was almost as satisfying as the warmth of Duchess at his side. She was close enough that he could forget about how close they were to Abaven. Or what used to be Abaven. He should have been able to sense the pack by now, even after Theory moved the pack around.
His thoughts were disturbed by Duch’s soft voice as she asked after him. She had noticed the subtle change in him as they neared Abaven’s old lands. He never talked about his past with her, so the place he found himself in wasn’t a comfortable one. ”Do you know where we are?” He asked her, but he didn’t really expect her to know. ”I was born close to where we are now. It’s… odd. The pack is just… gone.” He didn’t explain himself at all, but no doubt Duchess could hear and feel the turmoil within.
He enjoyed the way she clung to him, slipping her slender legs around his arm as they settled in by the crackling fire. The warmth of it was almost as satisfying as the warmth of Duchess at his side. She was close enough that he could forget about how close they were to Abaven. Or what used to be Abaven. He should have been able to sense the pack by now, even after Theory moved the pack around.
His thoughts were disturbed by Duch’s soft voice as she asked after him. She had noticed the subtle change in him as they neared Abaven’s old lands. He never talked about his past with her, so the place he found himself in wasn’t a comfortable one. ”Do you know where we are?” He asked her, but he didn’t really expect her to know. ”I was born close to where we are now. It’s… odd. The pack is just… gone.” He didn’t explain himself at all, but no doubt Duchess could hear and feel the turmoil within.
