well, this wasn't how i wanted it to go

Delphi all but climbed into his lap, and he let her. Holding her in his paws. He clutched the smaller wolf to his chest. He felt like he should know what to do here. Maybe if he'd had parents that soothed his own fears, he'd have some idea on how to combat hers. Certainly he wasn't about to give her the tough love his mother had given him.


He settled with rubbing the back of her head as she wrapped her paws about his waist. He had wanted no commitments. No attachments, nothing that could be perceived as a weakness. Looking down at Delphi, he could do nothing but acknowledge the inevitable. It was too late. "You can freak out anytime you want, Delphi. I'll always find you."