So I stayed in the darkness with you.
12-12-2013, 02:48 AM
Walk | Talk | Think She seemed to like his answer, chuckling into his fur as he promised himself to her and making him smile all over again. That was what he had hoped for, to get her to relax a little, to lose a bit of the nervousness and anxiety that he had seen swallowing her when he had entered the Thicket. There was no reason for it, not with her pack safely out of the war, not with him finally making plans to join her there within her chosen territory. She had every reason to be happy, excited, and Rune wanted to be sure to chase away the worries before they completely took root. After seeing how all the stress and turmoil had affected her, he figured that was more than enough excitement for now; things needed to calm down into something more manageable, more enjoyable, and he had every intention of doing what he could to ensure it. The little wolf shifted just a little at his side, her head moving against his neck only enough to allow her voice to carry more directly to his ears rather than become muffled within his thick winter fur. The first of the surprising statements came then, sending a sudden shock through the blue-eyed wolf but only proving to excite him more. He had never thought to share with Alamea that all of his thoughts of the future had begun to include her in many different ways. It had never occurred to him that he was taking her for granted, assuming she would continue to stick around with him as a steady friend and potential lover. But hearing her say that she wished the same, from her own lips and not just his wishful thoughts, brought his smile back tenfold. "I was already counting on that," he answered, lacing his voice with a confidence that had started to fill him knowing that his visions of the future were closer to reality now than they ever had been. The second surprising statement quite literally took his breath away. As his pale gaze stared unseeing through Alamea's white fur, the words drifting backward and forward inside of his mind, the full weight of them settled in. He had not anticipated that. At all. Or at least not yet. Eventually he had hoped to but had been patient enough to wait, to give them both enough time for the idea to become more appealing. He had just never anticipated that moment coming so soon. "Now?" he asked when at last he found himself with a voice again. It was not spoken with worry but blatant surprise, and the more he considered it the faster he was warming up to the idea. Or perhaps it was his close proximity to her finally taking effect, spurred by the thoughts in his head. Pressing closer, if it was at all possible, Rune felt his body tense slightly as if in anticipation and lifted his muzzle enough to whisper hoarsely against her ear, "Right now?" |
