coffee black at three
Gem + Spring 21, Intellect Seasonal
08-30-2024, 09:47 AM
The thing about her family is that Gem inwardly knows they are a bit more possessive than other families. It was shown to her from birth. How they wanted to keep her close, never really letting her out of sight. In a sense, it wasn't overbearing for her. To Gem, she felt safe, protected, always looked after. She was almost the smallest one of the litter anyway so having so many larger siblings and parents to look after her was nice. Comforting. Even now, as Aethon embraces her, Gem quickly returns the gesture by snuggling closer. Feeling his heart thump against his chest and into her ear canal. She keeps her eyes closed and listens to his quiet words that seem very unreal compared to what had transpired moments earlier. Even deeply inhaling his scent seemed to help calm her down. Why had she had to go missing? This was a thought that had her both trembling and eyes watering once more. "What if I hadn't gotten lost? What if I had been able to stay with everyone?" Her voice is quiet, timid, terrified. "Do you think the others would still be alive?" She turns her chin slightly upward toward Aethon's face. Even though she can't really see his expression, she wonders what he will think of her grim line of thinking. "It was all my fault wasn't it?" Each word trembles as she speaks. "If I hadn't gotten separated, I could've gone with and helped mom care for dad," Gem whispers, quickly burying her face back into his thick, pale chest fur. Her paws even grip onto his shoulders harder though it seemed impossible for such a thing to happen. "Selkie and Arachne haven't been found either?" She questions, mostly to herself. If two of her siblings were already dead, that would mean Arachne and Selkie being dead were very good possibilities too. The thought brings a chill down Gem's spine as she shuts her eyes tightly. Though none of this was actually Gem's fault, she felt the weight of the world on her shoulders. Her father's illness, her mother's worry, her siblings dying, worrying her other alive siblings as well. "If I had just been more careful and stayed closer to everyone, we would all still be together, wouldn't we?" Gem questions, her words and voice muffled by Aethon's fluffy, soft fur. "If Barghest is in Obscura alone, what if I joined her and Scylla? Then she wouldn't be alone anymore and I could still go look for Arachne and Selkie. If they're still alive, they need to know they're missed," Gem's tone becomes frantic, slightly more high pitched as she suddenly pulls away from Aethon's embrace. Slipping from his tight hold, she drops to the ground and begins to pace back and forth. She didn't care if the nearby thorns tugged and pulled at her chimera coat, the pain would be welcome in her state of anxiousness. "I... I met a boy recently. He's a Raider. His mum is dad's... niece? Yes, Modesty. She's the Raider Queen. She's looking for dad. I'll have to send word to her that he's alive in Elysium," Gem's words are quick as her brain titters on and on. But he was getting better! That was good! But he had no idea she was alive... And neither did mom. A sharp inhale pulls Gem's breath inward as she stops, paws freezing as she turns back to Aethon. Her eyes are wide, a wild look about them that clearly shows the white around the edges. "What if I found Arachne and Selkie? I could convince them to come to Obscura or Elysium. Do you think dad would entertain rising Ashen once more? Or even Fenmyre?" Excitement dribbles along the edges of her hectic tone, tail swinging fiercely back and forth, but not in a happy sort of way. Yes, she'd had Chimera tell her stories of the island down in Auster where he had once ruled as king. "If he was king of a pack once more... Everything would have to be okay again, right?" Her tone picks up another pitch as she continues to stare wildly at Aethon. "Oh this is genius, is it not!?" She squeals, paws beginning to tap against the soft dirt as another shiver rolls through her body. If she could accomplish such a feat (which genuinely is not actually possible) she could fix all of her family's problems! Everyone would be happy again! "Oh, Aethon, what if it's really possible? The whole family together again?" Gem sighs, tears once more pooling around her eyes as she hurriedly scrambles back toward him. Practically jumping back up into his arms, she wraps her own legs as best as she can around his wide chest and tilts her chin to look up at him with a widening smile. It's fragile, almost on the edge of insanity, clearly he must see that, but she doesn't care. Reaching upward, Gem licks her brother's chin in an endearing kiss. "What if trying would be all that it takes to make it worth it?" She whispers, her tongue sweeping over his chin once more. |
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Hematite, Gem's Mastiff, is always with her unless stated he isn't.
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