all I wanted was proof / that you understand sonder

Words died on the air before it split with the shriek of Finch. Calliope's jaw closes around Finch's scruff, just tight enough that the smaller girl couldn't pull away without tearing skin. What came in that next moment surprised even Calliope. When Finch's body goes limp, as if all of her bones disappeared into nothing, Calliope's head jerked downward. The sudden force of Finch hanging limp in her mouth almost forced Calliope to let go.

A grunt of frustration rippled through her as she jerked her head back upward. She hadn't expected Finch to be so heavy. Not that she was fat, but she was definitely not as light as her puppy-like siblings were. "Schtand upth," Calliope grumbled around the mouthful of fur that was shoved into her mouth, insistent on not letting her pet go.

"Speech"