Homecoming
11-10-2013, 08:27 PM
There was a confidence there he hadn't anticipated, something he couldn't have guessed would arrive until he was in the moment itself. He had thought about her almost constantly, so much so that it had drawn him back here. It had been her. Not his family, not his pride, not anything but her. A smile would crease his features as their cheeks touched, happy that she didn't pull away right away. He knew she would eventually, but to do it immediately would have been a rejection. He wasn't sure he could take that. She even returned his phrasing, though he had no way of knowing if she truly meant it or was saying it out of habit or to be kind. He watched her ears fall back against her head, pinning close. He'd made her nervous, but he knew that he'd done the right thing - for him at least. He had to stop being the kind, gentle, perfectionist soul he once was. It was time for Gerhardt Mathias to take a leap. She spoke again, glancing at him - right into his eyes. She'd kept their den as it was, only adjusted it slightly to make it comfortable. She'd had faith that he would return - she'd hoped for his return. Boldness swelled within his chest, as he would persuade her. "Show me." It wasn't so much of a command, though there was an urgency there. He wanted to see this for himself. His tail picked up a slow, smooth rhythm, making long swinging strokes between his hocks. speech speech speech |