whiskey in my water
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He sat easily at first. He simply held the flowers loosely in his jaws and allowed his eyes to continue roaming the landscape, though muscles in forelegs began to tense and fidget the longer he waited. Was she hurt? Had she left? Tonight was such a big night for him that it seemed only the worst case scenarios were running through his mind and anxiety was hard to push away. But at the same time the sun was just beginning to touch the horizon and it was hard to stress at a time like this. As long as she arrived in the next half hour he would have more then enough time to get everything done before it was completely dark. So after another moment of dragging claws through the ground he took a deep breath and shook his shoulder a bit to release some of the tension that had been building there. She would be there in her own good time. He had to keep telling himself that. Until then he would have to just relax and enjoy the sunset by himself. So slowly eyes would turn towards the massive ball of fire that was the bane of his existence during the day but was now one of the most beautiful sights he had ever seen in nature. Funny how he could hate the heat so much and yet enjoyed the sight of sunrises and sunsets so much. Though dawn and dusk would forever be his favourite time of day. it was the time of day he was hoping to share with the love of his life. Though despite his anxiety and the seemingly long wait he was probably only outside the den for maybe 2 minutes before Eria's sleepy and slightly disheveled form slid out from there home. Instantly it seemed that all the tension was released from his form, shoulder slumping and eyes locking on her form. She was his everything, there was nothing else beyond her to look at after all. Though he was happy to have a second try at fatherhood he would have been just as happy to spend the rest of his life with her. So as she slipped towards him, words drifting from her tongue and trickling towards him like the most tantalizing sounds, he would stand. Not speaking just yet in a mixture of pure awe at her presence and a mixture of not wanting to drop the flowers he had picked for her. So as she nestled into his neck and placed a gentle lick on his cheek he allowed his neck to curl over the back of hers and and give her a squeeze. For a moment he stood there, just drinking in her scent but he knew he was on a timeline and after a moment he would step back and dip his head to place the bundle of flowers beside her and near the entrance of their den so they could stay there and she could have them for at least a few days before they wilted. But even as he placed them he didn't speak quite yet, a smile growing over his maw and eyes twinkling with mischief. "Here and there," he said easily, shoulders lifting in a lazy shrug as if there had never been any tension there. "I left the kids with Erani for the night so we could spend some time together. I brought you flowers. I tried to match the colour of your eyes but they kind of all pale in comparison now that I see them side by side?" He said slowly, eyes drifting slowly to the flowers for a moment before returning to her. It was a small technicality and he hoped his other presents would measure up better. With a deep breath he tried to still his nerves once more and moved to Eria's side, pressing his nose to her neck just above her shoulder and giving her and affectionate nibble. "Come on, lets take a walk. Valhalla has expanded its territories and we have a night off. Lets explore!" Between the excitement and nervousness running through him it was hard to keep his voice level and even. But he tried his best, also trying to keep an, what he hoped to be, easy smile on his lips. The smile wasn't hard but it was hard to keep it from turning goofy or strained. Hopefully once they started walking he would be able to keep his mind on other things rather then forcing a normal smile when this was a far from normal night. |