my heart hurts ❥

He just let her have all the time she needed, not wanting to push her at all. This was a hard time for all of Abaven, no one hadn't been affected by the weather. He himself had been more than down in the dumps, he had been a shell of himself. All of his strength and feelings of leadership had vanished with the gusting winds. But as soon as the sun reared his head, he felt some sort of use flow into his blood. But now laying here with Wren, he felt on top of the world. She had a way of making him feel giddy and like he was floating on a cloud, Wren was everything. He didn't feel this way about anyone else, it was just when he was with her. So he just nuzzled into her soft fur, enjoying being with her once more. Too long had they been apart, he hated that they seemed to have a few splendid moments together and then stayed apart for far too long. He hummed low in his throat as they laid there together, just letting her be.

At long last she spoke, telling him that she would like sharing a den with him. His tail beat softly on the earth, a soft pounding the only sound between them. His heart pounded as she kissed his cheek, his tail stilling as his breath caught in his throat. Then those three words left her lips and he felt as if his heart stopped all together. "I love you too Wren, with all my heart." He said softly, nuzzling into the softness of her neck. Wren looked to the sky, and he took the moment to let his eyes wander along her multi-hued coat. She was so beautiful, it almost took his breath away. "You're so beautiful." He said, his cheeks flushing like mad as he tried to capture her gaze. Wren was simply perfect in his eyes.

Her sudden giggle had his ears curving forward to focus on her. Her question had his head pulling back, blinking furiously. He couldn't help but chuckle when she stuttered over her words. His mind hadn't even gone there, he would have understood her first statement. He paused for a moment though, still blinking at the girl. It was such a brash question, and it made him realize that they were being silly. "I'm not sure Wren. Perhaps because I've been... scared. Afraid that you will reject me, or that through this I might lose you as a friend and I never want that to happen. But to be honest Wren, I cannot picture anyone else by my side for the rest of my life. I want to be there to hold you through the thick and thin, to comfort you when you are sad and to be there to celebrate your victories. I want you to be the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see at night. You have already captured my heart, and I hope that I did the same to you." He smiled softly at the woman before him, his heart full to the brim. He pushed his nose forward and brushed it along her cheekbone, placing soft kisses there. "Will you be my mate, Wren? My first and last, my one and only?"