Taste of adventures past
03-27-2015, 08:57 PM
Walk | Talk | Think Just as she turned herself into him, Glacier drew her closer, sheltering her from the cruel world and those thoughts and memories that haunted her. Time seemed to mean nothing to them, and even now they haunted her, darkening what had otherwise been a beautiful evening. Anais tried not to think about it and instead tried to focus her mind on the better things that had happened since then. She was happy now, brighter again, and as close to her old self as she ever expected to be. And it was mostly in part to the wolf she stood beside, who had taken the time to build her trust, to earn her friendship, and to slowly steal her heart. Tears misted her eyes as she snuggled further against her large blue friend, remnants from those dark, scary memories of an earlier time and a different young woman, but already those visions felt further away, driven back. They were a part of her past, evil truths that had happened, but that did not mean that they would control her. No, Glacier said she was free of anyone's claim, and that even meant the demons that followed and lurked in her mind. They would not hinder her or ruin her time with her friend, and as the tense unease that had stolen over her began to leave and relax her body beside her sturdy companion she sighed. Her thoughts had been in such a mess that it took Glacier pointing out her forgotten question to jog her memory into realizing it had been her turn. She chuckled, gently and quietly, as he told her that her turn would be skipped, and Anais made no objection as he went ahead and pushed their game onward. She expected something easy, something light, something to take her mind off of the story she had just been asked to tell, but the question posed to her was anything but easy. Love? Unbidden, she blushed, deeply and fully, and was glad that she still pressed her face into the wolf as she felt her body tense just slightly again, in his embrace and where he might feel no less. Oh goodness, where had this question come from? Could he tell how her feelings for him had deepened? Was that why he had asked? Could it possibly have had anything to do with his own feelings? Was that too much to wish for? Was that what she wished it was? Anais was fully conscious of the fact she was putting off her answer, which only made her more embarrassed and nervous - was her delay giving too much away already? Oh, but what did she say! "I-I don't know," she answered softly, the stutter unavoidable as she still kept her head tucked but turned so that her muzzle and words would not be muffled by his shoulder. Was it love? Was that why she felt so flustered, so hopeful, so scared? She had liked others, yes, but this... It was different, it felt like more. Was love the more she had been sensing? "...what does it...feel like?" She narrowly avoided another stutter as she spoke carefully, but at least she had managed to answer him. It was still an avoidance of the question, but she could not imagine saying what she thought her true answer was, that she honestly thought she might be in love now. |
Art by Dancing Crows
* Because he has become her protector, Glacier is allowed into any and all threads that Anais may be in, regardless of how they are tagged.