these wings are made to fly

He spoke her name, with clarity and surety and for the first time it wasn't in whispers or shrouded in pet names and sweet nothings. It made all of this seem so final, and she was incredibly pleased. She had waited for him to speak these words to her for what felt like a lifetime. For him to give himself to her as she had to him - and here he was wondering whether she knew what she was getting into. It was enough to get her to smile and lean against him, holding back a string of chuckles. "You were never a temporary investment for me Gideon." He was not a one night stand, or, two night given their track record thus far. Before she knew how to properly give her hear away he had managed to clutch it without question. "I have been waiting for this - for you."


"I like to think I know exactly what I'm getting into." Her tail thumped behind her as she nestled beside the other lupine. There was a touch of teasing in her voice, but she nestled beside him all the same.