12-22-2018, 05:45 AM
He isn’t close to the sea. Only tolerates it because of the gills hidden on his neck by long unruly hanks of mane that he never prunes back. The truth is, he’s not sure what he loves. It hadn’t been Hyaline all that much. Sure, he loves it because he was born there and spent most of his formative months there.
But if something had to feel like it home, it was the crush of his triplets. The three of them all tangled up together. Heads and legs touching and inseparable, but all that’s changed now that each of them has grown up.
Somehow he’s managed to stay off the radar and out of any lover’s quarrels. His siblings… not so much. Lovers’ tiffs seemed to be commonplace with them and well, his brother had more or less defected to Tephra and Will was busy doing whatever it was she did best - brawl and boss others around, or so he assumed. It seemed natural that both siblings would rise i to positions of power will he just drifted along, as lost as a starfish caught in the tide.
Now though, he can focus on her because she’s the only uncomplicated thing in his life. Just fearful and shy, which are not two things that he’s had much practice with. So he tries to disarm her with a smile that is still boyish in its sit on his mouth. But it’s also a little older and more charming than before.
“Yes,” he murmurs as she refuses to look at him. Sviko will be damned if he doesn’t almost lift her head just so she’s forced to look into his eyes with her own. Then her statement cuts at him and he’s lost as to how to reply. Why wouldn’t anyone miss her, ever? But he can feel her eyes finally focus on him even if she won’t meet his gaze still.
“Why not?” he asks, unable to fathom just how brittle and breakable she is even though it’s plain to see as she prefers the cold cold sea over his own warm touch. Then her nose meets his and it’s the sweetest little motion that makes him rub his against hers. Slowly, oh so slowly because he doesn’t want to scare her off.
His nose roams further afield, down her neck until his cheek lays flush against her shoulder. “It’s okay, no one misses me much either.” he admits, realizing that it’s true and he’s not all the choked up about it.
@[Achlyss] long overdue so I aged him, hope you don’t mind! ❤️