07-10-2020, 11:09 AM
halcyon
a tight-pressed line keeping
a wildfire on the inside
a wildfire on the inside
Halcyon's face betrays his excitement ─ as he leads his mother with his twin siblings frolicking ahead, his predator's grin refuses to subside despite his attempts to display a more relaxed facade during their trek. The tiger moves languidly next to his finned mother and the pads of his paws falling with hardly a sound against the comforting loam of the island, an unmistakable consequence of his practiced stealth. Patrolling the island had allowed him to focus on these things, and now he is more predator than ever. Except for those moments he shifts to show his equine self in the Field, Halcyon has become one with the fierce nature of his feline form.
Titanya's striped face flashes through his mind, and the young man's feline eyes flick to the lush jungle foliage in search of her prowling form.
“You will find out soon enough,” he tells Aquaria with a toothy grin and sideways glance. They come to the summit of a small dune and in the proffered view before them, beyond Kaimana and Marianas but before the azure of the ocean, stand Uncle Pteron and his family. Halcyon roars loudly for them in excitement ─ the sound echoes powerfully and the vibration in his chest draws laughter from his maw.
Despite his desire to jog across the warm sand, Halcyon continues to match Aquaria's measured steps and when they finally close the gap between old Ischian and new, the striped cat reaches his nose out to bump Pteron in the neck. His bright eyes meet Aegean and he offers a warm smile at his presence before turning to look at Aureus and Asena. He is fond of them already, overwhelmed by the feeling of family.
“I'm so happy you're all here,” he says as he rests his feline hind against the warm sand, “Thank you, Uncle, for agreeing to mentor me.” With that, he turns his bright eyes to Aquaria and grins that toothy grin. He nudges her upon the shoulder and chuckles before quietly whispering, “Are you surprised?”
@[Aquaria] @[Pteron] @[aegean]
“”
Titanya's striped face flashes through his mind, and the young man's feline eyes flick to the lush jungle foliage in search of her prowling form.
“You will find out soon enough,” he tells Aquaria with a toothy grin and sideways glance. They come to the summit of a small dune and in the proffered view before them, beyond Kaimana and Marianas but before the azure of the ocean, stand Uncle Pteron and his family. Halcyon roars loudly for them in excitement ─ the sound echoes powerfully and the vibration in his chest draws laughter from his maw.
Despite his desire to jog across the warm sand, Halcyon continues to match Aquaria's measured steps and when they finally close the gap between old Ischian and new, the striped cat reaches his nose out to bump Pteron in the neck. His bright eyes meet Aegean and he offers a warm smile at his presence before turning to look at Aureus and Asena. He is fond of them already, overwhelmed by the feeling of family.
“I'm so happy you're all here,” he says as he rests his feline hind against the warm sand, “Thank you, Uncle, for agreeing to mentor me.” With that, he turns his bright eyes to Aquaria and grins that toothy grin. He nudges her upon the shoulder and chuckles before quietly whispering, “Are you surprised?”
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