Could you help me push aside all that I have left behind
His gaze had only started to wander among the many faces crowding the meadow when somebody takes his full attention by landing close by. He is quick to take in her tan and white coloring, the bold blue leopard spots that look as if a painter had flicked his brush against her body like a canvas, the wings that are folding along her sides. His gaze lingers on her impressive antlers, immediately infatuated with them. He was coming across a variety of horses in his travels now but she was the first he had ever seen of her kind and he is instantly caught up in his own curiosity.
Surely she is here to meet someone more interesting than himself but surprisingly, she starts to move towards him and the friendly nicker she offers is quickly followed by a greeting of his own. His grin widens, still loose and friendly. “Of course! Please… Join me.” He says, visibly pleased to be making yet another new acquaintance. There is something about her, more than just her incredible antlers, that makes him want to know more about her. Something in the soft-spoken tone of her voice, the subtle hesitance that doesn’t seem to match with the physical aesthetic she wears. ”Ori”, She introduces. “I’m Link, it’s nice to meet you.”, comes his genuine and polite reply. Mom would be proud, he hopes.
He suddenly seems uncertain of how to proceed. As the panda, conversation seemed easier when he was falling off rock ledges or tumbling out of trees. His shifted state always seemed to be a natural icebreaker. In this body, he suddenly feels uncertain what to say. What about him had drawn her to talk to him? It’s the question he really wants to ask but it suddenly feels too bold and personal when they had only just met. So he tries a different approach, a sheepish smile quickly following his attempt at being engaging. “Do you come here often?” An inward groan begins to ring in his head and tighten in his gut, realizing just how lame that must sound. “I’ve been living in the forest but figured I’d try to change it up today.” He tries to amend, the groaning in his head and stomach intensifying.
Surely she is here to meet someone more interesting than himself but surprisingly, she starts to move towards him and the friendly nicker she offers is quickly followed by a greeting of his own. His grin widens, still loose and friendly. “Of course! Please… Join me.” He says, visibly pleased to be making yet another new acquaintance. There is something about her, more than just her incredible antlers, that makes him want to know more about her. Something in the soft-spoken tone of her voice, the subtle hesitance that doesn’t seem to match with the physical aesthetic she wears. ”Ori”, She introduces. “I’m Link, it’s nice to meet you.”, comes his genuine and polite reply. Mom would be proud, he hopes.
He suddenly seems uncertain of how to proceed. As the panda, conversation seemed easier when he was falling off rock ledges or tumbling out of trees. His shifted state always seemed to be a natural icebreaker. In this body, he suddenly feels uncertain what to say. What about him had drawn her to talk to him? It’s the question he really wants to ask but it suddenly feels too bold and personal when they had only just met. So he tries a different approach, a sheepish smile quickly following his attempt at being engaging. “Do you come here often?” An inward groan begins to ring in his head and tighten in his gut, realizing just how lame that must sound. “I’ve been living in the forest but figured I’d try to change it up today.” He tries to amend, the groaning in his head and stomach intensifying.
Link