09-04-2016, 12:09 AM
I pretend to close my eyes;
I pretend I'm burning bright.
I pretend I'm burning bright.
Daddy looks me over, all concerned because I’m a teensy bit limpy, and I just grin. “I’m fine, I just sort of, um...bumped into a tree is all. While I was trying out these!” I streeeeetch my wings out to show him, and to give my feathers a good rustle and resettle them against myself after to hug Daddy Romek. “Thanks! They’re pretty, right? But my fire’s gone, and that’s really sad, and I just--”
My voice isn’t the only one that calls out Daddy! I’ve barely had a minute with him when someone else is running over and cuddling him and looking at me like I’m some kind of invadey slug or maybe a dung beetle. My eyes get real wide and I back behind Daddy, pulling my wings in close to be really little. I didn’t do anything wrong, I was just talking to my daddy, so I’m not sure why she’s all...well, no, I kind of get it I guess. Because there’s a little twinge of unhappy in my chest when she gets all cuddled up to him like I just was.
My ears flick back and forth, all hesitant and uncertain as I peek around Daddy Romek’s shoulder to get a look at her. Oh, at them. They look kind of samey, which I guess makes sense since they’re twins and all. And they both have sort of shiny butts, which is weird and cool and interesting.
The boy with the silver at least didn’t glare, so much as just stare quietly. Which I guess was maybe a little more promising. So I peek out a little farther from behind Daddy Romek and give saying hello a shot. “Um. Hi, Espy…uh, Espeon. Hi, Durotan. It’s...it’s nice to meet you? You can call me Lily if you want, or it’s short for Lilitha. Lots of nicknames are fine, long as I know you’re talking to me I’ll probably answer. Is it...um, is it nice being twins? It sounds nice, like you’d always have someone to play with and cuddle.”
My voice isn’t the only one that calls out Daddy! I’ve barely had a minute with him when someone else is running over and cuddling him and looking at me like I’m some kind of invadey slug or maybe a dung beetle. My eyes get real wide and I back behind Daddy, pulling my wings in close to be really little. I didn’t do anything wrong, I was just talking to my daddy, so I’m not sure why she’s all...well, no, I kind of get it I guess. Because there’s a little twinge of unhappy in my chest when she gets all cuddled up to him like I just was.
My ears flick back and forth, all hesitant and uncertain as I peek around Daddy Romek’s shoulder to get a look at her. Oh, at them. They look kind of samey, which I guess makes sense since they’re twins and all. And they both have sort of shiny butts, which is weird and cool and interesting.
The boy with the silver at least didn’t glare, so much as just stare quietly. Which I guess was maybe a little more promising. So I peek out a little farther from behind Daddy Romek and give saying hello a shot. “Um. Hi, Espy…uh, Espeon. Hi, Durotan. It’s...it’s nice to meet you? You can call me Lily if you want, or it’s short for Lilitha. Lots of nicknames are fine, long as I know you’re talking to me I’ll probably answer. Is it...um, is it nice being twins? It sounds nice, like you’d always have someone to play with and cuddle.”
Lilitha