curiosity killed the cat || merida

[Merida]

Merida

from the ashes, a fire shall be awoken

She finds herself quietly padding through the soft grasses of the meadow, the fresh springtime air bringing their roots up in a brilliant green, growing tall and long as they sway in the sweet-smelling breeze. Her slender paws bring her through the grasses at a rather quick pace, her bushy tail allowing her to turn on a dime as she roams happily through the meadow. Her eyes, still as red as smoldering embers, can see a lot more in this form, and her hearing and smell were a lot better, too. So much better, in fact, that she comes to an abrupt halt beneath the grasses that were to tall for her to see above, her little black nose flaring as she inhales the scents around her.

Someone was coming.

She darts away, quick as a flash, into the safety of a nearby copse of spring-time trees. Within their shade and shadow, her fiery gaze is set on the one who casually strides towards the little fox and who has yet to know of her presence.

Before the black stallion gets too close (Merida has never been in her fox form with another equine, and thus made her quite nervous and fidgety), the little fox begins to morph and change, albeit clumsily, into the black and red-flecked pony-mare that is hardly unnoticeable with her stark contrasts of color against the vibrant green of spring.

He joins her, pardons himself for mistaking her for someone else, and then lingers. Merida snorts sharply, her red gaze boring into him with her black ears casually flipped backwards into her red mane. She presses her lips together and wrinkles her nose slightly, her tail flicking sharply against her red-flecked flank. “I guess I don’t really have much choice,” she mutters with a quick toss of her head – what did she expect coming to the meadow? 

“Merida,” she offers hurriedly, inspecting him further with a bold, flame-colored gaze. “Why do you smell of smoke and ash?” Merida’s ears fold backwards once more, wary of the unfamiliar smell on this stallion’s coat.

@[Dahmer] she is a bit rude, but genuine. <3