04-21-2021, 07:57 PM
Mazikeen
Mazikeen has been restless for the last couple days and she can’t figure out what’s going on. Things have been going good, she thinks. It’s been insanely wonderful having Gale living here, spending as much time with him as she possibly can. Even sleeping next to someone? Incredible, she never knew it could be so comforting. Most of her nightmares leave her alone when he’s there with her.
And sure there’s a not-so-good future looming but she knew this feeling wasn’t anxiety or nerves. She found out what it was like to stress vomit one day while scouting as a wolf during the eclipse and was very sure she’d recognize that feeling if it ever came up again. She knew what the future felt like - that storm of thoughts that consumed her when she wasn’t able to shut out her worries.
This wasn’t that.
Now, it’s late morning on one of the gentler slopes of Hyaline and she’s grazing next to Gale. Next to because she’s already distracted and if he’s any further away she’ll “accidentally” get a good look at him in the sunlight and get more distracted - and while that method of distracting herself from this odd feeling has been very helpful (and very fun), it hasn’t gotten her any closer to figure out what’s changed.
Being close has its own distractions, but at least he's a little out of focus.
Mazikeen gives up on trying to eat after only a few mouthfuls of the autumn grass. When she speaks, her voice is more puzzled than it is concerned. There's simply the need to get the thoughts out from being trapped in her head and see if he has any bright ideas since she has none. “Something feels… off.” Not bad really, just… different enough to notice. She turns her horned head and frowns at her body as if she can see the answer there, but also to demonstrate that she means with herself and not with Gale.
And sure there’s a not-so-good future looming but she knew this feeling wasn’t anxiety or nerves. She found out what it was like to stress vomit one day while scouting as a wolf during the eclipse and was very sure she’d recognize that feeling if it ever came up again. She knew what the future felt like - that storm of thoughts that consumed her when she wasn’t able to shut out her worries.
This wasn’t that.
Now, it’s late morning on one of the gentler slopes of Hyaline and she’s grazing next to Gale. Next to because she’s already distracted and if he’s any further away she’ll “accidentally” get a good look at him in the sunlight and get more distracted - and while that method of distracting herself from this odd feeling has been very helpful (and very fun), it hasn’t gotten her any closer to figure out what’s changed.
Being close has its own distractions, but at least he's a little out of focus.
Mazikeen gives up on trying to eat after only a few mouthfuls of the autumn grass. When she speaks, her voice is more puzzled than it is concerned. There's simply the need to get the thoughts out from being trapped in her head and see if he has any bright ideas since she has none. “Something feels… off.” Not bad really, just… different enough to notice. She turns her horned head and frowns at her body as if she can see the answer there, but also to demonstrate that she means with herself and not with Gale.
@[Gale] let's just pretend this happens a little later in autumn