Run, run lost boy // open+joining // they say to me

[vellichor]

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I WAS ALONE — At the sound of his big brother's voice, deeper than it once was but his all the same, the boy's ears perked and he began to run towards him. "Denny! I'm-so-so-so-so-sorry! I didn't mean to go! I tried to come back but then when I thought I found it you-were-gone-with-Uncle-Archie-and-Dad-and-I-couldn't-find-you-anywhere and I'm so-so-so-sorry but I kept your bandanna because I wanted you to have it. I never meant ta' take it for so long, it was just supposed to be a joke-" The more he rambled on, the more mention came into his tone as tears began to build in his blue eyes. He knew that Uncle Archie and his Dad didn't like it when he cried so he tried to blink them away quickly. They didn't like it when he let his words get all sloppy either, running into each other and being barely comprehensible at times. He couldn't help it in situations like this, though, when he started talking so fast.

When he pulled from Pincher, he looked to the others, his tears long gone and a wide smile spread across his maw. This would finally be his home again and he'd be with his family, which seemed to be a lot bigger than he last remembered. Then again, it'd always sort of just been him, Uncle Archie, Dad, and Deniz. "Hi Blue and Rosemary! I'm-so-happy-to-meet-you! My name's Reus! Wow, Denny! We-have-more-brothers-and-sisters?" The boy asked, glancing back to Pincher before looking between all the people he believed were siblings. As he spoke and his excitement grew, his words began to blend together once again. He looked between Rosemary and Coldblue before his eyes landed on Caesar and he gave the man a wide smile, although he seemed a little grumpy. "Of course I'm staying! This is my home!" he answered without hesitation. Why would he leave now that he'd finally found his family? — NOWHERE TO GO AND NO PLACE TO CALL HOME

"SPEECH"