10-11-2019, 04:17 PM
( done for the October cdc prompt of "moonlight" !! )
Despite the fact that Wowood loved reading, and one of his favorite books in his collection was about the constellations slowly rotating in the sky, he had never actually done much stargazing before. Maybe it was because he constantly had something going on, or because usually he was so exhausted by the time the stars were up in the sky that he just never had the overwhelming desire to force himself to stay up in order to trace the constellations with his paws. However, things had changed recently with the addition of the unpleasant nightmares that plagued his sleep as of late. The nightmaresade it so that he often couldn't make it all the way through the night just sleeping calmly, so it was far easier for him to stay up and use his constellation knowledge for some fun. He had been reminded of the activity when he had been getting rid of some of his books and Torren had come over, asking if he had any books on space or constellations or anything of the sort. Of course, Worm didn't know the deeper reasons behind the questioning – that Torren had spent time with Kiira stargazing, and wanted more knowledge in order to impress her – but it didn't matter, because his question had still put the thought in Worm's mind. And, given the fact that Wormwood already wasn't getting any sleep as it were, the guardian angel had decided that it was time for some stargazing to help him relax, and perhaps get some actual restful sleep.
So, the winged lion found himself laying in one of the fields within their swampland, the sky thankfully uncovered between the usually too thick clumps of tall trees. His wings were folded beneath him as he laid on his back, his one blue eye focused on the night sky above him. He could already feel his one eye drooping from his lack of sleep as of late, but he steadfastly ignored it, sticking one of his paws up to trace along one of the clumps of stars that were glimmering down at him. He rumbled softly to himself as he found the designs of stars in the sky, not expecting anybody else to be around to hear him as he spoke, "There's the big dipper, and there's the little dipper, and Orion is all the way over there... It's a shame that there's not more in the sky right now. Still, very pretty..." He knew that several of the members of Tanglewood were nocturnal, and probably could've come upon him, but he wasn't really too worried about it, since it wasn't as if he was doing anything wrong. Just staring up at the stars and struggling against falling asleep the best that he possibly could. He was struggling for all intents and purposes, but the massive moon in the sky was showering light upon the entire field he was in, and it was sort of helpful in keeping him awake since the entire place was beautiful and breathtaking.
Despite the fact that Wowood loved reading, and one of his favorite books in his collection was about the constellations slowly rotating in the sky, he had never actually done much stargazing before. Maybe it was because he constantly had something going on, or because usually he was so exhausted by the time the stars were up in the sky that he just never had the overwhelming desire to force himself to stay up in order to trace the constellations with his paws. However, things had changed recently with the addition of the unpleasant nightmares that plagued his sleep as of late. The nightmaresade it so that he often couldn't make it all the way through the night just sleeping calmly, so it was far easier for him to stay up and use his constellation knowledge for some fun. He had been reminded of the activity when he had been getting rid of some of his books and Torren had come over, asking if he had any books on space or constellations or anything of the sort. Of course, Worm didn't know the deeper reasons behind the questioning – that Torren had spent time with Kiira stargazing, and wanted more knowledge in order to impress her – but it didn't matter, because his question had still put the thought in Worm's mind. And, given the fact that Wormwood already wasn't getting any sleep as it were, the guardian angel had decided that it was time for some stargazing to help him relax, and perhaps get some actual restful sleep.
So, the winged lion found himself laying in one of the fields within their swampland, the sky thankfully uncovered between the usually too thick clumps of tall trees. His wings were folded beneath him as he laid on his back, his one blue eye focused on the night sky above him. He could already feel his one eye drooping from his lack of sleep as of late, but he steadfastly ignored it, sticking one of his paws up to trace along one of the clumps of stars that were glimmering down at him. He rumbled softly to himself as he found the designs of stars in the sky, not expecting anybody else to be around to hear him as he spoke, "There's the big dipper, and there's the little dipper, and Orion is all the way over there... It's a shame that there's not more in the sky right now. Still, very pretty..." He knew that several of the members of Tanglewood were nocturnal, and probably could've come upon him, but he wasn't really too worried about it, since it wasn't as if he was doing anything wrong. Just staring up at the stars and struggling against falling asleep the best that he possibly could. He was struggling for all intents and purposes, but the massive moon in the sky was showering light upon the entire field he was in, and it was sort of helpful in keeping him awake since the entire place was beautiful and breathtaking.
[glow=black,2,300]THE FREEDOM OF FALLING[/glow]
— Reggan