so like the flower that you are - wormwood

[wormwood.]

When Wormwood opened the door, it didn't entirely surprise him, the way that Feza recoiled and her gaze filled with fear. While it wasn't surprising, it did make his heart ache slightly, to have one of his clanmates be so utterly terrified of him, even if it wasn't entirely his fault. After all, it wasn't as if Worm could control the dreams that Feza was having, as much as he wished that he could. Part of him, deep down, wondered if there was some way to use his angelic powers to put Feza's mind at ease, but he doubted it. He had only rediscovered his position as a powerful angel quite recently, so it wasn't like he had a great grip on what possible heavenly powers he might still have. Still, much to his delight, Feza took in a deep breath and relaxed before him, stopping her panicking when she noticed the way his voice didn't spike with anger, or the way his muscles didn't tense in annoyance. When she mentioned that what she had brought was a surprise, Worm felt himself looking cautiously at the bag, not sure what could've been inside. Whatever it was, as long as it wasn't a kazoo, he wouldn't react badly. Or at least, that's what he promised himself. Reacting in a negative way would only harm their relationship further, so Worm blinked and slowly nodded as she continued to speak, waiting for her to get to the point of what she was saying. When she said that she had gotten him a gummy worm, the lion blinked slowly before a smile slowly spread across his muzzle. The red and gold large feline began to laugh wholeheartedly, shaking his head and rumbling with amusement to his fellow guardsman, "A gummy worm, huh...? I guess it would make sense for that to remind you of me... I don't actually have a favorite color, really. I guess it would be either red or gold. I know it's a little bit narcissistic, to like the same colors as my pelt and wings, but... I find them nice. He shifted one of his wings to inspect it in front of him for a moment, before turning his attention back to Feza.

Taking a deep breath, the larger of the two guardsmen reached out to pull the glitter covered bag closer to himself, opening it carefully and sniffing the sweetly flavored worm for a moment before piercing it with his claw. He then rose it to his muzzle, popping it into his mouth and letting out a soft pleased chuff as he ate the gummy. It was extremely sweet and fruity, and actually seemed to make Worm relax further, just enjoying the explosion of flavor that filled his mouth and assaulted his tastebuds. He then heard Feza, her soft and timid, awkward words apologizing for her past actions. He blinked in surprise for a long moment, before he rumbled, his tail flicking slowly back and forth behind him as he swallowed the gummy worm, "Sorry, huh? I'm assuming for what happened after your last stunt...? That did really fucking sting, you thinking I would do something like that... but I forgive you, alright? We can't really afford to not have each other's backs these days anyways." He knew that if he didn't accept her apology now, he probably never would, and he knew that would end badly if either he or Feza was taken or killed by the Pitt. They would both just be consumed by guilt for the rest of their days, and at least one of them would end up falling apart. Just the thought made his heart clench unpleasantly, and he shook it off quickly, raising his head to offer Feza a small and soft smile. He definitely still seemed pretty exhausted at the moment, but he seemed to be in a better mood than he usually was with Feza around, probably because she was actually interacting with him without a thousand layers of walls put up around her in order to make her seem more approachable and fun.

[glow=black,2,300]THE FREEDOM OF FALLING[/glow]