01-26-2020, 10:43 PM
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AURUM
DO NO HARM BUT TAKE NO SHIT !
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Aurum had certainly begun to notice his son's decline in social activity. The tiger had never been an extremely social little soul, and Aurum had known that from the beginning, able to tell just from the fact that Roy had only ever really interacted for extended periods of time with him. And while he really didn't mind having his son around constantly to watch over and talk with, the lion also knew that it was necessary for Roy to get out there and socialize with others if he ever wanted to make friends. The subject had only been breached a couple of times while he and the younger male were talking, but Aurum knew that, deep down, Roy did want to make more new friends, and Aurum definitely wanted to be around to encourage him. After all, socializing had definitely helped him back when he had first arrived in Tanglewood, and had been annoyed by and hostile to everyone. While Roy was hardly in the state that Aurum had been in when he first arrived, he still wasn't exactly an ideal either, and while his father didn't want to shove him out of his comfort zone too early, he also knew that Roy needed a little bit of encouragement. So, as of late, the lion had started to make a habit of talking about socializing and social activities with Roy, and slipping the subjects into their occasional late night chats when neither of them could sleep and they would just talk, pressed in side by side. Truthfully, he had no idea if it was working at all, but that didn't mean he wasn't about to keep trying.
It seemed as though his efforts were finally starting to pay off, however. Although Aurum couldn't say for sure that his encouragement had done anything, he didn't really actually care that much if it had. All that really mattered was that when the angel woke up that morning, rolling over and stretching out his long limbs, his son hadn't been sleeping away nearby, or sitting with his nose buried in some kind of book. At first the proxy had been petrified, worried that maybe something had happened and Roy had been snatched away from him again, but when he sniffed the air and began to look around, he was relieved to find that there was no fear scent around at all, nor was there any signs of a struggle. Allowing his fur to settle and his heart to stop thundering in his ears, Aurum had ventured out of the house afterwards, deciding to do his usual routine for the day. He figured that once he and Roy were both back at the house together, he could ask what the other had done for the day, rather than go looking for him now. After all, he didn't want to be too overbearing, even if there was still a faint prickle of anxiety running through his pelt every now and then.
When Aurum eventually returned from one of his usual morning hunting trips, several rather fat pieces of prey clenched in his jaws, he was surprised to see his son front and center near the middle of camp, along with a whole shitload of flowers. Raising a nonexistent eyebrow, the lion moved to deposit his new catches into the prey stockpile before returning to the scene, padding over and resting back on his haunches nearby. He didn't directly approach Roy, not wanting his son to stop what he was doing or think that Aurum was taking pity upon him. Instead he just watched from afar, his head tilted to one side as he watched, wondering what would happen. He was mostly just curious, and glad to see that Roy was actually making a genuine effort to venture out and interact with others. However, there was also a decent chance that if someone decided to reject Roy or be cruel to him in some way for putting himself out there, Aurum was watching just so that he could absolutely decimate them. No one unkindly brushed off his son and got away with it.
It seemed as though his efforts were finally starting to pay off, however. Although Aurum couldn't say for sure that his encouragement had done anything, he didn't really actually care that much if it had. All that really mattered was that when the angel woke up that morning, rolling over and stretching out his long limbs, his son hadn't been sleeping away nearby, or sitting with his nose buried in some kind of book. At first the proxy had been petrified, worried that maybe something had happened and Roy had been snatched away from him again, but when he sniffed the air and began to look around, he was relieved to find that there was no fear scent around at all, nor was there any signs of a struggle. Allowing his fur to settle and his heart to stop thundering in his ears, Aurum had ventured out of the house afterwards, deciding to do his usual routine for the day. He figured that once he and Roy were both back at the house together, he could ask what the other had done for the day, rather than go looking for him now. After all, he didn't want to be too overbearing, even if there was still a faint prickle of anxiety running through his pelt every now and then.
When Aurum eventually returned from one of his usual morning hunting trips, several rather fat pieces of prey clenched in his jaws, he was surprised to see his son front and center near the middle of camp, along with a whole shitload of flowers. Raising a nonexistent eyebrow, the lion moved to deposit his new catches into the prey stockpile before returning to the scene, padding over and resting back on his haunches nearby. He didn't directly approach Roy, not wanting his son to stop what he was doing or think that Aurum was taking pity upon him. Instead he just watched from afar, his head tilted to one side as he watched, wondering what would happen. He was mostly just curious, and glad to see that Roy was actually making a genuine effort to venture out and interact with others. However, there was also a decent chance that if someone decided to reject Roy or be cruel to him in some way for putting himself out there, Aurum was watching just so that he could absolutely decimate them. No one unkindly brushed off his son and got away with it.
━ I'M GONNA WIN┆PROUD. WARM. PROTECTIVE. ━
— Reggan