02-25-2020, 01:11 AM
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AURUM
DO NO HARM BUT TAKE NO SHIT !
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Aurum would always remember Sam fondly. For a while, the female had disappeared without a trace after her rescue, becoming a practical recluse after all the agony that she had suffered at the hands of the Pitt. When she had returned, Aurum had been overjoyed, the lion practically rushing over to her as one of the first to welcome her back in, letting her sob and tremble against him in her frail state. When Judith had first arrived in Tanglewood, keen on making his life a living hell, Sam had been the one whi had stood up for him, motivating him to do the same for himself. Without her, he wasn't even sure that he would be where he was now. Without her, he'd probably still be underneath his mother's thumb, still thinking that he was lower than dirt, without a single chance of being anything more. Sam probably wouldn't have realized that she had such a profound impact on his life, but she had. He had considered her a friend because of that, turning to her when he wasn't feeling great and just wanted to hang out for a while. Enjoying watching her and Goldie's budding relationship, amused by the faint awkwardness that constantly hung around the pair. He had even been with her through some of the worst times, holding her close when she had returned to the group and had barely been holding herself together, clinging to him frantically as any sort of sign that she was alive, and that she was safe. They hadn't been as close as Sam and Beck had been, but it wasn't as if she hadn't been a part of his life. Far from it.
Aurum wasn't sure what exactly had motivated him to go looking for Sam. Perhaps it was just because he had seen the look on her face after Leroy's announcement, and had immediately felt a sense of dread fill his form at the sheer sight of it. He didn't want to blame Leroy for all the trouble that had happened already, but he couldn't deny that the change wasn't great, and certainly wasn't considered popular from the get go. Not to mention the fact that no one had been consulted on it, not even he, which was a fact that confused him greatly. Thus far, Leroy had been pretty amazing at effectively communicating things, and the two of them had worked well together because of that. This time? Aurum had been just as blindsided as the rest of them, and had been pissed off to boot. So maybe he had gone searching for Sam so that they could share a drink. Shoot the shit, and complain about the new law in place. However, he hadn't found her at any of her usual haunts, so he had figured that maybe he should go straight to the source. It didn't put him at ease, knowing that she was at her home and possibly seriously upset about the new Pittian thing, but the least he could do was try and help out. His paws and wings carried him there before he knew it, but almost immediately he could tell that something was... off. The air felt thick and dusty, as if the entire house had been torn apart in an effort to grab things and go. That alone was enough to make his heart sink, and that was before he even saw Beck on the porch.
Coming to a landing several feet away, Aurum winced as soon as he heard the sound of the boy's sobs, his ears flattening down against his head. His large paws carefully pushed him forward, one of them even reaching out as if to pat Beck gently... before abruptly recoiling when he realized what he was doing, Beck's devastated voice echoing through the previously silent air. The angel frowned deeply before he spoke, his paws going back down to the ground, "Beck, I... Jesus, I'm..." He struggled with words, before eventually just shaking his head. It was no use. He wasn't the one to be comforting the ghost. He was one of the last people in the world to be doing so. So, instead, he took a few steps away from both the porch and the poor feline collapsed atop it, clearing his throat before he shouted, "Selby! Selby!" He made sure to carefully hold his voice back, not wanting to call with such urgency that the male thought there was a medical related emergency. Aurum just felt like Beck needed someone right now, and it wasn't going to be him. He could deal with his own grief over Sam's departure later, after this was dealt with, even though it felt oddly like his chest was caving in.
( retro to pregnancy / body swap, [member=2072]selby roux ![/member] )
Aurum wasn't sure what exactly had motivated him to go looking for Sam. Perhaps it was just because he had seen the look on her face after Leroy's announcement, and had immediately felt a sense of dread fill his form at the sheer sight of it. He didn't want to blame Leroy for all the trouble that had happened already, but he couldn't deny that the change wasn't great, and certainly wasn't considered popular from the get go. Not to mention the fact that no one had been consulted on it, not even he, which was a fact that confused him greatly. Thus far, Leroy had been pretty amazing at effectively communicating things, and the two of them had worked well together because of that. This time? Aurum had been just as blindsided as the rest of them, and had been pissed off to boot. So maybe he had gone searching for Sam so that they could share a drink. Shoot the shit, and complain about the new law in place. However, he hadn't found her at any of her usual haunts, so he had figured that maybe he should go straight to the source. It didn't put him at ease, knowing that she was at her home and possibly seriously upset about the new Pittian thing, but the least he could do was try and help out. His paws and wings carried him there before he knew it, but almost immediately he could tell that something was... off. The air felt thick and dusty, as if the entire house had been torn apart in an effort to grab things and go. That alone was enough to make his heart sink, and that was before he even saw Beck on the porch.
Coming to a landing several feet away, Aurum winced as soon as he heard the sound of the boy's sobs, his ears flattening down against his head. His large paws carefully pushed him forward, one of them even reaching out as if to pat Beck gently... before abruptly recoiling when he realized what he was doing, Beck's devastated voice echoing through the previously silent air. The angel frowned deeply before he spoke, his paws going back down to the ground, "Beck, I... Jesus, I'm..." He struggled with words, before eventually just shaking his head. It was no use. He wasn't the one to be comforting the ghost. He was one of the last people in the world to be doing so. So, instead, he took a few steps away from both the porch and the poor feline collapsed atop it, clearing his throat before he shouted, "Selby! Selby!" He made sure to carefully hold his voice back, not wanting to call with such urgency that the male thought there was a medical related emergency. Aurum just felt like Beck needed someone right now, and it wasn't going to be him. He could deal with his own grief over Sam's departure later, after this was dealt with, even though it felt oddly like his chest was caving in.
( retro to pregnancy / body swap, [member=2072]selby roux ![/member] )
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— Reggan