Let me down slowly -- Open!

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THE KINGPIN

golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo & platinum silver fox. unknown age - ancient. bai shi lynn lingré. proper chinese name is lin bai. prefers lynn if close. they/them. blind. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family/general. courting delilah evergarden & halo mercer. kingpin of alithís evgenis. demiromantic gray-asexual. parent of veris, arvin, leoku, erian, flos, kekhai, evarhi, and laeglin. elder brother of ramona and hope, uncle of quennel and cosette.

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they smiled, looking over to her, "those who do not kindly look upon the comforters of the moon, do not deserve their rights and blessings so given by the moon.", they murmured softly, leaning to her to brush their fur against hers in comfort. they stayed there, looking up at her, enjoying the way the moonlight brought her into clearer picture in their gaze, noticing the new markings in her fur. blinking, they looked away for some time, back to the ocean, mulling over her words, tail curling over their paw, "there is a lot going on at this time, yes. an amount far too much for one to handle alone. round your shoulders and your spirit, things will be harder before they become easier and run off us like rain.", they spoke, ears pricked at the sound of movement not far away.

taking a breath, "but you do not bear these burdens alone, asteri. share the load with us, with your friends.", they murmured lightly, pressing their nose to her side, holding her gaze, "bad or not, we stand with you, and it is alright. it is alright to bend your head and cry, dear. the pressure will weigh you down, but we will help you back up. it is alright to be overwhelmed, and to succumb to it. it is okay. if you need time away, do not be afraid to take your leave.", they murmured softly, beginning to groom her fur in what was meant to be a soothing gesture. "when it becomes too much, find those you trust. we wait for you and for those who need us. we will not sway under those storms, not when it means protecting everything that means so much.", they spoke quietly, the jaguar sitting up.

ears swiveling, they picked up on sam's movement, greeting her with a soft rumble, "sam, hello.", the kingpin greeted her softly, the third companion a gentle but welcome presence in this time of uncertainty and brutal wars not waged in the open, but in the closed spaces of the heart. exhaling deeply, the kingpin gazed up at the sky, eyes taking in the constellations, sadness in their gaze. they knew the losses that everyone suffered were always there, just under the surface, waiting to break the surface and torment the mourner. shaking their head, they leaned over to run their cheek along asteri's shoulder with a soft croon, whiskers twitching. their words could not convey what they long wished to tell everyone who bore scars and broken hearts, to tell those who needed to hear it. maybe they could do right by her, maybe they could protect her where they had failed with everyone else.