04-13-2021, 11:45 PM
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ARLO MAXIMUS
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Drowsy. That was the first word that brought him from his slumber, his eyes still closed as sunlight slowly crept in. His wings tugged back closer to himself, the room silent. Silence, it never bothered him, the absence of another. It typically wasn't an issue he had to deal with, but for some reason it was so raw this morning, being lonely. His nest was slowly cooling from a second warmth, his eyes slowly parting. They winced as they saw sunlight, ears lowered and nose twitching.
He groaned gently, his eyes drifting back closed. His wings shuffled, before he inhaled deeply. The scent of another. The scent of another. His eyes slammed back open, his heart thudding in his chest and his breathing quick. He picked up his head up, looking at his den. It was slightly astray from last night's stumbling- his counterpart had been quite drunk- and it was intensely glaring. The scent of Aes was all over his pelt, his wings, his nest. Arlo's eyebrows twitched, slowly looking around for a moment, before realizing the feline was nowhere to be seen.
Slowly, he rose, stretching his limbs. But it wasn't long before he heard Fraggle speaking aloud, panic in his tone. The words that he said.. Arlo paused, as it slowly dawned on him, this was likely his fault. Arlo stepped out of his den, his fur tussled and eyes still sleepy- but panic was deepset in them. He couldn't let him leave, not like this, not this early. Arlo didn't exactly stroll, but he didn't run either. His ears were lowered, coming to a stop beside Fraggle. His voice was like the craggles of the mountain, rising and lowering like the flight over them- scratchy like the surface, and yet so quiet.
It felt like an echo in his head as he spoke. "You.. You aren't leaving.. are you?"
"speech"
He groaned gently, his eyes drifting back closed. His wings shuffled, before he inhaled deeply. The scent of another. The scent of another. His eyes slammed back open, his heart thudding in his chest and his breathing quick. He picked up his head up, looking at his den. It was slightly astray from last night's stumbling- his counterpart had been quite drunk- and it was intensely glaring. The scent of Aes was all over his pelt, his wings, his nest. Arlo's eyebrows twitched, slowly looking around for a moment, before realizing the feline was nowhere to be seen.
Slowly, he rose, stretching his limbs. But it wasn't long before he heard Fraggle speaking aloud, panic in his tone. The words that he said.. Arlo paused, as it slowly dawned on him, this was likely his fault. Arlo stepped out of his den, his fur tussled and eyes still sleepy- but panic was deepset in them. He couldn't let him leave, not like this, not this early. Arlo didn't exactly stroll, but he didn't run either. His ears were lowered, coming to a stop beside Fraggle. His voice was like the craggles of the mountain, rising and lowering like the flight over them- scratchy like the surface, and yet so quiet.
It felt like an echo in his head as he spoke. "You.. You aren't leaving.. are you?"
"speech"
— Reggan