Verdant Basin Forever's a long time

Laika listened with pricked ears as he replied to her, glancing at his bony stomach as he spoke. He tail thumped against the ground as he returned her gaze to meet his, the air around them seeming to burst wth electricity. A kind of electricity she couldn't explain. 

She saw in his eyes the gesture for her to scoot closer, and she did. It was like they had a secret language that no one else could decipher, and it would only travel between the two of them. Without really realizing it, the pale snow queen found herself next the Casmir, so close she could feel his breath against her fur. A strange feeling of content washed over her and she closed her eyes for a moment.